Maia King
@maiaking.bsky.social
Lecturer in Economics at KCL DPE. I usually post about economics, foreign aid, institutions & governance, policymaking, climate, #locallyledaid and #shiftthepower. The usual disclaimers apply. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/maia-king
Across the world, overwhelming majorities of people say that all states should particpate in decisions on critical global challenges (e.g. conflict, climate change, pandemics) irrespective of how powerful they are. Read the full polling at: lexinternational.org/wp-content/u...
Great coverage of our 🆕report on funding the #JustTransition away from fossil fuels in the @FT today. Say it with us: “Public money is a non-negotiable part of the green transition." 💸 www.ft.com/content/8e5f...
One week left 🚨 We're hiring two senior economists to develop and lead research projects that generate arguments, policies and ideas to address the social and economic challenges that underpin poverty and household economic insecurity in the UK. Apply now: jrf.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c...
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Amazing: MIT researchers revealed how ChatGPT etc are destroying our brains and booby-trapped the report to expose those who want to use AI to ostensibly summarize the results. t.co/JXeTALBPds
According to World Weather Attribution, "climate change has made a 32C day in the UK 100 times more likely than in the pre-industrial era. A June heatwave of three consecutive days above 28C was 10 times more likely to occur now." www.ft.com/content/650c...
Honored to have been invited to my former work place to participate in stimulating discussions about democratic innovations. The basis of my intervention was our OA paper on public opinion about deliberative democracy (with @jbpilet.bsky.social). ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Public support for deliberative citizens' assemblies selected through sortition: Evidence from 15 countries
As representative democracy is increasingly criticized, a new institution is becoming popular among academics and practitioners: deliberative citizens’ assemblies. To evaluate whether these assemblie...
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Rod Dacombe@rod-dacombe.bsky.social · last yr.How about this for a panel at our Centre for British Democracy conference this week. Anne Phillips(!), @damienbol.bsky.social @stevenklein.bsky.social and Simon Caney (just out of shot). Big hitters, great discussion and such a pleasure to chair.
🚨🚨Job alert!!🚨🚨 The Department of Political Economy at KCL is hiring 3(!) permanent education track lecturers. We are looking for outstanding scholars interested in research-led education in the following areas... 1/
We’re hiring 3 permanent (tenured) lecturers in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. These are ‘education pathway’ posts (in Economics, Research Methods, & Comparative Politics) 1/4 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
AEP Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods
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🚨 We're hiring! King's College London Department of Political Economy (@kcl-spe.bsky.social, @kingsqpe.bsky.social), is hiring a permanent lecturer in economics on the education pathway. Details: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-... Please share! Happy to answer questions about the role/department!
AEP Lecturer in Economics
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Sigh. "the healthy food push was dropped after the Food and Drink Federation, which represents corporations including Nestlé, Mondelēz, Coca-Cola, Mars and Unilever repeatedly demanded the government ditch it." www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
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Late to this, but “being asked to make financial sacrifices and changes in lifestyle when they know that their impact on global emissions is minimal” is precisely why the topic of climate change needs leadership! It is a coordination problem! 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair
Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture
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📗 Call for papers! The 7th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance Conference this September is now inviting paper submissions on Public Finance & Development. Keynote speakers: Tim Besley & Annette Alstadsæter 📅 Deadline: 15 May Find out more: www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...
🌟 Fantastic Day 1 of #PSA25, incl. a powerful opening keynote by Prof. Rosie Campbell @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on ‘What next for the study of #PoliticalRepresentation? Shifting identities, #CultureWars & the quality of #democracy’ Looking forward to Day 2! #politicalstudies #politics
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
A book co-authored by our academics, @bpiotrowska.bsky.social and @maiaking.bsky.social, has been shortlisted for a prestigious literary prize 📚🏆 Read more 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/book-co...
Book co-authored by academics is shortlisted for prestigious prize
A book co-authored by two King’s academics has been shortlisted for a prestigious literary prize.
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Aw shucks - and nice to be in such esteemed company.
WJM Mackenzie Book Prize 2024/25 - Shortlist Announced | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
We are pleased to announce the shortlisted books for the WJM Mackenzie Book Prize 2024/25!A huge thank you to all those who nominated a book for this esteemed prize that celebrates the distinctive con...
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It's wonderful to see the news that my fantastic Department of Political Economy colleagues @maiaking.bsky.social and @bpiotrowska.bsky.social have been nominated for this esteemed prize. Huge congratulations guys!!!
Political Studies Association@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · last yr.📚 MacKenzie Book Prize 2025📚 ‘The Way the Money Goes’ by Piotrowska, Hood, King & McLean has been shortlisted for this PSA prize. Winner announced in April. buff.ly/OJo7p9u @bpiotrowska.bsky.social @maiaking.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social #bookprize #politics #economy #books
🚨 PSA25 KEYNOTE: ‘What next for the study of political representation? Shifting identities, culture wars & the quality of democracy’ Join us to hear from keynote speaker @profrosiecamp.bsky.social at #PSA25. Register now: buff.ly/rtngDMa
📚 MacKenzie Book Prize 2025📚 ‘The Way the Money Goes’ by Piotrowska, Hood, King & McLean has been shortlisted for this PSA prize. Winner announced in April. buff.ly/OJo7p9u @bpiotrowska.bsky.social @maiaking.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social #bookprize #politics #economy #books
📢 Call for papers! We are organizing the 5th Early Career Workshop in Quantitative Political Economy on 19-21 May 2025 at King’s College London! Keynotes: Sonia Bhalotra (Warwick) and Peter van der Windt (NYU-Abu Dhabi). No fee, travel grants available! Submit at: tinyurl.com/qpeearly
Britain has uniquely expensive housing, which is also a disproportionately large part of poorer households' spending. This means that aggregate Purchasing Power Parities used to make income comparisons of living standards understate the true gap between poorer households in the UK and OECD peers.
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More than 1.6 million Brits call for pesticide ban to save bees from extinction
Experts have warned that without bees we may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the animals that eat those plants and so on up the food chain wreaking havoc with ecosystems
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1.6 million people stand alongside experts calling for bee-killing pesticides neonicotinoids to be banned, with no exceptions or exemptions www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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🚨 NEW WORKING PAPER ALERT!!! 🚨 ADDING FUEL TO THE (GUN)FIRE How Politicians Polarize the Public Debate Link: gratton.org/papers/AddingF… A short 🧵 👇1/6
As we start the new year, I would like to remind everyone that it is now almost 120 years since the US decided consumer protection - by which I mean regulation - mattered. Given the upcoming presidential inauguration, let's talk about how that happened - and why it's so important. (A thread)
Government 2025: IfG's annual conference 📅 Tuesday 21 January, 08:45–18:00 To kick off the new year, we will bring together influential speakers and experts to explore the key questions for government in 2025. Register now to attend online 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
Marc does not disappoint when he said he was moving back to writing in long form. A really thought-provoking piece on the current direction of development economics. marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/14...
W(h)ither Development Economics?
(Over the last one or two years, I have explained to a number of colleagues and graduate students that I was not interested in doing development anymore. I am writing this post to avoid having the …
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