Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process. There's still time to sign! And please share. #EconSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The zero-sum mindset seems more and more relevant in the current environment. Thank you @harvardmagazine.bsky.social for the video where I explain our research on why zero-sum thinking is so important and where it comes from. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e16o...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “‘Descended from Immigrants and Revolutionists:’ How Family History Shapes Immigration Policymaking,” by Feigenbaum (@jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social), Palmer (@maxwellpalmer.com), and Schneer: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

I had a lot of fun talking to @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social on her Probable Causation podcast about the IGNITE program: an innovative jail-based rehabilitative program in Flint, Michigan www.probablecausation.com/podcasts/epi...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Micro MPCs and Macro Counterfactuals: The Case of the 2008 Rebates,” by Orchard (@jakeorchard.bsky.social), Ramey, and Wieland: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Voluntary Minimum Wages: The Local Labor Market Effects of National Retailer Policies,” by Derenoncourt and Weil: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

I wrote a short blog post about the tragedy currently unfolding in the evaluation industry. Trump is destroying vital research capacity and decades of instructional knowledge for pocket change. 1/x rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...

On the loss of a model of intellectual integrity and courage—Christopher Jencks. He showed us how to wade into troubled waters and come out the stronger for it. @theprospect.bsky.social prospect.org/health/2025-...

Sandy Jencks shaped my career. His writing drew me into the Social Sciences as an undergrad. I then had the privilege to learn from him as a PhD student, and he served on my committee. A true scholar and role model I still aspire to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...

Truly one of the greats. He gave us the words and the permission to study inequality in a way that has shifted so many careers and in turn impacted so many lives. Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...

Linking historical Gautreaux desegregation records to long-run outcome to study how moves to white, low-poverty areas impacted Black children's earnings, wealth, and marriage, from Eric Chyn, Robert Collinson, and Danielle H. Sandler https://www.nber.org/papers/w33427

Important research - once upon a time such a paper would not be found in a mainstream economics journal.

Holy forking shirt balls "Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. "

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Officer-Involved: The Media Language of Police Killings,” by Moreno-Medina, Ouss, Bayer, and Ba: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “’Something Works’ in U.S. Jails: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program,” by Alsan, Barnett, Hull, and Yang: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and their Children,” by Londoño-Vélez (@jlondonovelez.bsky.social) and Saravia: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Incredibly important and timely work. Denial of a wanted abortion increases the likelihood of death by 2.5pp in the next nine months. Long run harms to health, educational attainment, labor force participation, and poverty, among others.

Congratulations to Bronwyn H. Hall of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social who was recognized as a 2024 Distinguished Fellow by Lawrence F. Katz at the #ASSA2025 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Congratulations to @jchaltiwangerum.bsky.social of the University of Maryland who was recognized as a 2024 Distinguished Fellow by Lawrence F. Katz at the #ASSA2025 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Featured in the latest Digest: "The Impact of a Boston Desegregation Busing Program on Student Outcomes" https://www.nber.org/digest/202501/impact-boston-desegregation-busing-program-student-outcomes

ICYMI, webcasts of select sessions from the #ASSA2025 meeting in San Francisco on January 3-5 are now available to the public for viewing. #econsky aeaweb.org/conference/w...

Congratulations to William “Sandy” Darity, Jr. of @duke-university.bsky.social who was recognized as a 2024 Distinguished Fellow by Lawrence F. Katz at the #ASSA2025 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Earnings and Labor Supply of U.S. Physicians,” by Gottlieb (@gottliebecon.bsky.social), Polyakova, Rinz (@kevinrinz.bsky.social), Shiplett, and Udalova (@victoriaudalova.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Diffusion of New Technologies,” by Kalyani (@aakashkalyani.bsky.social), Bloom (@nickbloom.bsky.social), Carvalho, Hassan, Lerner, and Tahoun: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

This paper is a great example of solid evidence of systemic discrimination: "Black taxpayers are audited at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers." This reflects a series of choices built into the IRS audit algorithm: focus on the EITC, and overclaiming of credits.

#QJE Feb 2025, #14, “A Cognitive View of Policing,” by Dube, MacArthur, and Shah: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #12, “Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive,” by Kaur, Mullainathan (@sendhil.bsky.social), Oh, and Schilbach (@fschilbach.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #11, “Mandatory Notice of Layoff, Job Search, and Efficiency,” by Cederlöf, Fredriksson, Nekoei, and Seim (@seimseim.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #10, “War Reparations, Structural Change, and Intergenerational Mobility,” by Matti Mitrunen: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #9, “The Long-Run Impacts of Public Industrial Investment on Local Development and Economic Mobility: Evidence from World War II,” by Garin (@andygarin.bsky.social) and Rothbaum: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #8, “Believed Gender Differences in Social Preferences,” by Exley, Hauser, Moore (@mollymooreplz.bsky.social), and Pezzuto: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #6, “LinkedOut? A Field Experiment on Discrimination in Job Network Formation,” by Evsyukova (@yuliaevsyukova.bsky.social), Rusche (@felixrusche.bsky.social), and Mill (@econmill.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #4, “The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer, and Growth,” by Marta Prato: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #3, “Measuring and Mitigating Racial Disparities in Tax Audits,” by Elzayn, Smith, Hertz, Guage, Ramesh, Fisher, Ho, and Goldin (@jacobsgoldin.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #2, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

#QJE Feb 2025, #1, “Trust at Scale: The Economic Limits of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains,” by Eric Budish: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

The February 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Believed Gender Differences in Social Preferences,” by Exley, Hauser, Moore (@mollymooreplz.bsky.social), and Pezzuto: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Cognitive Endurance as Human Capital,” by Brown(@clbrown.bsky.social), Kaur, Kingdon, and Schofield: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “When Did Growth Begin? New Estimates of Productivity Growth in England from 1250 to 1870,” by Bouscasse (@paulbouscasse.bsky.social), Nakamura, and Steinsson (@jonsteinsson.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Important work on the impacts of medical debt relief on consumer outcomes and the role of reporting of medical debt to credit bureaus using two large-scale RCTs by Kluender, Mahoney (@nealemahoney.bsky.social), &Wong (@francisawong.bsky.social) in the #QJE (‪@qjeharvard.bsky.social)

MDRC Board Member @lkatz42.bsky.social on How Research and Evidence Drive Social Change www.aecf.org/blog/lawrenc... via @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social

Very excited to see this in print soon!

Great work by Oeindrila Dube, Sandy Jo MacArthur, and Anuj Shah

Celebrating 50 Years of MDRC

Spread the word! Tom Mitchell and I will discuss the report of the National Academies on AI and the Future of Work on Thursday at 1:30 ET and 10:30 PT. Please join us! www.nationalacademies.org/event/44014_...

“We find an additional $1 spent auditing taxpayers above the 90th income percentile yields more than $12 in revenue, while audits of below-median income taxpayers yield $5.”

And Ellen Stuart as well as an author on this important paper. My bad.

Recently accepted by #QJE, “War Reparations, Structural Change, and Intergenerational Mobility,” by Matti Mitrunen: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Insightful and important analysis of the returns and costs of tax audits across the income distribution by Boning, Hendren, and Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social) now in the QJE (@qjeharvard.bsky.social)