Ben Glasner @benglasner.bsky.social @BenGlasner
Associate Economist with @InnovateEconomy. Ex-post-doc with @CpspPoverty. Tweets on Policy and Research. All good tweets are from the dog. bglasner.com New York City Joined September 2018-
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The Role of Government Transfers in the Child Poverty Gap by Race and Ethnicity: A Focus on Black, Latino, and White Children via @CpspPoverty & @TheHellerSchool povertycenter.columbia.edu/publication/20…
Professional news—psyched to join the excellent folks at EIG! Today is my first day, assuming I can find the office and defeat the battalion of Sardaukar that guards it. Can’t wait to get started.
Professional news—psyched to join the excellent folks at EIG! Today is my first day, assuming I can find the office and defeat the battalion of Sardaukar that guards it. Can’t wait to get started.
New: Foreign-born workers make up an outsized share of the workforce in industries critical to economic and national security. You simply cannot separate industrial policy success from skilled immigration reform. Let’s dive into the numbers.
This was a fun collaboration with @BenGlasner. Explore the DCI here → eig.org/distressed-com… And @EconomicPolicy's amazing Family Budget Calculator here → epi.org/resources/budg…
One in four Americans live in an economically secure county where well-being runs high, according to new analysis of EIG's Distressed Communities Index (DCI) and @EconomicPolicy's Family Budget Calculator (FBC). Learn more: eig.org/dci-cost-of-li…
Gig platforms are most useful when they are flexible matchmakers between labor supply/demand. Policymakers should tailor support for workers to embrace the benefits of a flexible marketplace. Read more in @MissLiyaP's Substack: liyapalagashvili.substack.com/p/minimum-wage…
New work out from @AugustBenzow and @InnovateEconomy exploring the relationship between economic connectedness and community distress. Found that high economic distress goes hand in hand with few cross-class friendships at the neighborhood level.
New work out from @AugustBenzow and @InnovateEconomy exploring the relationship between economic connectedness and community distress. Found that high economic distress goes hand in hand with few cross-class friendships at the neighborhood level.
Research via @ecarl_economics, @ModeledBehavior, and myself in the @nytimes - A labor market that includes a greater number of full-remote jobs will open the door for far more otherwise qualified workers who have been unable to participate due to difficulties beyond their control
Research via @ecarl_economics, @ModeledBehavior, and myself in the @nytimes - A labor market that includes a greater number of full-remote jobs will open the door for far more otherwise qualified workers who have been unable to participate due to difficulties beyond their control
Khoa Vu @KhoaVuUmn
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Adam Ozimek @ModeledBehavior
83K Followers 868 Following Chief economist at @InnovateEconomy. Host of the EconTwitter Water Cooler, live on twitter spaces and downloadable here: https://t.co/toyjfDruRu
Andy Garin @andy_garin
2K Followers 912 Following Economist, interested in making work work for workers. Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College.
Guy Berger @EconBerger
12K Followers 3K Following Director of Economic Research at the Burning Glass Institute. I tweet a lot about labor markets, macro, and (sorry) music! Tweets represent my own views.
John Horton @johnjhorton
14K Followers 2K Following Economist researching online marketplaces. Mind and Hand. Co-founder of @ExpectedParrot
Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner
15K Followers 3K Following #Labor #economics Also: https://t.co/qufShsE8lo https://t.co/AWHnCQupjr
Dr. Chloe N. East (sh.. @ChloeNEast
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Emma Wiles @emmabwiles
3K Followers 816 Following PhD candidate @MITSloan. AP @BUQuestrom '24. Digital platforms, AI in labor markets, a secret third thing. @emmawiles.bsky.social née van Inwegen
Per Engzell @pengzell
9K Followers 8K Following Sociology Prof @UCLSocRes. Associate Ed RSSM & ESR. Past @SOFI_su_se @NuffieldCollege @OxfordDemSci @MIT_IWER. Also https://t.co/2iyBLXV3Ad / https://t.co/Vcgc1TFQEJ
John W Lettieri @LettieriDC
5K Followers 4K Following Co-founder @InnovateEconomy * Interested in what makes people & places thrive * Husband, dad, & long-suffering fan of @DemonDeacons.
