Lecturer @MIOIR l Interests in creative places, geography of creative KIBS, innovation, public policy, and regional/economic development.

Manchester, England
Joined July 2010
#Productivity isn’t the tide that lifts all boats—it’s the rogue wave made by a few daring vessels. @McKinsey_MGI finds in its new and exciting report that fewer than 100 #firms drive two-thirds of gains. The standout, not the average, steers the economy. mckinsey.com/mgi/our-researc…
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Reading the comments you find that Singapore is in contrary to the UK. Civil servants getting the pay rise and social commentators arguing that they do not deserve it!
Most civil servants will have a salary increment that exceeds Singapore’s core inflation rate of 5.1% cna.asia/3ij7hwM
Bishop blunders are now known as the Yu gambit!
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Word of the day is Zugzwang [tzoog-tzwung]: a situation in chess (and life) in which a move must be made, but each possible one will make the situation worse.
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First task as a lecturer is to attend the amazing #RGSIBG22! Session was well chaired by @ManfredideBern1 and Fiona. Grateful for all the fantastic tips and comments from everyone as well as the brilliant reading of a reflective prose by @jakecampbell88!
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In the midst of preparing for a job interview, I received an email from a student who is grateful for the concern and consideration extended to him in difficult times. It is little nuggets like this that continue to motivate and inspire me during the tough job hunting process!
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Hey @EntrepMCR! I have a friend working in a vc firm interested in expanding into Manchester! They are on a lookout for an entrepreneur scout as well budding entrepreneurs to support. Let me know if you are interested in linking up!
Those unvaccinated against Covid-19 can no longer eat at hawker centres, enter malls, from Oct 13. Overly harsh or a necessary evil? str.sg/3qnj
Very happy to see my first single-authored article published as a working paper in PEGIS🥳 In this article, I argue that powerful incumbent firms are an important but often overlooked actor type in shaping the pace and direction of regional path development. A short thread🧵(1/3)
New PEGIS paper out now: In the latest contribution in the PEGIS working paper series, @S_Baumgartinger investigates the role of powerful incumbent firms in regional path development and highlights their role as actors of both, maintenance and change. www-sre.wu.ac.at/sre-disc/ge…
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Happy to hear this news yesterday. Felicidades amigo, you deserved this. alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk…
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Some exciting personal news! I passed my viva yesterday albeit with some corrections to be done! Thanks to Prof Doloreux and Prof @IanDMiles for making it an enjoyable experience. Shoutout to @kieronflanagan for chairing the session and all the support!
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You currently can’t move for Labour catastrophe takes but these two @JonnElledge paragraphs are really essential, is my take bigissue.com/opinion/labour-…
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Geography in a nutshell...
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Leko: Takis looks shocked... Of course he would be, his arbiters (and even the top grandmasters) at the #worldblitz event do not clearly know the rules surrounding a flag drop.
Politico asked me to write a longer version of my thread on cities v towns, not North v South, being the key to the Johnson victory in the UK politico.eu/article/uk-elect… – at Paris, France
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For fans of maps... and pavements
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‘The Economist’ Should Learn from Singapore Instead of Attacking It criticalspectator.com/politi…
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I see what you did there, WSJ.
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