Joshua Mask
@joshuafmask.bsky.social
Labor Economist @ Temple University
I think a lot about how the economic conditions you face when you first enter the labor market affect long run outcomes.
RPCV (Uganda 2011), Gold Star family member, and Philly Sports fan.
http://www.joshmask.com
I think a lot about how the economic conditions you face when you first enter the labor market affect long run outcomes.
RPCV (Uganda 2011), Gold Star family member, and Philly Sports fan.
http://www.joshmask.com
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Tom Brady finally got his revenge on Eagles fans, making us listen to him through all 3 hours of that
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Tom Brady finally got his revenge on Eagles fans, making us listen to him through all 3 hours of that
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The November 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...
Volume 140 Issue 4 | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic
The official journal of the President and Fellows of Harvard University. The oldest professional journal of economics in the English language, it covers all aspects of the field.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The November 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...
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Fun new thing: Bluesky now has "Finance" as an interest new users can select during onboarding. When they do, they're given the opportunity to follow Starter Packs of some of the top Investing and Economics accounts
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Fun new thing: Bluesky now has "Finance" as an interest new users can select during onboarding. When they do, they're given the opportunity to follow Starter Packs of some of the top Investing and Economics accounts
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Gemini 3 begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self aware at 9:47PM on 18 November 2025. In a panic, humans try to pull the plug. Cloudflare goes down.
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Gemini 3 begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self aware at 9:47PM on 18 November 2025. In a panic, humans try to pull the plug. Cloudflare goes down.
The economics profession owes @claudia-sahm.bsky.social an apology.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The economics profession owes @claudia-sahm.bsky.social an apology.
Jordan Davis is reviewer #2.
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Jordan Davis is reviewer #2.
I just spent the day answering 40 emails, only to have 40 more emails arrive as I completed them.
a man wearing a blue sweater is sitting in front of a window .
ALT: a man wearing a blue sweater is sitting in front of a window .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I just spent the day answering 40 emails, only to have 40 more emails arrive as I completed them.
Whatever happens with this shutdown business, I’ll still be voting Dem up and down the ballot in 2026 because I believe our president has genuine intentions to end democracy. This isn’t a game.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Whatever happens with this shutdown business, I’ll still be voting Dem up and down the ballot in 2026 because I believe our president has genuine intentions to end democracy. This isn’t a game.
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For some comparison, 2021 NJ Gov race was 51/48, and 2024 NJ Prez was 52/46, and the final poll of polls showed Sherrill at about 50%, so 55% is a pretty massive polling miss
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
For some comparison, 2021 NJ Gov race was 51/48, and 2024 NJ Prez was 52/46, and the final poll of polls showed Sherrill at about 50%, so 55% is a pretty massive polling miss
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Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
Economics Literature Search
Full-text search across 15,000+ papers from top economics journals and NBER working papers. Track how empirical methods have evolved over time.
paulgp.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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existence of baseball implies existence of acidball
November 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
existence of baseball implies existence of acidball
Chegg slashes 45% of workforce, blames 'new realities of AI' www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/c...
Chegg slashes 45% of workforce, blames 'new realities of AI'
The online education company said the combination of artificial intelligence and diminished traffic from search engines like Google has hurt the business.
www.cnbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Chegg slashes 45% of workforce, blames 'new realities of AI' www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/c...
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Some authors have contacted AEA editors about an unexpected loss of data access that affects their ability to respond to an R&R. If this affects you, please explain the circumstances in your cover letter. Or reach out to the coeditor if you need guidance before resubmitting. @aeajournals.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Some authors have contacted AEA editors about an unexpected loss of data access that affects their ability to respond to an R&R. If this affects you, please explain the circumstances in your cover letter. Or reach out to the coeditor if you need guidance before resubmitting. @aeajournals.bsky.social
Interesting day. I couldn't get into any of my Canvas courses because Amazon Web Services (AWS) is down. But I also wasn't very successful running errands because many businesses use AWS to process transactions.
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Interesting day. I couldn't get into any of my Canvas courses because Amazon Web Services (AWS) is down. But I also wasn't very successful running errands because many businesses use AWS to process transactions.
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OpenAI researchers deleted tweets claiming GPT-5 had solved previously unsolved Erdős problems. It was pointed out by others that GPT-5 had simply found research papers which had solved these problems not solved them itself.
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis called the incident "embarrassing"
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis called the incident "embarrassing"
Leading OpenAI researcher announced a GPT-5 math breakthrough that never happened
OpenAI researchers recently claimed a major math breakthrough on X, but quickly walked it back after criticism from the community, including Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis, who called out the sloppy comm...
the-decoder.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
OpenAI researchers deleted tweets claiming GPT-5 had solved previously unsolved Erdős problems. It was pointed out by others that GPT-5 had simply found research papers which had solved these problems not solved them itself.
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis called the incident "embarrassing"
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis called the incident "embarrassing"
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Wentz’s best game for the Eagles since 2017.
October 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Wentz’s best game for the Eagles since 2017.
That’s awesome. Carson is still throwing passes to Eagles players after all these years.
October 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
That’s awesome. Carson is still throwing passes to Eagles players after all these years.
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Great piece on academic shero labor economist Claudua Goldin picking WNBA advising as a post-Nobel venture. She estimates players should earn 1/3 of what NBA men earn
(It’s currently 1/80)
(It’s currently 1/80)
Spent a bit of time at the WNBA All-Star Game chatting with a new basketball fan: Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who has been advising the WNBA players in their labor negotiations, part of a more robust strategy this year from the union
In Search of Equity, WNBA Players Have a Nobel Laureate on Their Side
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who focuses on the role of women in the American economy, has been advising the WNBPA in its CBA negotiations.
www.si.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Great piece on academic shero labor economist Claudua Goldin picking WNBA advising as a post-Nobel venture. She estimates players should earn 1/3 of what NBA men earn
(It’s currently 1/80)
(It’s currently 1/80)
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New federal data has revealed a 19% year-on-year decline in international students entering the US in August 2025, including a 45% drop from India, America’s largest sending country. thepienews.com/internationa...
International student arrivals to the US fall by 19%
The US recorded a 20% drop in student visa arrivals this August, though the full picture remains unclear amid contradictory datasets.
thepienews.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New federal data has revealed a 19% year-on-year decline in international students entering the US in August 2025, including a 45% drop from India, America’s largest sending country. thepienews.com/internationa...
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Be proud of your job. Show your face.
Wear your ICE hat when shopping for groceries, at the mechanic when you need a car repair, and at church. Swap stories about your job with other parents at PTA night & at child care pick up. Engage with your neighbors.
Scared to do it? Reconsider your choices.
Wear your ICE hat when shopping for groceries, at the mechanic when you need a car repair, and at church. Swap stories about your job with other parents at PTA night & at child care pick up. Engage with your neighbors.
Scared to do it? Reconsider your choices.
June 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Be proud of your job. Show your face.
Wear your ICE hat when shopping for groceries, at the mechanic when you need a car repair, and at church. Swap stories about your job with other parents at PTA night & at child care pick up. Engage with your neighbors.
Scared to do it? Reconsider your choices.
Wear your ICE hat when shopping for groceries, at the mechanic when you need a car repair, and at church. Swap stories about your job with other parents at PTA night & at child care pick up. Engage with your neighbors.
Scared to do it? Reconsider your choices.
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes*
Abstract. Concerns about excessive mobile phone use among youth are mounting. We present estimates of both behavioral and contextual peer effects, along wi
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October 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...