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HK HONG @Econ_HONG
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Grete Gansauer @grete_rural
714 Followers 2K Following economic geography & policy analysis from/for peripheral regions. infrastructure too. phd cand @montanastate, predoc fellow @usda_nifa 🐴 🚴🏼♀️ 🎿
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Institute For The Ame.. @Inst4AW
1K Followers 3K Following https://t.co/271c2NLw30 Real-time research & training, equipping policymakers with tools to stand for American workers & advance free market principles
Liya Palagashvili @MissLiyaP
2K Followers 855 Following The future of work is flexible, entrepreneurial, and free. Economist at @mercatus, scholar at @nyulaw. @Forbes 30under30 in law&policy. Formerly econ prof @suny
Susannah Barnes @susannahebarnes
599 Followers 964 Following pm @mercatus | contributor @youngvoicesorg 🌷studying gender econ, fiscal policy & where they overlap || views are mine but also my cat’s
Rachel Maltz @RRachelMaltz
130 Followers 200 Following Doing digital for @amprog | Did digital for @JohnBKing & @VeracityMedia | Opinions and views are my own
Joshua @Noonit1556597
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Anthony Colavito @AColavi
542 Followers 3K Following Economist @SocialSecurity | Former @ThirdWayEcon | Studying economics @ JHU | Views expressed here are my own (he/him)
Ben Casselman @bencasselman
72K Followers 3K Following Econ/business reporter @nytimes. Formerly @fivethirtyeight @WSJ. Adjunct @newmarkjschool. He/him [email protected] Photo: Earl Wilson/NY
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710 Followers 1K Following PhD in Political Science from @gwtweets, now advising global CxOs. I study businesses, international security, political economy, and collect 📚.
Matthew Taylor @Matthewhideo
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John Bailey @John_Bailey
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Cardiff Garcia @CardiffGarcia
28K Followers 2K Following Just because opinions are mine doesn't mean they can't also be yours. EIG Editorial Director, New Bazaar host; co-founder, Bazaar Audio; ex-journalist (FT, NPR)
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Nicolas Werquin @nicolas_werquin
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Raditude @Radnaut
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A_lice @Alice1265162789
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Danilo Leandro Trisi @TrisiDanilo
764 Followers 574 Following I research poverty, equity & social policy. Dad. PhD. Data nerd. Data/research consultant. Former Director of Poverty & Inequality Research @CenterOnBudget
Jacob Bastian @JacobBastian25
2K Followers 909 Following Ast Prof @RutgersU | Sr Econ @WhiteHouseCEA | PhD @umichECON | 1st gen BA | I research how public policy can help low income families & ⬇poverty. EITC+CTC=👍🏼
MDRC @MDRC_News
25K Followers 6K Following Nonprofit & nonpartisan, MDRC develops & evaluates innovative antipoverty programs that improve the lives of individuals and families. Tweets by @hutchinsjohne.
Wei Yang Tham @wytham88
2K Followers 1K Following On the job market (2023/24) Innovation, Labor Postdoc @LISHarvard Econ PhD from Ohio State @wytham88.bsky.social
David Simon @David_E_Simon
1K Followers 990 Following Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut. Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He/Him
David Jiménez @David_E_Jimenez
1K Followers 4K Following @NiskanenCenter | Catholic | European style Christian Democrat | @BowdoinCollege @JusticeReform alumn | Views own | Cessi, et sublato montem genitore petivi
Michael Lachanski @regressiondisco
464 Followers 3K Following Demographer, Economist, Comp. Soc. Sci - working on Inequality + Org. Demography @ Penn. formerly @Princeton @USCensusBureau https://t.co/OaarG7myGC
Nesasmeath @nesasmeath82100
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Matt Clancy @mattsclancy
8K Followers 2K Following Creator of New Things Under the Sun, a living literature review about innovation. Research fellow @open_phil. See https://t.co/6EvVGkyKJF for more.![The Institute for Immigration Research [IIR] conducts #research about the contributions of #immigrants as entrepreneurs, workers & consumers. #immigrationfacts](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/891007713249021952/4Bz5JpKu.jpg)
IIR-GMU @IIRGMU
1K Followers 2K Following The Institute for Immigration Research [IIR] conducts #research about the contributions of #immigrants as entrepreneurs, workers & consumers. #immigrationfacts
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Fossil fuels kill 350.. @playedaroundwi4
382 Followers 5K Following Fossil fuels kill 350k Americans yearly https://t.co/B9EOHEQ5qa…
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Khoa Vu @KhoaVuUmn
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Jeffrey Wooldridge @jmwooldridge
80K Followers 1K Following University Distinguished Professor of Economics, Michigan State University. Econometrician and textbook author. Two dogs, one rabbit, two fish, and N + 2 cats.
