While about ADHD and not ASD: “‘the rise of ADHD is a consequence of what might otherwisebe considered a good thing: that the world we live in increasingly values intellectual consideration and rationality ... Modernity didn’t create ADHD It revealed it.’” - Malcolm Gladwell, 1999

Hi #EconSky! I was on the market this past cycle, specifically focused on the DC-Maryland-Virginia area because my fiancé is at the Fed Board (we get married this May). I had a few government offers, all of which ended up being affected by the current civil service cuts.

Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆 He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."

Congratulations to my soon to be father in law for winning the “Nobel” prize in Political Science! 👏 👏 👏

Senator Chris Van Hollen is on his way to El Salvador to discuss bringing Kilmar Abrgeo Garcia back home.

Also important in response to these takes: slower growth from a recession does not necessarily mean lower prices if the economy is stagflationary. (Ahem, tariffs)

The actions of our country’s leaders makes a lot more sense when you accept that they are not rational actors.

First time I’ve watched an international sports game the US was playing in and rooted against the US. Go Canada, they deserved this win! 🇨🇦

EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.

New and important: we built a federal expenditure tracker. All expenditure line items that are available on the Daily Treasury Statement. USAID was zeroed out on 1/28 and has been at zero ever since. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin... #EconSky

RIP all of us applied economists, econometricians, and IO folks working on anything to do with barriers to entry

(NYT) - More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis has found .. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery

Pics I just took from the garage of our local Target. The evac warnings haven’t reached us yet but they’re getting closer than I’d like.

Starting off the new year proudly! My former student, @traviswhitacre.bsky.social ‘s first publication! Congrats! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Our new article in JAMA Health Forum “Flavored E-Cigarette Sales Restrictions and Young Adult Tobacco Use” is now live on JAMA! Give it a look! #EconSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Microeconomics is the study of two agents interacting, while macroeconomics is the study of one agent interacting.

Since media continues obsession with CEO killer, I'll renew suggestion..focus instead on HEALTH POLICY Some additional suggested topics (others below): -potential cuts to Medicaid in next Congress -science on vaccines -health costs -consolidation,effects on prices -declining life expectancy

Engagement photos preceding our wedding in May! @isabelkitschelt.bsky.social

I’ll take “things that didn’t happen for $500 please”

Where else but Bluesky would the top two trends I see on my feed be: 1. Overleaf is down! 2. There’s a coup attempt in South Korea!

Our contributions to the thanksgiving table this year

Will be exciting to root for SMU in the ACC Championship Game!

Really interesting paper. A thought on a potential factor (beyond the obvious less resources + connections). A perception gap: Lower income groups may perceive the benefit as less, or the costs + barrier of entry as higher, to even try applying. From my experience: (1/5)

Types of Econ Papers by @maximananyev.bsky.social #econsky #xkcd

Lots of great health economists to go follow!

To all the new #EconSky people whi may be dealing with the Econ Job Market: *There is an #EconJMP feed *I have a PhD Job Market Starter Pack go.bsky.app/4icnwxi. If you are a candidate or an institution posting *many* openings, reach out and I will add you.

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Hi Bluesky community 🦋. I just pushed the official website for Sky Follower Bridge 🚀 sky-follower-bridge-docs.vercel.app I hope this tool helps with the transition from X to Bluesky.

Hi all! I am Travis Whitacre, an Applied Microeconomist and Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Public Health. I am on the Economic Job Market this year. Learn more about me, as well as a link to my JMP: traviswhitacre.github.io Some highlights of the paper: #EconJMP #EconSky

I’d be curious about research into a connection of algorithmic social media application and political polarization in western countries. Do papers on this already exist?

Hi #EconSky, I’m a current postdoc and Applied Microeconomist at Yale. My research is focused on topics pertaining to child development, the measurement of undiagnosed mental health status, and health and socioeconomic inequality. Excited to read great research that is shared here!

She said yes! A truly wonderful day in Shenandoah this weekend!

Textbook price discrimination? Opened up the Uber app this morning and it was charging $81 to get to the airport. We then checked Lyft, which was charging $34. We opened the Uber app back up and it said “Special Discount Applied!” and gave a new price of $31 🙄

The amount of times R has force aborted my sessions today is making me give up hope and become a full Stata apologist like @dlmillimet.bsky.social

I was trying out the app Perplexity, recommended by the NYT with a claim it was a worthy complement to google. I searched “gender differences in incarceration rates for people with ADHD”. It provides a succinct claim, but the source? It made it up.

Avatar: The Way of the Muppets

I am excited to announce that I will be joining Yale School of Public Health this April as a Post-Doctoral Associate. I am grateful for all of the support I’ve gotten from @smueconomics.bsky.social and my partner during this search process. #EconSky

First post on Blue Sky to congratulate World Series champions, Texas Rangers!