Viet Nguyen-Tien
@vietecon.bsky.social
Research Economist at Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Interested in industry, environment and politics. Personal views only.
Rare earth elements and value chains - @vietecon.bsky.social and @gavindjharper.bsky.social look at the background to the recent US - China deal.
The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence | USAPP
As resource competition sharpens, resilience and innovation will be key to navigating this new era of strategic interdependence.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
“Rather than relying solely on manufacturing, developing economies should diversify into sectors less vulnerable to automation but rich in employment potential” (healthcare, education, tourism etc) – @vietecon.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Tariffs, automation and inequality: why US jobs won’t return but developing countries will still lose
Tariffs dominate headlines, but automation poses the deeper threat - both to US jobs and to export-led growth as a development model
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New study in Nature Energy reveals that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) now rival traditional cars in reliability and lifespan! Rapid tech advancements making BEVs a sustainable alternative to petrol and diesel vehicles. #EVs #Sustainability @vietecon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415... ^AKG
The closing longevity gap between battery electric vehicles and internal combustion vehicles in Great Britain - Nature Energy
Big data from MOT tests in Great Britain shows that early battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were less reliable than internal combustion vehicles. Here Nguyen-Tien et al. show that rapid technological a...
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As supportive policies in the US reverse, EVs' fundamental functionality becomes crucial for competitiveness. My research at @cep-lse.bsky.social @poid-lse.bsky.social highlights that BEVs, which were traditionally less reliable, have rapidly evolved. 👇
Nature Energy@natenergy.nature.com · 2y agoNew research from Viet Nguyen-Tien, Robert Elliott and colleagues sheds light on how rapid tech advancements mean lifespans for BEVs are comparable to internal combustion vehicles in Great Britain. https://bit.ly/3ClLTkW
With this year’s Chemistry/Physics #NobelPrizes touching on AI/ML, our latest research at @cep-lse.bsky.social highlights the STEM bias nature of these techs & associated inequality. Collab with Draca @maxnathan.bsky.social Oliveira-Cunha Rosso @asvalero.bsky.social 👉https://t.ly/QPD6t .
A new paper is a report card of the Inflation Reduction Act's electric vehicle subsidies. By Hunt Allcott, Reigner Kane, Max Maydanchik, Joseph Shapiro, Felix Tintelnot. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/w...
Will the IRA’s “Buy American” Tilt Help US Electric Vehicles?
The Inflation Reduction Act’s subsidies for electric vehicles provide moderate climate benefits and help US firms at the expense of foreign auto manufacturers, but are not a home run. Today’s post …
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