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"the passage of [recreational marijuana laws] led to an increase in grocery store trips that involved 'junk food,'... particularly...ice cream, chips, and candy....also led to a decrease in exercise, and suggestive evidence of more time at home." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

AIs today: "You’re correct to expect that if I don’t know with certainty, I should say “I don’t know”, not speculate or cite files that don’t actually contain the license. In this thread, I over-asserted on a few occasions instead of stopping at “unverified,”..." Now to see if future prompts work.

when I was first exploring the urgent care market, I made a heat map.

Happy to announce my #EconJMP got accepted at the @meagrinnell.bsky.social annual meeting in Chicago, IL this March. Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces and getting some feedback my work. If anyone else is going to be there, DM so we can get a coffee and talk shop.

I will not be in Philly of the #ASSA this weekend. I didn’t apply due uncertainty in my employment then and now, so did not submit anything. I hope everyone there has a great conference and stellar presentations. If a health economist, there’s a great social hour hosted by #ASHEcon on Saturday. 🎉🍾

"Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'" (Alfred Lord Tennyson) #quotes

Updated version of my #EconJMP w/ add'l robustness checks overall polishing and transition of story. Full version can be found on my website: www.tomwilk.com/jmp Special thanks to #JoshuaHess & #ZeinaAlSalman for their insightful comments in early drafts and of course my coauthor #TimothyHodge

so, how's everyone else doing in the job market?!? #EconJobMarket

Prayers go out to anyone at #BrownUniversity , I hope they're safe and they catch this person soon.

progress made! whittling down a paper for AJPH and submitted my JMP to AEJ:EP. time for a beer!

#ASHEcon2026 @ashecon.bsky.social #EconSky I have a lone paper from Gloria Dou on the impacts of SSB taxes on health outcomes that needs a sessions. This would be a great fit for a session on diet, physical activity, and obesity. Please let me know if we can find paper a home!

we went from "Obama Care" to "Trump Doesn't Care"

#EconSky #NSDUH #HealthEcon Does anyone know if this is normal this time of year or is this part of the new-world-order we're all dealing with? I swear, finding available data is already hard enough.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Got a reject and resubmit with some very reasonable and easily implemented changes for health policy paper and got the confirmation from JPAM of the munchies paper being published! Great news! Have to celebrate the successes and rejections. The latter always an opportunity to learn and grow!

@dynarski.bsky.social sound up for homemade cinnamon raisin bread pudding fresh out of the oven.

Feeling geeked out that the first paper of my post-doc research was submitted for publication in a great public health journal. It's so satisfying to finally see work that was mired with set backs finally start to show its 'fruit'. Many more on the near horizon!

You’d think people would learn over time and especially those who consider them well educated and wiser than most. Idolization in any setting is bad, period. I wish more people would value character vs inflating ego.

For all the search/hiring committees, my made from scratch jalapeño and cheddar cornbread. I can also make a killer burnt basque cheesecake…

for all data providers, please update your DUAs concerning access to recognize the NBER & post-docs in whole as being part of an academic institution/role. RIP an important policy project I spent the last 5 months on... (outside of my normal work...)

the greatest thing; teacher friend assigns take-home exam, adds in 1pt font everywhere, please reference a fictional Phillip Smith. can you guess what all of the answers mentioned? lol, kids be so lazy these days.

#Gemini generated podcast summary of my JMP on alcohol & marijuana location & sales. Pretty accurate; caveat we cannot confirm co-purchase @ the consumer level. Also, did not use AI in creating the paper. Thanks to #BrainTam #Google for creating it. JMP & audio found here: www.tomwilk.com/jmp

1 project done and off to publication.... 14 more to go.... :)

Very cool paper by some awesome researchers!

It was a pleasure attending the #AHEW at @umich.edu this year. It was a great opportunity to get in-depth exposure to cutting edge econometric work. Special thanks to @edwardnorton.bsky.social, #NickPapaGeorge, & many others for organizing & hosting a great workshop.

Interesting paper from a great group of researchers!!

I wish JOE, Interfolio, and EconJobMarket could just remember that I am a Male, White, Non-Hispanic, non-Veteran, with no disability instead of having to answer the same 5 questions 200 times.

GOP finally getting to the FO part of the FAFO plan...

#EconSky #EconJobMarket As a public service, I am willing to take on the role of department chair for any university looking for a replacement. It's a sacrifice I know so few are willing to bear. I only require a tenured position as compensation...

Definitely not an AI generated professional headshot for job market purposes…

#ASHEcon2026 I am organizing 2 sessions for conference in Minneapolis, MN June 7-10. Looking for abstracts: 1) policy revolving around marijuana and alcohol use or co-use of illicit drugs 2) policy food/nutritional changes from drug decriminalization/legalization, or other impactful policy.

🚨 Exciting news — I’m on the job market this year! 🚨 My Job Market Paper asks: 💡 Can we disentangle the mixed relationship between alcohol and marijuana by controlling for transaction costs? Full article can be found at: www.tomwilk.com Shoutout to #TimothyRHodge for your collaboration

what signal should job candidates take from econ phd postings that are the same ad over the last three years? you're telling me that with the 600-1,000+ applications/year you received, you couldn't find 1 qualified and interested candidate? or is it something else? #Econsky #EconJobMarket

Another great evening of quality analogue music, manuscript writing, and watching the Michigan game. All great albums and interesting topics. Go Blue!!

we (Monica Deza, Shooshan Danagoulian, Timothy Hodge, and myself) just submitted our R&R for a very awesome paper that we've been working on for over 2 years. Skål!!

super excited about refereeing another paper for a prominent health econ journal. it was a rollercoaster of initial impressions when I first open the manuscript and see 91 pages, then see it's double spaced, then to realize there's about 50 pages of table, figures, and appendices!! :)

was tasked to put together some datasets from the Pulse survey. get 3 weeks in and a notice that it's no longer working due to the shutdown? like why did it work 3 min ago? is there a way around this? maybe it's tracking my IP or MAC address.

tried to download an urban area shape file from the Census today. apparently downloading existing files requires proper budgeting.

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨 Are suicides sensitive to small health events like seasonal allergies? More than 80 mil Americans have seasonal allergies, & these are getting worse as temperatures rise. We show that there are more suicides as pollen levels rise. @talkecontome.bsky.social @omfleming.bsky.social/1

Woot!! I just got done with my first paper as reviewer #2. I was dreading being 'that' reviewer. Interesting paper and approach and I'm looking forward to seeing it published soon (if the revisions are done).

Made some burnt basque cheesecake for the WSU econ department picnic this Saturday. The piece is saying eat me!!!

So is it clear yet that we’re living in a dick tator ship?

Been a productive summer: submitted 2 papers for publication (1 rejected but w/ good feedback after review) and 1 R&R w/ very positive aspects and little (but big) tasks to change. completed 2 manuscripts to be ready for submission soon, and attended 2 very informative conferences.

Tool has such a deep range of relevant songs, even 20-30 years later. Eulogy is befitting of Charlie Kirk and other like him. Grandstanding for meaningless ideology. youtu.be/6vc9Mz2tfHM?...

When you start crunching through manuscripts in latex and you look back realize how far spelling auto-correct features carry you through day-to-day basic writing...

One of the great educators, scholars, and mentors of my field has left us. I was fortunate to know him and learn from him. Our world was a better place and I will miss him very much.