NEW: In new research, @dominicsmith.bsky.social and @socampdi.bsky.social show that retail concentration has increased in most markets across the United States, with the expansion of large retail chains driving the trend toward a more concentrated retail landscape.

Tomorrow I will be finishing a 321 mile bike ride from Cleveland to Cincinnati to raise money for Gigi's Playhouse Cleveland in memory of my Aunt, Amy Jo Smith. Amy died in March and Gigi’s Playhouse was her second home since they moved in nearby. support.gigisplayhouse.org/gigifit-acce...

Next week I will be biking 321 miles from Cleveland to Cincinnati in memory of my Aunt Amy Jo. I am raising money for a nonprofit that supports people with Down Syndrome that was incredibly helpful to my Aunt. support.gigisplayhouse.org/gigifit-acce...

My attempt to defend the stroller division title for the #econ5k. Pushing 5 more pounds than last year, but she sang to me the entire run. We got some nice company on the cooldown.

Submit your papers to the 2025 @escoeorg.bsky.social conference! Keynotes include @erikbryn.bsky.social, Carol Propper (Imperial) and Vipin Arora (BEA). Attendance is free and the conference takes place on KCL's beautiful central London campus. #EconSky 1/2

No one asked, but I'll share the PBS kids shows that I think made me a kinder and smarter person: (Honorable mentions: Sesame Street and ZOOM) bsky.app/profile/itsa...

Has anyone created a similarity index for HS codes? For example nickel wire and nickel scrap are under different HS4s but a similarity score on description would say they are similar. #econsky

Me: What did you learn at school today? 3yo: We learned economics. Me: What did you learn about economics? 3yo: We learned about capital. Me: Huh? 3yo: We learned about capital A for Apple. I guess he does pay attention when we read to him. www.amazon.com/ABCs-Economi...

Dani Sandler and Marit Rehavi will be speaking next Wednesday via Zoom about career pathways of government economists and disparities in pay, and on how managers influence employees’ career paths and wage disparities in both the government and private sectors.

I organized a session on "Youth" for #ASSA2024 through @sgeecon.bsky.social. I am looking forward to the presentations on Sunday morning. My co-author Charlene Kalenkoski will be presenting our joint work on teen social interactions, time use, and well-being using #ATUS. See you there!

Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in November, and were up 3.1 percent from a year earlier. Core prices, excluding food and energy, were up 0.3 percent month/month and 4.0 percent year/year. #NumbersDay Data: www.bls.gov/news.release... Full coverage: www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12...

I’ve been wondering this as well. I have a collection of data that would be convenient to have in an SQL db, but do I really want to be my own db admin?

I’m very glad this is continuing. I miss the in-person race, but it must have been incredibly difficult to plan a race in a different city each year.

#Econsky may be number 12 on this list, but as everyone knows there are AT LEAST 15 feeds in the top 10.