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Axios @axios.com · 2d

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed today due to the government shutdown, with their websites urging visitors to check back for updates on when they'll reopen.

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close as government shutdown persists

The zoo's panda cam and all other live animal feeds will not broadcast during the shutdown.

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The Sadie Collective @sadiecollective.bsky.social · 3d

October 12th is World Economist Day!

From guiding policy to studying the forces behind growth, economists help us make sense of complex systems and improve lives.

Today we ask you to donate to The Sadie Collective to empower the next generation of economists: tinyurl.com/sadie-wed

#EconSky

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 5d

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · Jul 11

**** SOME NEWS ****

The old Trade Talks team is back together... but instead of podcasting, @chadpbown.com and I are writing a book!

It's called "How to Win a Trade War" and it'll be out next Spring.

UK pre-order link: amazon.co.uk/dp/103509018X/

US: www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to...

How to Win a Trade War: A Guide to an Anxious World: Amazon.co.uk: Keynes, Soumaya, Bown, Chad: 9781035090181: Books

Buy How to Win a Trade War: A Guide to an Anxious World Main Market by Keynes, Soumaya, Bown, Chad (ISBN: 9781035090181) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible ord...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 8d

How could int'l students 'crowd in' natives?

Because int'l student demand & finance strengthens institutions & educational resources. Benefits shared by *all* students.

@kevinshih.bsky.social of @ucriverside.bsky.social shows this in an important @jpube.bsky.social paper —> doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...

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Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social · 12d

"Full-day kindergarten expansions were responsible for as much as 24 percent of the growth in employment of mothers with kindergartenaged children in this time frame."

AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 12d

Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "A Matter of Time? Measuring Effects of Public Schooling Expansions on Families" by Chloe R. Gibbs, Jocelyn Wikle, and Riley Wilson. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

A Matter of Time? Measuring Effects of Public Schooling Expansions on Families

(Forthcoming Article) - We leverage pronounced changes in the availability of public schooling for young children— through duration expansions to the kindergarten day—to better understand how an impli...

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The Sadie Collective @sadiecollective.bsky.social · 12d

🎓 Navigating the economics job market?

Join the Sadie Collective Fall 2025 Job Market Seminar on Oct 21st at 6 PM EST. Hear insights from Morgan Townsend, Hareem Rauf & Monique Davis!

Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/sadiejobpanel

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 24d

The 2025 academic econ job market is trending better than the first COVID market year but worse than the rest of 2019-present

www.davidvandijcke.com/joe_tracker/

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Per Axbom @axbom.com · 26d

If you're on #LinkedIn, this is the link for declining their use of your data for training their AI models:

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29d

“The top 10% of U.S. households now account for nearly half of all consumer spending, a record high since data collection on this metric began in 1989.”

@weisenthal.bsky.social @mikezaccardi.bsky.social

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 29d

TODAY, I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR!!! A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!

#TheDoubleTax is the first book I've ever written and it’s OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY. Four years. 100s of stories. Countless drafts. I woke up today as a FIRST TIME author. WOW.

Get your copy TODAY: annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky

THE DOUBLE TAX IS FINALLY OUT

Black woman in a yellow sweater in front of the Cambridge public library holding "The Double Tax" and covering her face

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AEA Information @aeainformation.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Committee on Professional Climate (@aeacpc.bsky.social) has completed the final report from the second member survey, which can be found at www.aeaweb.org/resources/me....

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · Sep 2

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️

"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

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Royal Economic Society @resmedia.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨 New mentoring programme for mid-career #WomeninEcon!

RES Women’s Committee & @isweconomics.bsky.social launch a pilot to support women aiming for Professor roles.
📅 Apply by 15 Sept 2025

🔗 bit.ly/40w08fV

#Mentoring #EconSky #MidCareer

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 27

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...

Open letter

Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

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Sandile Hlatshwayo @femmeeconomics.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thanks so much to you and Alex for the invitation — and for your commitment to making successful careers in economics more attainable for all!

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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our latest episode of The Hidden Curriculum dives in with Dr. Sandile Hlatshwayo @femmeeconomics.bsky.social on pulling the curtain on what is like to be an economist at the International Monetary Fund and a former Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisors.

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Sandile Hlatshwayo @femmeeconomics.bsky.social · Aug 21

As a graduate of Spelman and UC Berkeley Econ, I've known Dr. Lisa Cook for as long as I have known about the discipline of economics. I count myself as lucky to have her as a role model, and today I am feeling grateful for what she's contributed and will continue to contribute for decades to come.

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The Sadie Collective @sadiecollective.bsky.social · Aug 19

📊 Learn how to access & apply U.S. labor & economic data!
Join us Sept 30 at 5PM EST for a seminar w/ BLS Economist Yaa Opoku-Agyeman on using BLS data for research, analysis & decision-making.

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/sadiexbls

#Econsky

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David L. Ortega @dlortega.bsky.social · Aug 15

Wholesale prices came in hot in today’s PPI report, but veggies stole the show 🥦📈

Vegetable prices at the wholesale level surged nearly 39% in July. @willmasters.bsky.social & I unpack what’s behind this spike in today's @marketplace.org 🎙️

www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

Why are wholesale vegetable prices spiking, and what's that mean for consumers?

About a quarter of the 3.3% price increase recorded by this month’s producer price index was driven by a spike in wholesale prices for veggies.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Aug 15

DOGE cuts have led to federal job losses in every state, but they haven't been spread evenly throughout the country—Maryland, Virginia, and Montana have each lost more than 5% of their federal employees, while Vermont, Nebraska, Texas, & Alaska have lost less than 1%

a map of the percent change in Federal Employment since Jan 2025

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Aug 14

US wholesale inflation accelerated in July by the most in three years, suggesting companies are passing along higher import costs related to tariffs: Here’s your Evening Briefing.

US Consumers See More of a Markup From Trump’s Tariffs

Get caught up.

bloom.bg

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The Sadie Collective @sadiecollective.bsky.social · Aug 14

History making!
Acclaimed Vinnie Bagwell will create the Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander statue, first African American with an economics PhD; namesake of The Sadie Collective.
Her Thomas Paine Plaza statue will be among Philadelphia’s first honoring historic African American women.
📷: City of Philadelphia

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Jen @ladyjenpool.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

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