Welp *USDA CONFIRMS DEADLY SCREWWORM IN US CATTLE

Just a reminder: I will be talking about my book this Friday at 12 noon at Columbia Univ. Registration link below.

Finally updated the search engine behind econlit-db to Meilisearch. Everything should be quite fast now -- under a second or two. Let me know if you have any bugs. paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...

New QJE paper measures spending flows between 1000s of small groups of consumers and producers, government, rest of the world. Most consumer spending stays domestic, esp in rural, older, less-educated areas->higher fiscal multipliers; targeting "left-behind" groups boosts economy

I think a lot of people here are way underestimating how difficult it is to break a sexual abuse story *even when everybody kind of knows it* unless you can get victims on record. it is very, very hard.

"they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways" Those feel like... pretty solid cards?

Found it strange that ppl push back on my argument that sales of electric vehicles are going to accelerate after Iran War, coz LINE GO UP for a decade now Turns out almost no one knows this fact: Sales of internal combustion engine cars peaked way back in 2018! bsky.app/profile/70sb...

We'll have to get used to smaller jobs numbers representing reasonably strong job growth in an environment of low population growth (including immigration). The "breakeven" estimates (job growth needed to maintain u-rate) are often quite low, like here: www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...

There's one trait where economists clearly outperform the other social sciences: Hubris.

Oudone Lothirath missed four out of five chemotherapy appointments while in ICE detention and received no medical care there. Now he will likely die in a matter of days. www.startribune.com/how-ice-deta...

Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed www.reuters.com/world/middle...

NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10

Broke: dead internet theory Woke: undead internet theory

Latest @employamerica.bsky.social It Wasn't A Recession - How Age Divergence & A Participation Boom Drove A 1% Rise In The Unemployment Rate www.employamerica.org/labor-market...

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

When Mark Carney sets specific goals for Canada to "diversify away" from its reliance on the US—making headlines in Canada but not the US—hear that for what it is: Close partners and allies looking elsewhere for better friends. This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.

I wonder who's going to get it.

> @conorsen.bsky.social

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"Trump Hopes Argentina Can Help Bring Down Meat Prices President Trump’s plan to import red meat runs counter to his philosophy of increasing domestic production, and has angered cattle ranchers in the United States." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...

BREAKING from PP We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens* The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied: Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado www.propublica.org/article/immi... by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that

Big picture, we do not know the exact answer to 'how good/bad is the ADP data if BLS data disappears?' but the private data providers themselves are pretty clear in every conference/panel that the quality of their own data will erode if they cannot benchmark to BLS estimates.

Who wants to work with Kate Bahn at the Institute for Women's Policy Research? #econ_ra iwpr.applytojob.com/apply/ACdbXf...

Seems bad: “The rise of unofficial US economic reports.” on.ft.com/4n38BAs

Fellow economists: Stand up for Fed Governor Lisa Cook and the principle of Federal Reserve independence. Sign this letter by Monday.

I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Gov. Lisa Cook. Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... | Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This letter is not particularly controversial in its assertions and the topic of central bank independence is extremely important. Takes about 4.5 minutes to read and sign (if you agree.) Looks like the number of signatories is up since Tatyana's post, but Economics needs YOU!

AI Hype vs. Productivity Reality Despite bold claims, there’s little evidence AI has boosted productivity so far. Even stretched scenarios indicate gains will fall short of past booms, suggesting current optimism is likely overdone. open.substack.com/pub/bobeunli...

The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Just received this statement from Lisa Cook: "President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."

The White House seeks politicized control over my university by forcing out our president, as it did at the University of Virginia—a page from the recipe book of authoritarian strongmen on the Left (Maduro) and Right (Orbán). Today President Washington responded to the attack. (thread)

Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.

A number of people have claimed recently that the CPS shows a large rise in employment for native-born workers, while immigrant employment has fallen. Here's an exceedingly informative post from @jedkolko.bsky.social, on why the CPS cannot be used in this way. jedkolko.substack.com/p/no-native-...

fresh audio product: • Aaron Benanav @abenanav.bsky.social outlines possibilities for a democratically planned economy • Jerome Nikolai Warren on the possibilities for cooperatives www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...

ericturkheimer.substack.com/p/news-flash... More underwhelming results for polygenic scores

Has anybody checked in on the people who said that means tested programs are just as durable as universal programs? Not going so hot.

The US has denied the visas of all 12 members of the Senegalese women’s basketball team who were scheduled to travel to the country as part of their preparation for the Afrobasket tournament that begins in August. Afrobasket is also the African qualifiers for the Olympics. #wnba

Another sign that the dollar’s dominance is in trouble: US importers are increasingly being asked by their foreign counterparties to settle transactions in currencies other than the US dollar, such as euros, RMB, Mexican pesos, and Canadian dollars.

This one seems pretty important . . . goes after a slew of them www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

www.wsj.com/politics/nat... This makes a lot of sense.

Yesterday's US Court of International Trade decision invalidates the recent tariffs imposed under IEEPA, including the "reciprocal" tariffs & most tariffs on China, Canada, & Mexico, leaving only the Section 232 commodity tariffs in place. What are the economic implications? 1/8

What's the historical accuracy rate of CEOs speculating about the massive economy-wide effects of their own technology?

Indeed, it's contrary to the way the Constitution reads, what the Framers wrote, and the way it's been implemented.