“Children were in the crowd screaming.”

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“all I hear is the wind slapping against the gravestones of those who did not make it…” - @clintsmithiii.bsky.social

"Cancellations nearly matched factory announcements last year: Firms unveiled a total of $24.1 billion in new cleantech manufacturing projects, but scrapped $22.7 billion worth. It’s a dramatic reversal." www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

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Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is educate normal people on complex subjects in ways that are engaging and digestible.

An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

My @brookings.edu colleague Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti has updated the External Wealth of Nations database, which has data from 212 countries from 1970-2024. www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Economists! I am looking for someone to coauthor an article on the massive decline in costs of genome sequencing. The science is all fine, but I'm interested in the economics of it all: the innovation, funding, prizes, patents, etc. Does anyone come to mind? Thanks!

Three years after my husband died, I’m still trying to prove our life together was worth losing his family. What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory. On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers. www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair.” - John Lewis #RIP

We are honored to announce Dr. Belinda Archibong as the Keynote Speaker for #SACE2026. 📍: Urban Institute | Washington D.C. ⏰: February 26-27th, 2026 Tickets for Rooted in Resilience: Shaping Policy and Building Hopeful Futures are now live. Link in bio. #Econsky

My personal highlights from the ASSA meetings: open.substack.com/pub/dismalsc...

Had missed this milestone: EU launched carbon border tax at the start of this year www.ft.com/content/9e4a...

In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.

Heading to Philadelphia for the #ASSA2026. Presenting research you think our readers would be interested in? Working on something you think I should know about? Reach out here or by any of the ways linked in my bio: www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casse... #EconSky

Going into 2026 like…

oh man

Our December Community Spotlight: Issamar Kirby! Issamar is a Corporate Risk Analyst at Wells Fargo and an MBA candidate at Morgan State University. Her work blends analytical thinking, creative leadership, and a commitment to growth as she navigates her career with resilience and purpose! #Econsky

The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out

Tariffs on medical goods resulted in $3.4 billion in duties assessed between February and July 2025—more than 10 times the same period in 2024, with 55.8 percent pass-through, from Manho Kang, Xiangtao Meng, Katheryn N. Russ, and James Waters www.nber.org/papers/w34531

On ABC 50 cent said he decided to expose Diddy because if he didn't do it then people would think that everyone in the hip hop community was okay with Diddy's behaviour. Hmm. Just an interesting thing I noticed watching the news.

Reposting for the AM crowd + an abundance of gratitude for @itsafronomics.bsky.social for writing your excellent book. She expertly weaves her insightful facts with validating wit, and concrete action steps. I requested it multiple times at Seattle Public Library and will be buying my own copy.

@nickbloom.bsky.social P Bunn @paulmizen.bsky.social P Smietanka, & G Thwaites estimate that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6%-8%, w/ the impact accumulating gradually due to a combination of uncertainty, reduced demand, & misallocation of resources. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

Or at the beginning of a new research project based on an interesting stylized fact you accidentally happened upon. #Econsky

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US hiring rates remain stuck at 3.2%—tied for the lowest readings since the worst of COVID—but vary dramatically from state to state DOGE-hit DC has the lowest hiring rate at 2.1%, while Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming have some of the highest hiring rates at 4.5% and above

This #GivingTuesday, I'm proud to support The Sadie Collective, a non-profit dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders in economics. Every contribution helps create lasting impact! Join me in making a gift today. Donate Here: tinyurl.com/sadie-giving #ThankYouSadie #Econsky

Kate Musen has a super impressive portfolio of work-be sure to check it out at katemusen.com!

when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! We are hoping to reach a $50K goal to support programming, career development, and community for emerging voices in economics and related fields. If you are able, we would really appreciate your early support: tinyurl.com/sadie-giving #Econsky

The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...

Billions lack access to all-season roads. A new km of highway in emerging-market and developing economies delivers 55 percent social returns—8x US private-capital returns, showing untapped gains from infrastructure investment, from Chari, Blair Henry, and Picardo www.nber.org/papers/w34501

What time do you get in?

evergreen

I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ

Here's my thread of this year's new scholars in Economics of Education and Education Policy. These PhD students and postdocs are on the job market, so take a look (and spread the word to others who might benefit from exposure). And now onto the scholars... 👇

Hi! I’m Mary and I’m on the #EconJobMarket this year. Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them. JMP 🧵:

In the last decades, the world has made fantastic progress against extreme poverty. In 1990, 2.3 billion people lived in extreme poverty. Since then, the number of extremely poor people has declined by 1.5 *billion* people. 🧵

Spotlighting Nyasaina Kwamboka for November! Founder & Executive Director of AEYA, Nyasaina leads youth-driven environmental education and climate research, advancing equity, sustainability, and community resilience. We’re proud to highlight her impact and leadership. #environmentaleconomics

Bostic on inclusion: talent is everywhere, and our problems are too big to not search for it. Can’t find a diamond in the rough unless you look hard. #appam2025

Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident, from Sarah R. Cohodes and Katherine B. Leu www.nber.org/papers/w34456

Please don't drag anyone for posting even not-great photos of the Northern Lights. I'm stuck inside at work tonight and wish I could see them. I'm loving these photos.

So little patience for the people perfectly content riding the tiger of white resentment and nativism while it was helping them push through tax cuts, who now stare at it running loose and feral in the streets and are like, "the left should reflect on how it let things get this far."

From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays

You may not use SNAP, but I guessing you know someone who does! #MomSky

Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic: "I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"

Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath? Character isn't something you tell people about. It's something you live.