Excuse me. It’s “How the jerks I grew up with ON Long Island took over the country”

I’m very sad to share that Ned Phelps passed away last night. Ned was my undergraduate advisor and the reason I’m an economist. He was beyond brilliant but more importantly an amazing human being. His deep curiosity about the world will always be a lodestar for me.

For the EL folks:

We are still interviewing for research assistants at the Philly Fed for this cycle. It’s a great opportunity for students who want to get more experience with research and there are lots of development opportunities rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...

I'm glad to hear Delta is taking a stand and treating Congresspeople like the regular rich people they are. That'll teach 'em. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/b...

“When I grew up I did become a scientist, a social scientist. I’m an economist, which allows me to study how we humans coordinate and cooperate and compete with each other, in ways that have made us, on average, live longer and healthier lives.” #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/03/ps-2...

Someone asked how the growth in working papers on SSRN compared to other websites. SSRN vs. NBER vs. ArXiv papers per month -- interesting to see the lack of "ChatGPT" response in NBER relative to Arxiv -- SSRN looks more mixed but clearly trending way up.

We revised our Skyscraper Revolution paper github.com/Ahlfeldt/DPs... Added indirect inference to estimate the QoL effect of density by matching causal reduced-form estimates in the model => more realistic counterfactuals. Quick read @voxeu.org: cepr.org/voxeu/column... @bsoeberlin.bsky.social

I'm hiring! If you're an undergraduate who's interested in applied microeconomics research, please join my colleagues and me at Wharton as a Predoctoral Research Specialist. wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...

This chart is life

So does this mean I need to re-rebrand back to a "trade" economist? I was starting to get used to "tariff economist."

toooooooo late.

Today a good shirt became a bad shirt.

Make America Greenland again

Me at gym: oh thank god there’s ok music on finally. Me, 1 minute later: oh god this is the oldies station.

2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America? 2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America? 2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?

Nobody: Economists using stated preferences:

🎉Welcome to Professor Hannah Bae, newest Department of Economics faculty member! Get to know more about her: spr.ly/63324COkb0 #MSUEconomics #MSUSocialScience

I am now associated. I have a lot of thank-you's due....

Me, to my undergraduates explaining the fragmentation of production: the IT revolution allows us to coordinate production between factories in Michigan and Malaysia. Me, to my coauthors in Singapore: sorry guys bedtime was crazy here tonight.

Call for Papers for the 2nd Workshop for Early Career Women in Economic Geography and Spatial Economics: www.lse.ac.uk/asset-librar... [Organised by two of my early career colleagues; the first version was great]

Imagine writing down models of forward looking agents with rational expectations for a living, then wondering why the pipeline for women in economics is dry.

we are learning that the elite do not use autocorrect.

Me, to my coauthors.

Thrilled to share that @stevecicala.bsky.social will be joining our department as the Vontobel Foundation Professorship in Sustainable Economics (June 2026). His work focuses on the economics of regulation, particularly with respect to environmental and energy policy.

Point: Socialism has never *really* been tried. Counterpoint: Socialism has been tried for *over a thousand years.*

Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball! This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers. paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...

🚨New predoc positions!🚨 Join @alexbartik.bsky.social and me to work on developing LLM tools to analyze zoning regulations and their impacts on housing affordability. One position starting at the "normal" cycle next year, and another ASAP. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/176538

Many people know that there are multiple metrics for racial bias in algorithms -- and that they can yield *very* different results. In a new paper with Aurelie Ouss, we show the same is true for racial disparities in treatment effects. 1/ #econsky #polisky

I've been thinking recently about the future of the Academy.

Thrilled to work with @andrewvandam.bsky.social on this piece! wapo.st/46ZuESX

*zizek voice* there is no such thing as a gentle reminder! <sniff> all reminders are violent

Call for submissions for AREUEA doctoral dissertation award. Submission deadline October 31. Recent PhDs who defended between July 2024 and June 2025 are eligible. www.areuea.org/hoyt-institu...

Not to steal @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social’s shtick but this is simply Saturn Devouring His Son

This rocks!

There could not *possibly* have been a better choice. Great news. #econsky

So are we still teaching about the post war order? Asking for a friend with slides on the wto.

The MSU Department of Economics is pleased to announce that @imbernomics.bsky.social begins his new role as chair today: spr.ly/63325fS7c3. #MSUEconomics #MSUSocialScience

Here’s a graph from the Economist showing GDP data from official government sources versus private estimates. Free countries, like the US, don’t manipulate econ data. Less free countries do. Trump is seeking to break that for short-term PR. (Yes I know GDP is BEA and not BLS.)

I am looking for a research assistant to work with me on the development of U.S. housing markets. Experience with ArcGIS, Stata useful. We build datasets that allow us to understand housing affordability, the impacts of transit and zoning, and more: rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...

Sounds like ChatGPT is down. You know what doesn't go down? MapQuest printouts.

@akhilrao.bsky.social it's your jam

EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn. BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS. #EconSky

🚨 New working paper 🚨 In large cities, wages are higher. But so are inequalities. In fact, low-wage workers earn lower real earnings there. Why? What drives spatial wage disparities? Why some workers work at lower real wages in large cities?

Siri, cancel all my meetings.

hey @arpitrage.bsky.social and @jeffrlin.bsky.social

Research is searching again through your Whatsapp conversations with coauthors to figure out something you knew 6 months ago.

Rip