Arin Dube @arindube
53K Followers 1K Following Provost Prof. of Economics (UMass Amherst). Inequality, labor market policies and competition. Book project: The Wage Standard. @nberpubs @MITshapingwork
Nick HK @nickchk
19K Followers 342 Following Econ prof @SeattleU. Book The Effect https://t.co/3F41M6EzEb out now! Check my pinned thread for all my projects. Substack https://t.co/YYrIUc8JPC
Adam Ozimek @ModeledBehavior
83K Followers 868 Following Chief economist at @InnovateEconomy. Host of the EconTwitter Water Cooler, live on twitter spaces and downloadable here: https://t.co/toyjfDruRu
Arpit Gupta @arpitrage
31K Followers 4K Following Associate Professor of Finance, @NYUStern. Finance/Real Estate/Urban newsletter: https://t.co/lWVJvq6vKg.
Andy Garin @andy_garin
2K Followers 912 Following Economist, interested in making work work for workers. Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College.
Riley Acton @riacton
4K Followers 3K Following labor & education economist | @miami_econ assistant professor | @ursinuscollege/@ursinusgym & @msueconomics alum | she/her
John Horton @johnjhorton
14K Followers 2K Following Economist researching online marketplaces. Mind and Hand. Co-founder of @ExpectedParrot
Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner
15K Followers 3K Following #Labor #economics Also: https://t.co/qufShsE8lo https://t.co/AWHnCQupjr
Dr. Chloe N. East (sh.. @ChloeNEast
6K Followers 3K Following Econ Prof @cudenver Fellow @BrookingsInst @EPR_LAB @nberpubs @IZAWorldofLabor @LetKidsThrive @IRP_UW Opinions my own
Emma Wiles @emmabwiles
3K Followers 816 Following PhD candidate @MITSloan. AP @BUQuestrom '24. Digital platforms, AI in labor markets, a secret third thing. @emmawiles.bsky.social née van Inwegen
Wojtek Kopczuk 🇵�.. @wwwojtekk
48K Followers 1K Following Economist, tax policy/inequality. Editor of @JPubEcon. President @iipf_org. Professional skeptic. Anti-illiberal. Persiflageur.
scott cunningham @causalinf
54K Followers 6K Following Economics professor paying it forward with 55 burgers, 55 fries, 55 tacos, 55 pies, 55 Cokes, 100 tater tots, 100 pizzas, 100 tenders, 100 meatballs
APPAM @APPAM_DC
9K Followers 1K Following APPAM is a non-profit dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis and education.
Austan Goolsbee @Austan_Goolsbee
109K Followers 961 Following President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, econ prof @ChicagoBooth, frmr Chair, Council of Economic Advisers. I don’t speak for the Fed or others on FOMC
John Voorheis @john_voorheis
7K Followers 735 Following Principal Economist, Center for Economic Studies at @uscensusbureau. I study how people, places, businesses and the environment interact. Opinions my own.
John W Lettieri @LettieriDC
5K Followers 4K Following Co-founder @InnovateEconomy * Interested in what makes people & places thrive * Husband, dad, & long-suffering fan of @DemonDeacons.
Stefanie Stantcheva @S_Stantcheva
39K Followers 2K Following Professor of Economics @Harvard. Inequality, taxation, innovation & how people understand economic policies. Theory+data. https://t.co/naCOmtDvtM
The Budget Lab @The_Budget_Lab
692 Followers 8 Following The Budget Lab at Yale is a non-partisan policy research center dedicated to providing in-depth analysis of federal proposals for the American economy.
