Nice coverage of some of the caregiver research Megan Shepherd-Banigan and I are involved in. The Duke Daily. medschool.duke.edu/news/reimagi...

Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...

Why do the jobs numbers get revised? our markets and policymakers want data NOW but employer data dribbles in over months 1st estimate is based on the 75% of employers who respond promptly Updates occur as more data rolls in: 95% response rate by final revision 1/N www.bls.gov/opub/btn/vol...

This is the Trump health care plan we waited an infinite "two weeks" for. It'll increase the number of uninsured people in this country by about 50% over the next decade.

The parl struck ACA policies that would had funded CSRs and withdrawn subsidy eligibility from certain immigrant populations. She did *not* appear to strike the pre-enrollment verification policy, which is maybe the most damaging ACA policy in the bill, from an enrollment standpoint.

Super interesting column @equitablegrowth.bsky.social by Alex Bell on how identification by anti-instruments reveals attribute tradeoffs, applied to job quality. Got to see him present it @upjohninstitute.bsky.social recently. New & interesting. #EconSky equitablegrowth.org/the-hidden-t...

New research in Health Economics co-authored by DUPRI scholar @chvanhoutven.bsky.social looks at the effect of care providers for home-based care outcomes.

Great upcoming (and all too timely, given current events) panel on Medicaid with authors from @jhppl.bsky.social special issue

Join us virtually June 10th to discuss health priorities for adults with IDD! Panel speakers include Talley Wells, @chvanhoutven.bsky.social Kenton Johnston, Harold Pollack, Sarah Triano with remarks from the Honorable Zack Hawkins, NC General Assembly. healthpolicy.duke.edu/events/advan...

New study with @jacob-bor.bsky.social @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues estimates that US saw 705,331 excess deaths in 2023—a number in line w/ rising pre-pandemic trend. Over 1.5 million deaths could’ve been averted in 2022–23 if US mortality matched peer nations. 🧵 (1/5) tinyurl.com/569pr9ty

The editorial boards of seven leading health econ journals are taking a stand today against political influence and ideological attacks on peer review and academia. No matter what you study we want to see your scholarship and will NEVER collaborate with suppression. Please repost.

Have any researchers outside GAO studied the phase out of subminimum wages for Americans with disabilities? #EconSky www.gao.gov/products/gao...

A recent study found that, since 2010, Medicaid expansion has reduced the mortality of the low-income adult population by 2.5%. In other words, Medicaid expansion saved more than 27,000 lives. www.nber.org/papers/w3371...

📣📣 We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca! mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...

Anyone submitted an appeal of termination of a diversity supplement? I’d love to see an example. [email protected] if you’re up for sharing

There are few things as cost effective as Narcan, especially in a country where (entirely preventable) opioid overdoses have been a leading cause of death for years. For every 6 kits distributed 1 OD is prevented. The $56M in this grant trained >66K people and distributed >282,500 kits in 2024 alone

How many NIH supported "life-changing" studies have been or will be terminated? This one on the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH. Pass it on!

“Older Black Americans are twice as likely as white patients to develop [dementia]. Just as it is not illegal to research breast cancer in women, Mezuk said, it should not be illegal to research dementia in Black and lower-income white Americans.” www.michigandaily.com/news/researc...

The number of international students hit by the Trump administration's visa actions is likely much larger than reported. For example, Northwest Missouri State has 43 revocations--twice as many as the University of Michigan. The regional public angle here deserves more attention.

