I went down a rabbit hole looking up a word online and came across the story of Cronus, who I never heard of before... I have so many questions and this is only one of the many strange parts of the story

The WSJ is in ISO an economic data reporter. Come work with me! wsj.jobs/new-york-ny/...

We have a new study led by Hulya Seyidoglu, in Crime Science, linking google mobility data with crime, in the context of the covid pandemic, link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186... Most crimes increase when people come outdoors, as could be expected, but not for drug offences and anti-social behaviour.

Our temporary guest is staying in my office, and I've got constant eyes on me while I'm working. I turn around and see...

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

The UK AI pushback: 42% of people are deliberately limiting their AI use and 70% of people think it would be difficult or impossible to avoid being exposed to AI even if they wanted to. New report from us at @kings-dfi.bsky.social : www.kcl.ac.uk/news/over-40...

Fun to see one of the books I copyedited for @mitpress.bsky.social is getting some attention! Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science by Saul Justin Newman www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Excited to share new study in Criminology (open access) on GLP-1s & violence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Among current GLP-1 users, the link b/t impulsivity and violence was flat across impulsivity levels. Similar story w/alcohol use. More to come from me & @daniel-semenza.bsky.social

Literally hilarious chart from Bank of America. 10/10 zero notes.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

New in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social @wileyeconbiz.bsky.social): "Do Eviction Moratoria Decrease Intimate Partner Violence?" (by Linchi Hsu, Alexander Henke and Jeffrey Galloway) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #DV #evictions #IPV

The Voting Rights Act transformed local governments in the South, especially county commissions that control a lot of public budgeting. Public spending on Black areas grew The end of the Voting Rights Act in Callais might reverse this significantly www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1...

Most 911 calls are not about crime, yet police respond by default. Formal alternatives are rare outside the biggest cities—a product of institutional design, not public preference, from Bocar A. Ba www.nber.org/papers/w34933

🚨🚨 NEW ECONOMICS JOURNAL 🚨🚨 We are excited to announce the launch of The Review of Economic Studies: Insights, a new open-access journal in the REStud family. Mission: publish concise, high-quality research on important questions across economics and economic policy.🧵1/13

Every Sunday starts off as "I'll finally do nothing and relax" and turns into a marathon of tasks. I didn't think I'd have washed the car, vacuumed, mopped, and hanged up frames before groceries and laundry, but here we are.

It's easy to edit when it's cold or raining, but when the sunshine is beckoning you, it can be hard to stay focused. Join us next Wednesday for some strategies for managing distractions. #StetChat

🗣️ Published today in @aeajournals.bsky.social. Ethan Lewis and I use a visa lottery, as a nationwide randomized experiment, to test the effects of foreign labor on US firms and workers. doi.org/10.1257/app.... A concise summary from @nber.org —> www.nber.org/digest/20221...

Banning affirmative action in state contracting caused minority- and women-owned contractors to downsize and enter into state contracting in smaller numbers, but not to shut down, from Benjamin Rosa www.nber.org/papers/w35362

In 2019 Utah State began a project to introduce Beavers to Utah’s Price River. Six years later, water levels in the river are now the healthiest they’ve been in years. The fish are thriving, and Utah residents are overjoyed with the experiment’s results. www.upworthy.com/beavers-refr...

Declining mortality and morbidity of the elderly is estimated to have raised expected lifetime Social Security spending by 14 percent compared to 6 percent for Medicare spending, from Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein www.nber.org/papers/w35346

Open call for papers, Economics of Religion. Conference to be held in San Francisco, CA on November 14, 2026. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on September 1, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...

White Americans who were eligible for the GI Bill, or had fathers who were, benefitted massively, while the equivalent Black Am benefitted much less on average bc they were funneled into using it on vocational schools (or scam “schools”) Paper estimates that accounts for *5 pp* in sons’ college gap

In an effort to post more, here are some photos of my recent solo hike at Chiricahua National Monument! 10 miles, 2,400 ft ascent and descent

This year's business coaching scholarship is open for applications through June 20! If you're an editor from a background, culture, or community historically underrepresented in publishing, I hope you'll apply. More details ⬇ tanyagold.com/coaching-for... #AmEditing #Edibuddies #WritingCommunity

"Impacts of the Four-Day School Week on Juvenile Crime," by Rafiuddin Najam (@rnajam.bsky.social) and Paul N. Thompson, published by @jpam-dc.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, May 21, at 1pm ET. Rocco Macchiavello will present: "(Managing) Violence Across UK Prisons"

"Impacts of the Four-Day School Week on Juvenile Crime," by Rafiuddin Najam (@rnajam.bsky.social) and Paul N. Thompson, published by @jpam-dc.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I’m kicking off a free month-long Novel Study Book Club to read Freida McFadden’s *The Intruder* starting Monday and running through June 13. McFadden absolutely dominated the bestseller lists last year, often with multiple books at a time. 1/3 newsletter.thebluegarret.com/intruder-boo...