Grete Gansauer @grete_rural
714 Followers 2K Following economic geography & policy analysis from/for peripheral regions. infrastructure too. phd cand @montanastate, predoc fellow @usda_nifa 🐴 🚴🏼♀️ 🎿
Brian Jabarian @brian_jabarian
8K Followers 1K Following Howard and Nancy Marks Principal Researcher at Chicago Booth Business School
Cardiff Garcia @CardiffGarcia
28K Followers 2K Following Just because opinions are mine doesn't mean they can't also be yours. EIG Editorial Director, New Bazaar host; co-founder, Bazaar Audio; ex-journalist (FT, NPR)
Rachel Maltz @RRachelMaltz
130 Followers 200 Following Doing digital for @amprog | Did digital for @JohnBKing & @VeracityMedia | Opinions and views are my own
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Anthony Colavito @AColavi
542 Followers 3K Following Economist @SocialSecurity | Former @ThirdWayEcon | Studying economics @ JHU | Views expressed here are my own (he/him)
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84K Followers 1K Following Liberal, Open, and Radically Pragmatic. The home for the center-left. Part of @NewDemocracy
Walter Hickey @WaltHickey
24K Followers 3K Following Executive Editor: @sherwood_news Get the book: https://t.co/kmPu7XnQiy Writer: https://t.co/P6t8KuPzSD President @dorianawards. Fmr @fivethirtyeight & BI. Pulitzer Prize winner.
Ella Koeze @ellawinthrop
4K Followers 758 Following @nytgraphics, @nytimesbusiness, @NYTimesGuild, previously @FiveThirtyEight
Emma Goldberg @emmabgo
14K Followers 4K Following covering work @nytimes email me/send tips: [email protected]
Jerusalem @JerusalemDemsas
37K Followers 1K Following yes, like the city | staff writer @TheAtlantic | [email protected] | she/her
John Bailey @John_Bailey
9K Followers 5K Following @ChanZuckerberg fellow & @AEI; Boards: @FAScientists @zearned @USDResponse; and @TrustibleAI; Alum: @WhiteHouse @CommerceGov; Views are my own
Richard Florida @Richard_Florida
187K Followers 3K Following University Professor @UofT, @rotmanschool, @UofTCities, Co-founder @CityLab
Upjohn Institute @UpjohnInstitute
4K Followers 1K Following Now mostly on Bluesky; please follow us there: https://t.co/eWKfT5qrfg | Employment research, practice, policy. | Also [email protected]
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32K Followers 1K Following The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is your source of accurate and objective data about the nation's economy.
Dustin Frye @dustindfrye
114 Followers 650 Following Assistant Prof. @UW_AAE in @UWMadisonCALS. Studies Indigenous Economic Development. Northern Cheyenne. Formerly @Vassar
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70K Followers 3K Following Columnist and Editorial Board member @washingtonpost | Data aficionado | Email: [email protected]
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11K Followers 219 Following Sharing insights from the intersection of geospatial data science and economics | PhD in Economic Geography from @lsenews | Data Scientist @adb_hq
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216K Followers 38 Following Official Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis account. Central to America's Economy. Affiliated accounts: @FedFRASER & @FedHistory
Donald Schneider @DonFSchneider
4K Followers 1K Following Deputy Head of US Policy at Piper Sandler. Tweets on public policy and the economy. Formerly Chief Economist @waysandmeansgop. Personal views only.
Gbenga Ajilore @gbenga_ajilore
7K Followers 2K Following Economist. Sports/Movie nerd. Half-marathoner. Bassoonist (as heard on NPR & POLITICO). Personal account. Views & opinions my own; RT=/=endorsement. (he/him)
Danilo Leandro Trisi @TrisiDanilo
764 Followers 574 Following I research poverty, equity & social policy. Dad. PhD. Data nerd. Data/research consultant. Former Director of Poverty & Inequality Research @CenterOnBudget
Kevin Corinth @kevincorinth
599 Followers 155 Following Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility @AEI.
Winnie van Dijk @WinnieVanDijk
3K Followers 3K Following Assistant prof @YaleEconomics. From Amsterdam, via London and Chicago. Interested in poverty, inequality, and housing policy.
