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Shameless self-publicity. My new book "Why Immigration Policy Is Hard And How To Make It Better" is out.
alan manning
560 posts
alan manning
@alanmanning4
Labour Market Economist at CEP and LSE. Personal Views Only. Currently posting mostly at @alanmanning4.bsky.social
Joined August 2012
- Shocked by the rise in the minimum income requirement to over £38k. Unlike work/student visas no well-organised lobby or department to oppose so an easy path for the govt to follow. But likely to be real consequences for many families
- This is a really important question. I think its a deep-seated ideological bias, so deep it is probably not recognized as such.Genuine question: why does the governor of the Bank of England encourage restraint in wage demands but not call for restraint in businesses’ attempts to protect their profit margins? Intellectual bias, ideology, greater resignation wrt price- than wage-setting, or something else?
- I'm hoping to hire two labour economists to work on ERC project 'labour policies for inclusive growth' - monopsony + technology + immigration and stuff. Pls tell anyone you think might be interested. Here is the more senior position jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/57…
- My latest paper on monopsony with @Monica_Langella. V proud we managed to reference Homer Simpson, Alfred Marshall and Karl Marx in one paper. All bases covered I think
- Intensity of opposition of some to min wage in us always amazes me. but it was not always so calm in uk. Don’t forget we had no min wage at all 93-99 so we have been on a journey. Hopefully us can follow uk path from there to hereA year & half ago, I was in London, working with the UK govt on the question of min wage setting there. Nostalgia of pre-covid life aside, that experience looms large today. Hope we can take a more rational, evidence-based, approach to min wage setting in this country...like UK.
- Monopsony is the answer to many questions including it seems ‘what is the cure for insomnia’Replying to @arindube and @rortybombBut I couldn't aspire to do it without @alanmanning4 's Monopsony in Motion. After all, I keep MiM on my nightstand for good reason.
- Many thanks to @sarahoconnor_ for thinking me worthy of this. Really not sure about sketch of me in a tie. Will I ever be taken seriously again?
- My latest blog in which I vent at the low quality of arguments for immigration in serious newspapers. Please up your game! Or don't be surprised if your arguments fail to prevail.
- Honoured to have given the Marshall Lecture at #EEA2020 yesterday on why monopsony matters. Brief non-technical blog here
- I’ve never spoken in front of such impressive lighting before. Fulfilled a dream of performing as an aging rock star@alanmanning4 kicks off the XXIV @fondazioneRDB European Conference in Chioggia Live here: frdb.org/en/eventi/mono…
- #SewellReport on Race and Ethnic Disparities gave impression pay differentials between minorities and whites are falling. They are not; if anything they are rising. see this for men
- Skilled Worker Visa applications now double pre-pandemic levels. Much faster growth in some sectors than others
- My take on migration and international students. A good example of how we struggle to have sensible discussions about immigration. Both sides have little interest in evidence except when it supports their view.
