James Feigenbaum
@jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University | Economic History, Labor, Inequality
https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
I thought I tasted that sweet Canadian hydropower when the heat pump turned on this morning
After 10 years of controversy, lawsuits, and even a ballot referendum, the New England Clean Energy Connect is up and running ๐
With a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, the new line can satisfy 20% of Massachusetts' electricity needs. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org #energysky
With a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, the new line can satisfy 20% of Massachusetts' electricity needs. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org #energysky
A decade in the making, clean energy power line for Mass. is up and running
A major new transmission line that can bring renewable electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is finally, after a whole lot of controversy and delay, starting to deliver power.
www.wbur.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I thought I tasted that sweet Canadian hydropower when the heat pump turned on this morning
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Nobody:
Economists using stated preferences:
Economists using stated preferences:
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Nobody:
Economists using stated preferences:
Economists using stated preferences:
Saving this thread for K years from now when I start refereeing papers on the long-run effects of ICE trauma, exploiting variation in city-by-city rollout or something
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Saving this thread for K years from now when I start refereeing papers on the long-run effects of ICE trauma, exploiting variation in city-by-city rollout or something
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Dissertation fellowship applications due today!
Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
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Graduate Dissertation Fellowships โ EH.net
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January 14, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Dissertation fellowship applications due today!
This sounds link a great party, but one I'd hesitate to invite coauthors to
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
This sounds link a great party, but one I'd hesitate to invite coauthors to
Bwhaha, we're locked in here together
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Bwhaha, we're locked in here together
Fair. He's been a revolution here but you're right that's mostly a reflection of how awful things were before (since ~forever)
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fair. He's been a revolution here but you're right that's mostly a reflection of how awful things were before (since ~forever)
Obviously, I wouldn't wish him to be Ellsbury on the Yankees because I'm not a monster
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Obviously, I wouldn't wish him to be Ellsbury on the Yankees because I'm not a monster
The MTA taking Phil Eng from us would be Clemens and Boggs and Damon to the Yankees, all in one
Can we convince her to fire the MTA top brass she inherited from Cuomo and replace them with transit experts? Iโm not gonna name names, but you know the two Iโm talking about
Hochul becoming a transit governor is one of the most startling face turns in US politics since Bill Kristol effectively joined DSA
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The MTA taking Phil Eng from us would be Clemens and Boggs and Damon to the Yankees, all in one
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A week ago, I gave the โRecent Developments in the Political Economy of Elections and Democracyโ lecture at the 2026 AEA @assameeting.bsky.social !
Video: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
Slides: www.vincentpons.org/recent-devel...
Thread with the TL;DR of my talk below.
Video: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
Slides: www.vincentpons.org/recent-devel...
Thread with the TL;DR of my talk below.
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
A week ago, I gave the โRecent Developments in the Political Economy of Elections and Democracyโ lecture at the 2026 AEA @assameeting.bsky.social !
Video: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
Slides: www.vincentpons.org/recent-devel...
Thread with the TL;DR of my talk below.
Video: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
Slides: www.vincentpons.org/recent-devel...
Thread with the TL;DR of my talk below.
For the morning crowd #econsky and ๐
Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
eh.net/graduate-dis...
eh.net/graduate-dis...
Graduate Dissertation Fellowships โ EH.net
eh.net
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
For the morning crowd #econsky and ๐
Very much looking forward to reading a ton of really awesome future job market paper and dissertations over the next few weeks
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Very much looking forward to reading a ton of really awesome future job market paper and dissertations over the next few weeks
Someone had the crazy idea to put me on the committee. And then someone else doubled down and made me the chair of said committee
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Someone had the crazy idea to put me on the committee. And then someone else doubled down and made me the chair of said committee
Open to dissertation writers in economics and history and related fields
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Open to dissertation writers in economics and history and related fields
Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
eh.net/graduate-dis...
eh.net/graduate-dis...
Graduate Dissertation Fellowships โ EH.net
eh.net
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
eh.net/graduate-dis...
eh.net/graduate-dis...
Very much looking forward to reading a ton of really awesome future job market paper and dissertations over the next few weeks
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Very much looking forward to reading a ton of really awesome future job market paper and dissertations over the next few weeks
Someone had the crazy idea to put me on the committee. And then someone else doubled down and made me the chair of said committee
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Someone had the crazy idea to put me on the committee. And then someone else doubled down and made me the chair of said committee
Open to dissertation writers in economics and history and related fields
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Open to dissertation writers in economics and history and related fields
Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
eh.net/graduate-dis...
eh.net/graduate-dis...
Graduate Dissertation Fellowships โ EH.net
eh.net
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
eh.net/graduate-dis...
eh.net/graduate-dis...
Zip tied a yard stick to a level. I thought that was clever. But during this process, "your level" has changed tone dramatically, folks
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Zip tied a yard stick to a level. I thought that was clever. But during this process, "your level" has changed tone dramatically, folks
@asteinlight.bsky.social and I are hanging a four x three grid of small picture frames on a wall of our 1890s house where nothing is level. Fun way to speed run divorce, don't recommend
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
@asteinlight.bsky.social and I are hanging a four x three grid of small picture frames on a wall of our 1890s house where nothing is level. Fun way to speed run divorce, don't recommend
We can't just start and stop with the tiny sample size?
January 11, 2026 at 11:33 AM
We can't just start and stop with the tiny sample size?
There are people in my neighborhood who I do not want to know
January 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
There are people in my neighborhood who I do not want to know
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As an editor I mostly endorse. If you need to display some equations by all means send a pdf, but I see lots of pdf reports that would be just fine (and avoid some minor hassle) if just submitted as plain text.
To the too many of you still writing your referee reports in word or pdf or latex... why?
January 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
As an editor I mostly endorse. If you need to display some equations by all means send a pdf, but I see lots of pdf reports that would be just fine (and avoid some minor hassle) if just submitted as plain text.
"Mostly endorse" from an editor is basically an R&R, right?
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"Mostly endorse" from an editor is basically an R&R, right?