This is David Leonhardt interview of Elizabeth Warren is worth a read www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

Forthcoming in the AER: "The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility" by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hendren, Maggie R. Jones, and Sonya R. Porter. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

No need to distort the data. Just don't collect it: Trump administration cancels an annual USDA survey on food insecurity. “This nonstatutory report became overly politicized ...was unnecessary to carry out the work of the Department,” a USDA spokesman said. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

“The idea that an entity as powerful as the Fed could become an arm of the current president — or frankly, any president — is terrifying.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/o...

The importance of credible government economic data to business. @brookings.edu Sept. 18. 2:30 PM EDT. In-person (registration required) and livestreamed. www.brookings.edu/events/the-i...

“Leo XIV questioned the disproportionate difference in the incomes of modern CEOs and those of their workers, and challenged the extreme wealth of billionaires”

It's really important to base one's conclusions on facts. Yes, data are imperfect, but they provide information that cannot simply be ignored.

Did you know that, despite the pandemic, American families reported less food insecurity from 2019-2021 – even for socially disadvantaged groups? Learn more in the new publication by Elise Sheinberg, our own @ninsolera.bsky.social, & Nour Hammad, out now from @jamahealthforum.com: myumi.ch/z9yy2

#econ_ra careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3711/re...

A useful (radio!) interview with Marketplace, digging into the value of economic statistics, why we know they're imperfect, that no-one has come up with less imperfect measures, the nature of the attacks on the BLS, and how bad data leads to bad outcomes. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

Applications are open for our postdoctoral scholars program! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky bit.ly/40TZR6J

If AI and workers were strong complements, what would we see?, by @joshgans open.substack.com/pub/joshuaga... Does the latest data tell us AI is a substitute for human work? Nope. Is that comforting? Also nope. My comments on @erikbryn and co. (and @Noahpinion

Forthcoming in AER: Insights: "The Impact of Unions on the Wage Distribution: Evidence from Higher Education" by Michael Baker, Yosh Halberstam, Kory Kroft, Alexandre Mas, and Derek Messacar. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

The autumn public program series of talks organized by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is notable for its relevance and quality, ... certainly worth a look, whether or not you are based in #NewYorkCity www.gc.cuny.edu/public-progr...

Must read paper which provides fascinating evidence on the ways the Industrial Revolution generated social mobility.

Great post from Acting Census Director @ronjarmin.bsky.social about Census's long experience learning how best to combine survey, administrative, & private data to improve efficiency and reliability & about directions for future innovation. www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...

Job alert! Join us at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a postdoctoral fellow to work on your own research for three years. #sociology

What happens when governments meddle with official statistics? Here's a terrific piece from the former head of Greece's statistical system, outlining just how badly it can distort economic and political life. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o... (gift link)

Sociology at Nuffield College invites applications for academic visitors during the 2026-27 academic year www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...

Want to work with us? We're hiring for Predoctoral Researcher positions to work with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social , @davidautor.bsky.social , and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social . Read the job descriptions and apply by September 21: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/ @predoc_org @econ_ra #Econ_RA #EconSky

🌟🌟🌟 We are hiring! My group is looking to recruit a postdoc interested in genomic and epigenomic studies of child development. Start date flexible; one-year contract with option to renew. utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...

A great new paper & full database on inter-generational mobility around the world by Encio Munoz and Roy van der Weide. openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c... .

We invite applications for two postdoctoral scholars! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center in NYC. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky bit.ly/40TZR6J

Two new post doc positions studying wealth and poverty at the Stone Center at CUNY (New York). A fantastic opportunity! cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/... cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

I wrote another book & I'm very excited (& nervous) for it to be released into the world: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714593...

Bocconi University in Milan is hiring in sociology at any level (open rank). Ideal candidate might focus on inequality, social policy, computational, labor markets, or similar. Happy to answer questions about my time there for anyone considering applying. More details: jobmarket.unibocconi.eu

For months, people have been asking me whether I still trusted gov’t data. My answer was always the same: The stats agencies faced longstanding challenges, some of which Trump was making worse. But there was no sign of political meddling. I can’t say that anymore. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

My @nytopinion.nytimes.com blog on Trump's egregious and senseless order to fire the BLS Commissioner. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

"The road to recovery starts with looking in the mirror. The seminal book, In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us, by two Princeton scholars should be compulsory reading across the spectrum." - Edward Luce, Financial Times press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @stephenmacedo.bsky.social

Would you like to write for The Economist in Washington, DC? We’re looking for writers to cover politics and public policy for a global audience. Apply by August 1st

President Trump plans to levy a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil — the source of about 30% of U.S. coffee imports. This looming tariff threat has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry.

China’s thirst for oil drove global demand for decades. Now a government campaign to curb that addiction is nearing a milestone, with big geopolitical implications.

How might recent tariff changes affect inequality? @pkrugman.bsky.social addresses the topical issue of what economic models say about tariffs and how they function as a regressive tax policy in Part III of his series "Understanding Inequality." stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/a-trumpian-d...

What were the main drivers of inequality in the U.S. between 1980 and 2000? @pkrugman.bsky.social discusses power, unions, and the rise of imperial CEOs in Part II of his series "Understanding Inequality." stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/the-importan...

“The possibility that the firewall could crumble holds the potential to reverberate across markets at an unpredictable moment for the economy.” www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

Dream of writing for The Economist? We’re looking for journalists to work in our Washington, DC, office. Find out how to apply here

“Is weakness at the top of the art market a sign that very wealthy collectors are growing concerned about the future? Tariffs and uncertainty about the economy may be making them wary of tying up millions of dollars in illiquid assets like paintings. “

One-third of cars on the road in Norway are now electric

“They have never been so wealthy and yet contribute little … “

“Pass-through income” has become a key driver of our U.S. #inequality. Between 1985 and 2021, the top 1% increased its national income share from 13% to over 25%. Most of that increase came via pass-through. @timothynoah.bsky.social explains why. #oligarchy newrepublic.com/article/1975...

“Is it a bad thing if graduates lose their privileges? Ethically, not really. No group has a right to outperform the average. But practically, it might be. History shows that when brainy people—or people who think they are brainy—do worse than they think they ought to, bad things happen.”

The bottom has fallen out of the job market