The new Trump administration is now making an unprecedented effort to PREVENT science from informing policy. For many years, these committees of outside, independent scientists advised federal statistical agencies on best methods. Administration says we don't want that. bsky.app/profile/eric...

Good to see the FT editorial draw attention to this less well known casualty of the US regime - official statistics on.ft.com/43Tejhn

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Happy ERP day! The 2025 Economic Report of the President is out now! Chapters cover a wide range of topics incl. remote work and K-12 ed - be sure to check it out. I'm presenting the health policy chapter at Brookings next Wed, links below #econsky #healthpolicy www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...

Thanks @bencasselman.bsky.social for this thoughtful examination of the relationship between economists & policymaking today, including voices of @jasonfurman.bsky.social @kclausing.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @jrothst.bsky.social me & many others. #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...

Today in @briefingbook.bsky.social, @fkamal.bsky.social, Erica Groshen, @jrothst.bsky.social, @victoriaudalova.bsky.social, @jedkolko.bsky.social, @gsgoda.bsky.social, @awhf.bsky.social, @chloergibbs.bsky.social, and I flag issues to watch as the admin changes www.briefingbook.info/p/quick-hits...

Hi #EconSky! 🚨New working paper alert!🚨 One way the U.S. gov’t subsidizes medical spending is by allowing certain expenses to be deducted on tax returns. But who is eligible, who claims it and why, and what are the implications? www.nber.org/papers/w33213 Keep reading to learn more...! 1/

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There are way more people around here these days, so this might be a good time to reintroduce @briefingbook.bsky.social. We want to give you the kind of analysis we did as economic policy staffers at the White House. Here's our first post from last September. www.briefingbook.info/p/welcome-to...

It was great to write this post with my wonderful collaborator @chvanhoutven.bsky.social -- my first piece for Brookings!

The effect of online interviews in the University of Michigan Survey of Consumer Sentiment open.substack.com/pub/briefing...

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It's been great to be a part of @briefingbook.bsky.social and watch it grow over the last year! Thanks to all of our readers and contributors for helping us bring economic policy analysis to a broader audience. #EconSky

Lots of new followers here since last week - you should also subscribe to @briefingbook.bsky.social, the economic policy newsletter I run with @gsgoda.bsky.social, Jeff Zhang, and Wes Yin. It’s good, I promise! www.briefingbook.info

Today in Briefing Book, @aaronsojourner.org's debut, with @gsgoda.bsky.social, on how to strengthen the direct care workforce www.briefingbook.info/p/how-can-we...

Noah Kaufman makes his Briefing Book debut today, highlighting important ways in which updated guidance from OMB will improve our understanding of the effects of climate-related regulations 📈📉 www.briefingbook.info/p/the-new-ci...

Update to this thread: Thanks to generous support from multiple donors, fellowships will be (competitively) available to support PhD students interested in participating in CBO’s dissertation fellows program or similar programs at other Congressional support agencies.

More bonus Briefing Book content this morning from Ryan Cummings and @nealemahoney.bsky.social: excessively harsh assessment of the economy by Republicans accounts for 30% of the gap between current consumer sentiment and what fundamentals would predict www.briefingbook.info/p/asymmetric...

It was a lot of fun sitting down with @marthagimbel.bsky.social and Cardiff Garcia to chat about the Council of Economic Advisers on the New Bazaar! shows.acast.com/the-new-baza...

The White House Council of Economic Advisers is hiring for multiple roles. GREAT GREAT opportunities for U.S. citizens interested in economic policy. Can't recommend them strongly enough. 📉📈 - Staff economists, PhD students on leave from PhD for a year... www.whitehouse.gov/cea/work-for...

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I’m back in Briefing Book this morning, talking about the data we need to make good labor policy and hours to get it open.substack.com/pub/briefing...

Proud to share my first Briefing Book post, out today. @kevinrinz.bsky.social summarizes it nicely here 👇

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Thanks for the warm welcome! Glad to be here.