Mirko Draca @mirko_draca

Economist at Warwick Uni and Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Born and raised in Scarfolk. (Inactive account - go read a book!!) www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econom… Leamington Spa, England Joined February 2014

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

6 years ago

Our Chart of the Week offers a picture of how living standards have changed for different groups across the past four decades. Read more in the latest Top of the Charts: resolutionfoundation.org/comment/confus…

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daily zen @dailyzen

6 years ago

The quieter you become, the more you will hear.

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CAGE @ Warwick @cage_warwick

6 years ago

Arun Advani's research on tax compliance has inspired extra funding for HMRC in today's budget. #Budget2020 @warwickecon

Arun Advani @arunadvaniecon

6 years ago

Extra funding for @HMRCgovuk, to increase compliance! 🎉🎉🎉 #Budget2020

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CAGE @ Warwick @cage_warwick

6 years ago

Are trade wars 'good and easy to win' as Trump suggests? Perhaps not, if you go to war with an autocracy. Watch the first in our CAGE short films series. Like this? Find out more buff.ly/3am7Dt3 #CAGEresearch @econfilm

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

7 years ago

Early evening read from @TorstenBell - The Economic History Of The 2010s resolutionfoundation.org/comment/the-ec…

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Mirko Draca @mirko_draca

7 years ago

@JMateosGarcia @mattsclancy Sorry I'm not on Twitter much these days. Fascinating stuff @mattsclancy!!

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

7 years ago

In case you missed it: yesterday we held an event with MPC member @haskelecon and @janetbhenry, exploring the outlook for the UK economy. A full video is available here: resolutionfoundation.org/events/an-end-…

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Kurt Vonnegut @Kurt_Vonnegut

7 years ago

Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well?

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daily zen @dailyzen

7 years ago

Every tiny activity can be a source of joy. Take your time. Immerse yourself in the act.

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CAGE @ Warwick @cage_warwick

7 years ago

Rough sleeping is on the rise: the Economist cites recent findings from CAGE researchers which demonstrates the impact of housing benefits cuts on homelessness in the UK. economist.com/britain/2019/1… warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econom… @fetzert @pedroclsouza @warwickecon

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

7 years ago

Across London, pay growth has started outpacing house price growth. But the bigger picture is that since early 2011 house prices have increased four times faster than earnings in the capital. Home ownership in London remains far out of reach for many families.

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CAGE @ Warwick @cage_warwick

7 years ago

Call for Papers: The micro and macro of the changing nature of work and leisure The nature of work and leisure is changing. But what are the implications of these changes for productivity and unemployment policies? June 4-5, 2020, University of Warwick ow.ly/f6tm50xBVao

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Picard Tips @PicardTips

7 years ago

Picard management tip: Once all their basic needs are taken care of, crew members are motivated by the meaningfulness of their work.

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Jason Garner @Thejasongarner

7 years ago

It’s an interesting contradiction to be so sure we know what’s going on inside others while spending so little time getting to know what’s going on inside ourselves.

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Picard Tips @PicardTips

7 years ago

Picard management tip: Try your best to speak in a way the other person will understand, even when it seems nearly impossible.

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Arun Advani @arunadvaniecon

7 years ago

Important work by my @cage_warwick/@warwickecon colleagues @fetzert+@pedroclsouza tracing out impact of 2011 #HousingBenefitReform Big impacts on evictions, repossessions, homelessness. And Law of unintended consequences: cost of temp accom.➡️ little/no financial saving to gov.

Thiemo Fetzer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 - same handle elsewhere @fetzert

7 years ago

The short summary: the reform to housing benefit from 2011 onwards was intended to save the public purse hundreds of millions. But quite the reverse happened: not only did it create huge amounts of misery and agony, it also ended up not saving the public much money at all. 2/..

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

7 years ago

Evening read - the UK's wealth has grown to a record £14.6 trillion. But how is that wealth distributed across households, age cohorts and parts of the country? We explore in this new analysis resolutionfoundation.org/publications/w…

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CAGE @ Warwick @cage_warwick

7 years ago

Economic warfare in WWII: when one country blockaded another’s supply of essential goods or bombed industries producing them, why did the adversary’s economy fail to collapse? Mark Harrison reviews Mancur Olson’s insights. voxeu.org/article/econom… @mark4harrison @warwickecon

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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darren_cullen

7 years ago

"Making tough decisions" = deciding to do something awful

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

7 years ago

In need of reform. The UK tax system is leaky and creates perverse incentives, such as discouraging firms from taking on employees. This chart illustrates the different tax treatments of £100,000 of market income. More in this report resolutionfoundation.org/publications/t…