Alec Steeley
@alec_steeley
EA | Economics | Occasionally American sports @OxfordEconDept
Must have been a Keynesian
Why was Pingu’s dad always ironing when none of his family wore clothes?
After countless sleepless nights I can finally say I have perfected an equation that has the potential to significantly impact the future. By including Al in Trump’s tariff formula, it symbolizes the increasing role of artificial intelligence in shaping & transforming our world.
Some hot-takes on political economy based on lots of reading for my exams!! open.substack.com/pub/eaconomics…
First-time buyers will be supported to get on the housing ladder, with the Bank of England allowing more lending at over 4.5x a buyer’s income. This reform could help 36,000 more people buy a home over its first year. Find out more about the reforms below.
First-time buyers will be supported to get on the housing ladder, with the Bank of England allowing more lending at over 4.5x a buyer’s income. This reform could help 36,000 more people buy a home over its first year. Find out more about the reforms below.
i’m going to the research frontier does anyone want anything?
My theory on why the EA community attracts a certain type. Curious to hear whether people agree with this eaconomics.substack.com/p/the-aestheti…
A Nigerian student tried to donate $4 to effective charities via @givingwhatwecan (~10–20% of their monthly income) but there's a $5 minimum. What do they do? Very politely complain about the limit on the EA forum. Iconic. forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/YoN3sKfk…
US$750,000,000 raised! #malaria #milestone againstmalaria.com/NewsItem.aspx?…
Someone told me I needed to do real economics. So, I tool all my economics and divided it by the consumer price index.
British man @hardestgeezer set to finish running length of Africa after robbery ordeal and going missing in jungle Full story ⬇️ trib.al/OmAnRWy
Selcuk is the Lebron James of explaining microeconomics youtube.com/@selcukozyurt
So exciting!
🔊 We are pleased to announce that Daron Acemoglu (MIT Economics) will deliver the Atkinson Memorial Lecture 2024 in collaboration with the Global Priorities Institute. Join us for free on May 16th, 15:30 - 17:00, in-person or live online. Register here: ow.ly/PhjH50QYBjH
Hard to find words for the loss of Danny Kahneman. He had the most original mind I have ever known, & also the deepest. He could connect with others - truly, madly, deeply. Knowing him was a privilege and a joy, & the best imaginable roller coaster ride. washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Obit: 🔗 bit.ly/3uwOl46
eaconomics.substack.com/p/elastic-supp… My thoughts on why finite resources are not a problem. I've been reading a lot of Hayek lately and so my faith in the price mechanism is at an all time high, but I think this argument is correct.
Or we could build houses
🚨 NEW: Rishi Sunak is considering a "radical plan" of 1% mortgage deposits to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder [@Independent]
This year, the World Health Organization recommended its second-ever malaria vaccine: R21/Matrix-M, designed to protect babies and young children from malaria.
This might be my favourite video on the internet youtube.com/watch?v=UH28iJ…