Insurance isn’t the only way to smooth shocks, credit matters too. My new paper with Jaffe and Malani models insurance and borrowing jointly, showing they are substitutes: access to loans sharply reduces insurance value, cutting it in half for typical households. julianreif.com/research/rei...

I've learned a lot through Tanya's courses! They've topped up their scholarships again 🎉🎉🎉

Do protests change elections? Prior research: "yes, and dramatically so." But is that always true? What about protests in the last few years? Our latest working paper challenges prevailing logic. Our finding: most recent protests have failed to do anything to influence elections.

wait why are they climbing back into the capsule come back

National Geographic Award winning photograph of the year. So beautiful. 🐝🐝🐝

Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on ‘𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: 𝗔 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’ Extended 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 30 November 2026 Call for papers www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Our framework paper on the topic led by Carlos Parra-López doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

🚨 Join us for the 3rd Transatlantic Political Economy Conference on Oct 9-10 in Montreal! 🚨 I co-organize it with @clpennec.bsky.social and Cevat Giray Aksoy, it will be even better than the first editions! Send your papers before June 19: forms.gle/4LbupRmMPriH... Share with friends!

Just published in Economica: using Mappiness plus granular crime data, @pankabencsik.bsky.social, @richarddickens.bsky.social and I show that violent crime causes increased stress to people living in the immediate vicinity over the following week. Open access. doi.org/10.1111/ecca...

Grateful to @umisr.bsky.social for highlighting our new AER paper. The big finding: migration doesn't drain the home economy — it builds it up.

🆕 The complex link between poverty and health 📢 Today on VoxDevTalks, Adriana Lleras-Muney (UCLA) discusses what drives the relationship between poverty and health, and what policymakers can do about it: voxdev.org/topic/health...

What share of income goes to the richest 1% in your country? How about the richest 10% or 0.1%? How has that changed over time? The World Inequality Database (WID) is the leading source for answering questions about incomes and wealth at the very top of the distribution.

Recently accepted by #QJE: “The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global Versus Local Temperature,” by Bilal (@adrienbilal.bsky.social) and Känzig (@dkaenzig.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Open for Registration, NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of AD/ADRD Prevention, Treatment, and Care 2nd Annual Meeting. Meeting to be held in Rockville, MD on June 18, 2026. More information: roseliassociates.swoogo.com/nberjune2026...

⏰ Just 1 week left! Submit your abstract for the 3rd Workshop on the Economics of #Health & #HumanCapital (Apr 15). 📍 Madrid, June 18 Great opportunity to present your work and get feedback! sites.google.com/uji.es/madri...

Hi, editor pals! 👋 I’m emerging from lurkerdom to say I’m running for the EFA’s board of governors. I’ve been a member for 10+ years & want to ensure the EFA centers members’ needs while continuing its growth & evolution. More info on all candidates here: www.the-efa.org/efa-elections/

I’m lucky enough to get to talk shop with Rachel regularly – she’s smart and experienced, and I trust her instincts and ethics. I think she would be great on the EFA board. #amediting #edibuddies

🆕 Cloudy with a chance of no clouds: Why weather forecasts are worse in low-income countries Today on VoxDev w/ Manuel Linsenmeier (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) & Jeffrey Shrader (Columbia | SIPA): https://ow.ly/vrhb50YAviw

Interested in understanding the economics of ongoing global conflicts, especially in developing countries? Here are 3 recent @voxdev.bsky.social articles you should check out👇

Thrilled to give the keynote @ 3rd Workshop on the Economics of #Health & #HumanCapital (Madrid, 18/06/2026) 🤩 Boutique format: 10 papers, plenty of discussion time — ECR submissions especially encouraged 👌🏼 ⏰ 15 April Madrid in June doesn’t hurt either ☀️😏 #HealthEconomics

📢 #CallForPapers - BREAD-CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium 2026 📆4-5 September 2026 |📍University of Zurich ⌛Deadline: 3 May 2026 We invite submissions from interested researchers on any topic within the area of Development Economics. ow.ly/4BRe50YzJ0r #CEPR_DE #EconSky #EconConf

As scholars, we've been writing arguments since (probably before) college. But it can be hard to come up with an argument or tell if it's a strong one. Let's make it easier! Come to my FREE argument workshop on April 8 from 3 to 4:30 Eastern. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #AcWri #AcademicSky

New co-authored open access paper out on the role of public health during wildfires. doi.org/10.1007/s103... #publichealth #wildfire #climatechange