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

This would legit be awesome.

Still time to sign up for ESTIMATE, which starts in less than two weeks. Those near East Lansing can attend in person! An online option also is available. Still planning on the Saturday evening soccer match .... econ.msu.edu/academics/es...

No.

Every day I'm less worried about AI replacing people. I'm just optimistic that our new AI overlords will find good uses for us.

All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated

If Germany did it, so can we.

And literally sending the World's top minds away while they're at it. These students are *our* future.

Future content creators are going to be paid to participate in mock-ups of Q&A forums, to feed the LLMs