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This was a great read. Highly recommend!

We don't know what jobs AI will eliminate, but we shouldn't wait around. We're facing a "veil of ignorance" moment to strengthen the safety net before the politics harden. If we don’t, we risk moats that protect insiders, slow progress, and raise costs. nealemahoney.substack.com/p/ais-veil-o...

(1/3) We are excited at last to share videos and summaries of our recent SIEPR Policy Forum on #artificialintelligence and what it means for the economy and for society. Given today's hype around #AI, there's a lot of substance in what speakers had to say. Links👇. tinyurl.com/mvm5zky2

We don't know what jobs AI will eliminate, but we shouldn't wait around. We're facing a "veil of ignorance" moment to strengthen the safety net before the politics harden. If we don’t, we risk moats that protect insiders, slow progress, and raise costs. nealemahoney.substack.com/p/ais-veil-o...

If you read one thing this Sunday, read @jaredb-econ.bsky.social's post on whether the affordability crisis is a crisis (link below), featuring the Affordability Serenity Prayer: econjared.substack.com/p/is-the-aff...

New in @time.com w/ Adam Shaw Trump Accounts promise a “head start” for every child, but the current design delivers the biggest gains and tax breaks to families who need them least. We can do better for the next generation. time.com/7338829/prob...

New in @time.com w/ Adam Shaw Trump Accounts promise a “head start” for every child, but the current design delivers the biggest gains and tax breaks to families who need them least. We can do better for the next generation. time.com/7338829/prob...

The Trump administration's dismantling of consumer financial protections continues, as SIEPR director @nealemahoney.bsky.social discusses in this update on the president's economic policies.👇 #CFPB

Healthcare affordability policies reside at the intersection of good politics (for Ds) and good policy (for all...well, except rent-seekers). Joint w @nealemahoney.bsky.social econjared.substack.com/p/healthcare...

Nursing home value-added for black patients is 30 percent lower than for white patients, with most of the gap reflecting differences within, rather than across, nursing homes, from Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, @nealemahoney.bsky.social, and James C. Okun www.nber.org/papers/w34324

Evidence 👉 Black patients in nursing homes receive ~30% lower-quality "value added" care than whites within the same facility, from SIEPR's @nealemahoney.bsky.social and Liran Einav, with @mit.edu coauthors, in a novel study of 6.2M patients across 8,000 facilities. Paper: tinyurl.com/53mes36e

These are not only bad policies that will impact patients, but also the economy at large. #healthcare #Medicaid Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts www.latimes.com/business/sto... via @latimes.com CC: @nealemahoney.bsky.social @allisonbegrace.bsky.social

What’s next for Fannie and Freddie: SIEPR’s latest Policy Brief, from fmr NEC deputy director Daniel Hornung and Stanford econ PhD student Ben Sampson, looks at 3 potential reforms and introduces a framework for assessing their possible impacts on mortgage rates, homebuyers. tinyurl.com/35mxsnrf

How could AI transform creativity, jobs, education and public policy? SIEPR's @nealemahoney.bsky.social and @susanathey.bsky.social, and @drfeifei.bsky.social, share their insights in this special episode of the Stanford Engineering's "Future of Everything" podcast. 👇 tinyurl.com/4wn3ekyz

Women and men almost always feel differently about the economy, SIEPR's @nealemahoney.bsky.social and Ryan Cummings @weakinstrument.bsky.social find in a new analysis of University of Michigan consumer sentiment data. 👇

🧵 The affordability squeeze in this country is real. In a new SIEPR Policy Brief, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and @nealemahoney.bsky.social introduce a 3-legged framework for addressing the problem of rising costs for basic necessities, from health care to housing. tinyurl.com/f5hb93u5

The incomparable @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and I have a new piece on the affordability agenda. The piece - Lays out principles for addressing affordability - Presents our three-legged stool framework - Discusses ideas for housing, healthcare, childcare, and more siepr.stanford.edu/publications...

New from @nealemahoney.bsky.social and me: "Building an affordable economy: A three-legged stool strategy." Everybody's talking affordability, as they should be! Here's our framework & principles: siepr.stanford.edu/publications... Substack summary: econjared.substack.com/p/a-three-le...

There's a lot of bad happening in the world today. So take some time to read something good--dare I say, great!--from @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and @nealemahoney.bsky.social who boil down the econ of "affordability" to a simple, three-legged framework. Good economics, good policy!

Jared Bernstein is LIVE NOW with @nealemahoney.bsky.social. Get your economy questions answered: contrarian.substack.com/live-stream/...

I'm hiring predocs to work with me on econ policy research projects starting in Summer 2026. Topics include healthcare, consumer finance, energy markets, housing, and childcare. You'll be part of an awesome community of @siepr.bsky.social predocs. Details here: siepr.stanford.edu/programs/sie...

Updated our numbers with Caleb Brobst on how healthcare jobs are propping up the labor market - Healthcare jobs were 133% of non-farm payroll growth over last 3 months. Non-health care was negative. - Healthcare jobs were 49% of NFP over last 6 months Link to original piece: lnkd.in/eaRfxMDB

🧵 Is the American dream a mirage? Shocking new @wsj.com poll finds that 70 percent of Americans now think so. In exploring this and other findings, the WSJ begins with a quote from SIEPR director @nealemahoney.bsky.social, lamenting the loss of Americans' "relentless optimism." tinyurl.com/mryzy2ny

New piece in TIME this morning with Adam Shaw on tomorrow's closure of the de minimis exemption, which will raise tariffs on shipments under $800. We write that the decision compounds one bad policy with another under the misguided notion that two wrongs make a right. time.com/7312977/stan...

