Mark G. Sheppard
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Mark G. Sheppard
@markgsheppard.com
Inequality/Mobility/Design.
Econ PhD Candidate, The Graduate Center.
Researcher @NBER.org.
2nd Lt., U.S. National Guard.
Former Congressional Staff.
Yeah this is a super moderate and informative take
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
We exist in the dumbest timeline
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Greenland
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
This is a solid portrait
January 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This issue is worsened by the fact progressives often place a premium on very technical policies often passed through Congress using low-visibility.
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Fed needs to make this products less jumpy
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
When you unpack unemployment by race, and utilize that data in a turning point framework, marginalized racial minorities tend to signal downturns sooner (albeit with more noise).
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This is operable not just because slack precedes firings in the lead up to a downturn, but also because economically vulnerable groups (racial minorities, low educated, etc.) tend to be underemployed, that research by @epi.org.
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
When you look at the popular recession indicators: the #SahmRule, by @claudia-sahm.bsky.social, the #MichezRule, by Pascal Michaillat and Emmanuel Saez, which adds job vacancy data, and the U6 Modified Sahm Rule, by M. Sheppard, using underemployment data shows downturns sooner.
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
California and Minnesota solidarity is built on having former actors of the movie Predator turned governors criticize the politics of the host of the Apprentice turned president.
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM