What often gets missed in stories about declining birth rates is that they're due to declines specifically among young women. Young women are exercising reproductive autonomy and are making considered decisions about whether and when to have children. This is a good thing.

Even though I'm an economist, I wish there was more focus on the human suffering from this war and less focus on the economic consequences. Hundreds of little girls are dead, and we're worried about oil prices.

I think @lavaredmonds.bsky.social is tongue in cheek here, but I honestly love this. Easiest way to screw up as a grad student or especially junior faculty is to not submit any papers.

In an effort to make bsky a place where people come to read dunks based on substance rather than scolds for not adhering to some liberal orthodoxy: This is pretty dumb.

67% of Gen Z are struggling to afford their housing costs according to a recent Redfin report. 🏠📉 Between high rents, and a weak labor market, the struggle is real. Rents are coming down in the places that built the most during the pandemic: the solution is to build housing! 🏗️

New books day! (Ok, one is just a revised version of a classic.) All coincidentally by some BA female economists. Congrats on the book @mlheggeness.bsky.social - I can’t wait to dive in!

Teaching econ dev this term? Feeling depressed about teaching it? Me too. #econtwitter #econsky I always love getting syllabus additions from others, so I'll throw out that I'm adding these new (sad) readings this semester: www.thisamericanlife.org/862/some-thi... www.cgdev.org/blog/update-...

In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers. www.propublica.org/article/nort...

Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.

🆕 Women’s power at home In today's podcast, @seema.bsky.social @princetondevo.bsky.social & Alessandra Voena discuss what economic research has taught us about women’s power in the household: voxdev.org/topic/instit...

I argue in this piece that the nonprofit sector should be thinking more about the counterfactual when assessing fundraising success: winning a $2M competitive bid over capable peers advances the cause less than convincing someone to donate $1M they'd have spent on a yacht.

The International Monetary Fund asked me to review the literature on migration economics to draw lessons for low-income countries. In a new @iza.org paper, I argue that policy for the 21st century must discard four outdated ideas. www.iza.org/publications... 🧵 thread—>

“On June 15, 1992, [Dan] Quayle altered 12-year-old student William Figueroa's correct spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" at the Muñoz Rivera Elementary School spelling bee in Trenton, New Jersey. He was the subject of widespread ridicule for his error.” — @wikipedia.org

A life skills / soccer playing intervention among boys and a goal setting intervention among girls each reduce girls' reports of intimate partner violence. manishashah.net/wp-content/u... Shah presenting evidence from Tanzania at #LACDEV2025

Amy Damon presenting her work on time use in Indonesia during our fantastic session on households and gender at @weai.bsky.social. Thanks to @lindseynovak.bsky.social for presenting a real fun topic and to @econprachi.bsky.social for organizing!

My op-ed in the @latimes.com on the insufficient and ineffective baby bonus idea for Mother’s Day (come on, we need some actual help here) t.co/AR7IPWJxM4

Ok, this is actually a great point from Kristina Murkett in the @thespectator1828.bsky.social : “We have removed the... community networks that make parenting more manageable, and no subsidy can compensate for these huge social and cultural changes" www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-...

This was a really good summary for people not in the field to understand what’s at stake. The part I’m so glad he drew attention to is the dignity shown by the public servants affected, unlike those destroying our health and science infrastructure

Last day to submit your papers to LACDEV (Liberal Arts College Development Economics Conference- the nerdiest and chattiest dev conference out there) sites.google.com/site/lacdevc...

Interesting new research suggesting one reason women are less likely to major in STEM, economics, and business is that they expect to face labor market discrimination later in those fields (so that the return to such majors is lower). www.nber.org/papers/w33680

Who doesn’t love moss?? LC’s moss appreciation week on Morning Edition this week: www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. "Then they came for the trade unionists … "Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me." —Martin Niemöller #econsky #academicsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/01/pres...

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems. We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵

My op-ed on economic policies and the election was published today in the Los Angeles Times: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #econsky

States that criminalize abortion are losing obstetricians. #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...

📉📈 insights into how tariff taxes would raise consumer prices. finance.yahoo.com/news/pass-th...

Nice 🧵 on @fkamal.bsky.social’s super insightful blog about how broad-based import tariffs can harm the U.S. economy by reducing competitiveness, disrupting supply chains, hitting at job growth, and provoking retaliation. 📉📈 #econsky #exportersareimporters

Out now in World Development! Brooke Krause and I explore the effect of a multi-dimensional women’s empowerment program called Maisha Bora in rural northern Tanzania. t.co/7rVKUGc24o

Econ job market candidate intros. Candidates, communicate: 1) your name, program, & fields, 2) image of JMP title & abstract + Alt Text, 3) #EconJMP, & 4) a link to your website. Employers, browse & interact respectfully. Everyone else, shhhh. 📉📈