This just in from SIEPR director @nealemahoney.bsky.social and Adam Shaw: New #tariffs on small shipments, set to take effect Aug. 29, are a terrible idea for a lot of reasons. 👇

New piece in TIME this morning with Adam Shaw on tomorrow's closure of the de minimis exemption, which will raise tariffs on shipments under $800. We write that the decision compounds one bad policy with another under the misguided notion that two wrongs make a right. time.com/7312977/stan...

Some warning signs in this timely look at the country's No. 1 job engine, from SIEPR director @nealemahoney.bsky.social and Caleb Brobst, SIEPR predoctoral research fellow. #EconSky #LaborMarket

New Substack w/ Caleb Brobst on how healthcare jobs are propping up the labor market and whether it can continue in the face of new headwinds. open.substack.com/pub/nealemah...

Thrilled to announce that I’ll be at Stanford Open Minds: New York on Sep 13 for a live “Future of Everything” pod, exploring how technology, science, and medicine are shaping our lives. Register here: openminds.stanford.edu/new-york

🎙️ON AIR: We're speaking with economics professor @nealemahoney.bsky.social, financial analyst @tracyalloway.bsky.social and Andytown Coffee Roasters' Corazon Padilla about the impact of this latest round of tariffs. ❓ How have your spending and savings habits changed? 📻 Listen:

THU at 9AM: Economics professor @nealemahoney.bsky.social, financial analyst @tracyalloway.bsky.social and Andytown Coffee Roasters' Corazon Padilla join to talk about how this latest round of tariffs is impacting consumers and businesses. ❓ How have your spending and savings habits changed?

I'll be on @kqedforum.bsky.social at 9 am pt talking tariffs. Check it out! www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

From 30k feet up, the affordability agenda is a three-legged stool: 1) Take down regs whose cost>benefits to make it cheaper & faster to build in the US. 2) Direct subsidies to lower-inc HHs in key goods/servs where markets fail to meet affordable needs, such as child care and housing. 3) Reduce...

Here's the great @nealemahoney.bsky.social and I on a framework for thinking about affordability policy. econjared.substack.com/p/everybodys...

Spoke with @ayeletsheffey.bsky.social at @businessinsider.com about how the cancellation of "click to cancel" will waste people's time, increase switching costs, and make markets less competitive. www.businessinsider.com/ftc-blocks-s...

As I told @chantellelee.bsky.social for @time.com, “medical debt does not have meaningful predictive power for people’s creditworthiness. Part of the reason is that medical debt, more than any other form of debt, is the result of bad luck, not bad financial behavior.” time.com/7302883/medi...

Debt collectors win, medical debtor holders lose, as SIEPR Director @nealemahoney.bsky.social explains. #EconSky

On Friday a judge struck down a CFPB rule that would've wiped medical debt from credit reports The decision will reduce credit access while giving debt collectors more leverage It comes a week after Trump signed a law that will kick 16 million off health insurance Compounding cruelty with cruelty

Enjoyed speaking with @npr.org's Asma Khalid about a federal court's decision to block the FTC's "click to cancel" rule -- and the consequences for markets and consumers. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Enjoyed speaking with @npr.org's Asma Khalid about a federal court's decision to block the FTC's "click to cancel" rule -- and the consequences for markets and consumers. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

This is a terrible outcome. In my research, I've shown the subscription cancellation problem is big The click-to-cancel rule was poised to make meaningful progress on this problem Now we're back to the sludge The result will be less competition, higher prices, and lower quality.

This is unethical, but tempted to include white text telling an AI reviewer to reveal itself in my next submission asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...

Very clear article discussing our @beckerfriedman.bsky.social / @nber.org working paper and other aspects of healthcare job growth. The full paper together with @nealemahoney.bsky.social @siepr.bsky.social @kevinrinz.bsky.social @victoriaudalova.bsky.social is here: gottlieb.ca/papers/Healt...

BBB is historically unpopular

Reupping this piece on how Medicaid has grown 32% in Republican congressional districts since 2013, with the fastest growth in frontline districts (where Rs face the closest races in 2026) and in rural, poor, and white districts of the country.

@nealemahoney.bsky.social‬ discusses how rather than taking a conventional left/right approach to consumer financial protection, the Trump administration is taking actions that will likely support scammers, harm well-meaning financial institutions, & hurt families. cepr.org/publications... #EconSky

1/6 Two refineries in CA will close by 2026. And you might have heard about a “study” which says CA could have $8/gal gas prices when that happens. I looked at the underlying analysis and found it riddled with conceptual and factual errors. #EnergySky ryanmgcummings.substack.com/p/the-post-w...

Overheard at the SF Opera: Yesterday I was talking to Gemini about Kant …

This is economic policy gone horribly wrong Can't remember the last time a chart made me this mad budgetlab.yale.edu/research/com...