My book, a labor of love, with 15 years of my own research and the stories of countless women, is out today!! I document why women's time has gotten so squeezed, and then provide actionable, evidence-based strategies on what we can do about it! So many people on here did the research in the book! 🙏

The astronomical new Skill Penalty on US work visas will hobble a core driver of productivity growth in the US economy. “H-1B visas cause innovation, they cause entrepreneurship, they cause more R&D investment,” I told the @wsj.com Very nice and balanced piece by @jdlahart.bsky.social —>

If the UK does not take this good advice, maybe Canada will? Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver are great places for tech hubs - lets compete for them by enabling skilled migration and students.

The 100K H-1B fee is the biggest opportunity for the UK yet to revive economic growth and business dynamism. Now let’s drop those visa fees and NHS surcharges right away to send a clear signal and reap the benefits!

This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.

"The countries where comedians can't mock the leader on late night TV are not really ones you want to live in." - Chris Hayes

Trump’s reelection was the tipping point. In April, Matthias Doepke sold his house and permanently moved his family to England to teach at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The August 2025 issue of the Journal of the European Economic Association is now published (academic.oup.com/jeea/issue/2...). It consists of 10 fantastic papers from a wide range of fields of economics. @jeeanews.bsky.social

On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout. On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar. This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media. Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵

One of the best features of European cities: parks & public spaces with coffee and basic concessions available inside them. It is *insane* that the US makes this illegal.

Regardless of politics, economists should make clear: we do not condone reckless attacks on our statistical agencies, including by our fellow economists. The staff at these agencies work painstakingly to collect the data our democracy and economy depend on.

“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, an Univ. of Minnesota expert on infectious disease mRNA vaccines “certainly saved millions of lives,” said Dr. Paul Offit—a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Germany will be an attractive alternative host country, and will benefit from it -- after a few institutional changes. Curious to see what Länder and what universities will be the first to report increases in non-EU enrolements.

"Go outside” has been quietly replaced with “Go online". ... Kids being raised on screens long for real freedom.” Very much agree with this piece. HT @pascallth.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Very thoughtful thread. My short summary: for now we can continue trust the numbers from BLS. This because agency employees have the integrity to let the public know about potential interference. We might not be able to protect the process, but we will know when it is compromised.

Those direct, short term costs are just the beginning of much more massive and long term damage.

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements This is a big deal

Statt die regelbasierte Welthandelsordnung zu verteidigen, schlägt die EU in einen Deal ein, von dem unsicher ist, wie lange er hält, der von den Launen eines Populisten und nicht vom Recht regiert wird und der mit den Regeln der Welthandelsorganisation kaum vereinbar ist. 2/2

“The Trump administration is firing hardworking scientists while employing political appointees whose job it is to lie incessantly to Congress and to the American people,” she said. “The obliteration of ORD will have generational impacts on Americans’ health and safety.”

In the US and elsewhere: research inside gov‘t agencies is a perfect complement for outside research, and it thus serves the taxpayer well. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

The US President has legal authority to set tariffs exclusively in emergencies threatening our national security. What is the grave national security threat from “small countries where we don’t have much trade”? Nothing but a lawless rampage. Those charged with oversight abandon their duty.

Parenting choices, shaped by economic incentives, contribute to social stratification and inequality in society, from Francesco Agostinelli, @mdoepke.bsky.social, Giuseppe Sorrenti, and Fabrizio Zilibotti https://www.nber.org/papers/w33963

Half as many kids are riding bikes as in the 90s. Of them, only 5% ride "frequently." When I talk about the phone-based childhood, I don't just mean smartphones and social media. We also need to reverse the overprotection of kids in the real world. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

This summer she begins her doctoral studies... share.google/mQxN9JE1PiRV...

I have a new review article w/ Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs (just submitted to JEL). I've written ~6 review articles, and I think this is the best one. We make some useful conceptual points IMO. But you decide! Comments welcome! seemajayachandran.com/womens_power...

Absolute banger of a review by @economeager.bsky.social in the JEL of "We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance" by Mara Kardas-Nelson www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... Particularly enjoyed this concluding paragraph:

Most books I have read over the years are German novels and biographies from the 1920s and 1930s. To at least come closer, even if you can never really understand it. Here is my top 5. 🧵

More than 450 million Europeans. 29 countries. 1 shared freedom. In 2025, we mark 40 years since the Schengen Agreement was signed. This landmark event has reshaped how over 450 million Europeans live, work and travel.

i honestly will not leave bluesky until there is another microblogging site that doesn't throttle links. it's so beneath my dignity to have to do a big song and dance just to link to a blog post or video or whatever

When archaeologists excavate the social club from Goodfellas

headline construction masterclass

The tragic landslide in Blatten gives me the excuse to tell you the story of how we found out Ice Ages existed. It's a cool story and the most important bit is rather similar to what's happening now.

"Our great universities are the envy of the world and a crucial national asset. Look around you. I urge you to take none of this for granted. When you look back in 50 years, you will want to know that you have done whatever it takes to preserve and strengthen our democracy..." -- Jerome Powell

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

The White House's unprecedented and illegal attack on our university system is already decimating America's ability to attract talent from overseas. This article offers a front-row seat—> www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/w... Incomprehensibly vast losses for ALL Americans' future.

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

📣 SURE START FINAL REPORT OUT!! 🌟So proud to have been part of this journey! 🔟 years of hard work + rigorous analysis, & the evidence speaks clearly: #SureStart worked. 💷 SS returned £2 for every £1 spent. A milestone for #EarlyYears policy. 👉🏻 ifs.org.uk/publications...

America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain  economist.com/science-and-...

📣 SURE START FINAL REPORT OUT!! 🌟So proud to have been part of this journey! 🔟 years of hard work + rigorous analysis, & the evidence speaks clearly: #SureStart worked. 💷 SS returned £2 for every £1 spent. A milestone for #EarlyYears policy. Ready for the launch! 🚀

This is an atrocity. A nakedly authoritarian, illegal attack on a private institution. The damage to American innovation and education will be permanent. If you are American, I beg you to contact your representatives now and demand an end to this madness.

They're terminating OPT. Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US. 6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com

FT: “the administration also said it expected existing international students to switch to other universities.” With the constant threat of arbitrary political interventions such as this, the US is no longer a safe destination for international students.

📢The program for the 7th @ebrd.bsky.social and @cepr.org Research Symposium is now on-line!📢 Join us on June 2-3 in London to discuss “The Economics of Demographic Change" Keynotes: Jesús Fernández-Villaverde (UPenn) and @mdoepke.bsky.social (LSE) Program and registration: lnkd.in/e5aNypaf

Male concerns about labor market competition from women played a key role in the rise & fall of "protective" labor laws that often limited women's jobs. Op-ed based on IZA DP by @mdoepke.bsky.social‬ @hannofoerster.bsky.social‬ @annehannusch.bsky.social‬ & M. Tertilt 👇 wol.iza.org/opinions/pro...

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

New post: Starmer’s Disgraceful and Damaging Remarks mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/05/star... As with austerity in the 2010s, if none of the main parties can be honest about immigration then the public debate will be equally dishonest.

The cool thing about the history of macro as told by macroeconomists is that, no matter what point in history you start from, after 40 years, scientific convergence is achieved Olivier Blanchard on the state of macro in 2025 HT @ivanboldyrev.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #Econsky

For better or worse, Bluesky’s growth and participation are falling. I believe in its purpose, so I’m here and here only. Unlike algorithm-driven platforms, the “like” button only tells the poster you appreciated it. To get content seen, the “repost” button is key. That’s how it spreads.