Literally the most important empirical work on the top-heavy makeup of the economics academy, and how that background informs career progression. Wonderful work by @annastansbury.bsky.social and Kyra Rodriguez. Amazing WP and use of LIS data and @stone-lis.bsky.social. #EconSky

This #BlackHistoryMonth, the #GreenBookProject invites you to explore the rich and complex history of Black travel during segregation. The Green Book Project, run by @trevondlogan.bsky.social serves as an archive and community project. greenbookproject.osu.edu #CommunityMap #EconSky

Larry Summers complaining to Epstein that his kids admire Bernie Sanders too much

This Black History Month, we invite you to explore the rich and complex history of Black travel during legal racial segregation. The Green Book Project serves as an archives and community project. Share your story here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

This is my favorite cover art so far. Read: goodeconomics.substack.com/p/the-unaffo... #EconSky

I've argued for years, with economists I deeply respect like @pkrugman.bsky.social, @briancalbrecht.bsky.social, and @jasonfurman.bsky.social, that the #AffordabilityCrisis was always a more long-run issue whereby people felt priced-out of a good life. goodeconomics.substack.com/p/the-unaffo...

Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data. visualisingclimate.org #VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis

I decided to give one of my most well liked project a bit of a make over, and I wrote about it too! See how I updated the visuals of r-color-palettes emilhvitfeldt.com/post/r-color... #rstats

Want to know how the Fed *actually* sets interest rates? Which rate it sets, how it does it, and how that filters through to the rates you pay? I helped my friends at CNN with this 6 minute explainer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsnD... #TeachEcon (Could be useful for econ instructors.)

As we approach Black History Month, it’s important to remember that we need to share our preserve our memories. We do not want to lose our oral history of survival and resistance. Share this video and contribute your story: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

The latest read on the labor market comes in the unemployment insurance claims data released this morning: www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf Initial and continued claims fell in latest week of data, but that trend is consistent with the same reference week in 2025. #EconSky #NumbersDay

In the lead up of the election, prominent economists were committed to telling people they were wrong about the economy, I pushed back arguing that #affordability was a holistic long-run assessment. Yesterday @natecohn.bsky.social aided that thesis with data. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

The big story coming out of yesterday's 2025 Census Population Estimates release: international migration declined in EVERY state in the past year. The plot: international migration rates since 2021 (each year covers the previous 12 months). Biggest drops: NY, NJ, CO, TX, UT

We can't defeat white supremacist politics without tackling wealth concentration. They are flip sides of the same coin. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-wi...

Nearly 18 million California jobs in 2023, visualized by 2-digit NAICS category with block-level precision. Open data and modern geospatial technology make powerful labor market analytics possible.

What can the history of global capitalism reveal about today’s rising inequality? On this week’s Inequality Podcast, @svenbeckert.bsky.social joins @durlauf.bsky.social to trace capitalism’s rise to its expected demise. 🎧 Listen → bit.ly/45vFkaP

Point estimates of inequality differ, but the direction is inarguable. Data from the #GCWealthProject. goodeconomics.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

Taxing the rich is a partial solution to inequality, but in full view working class people also deserve tax break. #EconSky

❗️Our next workshop will be on Feb 12th , 6 pm CET titled The Art of Research by @markgsheppard.com Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine! Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S Please share! #AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

I think it’s worth pointing out that in the United States there is no federally-mandated database that records deaths of civilians by the state.

It took me like ~20 seconds to figure out how some graphic designer decided the mid-value, and I did not have to ascribe any level of mens rea to legacy media. There's a lot going on in the world that deserves criticism, but —respectfully— sometimes it's not that deep, professor.

Even a little ice can be far more dangerous than snow in some places. Here's a map of where forecasters are most concerned. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/w...

Catch Steven Durlauf (@durlauf.bsky.social) on @france24.com discussing the United States' rapidly evolving tariff policies and their geopolitical implications. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

i am looking for shapefiles for the congressional districts that will be used in 2026 (where they are "final"). if you have any leads, lmk

America definitely needs to make the wealthy pay their fair share, but California’s wealth tax proposal isn't the best option. I joined Emmanuel Saez and @crampell.bsky.social for an @nytopinion.nytimes.com roundtable to debate the merits of the plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...

