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Gina C. Pieters, PhD

@ginapieters.bsky.social

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I was an academic economist for over 10 yrs (UMinn, TrinityU, UChicago) now I work as a researcher specializing in macro-system impacts of digital assets, money, & payments (crypto/stablecoins/CBDCs). #EconSky #Chicago www.digitaleconomyconsulting.com

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Dec 4

The starter pack thread for #EconSky continues! Though I haven't seen posted for the past few days.

Let me know if you've posted one and I'll add it to the thread.

Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Nov 28

284/ The legendary @econwithdra.bsky.social has assembled a #TeachEcon Starter Pack.

This is also good time to remind #EconSky I have a starter pack for non-tenure-track academic economists.

DM if you want to be added!

bsky.app/profile/econ...

Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · Nov 27

I am getting more engaged on here and looking to help. I created a #Teachecon starter pack but want to make sure I didn’t miss anyone. Here is what I have so for, please share with reply with who I missed

go.bsky.app/NrQoJEn

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 15d

The webinar overview of the coming #EconJobMarket is now posted to the AEA website. It contains info about trends in the # of jobs, recent # of applications/interviews/flyouts/offers, and placement outcomes, as well as advice. #EconSky
www.aeaweb.org/joe/communic...

A Guide to the Job Market for New Economics PhDs

www.aeaweb.org

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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · 15d

Who are the economists most central to the profession? CollEc provides answers from co-authorship network analysis. Bonus: find the shortest path between any two economists.

collec.repec.org

#RePEc #EconSky

CollEc site

collec.repec.org

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Austan Goolsbee @goolsbee.bsky.social · 15d

This morning, the @chicagofed introduced new labor market indicators that combine private sector data with official labor statistics to provide a real-time view of hiring, layoffs and other job separations, and an early forecast of the unemployment rate. www.chicagofed.org/research/dat....

Chicago Fed Labor Market Indicators: Latest Release - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

www.chicagofed.org

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 17d

I am super super thrilled for you! I hope that this time around you can embark on the journey on terms that match you.

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 21d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 23d

#EconSky or #PolicySky: Is there anywhere that lists which tariffs are *actually* being enforced at the moment, and when any that have been announced but are suspended/etc. are slated to take effect?

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Adanthar @adanthar.bsky.social · 24d

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 24d

Star Trek
Stargate
Star Wars

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 24d

Build a trilogy out of 3 unrelated Films.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Constitutional calvinball

Alex Abdo @alexabdo.bsky.social · Sep 8

Chief Justice Roberts (2007): “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

Justice Kavanaugh (2025): ethnicity “can be a 'relevant factor' when considered along with other salient factors” in immigration stops.

Quoting from Justice Roberts in a recent decision

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Sep 3

One thing I feel like everyone needs to understand: those social-democratic Scandinavian nations we're all jealous of? Their market economies are *less regulated* than ours. More free. It's just that they collect a lot of taxes on the back end & fund social services & infrastructure.

Redback @redback.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m sorry 😞

The US needs an overhaul. Socialism should not be an evil word.

Good things are possible but for once the US needs to look to other countries as an example. I hope you get a leader that can inspire the populace to care for each other.

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Sam Thorpe @samthorpe.bsky.social · Aug 26

Lots of reporting on Cook's firing at the Fed overlooks probably the most important part: the presidents of all 12 regional Feds are up for renewal in February 2026!! If Trump replaces Cook by then, he will have appointed a majority on the Board of Governors, who approve regional Fed appointments. 🧵

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · Aug 21

I love economic history because for instance, you discover that a bicycle bubble happened in Great Britain during the 1890s

Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · Aug 21

V good, v interesting & open access. An excellent combination.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Fall seminar season is upon us. Advertise yours on the Economics Virtual Seminar Calendar.

ideas.repec.org/v/

#RePEc #EconSky

Economics Virtual Seminar Calendar | IDEAS/RePEc

ideas.repec.org

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Aug 15

Memestocks are the perfect example of that.

Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Aug 15

I've decided it means "pay more attention to something than I think it deserves" for anything that gets attention for more than a quarter (high, general attention) or 6-12 months (niche or mid-attention, i.e. Labubu).

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · Aug 13

Death rates from cardiovascular disease have been falling for a long time, but we rarely hear about it.

@scientificdiscovery.dev looks at some of the medical innovations and changes in risk factors that are behind this: ourworldindata.org/cardiovascul...

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Aug 12

*Provides accuracy.*

~* No, not that kind!*~

Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Aug 12

I've seen several econs discussing the EJ Antoni nom centering his PhD institution, number of pub, or citations. This is disappointing, as several of these posters are well aware of econ's elitist nature.

There is plenty of disqualifying evidence in his past X posts. Those are sufficient evidence.

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Aug 11

This doesn't solve the *cost* problem, but helps provide a first step: adding options and increasing competition across the listed plans.

Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Aug 10

My variant is that I would like the Healthcare exchanges in each state list as insurance options:
1. Medicare
2. Medicaid
3. Every federal employee option (from USPS tosenators)
4. Every state employee option

All listed at full price (different from employee cost), but w/same coverage

Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Healthcare keeps people tied to jobs throughout their lives.

Makes it harder to take risks if you’re unsure how you’ll be insured.

Keeps people from retiring if they have to wait until they’re eligible for Medicare.

If we had Medicare for all, it would open possibilities for people.

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Aug 10

“Representative Maxwell Frost, Democrat of Florida, the first Gen Z member of Congress, was able to quit his job and run for office at 25 only because he could stay on his mother’s plan until he turned 26, he said.
Now 28, he is insured through his federal job.”

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Aug 9

"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people

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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · Jul 23

Looking for economists to follow on BlueSky, in particular in your field or geographic area? IDEAS has various lists to help you. See there as well to get listed (hint: just add your BlueSky handle in your author profile)

ideas.repec.org/i/ebluesky.h...

#RePEc #EconSky

RePEc-registered Economists on Bluesky

ideas.repec.org

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Jul 16

Fantastic leads, thanks!

Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Jul 16

It would be ok to spend money. The thing we are looking for is ease of use, especially when multiple people may be dropping in.

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · Jul 16

What are the current suggestions (beyond GitHub) for good version control for a group coding project.

Or is everyone still just using Git?

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