This story by @spettypi.bsky.social is extremely important because she documents in Arizona - SNAP participants losing access to the program who should be exempt from changing eligibility criteria - The state admitting that they need to deny eligible participants access to reduce their error rate.

The Hamilton Project's Labor Market and Jobs Tracker now includes JOLTS! Check it out here: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

Another important story about Arizona’s declining SNAP enrollment. Alarming detail: red and blue states are reaching out as if Arizona is doing something *right* in cutting participation in half. azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/05...

Important paper and delightfully frank abstract from @chloeneast.bsky.social & Ellie Cox.

🚨New paper. 🧵Our baseline estimate implies that preserving trust in the integrity and quality of official statistics generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics's budget. cc: @nickbloom.bsky.social, @ericagroshen.bsky.social, #econsky

A reminder that it is true and (still) on USDA's website that SNAP payment error rates are -not (in bold!) a measure of fraud -largely unintentional www.fns.usda.gov/snap/qc

Your perennial reminder that, had the Bush and Trump tax cuts never been enacted, debt/GDP would be declining indefinitely instead of rising (dashed blue is above dashed orange). Yes, this graph first assumes a patched AMT at Clinton tax code.

I'm opposed to letting it get worse before it gets better.

NEW: We’ve updated our work permits tracker with data through January 2026. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

Co-sign* *I prefer repeal over delay->repeal

A thread for the ages:

Not going to lie, when we got the polling back I was shocked. More than 90 percent of Americans workers support earned time off. & @betseystevenson.bsky.social has a Hamilton Project proposal to get it done. Much more 👇👇👇

We’ve updated our primer on SNAP work requirements to reflect changes to policy in Trump 2.0. These policy changes will leave needy families hungry with no meaningful effects on work.

This subhead - declining fertility among teens driving overall declines - has been true for a long time and is so worthy of celebration.

Incredibly important story - I've been watching Arizona's SNAP enrollment plummet for months and ProPublica gets under the hood. No good news, but mandatory reading.

Our 3rd annual SNAP work requirements primer is live. In addition to new entries about OBBBA, we have a fresh review of the academic literature that resulted in a hot take: we this the evidence supports end the general and time limit works requirements & SNAP E&T. Link below.

Every day is Opposite Day.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/yiMn0jW...

Essential reading:

Not a great time for widespread implementation of work requirements for SNAP now is it?

Our labor market tracker updates with the micro data release - but it’s bookmarkable at any time. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

What does climate change mean for homeowners insurance and housing costs? Join us on 3/18 to discuss lessons and policy solutions for (re)insurance amid growing climate risk:

This one is for the #JobsDay crew. RSVP below:

What do we know about AI’s impact on the labor market? On March 10, Peter Orszag, @jedkolko.bsky.social, @marthagimbel.bsky.social, Bharat Chandar, and @bencasselman.bsky.social an.bsky.social will dive into the data and what we know: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/unders...

“The crucial question is therefore not whether to deploy AI but rather how to deploy it wisely.” In a new essay, @davidautor.bsky.social, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social discuss how and whether we can build AI that is pro-worker.

HAPPENING NOW: Join us in a few minutes for a webinar on pro-worker AI, featuring @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, and @natasharsarin.bsky.social.

Starting now: "Building pro-worker artificial intelligence" with @davidautor.bsky.social, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, @natasharsarin.bsky.social, & @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social Watch here: youtu.be/VSzmjU33dzE

David, Daron, and Simon will be discussing this paper, "Building pro-worker AI" TOMORROW. RSVP here: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/buildi...

Folded on TSA Precheck but not on sending out SNAP benefits. Got it.

The @hamiltonproject.org has 2 events and papers forthcoming on AI and the labor market that are both worth the read and worth the watch: What does it mean to build pro-worker AI? www.hamiltonproject.org/event/buildi... AI and today's labor market, thoughts? www.hamiltonproject.org/event/unders...

Accountability will not be a distraction.

Join @hamiltonproject.org on 2/25 at 2pm ET for a can't miss conversation and paper release: Building pro-worker AI. With authors @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, davidautor.bsky.social, & @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, moderated by @natasharsarin.bsky.social! www.hamiltonproject.org/event/buildi...

Come intern with me and the @hamiltonproject.org team @brookings.edu this summer! We are looking for an rising senior in economics or econ-adjacent interested in doing timely policy-relevant research. Learn more about the position and apply here: www.hamiltonproject.org/job/summer-2... #EconSky

Bookmark and follow along with @hamiltonproject.org's brand new labor market and jobs tracker................ www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

ICYMI: We’ve launched a new tracker with data on labor force participation, employment, and other key indicators. Here's what you can do with it. 🧵 www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

"We accept EBT" lit up in the NY bodega. Awesome. And a reminder that Puerto Rico does not get SNAP, Puerto Rico-NAP benefits are a block grant and not interoperable.

We may not have a #JobsReport, but we do have a new @hamiltonproject.org labor market data interactive! Plot series on labor force participation, employment, unemployment, and other key indicators. I use this more than FRED. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

It’s great when robots come for things you hate to do. (My dishwasher is broken.)

Not from me, he’s not. Kind of permanently appalled by how many people in my field have lately been insisting that ‘never again’ only counts for some people, and that the Holocaust is a sacrosanct historical moment from which we must never, ever learn anything.

Amid ongoing uncertainty about tariff policies, our data interactive lets users monitor changes in trade policy and flows. Try it out this #FigureFriday:

Come intern with @hamiltonproject.org this summer! Applications are due by Feb 22. Current juniors in economics and economics-adjacent fields please apply: interns-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3768/su...

From expanded work requirements to an unprecedented state cost-share policy, many of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)’s cuts to SNAP are set to take effect in 2026. @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Diane Schanzenbach explain how these changes will impair SNAP’s ability to respond to recessions:

This is a very serious letter from a very comprehensive set of organizations making very tactful tactical points. While I'm on the record in favor of repealing the OBBBA SNAP provisions in their entirety, delaying implementation by years is unequivocally warranted. www.nga.org/news/press-r...

This is a continuation, not an aberration.

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2... Finally.

@hamiltonproject.org's Trade Tracker is not new, but it is improved with more features including policy overlays: Tracker: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin... Kudos to @ashapatt.bsky.social & Kari Heerman for the update to @wendyedelberg.bsky.social & @rikimatsumoto.bsky.social's great work!

The older a student was in the first year of COVID-related school disruptions, the steeper the decline in proficiency—particularly for math. Explore new interactive data from Lauren Bauer and Eileen Powell.

Does it matter at what age a child experienced the COVID shock for subsequent learning? Eileen Powell and I have taken a first stab by looking at math and English proficiency by grade cohorts. The answer: yep. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

The Hamilton Project is hiring! We have an opening for a research assistant (senior) or senior research assistant (masters or work experience) to join our team. Learn more at www.hamiltonproject.org! Please circulate and apply: careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3757/re... #EconSky

Look, women no longer do shit for free is actually at the root of a lot of social disruption. The question is whether you think the solution is women going back to being unpaid and unprotected by their own labor.