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Neale Mahoney

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Prof of Economics at Stanford (https://nmahoney.people.stanford.edu/). Director of SIEPR (https://siepr.stanford.edu/). Former White House National Economic Council. Fan of Arsenal, history, and all types of music. https://nealemahoney.substack.com .. more

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Neale Mahoney is a professor of economics at Stanford University, California, United States, and the inaugural George P. Shultz Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2022-2023, Mahoney served in the Biden Administration's National Economic Council as a Special Policy Advisor for Economic Policy. .. more

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 8d

These are not only bad policies that will impact patients, but also the economy at large. #healthcare #Medicaid

Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts www.latimes.com/business/sto... via @latimes.com CC: @nealemahoney.bsky.social @allisonbegrace.bsky.social

Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts

The healthcare sector is a bright spot in the economy this year, driving nearly half of the nation’s employment gains, but economists and experts say immigration crackdowns and looming Medicaid cuts…

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 9d

What’s next for Fannie and Freddie: SIEPR’s latest Policy Brief, from fmr NEC deputy director Daniel Hornung and Stanford econ PhD student Ben Sampson, looks at 3 potential reforms and introduces a framework for assessing their possible impacts on mortgage rates, homebuyers.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 10d

How could AI transform creativity, jobs, education and public policy? SIEPR's @nealemahoney.bsky.social and @susanathey.bsky.social, and @drfeifei.bsky.social, share their insights in this special episode of the Stanford Engineering's "Future of Everything" podcast. 👇

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The future of the innovation economy

Three experts spanning artificial intelligence and economics explore the implications of AI and how it could transform creativity, jobs, education, and public policy through the rapidly evolving “inno...

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Ryan Cummings @weakinstrument.bsky.social · 10d

1/ Me and @nealemahoney.bsky.social are back to analyzing the vibecession. This time, We dug into the #s on how men vs. women experience the economy and found a striking result: women tend to be 10 points less optimistic about the economy than men nealemahoney.substack.com/p/the-gender...

The Gender Optimism Gap

Men are significantly and persistently more optimistic than women about the economic outlook

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 16d

🧵 The affordability squeeze in this country is real. In a new SIEPR Policy Brief, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and @nealemahoney.bsky.social introduce a 3-legged framework for addressing the problem of rising costs for basic necessities, from health care to housing. tinyurl.com/f5hb93u5

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Neale Mahoney @nealemahoney.bsky.social · 16d

The incomparable @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and I have a new piece on the affordability agenda. The piece

- Lays out principles for addressing affordability
- Presents our three-legged stool framework
- Discusses ideas for housing, healthcare, childcare, and more

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Building an affordable economy: A three-legged stool strategy

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 16d

Jared Bernstein is LIVE NOW with @nealemahoney.bsky.social.

Get your economy questions answered: contrarian.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Ryan Cummings @weakinstrument.bsky.social · 16d

There's a lot of bad happening in the world today. So take some time to read something good--dare I say, great!--from
@jaredb-econ.bsky.social and @nealemahoney.bsky.social who boil down the econ of "affordability" to a simple, three-legged framework. Good economics, good policy!

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Jared Bernstein @jaredb-econ.bsky.social · 16d

New from @nealemahoney.bsky.social and me: "Building an affordable economy: A three-legged stool strategy." Everybody's talking affordability, as they should be! Here's our framework & principles:
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Substack summary: econjared.substack.com/p/a-three-le...

A Three-Legged Affordability Agenda!

Just out from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, by yours truly and the great Neale Mahoney.

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Neale Mahoney @nealemahoney.bsky.social · Sep 9

Here's the full list of my academic research: nmahoney.people.stanford.edu/academic-pap....

You can also check out some of my short-form research here: nealemahoney.substack.com

Come join our team!

Academic Papers

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Neale Mahoney @nealemahoney.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm hiring predocs to work with me on econ policy research projects starting in Summer 2026. Topics include healthcare, consumer finance, energy markets, housing, and childcare.

You'll be part of an awesome community of @siepr.bsky.social predocs.

Details here:
siepr.stanford.edu/programs/sie...

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