While headline unemployment is low-ish, and hirings have slowed, the dimension that is being overlooked is slack —to be clear, underemployment is rising. This is research extending @claudia-sahm.bsky.social-like rules to U-measures. Working Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #EconSky

As slavery exhibits are removed in Philadelphia, and scholars like Lisa Cook are targeted in ways that threaten independent economic research and policy; good people must be reminded that arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend toward justice on its own—it bends in the direction that we push it.

I am proud to be a part of the #GreenBookProject with @trevondlogan.bsky.social, it’s an honor to contribute —even just visual work— to a project that democratizes a portion of this history. greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #EconSky

This is remains the most important project I’ve ever been a part of.

Bring down prices (or even keeping them somewhat in check) from day one has NOT been a priority for this administration.

Energy prices + burden are rising across the US but are more severe for certain communities. In our new paper, @rachelijacobson.bsky.social + I discuss how state advocates can address energy affordability while advancing clean energy during 2026 legislative sessions: www.cbpp.org/research/cli... !

Inspired by @jasonfurman.bsky.social's piece on #Affordability, in my latest Substack post, I’m prototyping an interactive way to assess the economy that’s transparent by design: pick the measures you trust, weight them, and get a clear composite view. Less punditry, more open accounting. #EconSky

New Strength In Numbers/ @verasight.io poll out this morning (conducted Jan 14–20). Democrats start 2026 with their biggest lead yet on the House generic ballot yet — D 51 / R 43 (D+8) among registered voters. Trump losing ground on immigration and deportations www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-t...

Growing up as an orphan, having worked in policy for years, and served the country for years, now in a PhD, I am guided by what @itsafronomics.bsky.social once wrote to “lift as you climb”, a quote by Mary Church Terrell. My research focuses on those at the bottom, because I am them. #EconSky

Second, from yesterday: Trump made a lot of economic promises as a candidate. Has he delivered on them? (Mostly no, but with some nuances.) www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Also in video form: www.nytimes.com/video/busine...

New article which details-out the economic vision of #MartinLutherKingJr, consider the broader history, latest estimates, and contemporary polling, complete with tables and interactive data visualizations. #EconSky #GreenBookProject #MLKday #MLK

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

Nice post that highlights that while there has been a substantial reduction in wage inequality since 2019, the reduction is substantially smaller than the rise in wage inequality since the early 1980s. Perspective is important.

Hey #RStats and #PoliticalScience folks — update on a resource I've maintained: American political data & R guide: Presidential results 1864-2024 Senate/House composition since 1920s Historical margins & ideology scores Fully reproducible github.com/jaytimm/amer... #OpenData #DataViz #Elections

People misperceive their rank in the wealth distribution: the wealthy underestimate how much they have compared to others, and people at the bottom of the distribution think that they are doing better compared to others than they actually do. Our research shows that misperceptions shape for savings.

Very kind, thanks so much @markgsheppard.com!

This is my first Substack post! I am responding to @arindube.bsky.social's incredible work. I built an interactive tool to let readers explore the same wage series under different indexing baselines, since reasonable parameter choices can change how the pattern is interpreted. #EconSky

here's a little treat for everyone else who has insomnia right now so is vibe coding to sleep projects.gelliottmorris.com/trump-approv...

This year I’ve been building a beta project: the Economic Well-Being Index. Choose the metrics you care about and get a transparent, holistic read of the economy—useful for comparing perspectives and grounding discussion in data. Public-facing by design. #EconSky #Economics #DataViz

“What concerned Plato… was that inequality drove citizens apart and made their mutual friendship virtually impossible” – @laywilliams.bsky.social on why arguments against inequality do not boil down to mere “envy” of the rich #LSEInequalitiesBlog

This is peak John List, solo authored paper about education, that’s also about how to scale programs, and it’s in Chicago. This is a @johnlist.bsky.social trifecta. 10/10 no notes

Real average hourly earnings for frontline employees decreased 0.2% from Nov to Dec, seasonally adjusted. This stems from a 0.1-percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.2 percent in consumer prices. Frontline = 4 in 5 employees who are production & nonsupervisory

Of those unemployment, *one in four* has been unemployed for at least 6 months! This is the highest level of long term unemployment since Feb 2022.

The data shows recessions hit vulnerable groups first. #EconSky

Building your 2026 reading list? 📚 @durlauf.bsky.social shares five books guaranteed to shape your economic thinking → bit.ly/3Lu5XGl