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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Sep 5

Youth unemployment in Canada is on the rise and becoming a topic. The conservatives try to blame immigrant workers and the temporary foreign worker program. I believe this is a cyclical issue. Here is what I have to say yesterday:

youtu.be/kwKnp2zzIKc?...

Temporary foreign workers not ‘main factor’ in high youth unemployment: economist | Power & Politics

YouTube video by CBC News

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Mark G. Sheppard @markgsheppard.com · Sep 4

Doing design work for the #GreenBookProject, research by @trevondlogan.bsky.social, @maggieecjones.bsky.social, David Rosé, and others was incredible.

There are a lot of small design details, like this custom loading animation, that were a joy to create.

#EconSky

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 27

The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky

Trump Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board

www.nytimes.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board

www.nytimes.com

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Aug 26

Check out our new Green Book website below!

And special thanks to @markgsheppard.com and Bryson Berry for working so hard to bring it to life!

Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are proud to officially launch The Green Book Project Website today! Explore the rich history of Black
travel and business during the Jim Crow era and add your own Green Book story to our interactive map:

greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

#GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 2

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

August 1, 2025
AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the American Economic Association on the
Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner

Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today.
The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day.
Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias.
The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity.
Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions.
We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure.

Lawrence Katz
President, American Economic Association
Katharine Abraham
President-Elect, American Economic Association
Karen Dynan
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics
Kenneth Troske
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

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McGill University @mcgill.ca · Jul 8

#1 in Canada for research funding and ranked top university city in the Americas — Montréal is a hub for innovation and scientific advancement.

McGill’s Dr. @sashamtl.bsky.social joins fellow scientists in sharing why they chose Montréal — a city that values research, collaboration, and diversity.

Business and Sports Events Montréal @meetmontreal.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thinking about Montréal? 😍

Montréal International and the Ville de Montréal have unveiled a new video to attract U.S.-based researchers and scientists!

Featuring:

✔️ @sashamtl.bsky.social
✔️ @weisslab.bsky.social
✔️ Dr Rachel Bouserhal

#montreal #research #scientists

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Jun 30

Programs like ASETS support Indigenous populations in many countries. Our work is broadly relevant where colonial histories and contemporary institutions affect Indigenous people’s labour market opportunities and the effectiveness of labour market programs.

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Jun 30

This heterogeneity occurs across legally distinct Indigenous populations who work in different labour markets and whose access to alternative or complementary services are governed by very different institutions, even though they live in similar geographic regions.

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Jun 30

Two years after participation, average earnings were 6% higher among individuals who participated in high-intensity programs (primarily skills development programs) compared to those who only received job counselling or search assistance. However, there is substantial heterogeneity in the effects.

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Jun 30

Using admin data on the universe of participants linked to tax records, we study the labour market effects, along the intensive margin, of a large program in Canada that funded active labour market programs for Indigenous populations: the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS).

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our paper (joint with Donn. Feir and ‪@kellyfoley.bsky.social) evaluating the effectiveness of labour market programs for Indigenous populations is now available in pre-print at JHR @j-humanresources.bsky.social !

jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
Ungated: drive.google.com/file/d/1A42s...

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Peter Bergman @peterbergman.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our work now published showing how better AI can improve both accuracy and diversity in hiring relative to supervised learning tools and status-quo human hiring.

The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · Jun 2

Li, @lindseyraymond.bsky.social & @peterbergman.bsky.social show that incorporating exploration into an interview screening algorithm improves demographic diversity & hiring efficiency, while traditional supervised learning-only tools improve hiring rates at the expense of minority applicants.

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Mar 20

Better that than slow motion 😂

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Nathan Nunn 🇨🇦 🇰🇷 @nathannunn.bsky.social · Mar 14

Scott's Mixtape podcast is like no other: it’s 100% focused on the backstory behind the research. Neat idea and super fun for his guests!

UBC Economics @ubcvse.bsky.social · Mar 13

Listen to VSE Professor @nathannunn.bsky.social in two recent podcasts, one with @causalinf.bsky.social discussing his career beginnings and how he came to study Economic History and Development... causalinf.substack.com/p/s4e17-nath...
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S4E17: Nathan Nunn, Economic History and Development, University of British Columbia

Welcome to the Mixtape with Scott!

causalinf.substack.com

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Kelly Foley @kellyfoley.bsky.social · Mar 14

Some projects, rather than using up time, feed your energy; working w/ @cortesecon.bsky.social & @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social & all at @cleforum.bsky.social to organize the 1st annual CLEF conference is giving me that buzz.

Join us April 25/26! register here stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/

| Stone Centre for Wealth and Income Inequality

The Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) is a network of Canadian academic researchers focused on the analysis of labour markets, including issues of human capital and skills development, labour sho...

stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Mar 14

New WP with @trevondlogan.bsky.social, David Rosé, and @drlisadcook.bsky.social ⬇️ We study how the intersection of consumer discrimination and market power shapes firm behavior, including pricing decisions using new data on the prices of firms by discriminatory status from 1940-1960.

NBER @nber.org · Mar 13

Evidence from over 25,000 prices shows that monopoly power blunted consumer preferences for discrimination, and Black consumers paid higher prices in the non-discriminatory market, from Maggie E.C. Jones, Trevon D. Logan, David Rosé, and Lisa D. Cook https://www.nber.org/papers/w33547

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Feb 15

reading the news provides a daily affirmation of my decision

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Feb 15

Merci!

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thanks Brennan!

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Feb 14

Obviously will miss my Emory colleagues who have supported me these last three years in the US. Hope to see many in Montreal before too long! I promise the snow is actually really lovely ❄️

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thrilled to share that Mike and I will be making our way home to 🇨🇦 later this year where I’ll be joining the economics department at McGill University as associate professor. Looking forward to joining their vibrant research community!

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hearing another Census data purge is coming

Prioritize downloads of anything IPUMS does not have

They are targeting anything with race and sex

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Maggie Jones @maggieecjones.bsky.social · Nov 28

Happy to share a recent publication, where I discuss the intergenerational legacy of residential schools in Canada. This publication also closes the door on my dissertation, as it’s the final chapter to be published.

Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · Nov 27

@maggieecjones.bsky.social, in “The Intergenerational Legacy of Indian Residential Schools,” uses the Aboriginal Peoples Survey to “explore the colonial roots of educational disparities” & the transmission of human capital among the Indigenous peoples in Canada. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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