On Monday the Supreme Court hears a case that could strike down the ACA mandate that insurers cover preventive services at no cost to patients. We found that ~40 million people with private insurance use these free services, including half of enrolled women. JAMA Health Forum: ja.ma/3GcUZC6 🩺📊

"Eliminate the Head Start program." - Trump campaign's outsourced policy arm #Project2025 Playbook, on page 482 www.project2025.org/playbook/

Preprint I led is out @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social We examined how healthcare discrimination is associated with long-term doctor visit patterns among adults aged 50+. Discrimination may indicate poor quality of care and may lead to more frequent doctor visits. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Our research shows that ending birthright citizenship "would cause serious harm…to the entire United States." It is my honor to join with 95 other social scientists, all of us specialists in US immigration, in signing this new Amicus Curiae brief. ☞ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Important null results in #devecon from @olihanney.bsky.social "...Evidence from the first generation of microcredit RCTs...highlights that access to microcredit does not translate into increases in profit, income, labour supply, average consumption or gains in social indicators..." #econsky

Thank God you and your family are safe after this terrorist attack on your house @governor.pa.gov I agree. STOP HATE STOP VOILENCE STOP ANTISEMITISM 🙏🕎👇💕✡️☮️

New Mexico proves Heckman right “every dollar spent on high-quality, birth-to-5 programs for disadvantaged children delivers a 13% per annum return from better education & health outcomes for kids, employment gains for parents, greater economic productivity & reduced spending on healthcare & crime

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

100% what Sherry Glied says: “There’s not an efficiency gain here … there isn’t slack that’s going to be picked up,” Glied said. “We’re just going to miss opportunities to make things more efficient, cheaper, better, and to get higher quality in our health care system.”

David Grabowski pointing out that Medicaid is OUR long term care insurance policy- it doesn’t take much to need it and qualify. AgingUp! Paris Cite Université. Keynote Talk.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

Final reminder to apply to the Max Planck Summer School on the Political Economy of Conflict and Redistribution! It is a great opportunity for young researchers to meet senior experts and to share their own research. #EconSky

Phenomenal news and such good people to boot! Congratulations @johnmullahy.bsky.social and @edwardnorton.bsky.social ! Well earned!

"If you are feeling in need of support, we encourage you to connect and spend time with your friends..." Jesus Christ!

Has been an honor and a privilege to visit University of Dauphine Paris during the past month & also jarring & then affirming to discuss perspectives on American science threats together. New PSL grants for US researchers « fragilisée » announced. I will be applying to sustain these collaborations.

Imagine “the chief executives of America’s top universities and richest corporations […] issued a public statement that spoke clearly and loudly about the dangers of undermining the rule of law, academic freedom, and scientific research” @drodrik.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...

DOJ removes disability guidelines for US businesses www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Just heard that Trump is putting an end to atmospheric monitoring site NY67 that is run out of my lab. This is one of the oldest NADP sites in the US, continually measuring acid rain and other pollutants since 1977. Closing it down is tragic.

The modified announcements say that up to 15% of doctoral, and 20% of postdoctoral, awards can be held by international scholars.

How do we design better long term care systems globally? Norma Coe keynote at University of Dauphine SHARE BB-Futures LTC conference.

Gilman and Fulbright funding “paused” with no announced plan to restart - leaving scholars worried they will be stuck abroad with no money. As a former Fulbright scholar, I can imagine how terrifying this is for people on these fellowships!!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...

Have we passed peak intelligence? In international tests, student scores for reading and maths sunk to a new low. US teens are struggling to concentrate & evaluate information. The excellent @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Warning: this thread is dark 🧵

You don't have to support or even like the campus protests to recognize how dangerous deporting a legal resident is. This is literally the point of the 1st Amendment. This is their test to see how much they can get away with. Next it will be immigration advocates and on. Don't make excuses.

Read National Academy of Sciences (NAS) members -- economist Chuck Manski, astrophysicist Ray Weyman, & climate scientist Ben Santer -- calling for NAS to more pro-actively defend & advance American science & American interests broadly. #econsky www.scientificamerican.com/article/stro...

NEW: The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said. By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social

I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia. This is quite damaging to research and to individuals. This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...

I received one of the 232 NIH grant "terminations" sent to scientists at Columbia last night. My research focuses on improving maternal and child health in the US. Also affected: ongoing clinical trials, research training programs, and research centers that aim to improve the health of Americans.

Restricting immigration will disrupt the health care labor force. #EconSky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/03/immi...

New from me for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: #neuroskyence 🧪