David Jiménez @David_E_Jimenez
1K Followers 4K Following @NiskanenCenter | Catholic | European style Christian Democrat | @BowdoinCollege @JusticeReform alumn | Views own | Cessi, et sublato montem genitore petivi
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9K Followers 525 Following Macro, Trade, and Urban Economist. Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.
Capitol Hill Books @chbooksdc
53K Followers 2K Following “They’re woke as heck but they do have good books.” — some guy on the internet. https://t.co/jouhaDsOcW
Maria Balgova @BalgovaMaria
727 Followers 446 Following Economist studying the interaction between geography and labour markets, hiring, flexible jobs. #EconTwitter
Teresa Ghilarducci @tghilarducci
6K Followers 434 Following Labor economist focusing on #retirement security. Director, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) @SCEPA_economics at The New School.
Amanda Michaud @mander_michaud
3K Followers 459 Following Senior Economist @MinneapolisFed, formerly @WhiteHouseCEA , IU, frb-stl, & Western. Aroostook born. Loves 🐶,🏃♀️, & macroeconomics. Views my own.
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1.1M Followers 3K Following D.C.-area and worldwide weather news from the Washington Post | contact: [email protected]
Daniel Bunn @danieldbunn
3K Followers 1K Following President and CEO @taxfoundation. Work hard. Work smart. Work together.
Claudia Goldin @PikaGoldin
18K Followers 1 Following Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Director, NBER, Dev of the Am Economy program, 1989-2017; President, American Economic Assoc., 2013/14
Alex @DiagonAle_
510 Followers 569 Following Aut inveniam viam aut faciam. Florida woman in NE DC. @FIU alum. 🇨🇺. Views are my own.
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5K Followers 3K Following CBS MoneyWatch reporter. Nebula finalist✨#VP18 grad, Codexian, @SFWA member. Married to @peterdodds. She/her. [email protected]. Opinions are my own.
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Hilary Hoynes @HilaryHoynes
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168K Followers 918 Following wrote a book called "in this economy?" | (almost) daily economic videos | writing, podcast, and youtube 👻
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3K Followers 2K Following Econ nerd @amprog | Former Biden-Harris National Economic Council tax/budget/supply chains |@SenatorBennet/@JECDems/@CenterOnBudget alum | Tweets are 100% mine
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53K Followers 878 Following Reports, podcasts & more from the congressional watchdog, the U.S. Government Accountability Office. For our legal decisions & opinions, follow @usgaolegal.
I am excited about some new DiD-related projects I have been working on! It has been a long time since I felt this excited tbh! 2 more weeks and the teaching semester is over. Then, I enter that magical period in that I believe I can do everything (but not?) Finger crossed!!
I’m thrilled to announce that @CardiffGarcia is joining @InnovateEconomy as Editorial Director—and coming with him is The New Bazaar podcast! Cardiff’s remarkable talent for exploring economic trends and ideas will add exciting dimensions to EIG’s work.⬇️ eig.org/eig-welcomes-c…
Professional news—psyched to join the excellent folks at EIG! Today is my first day, assuming I can find the office and defeat the battalion of Sardaukar that guards it. Can’t wait to get started.
I’m thrilled to announce that @CardiffGarcia is joining @InnovateEconomy as Editorial Director—and coming with him is The New Bazaar podcast! Cardiff’s remarkable talent for exploring economic trends and ideas will add exciting dimensions to EIG’s work.⬇️ eig.org/eig-welcomes-c…
Today I'm launching Close, an interactive map that shows walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly neighborhoods across every block in the United States. Try it out: close.city
"Foreign-born workers make up a disproportionate share of highly-skilled workers in strategic industries, accounting for 36 percent of those with a graduate degree, up from 26 percent in 2000."—@cojobrien & @ModeledBehavior: eig.org/hsi-in-strateg…
The latest in Labor Market Matters is on minimum wage laws: @BenGlasner of @InnovateEconomy highlights his recent study on how app-based platforms created an option to support the earnings for workers even in the context of a negative employment effect liyapalagashvili.substack.com/p/minimum-wage…
We’ve spent over a year *heavily* updating this paper (including using of a trove of better outcome data), so very excited to get this out Even if you saw older drafts, check this out!
Government-led plant construction during WWII had persistent impacts on local labor markets and increased upward mobility for local children, who had increased access to high-wage jobs as adults, from @andy_garin and Jonathan L. Rothbaum nber.org/papers/w32265
It was a real pleasure to work with @ThePolicyEngine on this report. The team was quick to answer questions or squash bugs, and I like how easy the tool makes it to be *curious* when exploring policy changes. (But imagine if it had a console of physical buttons and switches)
Thrilled to see my favorite social policy shop use @ThePolicyEngine! This new @NiskanenCenter report from @JoshuaTMcCabe and @LeahLibresco considers a generous CTC expansion, and explores options to reduce its cost by reforming EITC, CDCTC, and HoH. niskanencenter.org/building-a-str…
TSA guy: Are you a minor? Me: [confused, enormous grin] TSA guy looks up at me: oh, obviously you’re not. I just had every possible feeling I’ve ever had about aging in the course of a two second interaction
Who Still Works From Home? @bencasselman, @emmabgo, and @ellawinthrop take us through the data in their latest piece for @nytimes with research from EIG’s @ModeledBehavior, @ecarl_economics, and @BenGlasner: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
🚀 Metro Atlanta has seen a jump in economic prosperity! EIG's Distressed Communities Index (DCI) shows that 9 out of 11 counties in the metro area are prosperous. @thomaswheatley and @Neil_Irwin dig into the DCI for @axios Atlanta: axios.com/local/atlanta/…
Excited to share a new @UpjohnInstitute working paper with @hilweth on the impact of paid sick leave and hours worked. We found that the policy supported low-wage workers to increase work by 4.4 hours/quarter. See @hilweth's thread for details and links to the paper and brief.
Link to policy brief here: research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewconten… Link to full WP here: research.upjohn.org/up_workingpape…
Excited to share a new @UpjohnInstitute working paper with @MSlopen on the impact of paid sick leave and hours worked. We looked at one of the oldest city laws, Seattle's PSL law, and found that the policy induced low-wage workers to work 4.4 hours/quarter more than before
Have zip code-level index Will run clustering algorithm 🤖
Diving into the new Distressed Communities Index reveals zip code clusters of prosperity and distress. The standout? A cluster of 2,530 zip codes stretching ~1,500 miles from New Mexico to North Carolina, of over 15 million people distress. #EconTwitter eig.org/distressed-com…
The newest Distressed Communities Index is here, your one-stop shop for exploring economic well-being by ZIP code. Startling gaps in relative prosperity are seen all across the map.
A lot of the economic justifications in the video seem inaccurate to me: For example, it's just not the case that we are seeing an unusual amount of people working multiple jobs right now.
#NEW: Today, EIG is excited to unveil a reimagined edition of a flagship research product: the Distressed Communities Index. The DCI is an interactive tool that allows users to explore the geography of community well-being across America. Start exploring: eig.org/dci
It's a big day, friends! I'm proud to share the newest Distressed Communities Index, your go-to resource for exploring economic well-being one ZIP code at a time. As this view of LA shows, place continues to define the American experience. Dig in here: eig.org/distressed-com…
How elastic is aggregate labor supply at the extensive (employment) margin? ``Reservation Raises: The Aggregate Labor Supply Curve at the Extensive Margin,'' from @PrestonMui and @Schoefer_B offers Nonparametric evidence: restud.com/reservation-ra…
I really am impressed how thoughtfully @petercoy responded to my objection to a US fossil fuel production ban. (TLDR I thought a tax is so much better than a ban. Us govt gets revenues from a tax. A ban increases profits to OPEC and incentivizes them to drill more.)
My newsletter today: Ban Fossil Fuels? Readers Had Strong Thoughts. nytimes.com/2024/02/21/opi…
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