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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 1d

(1) banger
(2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)

Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 1d

We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."

Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.

Event study coefficients that show that men's earnings rise more than women's among couples following a cross-commuting zone move (left panels). The pattern is muted or reverses among single men and single women (right panels).

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

Oscar Issac looking at some kind of electronic tablet.

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Dinosaur Dracula 🦖🧛 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social · 1d

The greatest thing I own or will ever own is this old retail standee where Dracula casually reveals a coffin full of Doritos and Pepsi.

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Michael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 12d

The NSF GSF was the best and most important fellowship an aspiring PhD could hope to get when I was in grad school. It allowed people at the not-fancy schools (I was at UCSC) to potentially have support that the people at places like where I currently work (Stanford) take for granted.

Science Magazine @science.org · 12d

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

www.science.org

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 12d

British politics was doomed from the day that Gordon Brown was forced by the media to apologize for calling a bigoted woman a bigot *in private*.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 12d

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

www.science.org

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more mr. dice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 12d

when someone's peeling an apple before eating it i wanna tell em, hey put the knife away, you're thinking of oranges

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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 13d

“Decepticons team up with Mum-Ra”

Molly White @molly.wiki · 13d

cursed headline

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agnesbq.bsky.social @agnesbq.bsky.social · 14d

A good resolution after the summer: get back into writing blog posts for the Banque de France.

To start with: "𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺?"

www.banque-france.fr/en/governors...

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 15d

Interesting: One of the biggest users of H1-B visas in D.C. is @dcpublicschools.bsky.social, which got 183 in 2024 and 2025 so far. (DCPS appears in two separate categories below; I combined them.) If $100,000 fee for new visa applications goes into effect, I bet DCPS will use far fewer.

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 15d

If the US supports formal dollarization in Argentina, it would weaken the IMF's hand, could create conditions for regional confrontation with China, & would be a one-way street—once a country adopts a currency other than its own, it's difficult going back.
By @mdebolle.com:

Argentina is in crisis. A US rescue may invite new problems.

Despite the economic "shock therapy" imposed by libertarian President Javier Milei, Argentina is once again in crisis. The stock market is plummeting, dollars are fleeing, and the government is interv...

www.piie.com

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 16d

Serious scholars have examined what happens when we change the number of H1-B visas issued.

Cities that get more H1-B immigrants subsequently see the wages of natives *rise* substantially.

Skilled immigrants bring new ideas, fill labor shortages and make us all more productive.

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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 19d

Just FYI Oren Cass is *not* a real economist

Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 20d

My thoughts on the Fed, macroeconomy, tariffs and more in conversation (and debate) with Larry Summers, Oren Cass and Rebecca Patterson. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Opinion | ‘No One Should Be Very Confident’: Four Economists Dissect Trump and the Economy

The rate cut was the least of it.

www.nytimes.com

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Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 20d

My thoughts on the Fed, macroeconomy, tariffs and more in conversation (and debate) with Larry Summers, Oren Cass and Rebecca Patterson. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Opinion | ‘No One Should Be Very Confident’: Four Economists Dissect Trump and the Economy

The rate cut was the least of it.

www.nytimes.com

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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 19d

It’s a very slow hurtle

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Niall Hughes @niallehughes.bsky.social · 21d

Happy to share the programme for the 9th edition of the "Political Economy: Theory meets Empirics" workshop, taking place over the next 2 days in Bremen, Germany. #EconSky

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 21d

Early next year, Sesame Street is making hundreds of full episodes available on YouTube. [sesameworkshop.org]

A Sunny Day is Coming to YouTube: YouTube’s Expanded Partnership with Sesame Street - Sesame Workshop

Today, more families than ever before gather around the TV screen to watch YouTube. That’s why Youtube is excited to announce an expanded partnership with

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 21d

I learned a lot reading @triofrancos.bsky.social new book on lithium mining, both a great intro to the economics and history as well as a frank reckoning with the contradictions of an energy transition reliant on mining. heatmap.news/energy/thea-...

Why Mining Is the Dirty Underbelly of the Clean Energy Transition

Thea Riofrancos, a professor of political science at Providence College, discusses her new book, Extraction, and the global consequences of our growing need for lithium.

heatmap.news

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EM_Credit_Fund @emcreditfund.bsky.social · 21d

*ARGENTINA'S PESO WEAKENS BEYOND ITS TRADING BAND FOR FIRST TIME

youtu.be/7aqst6B8h5A?...

and don't come at me about Madonna. Patti is the one and only. End of discussion.

Patti LuPone Singing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" | Grammy Living Legends Award 1989 (HD)

YouTube video by The LuPone Dolls

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Gawain 4 ANC @gawain4anc.bsky.social · 23d

For your calendar: Woodley Park Day is Saturday from 2-6pm (Sept 20). Food, music, a dunk tank. Lots of fun.

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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 24d

Post no one asked for on how to compare bond yields across currencies (more) properly. on.ft.com/48fJTIf

10yr govt bond yields asset swapped to USD to enable like-for-like comparison.

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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 24d

Man I think about this like once a week

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 24d

I don't regret much but I very much regret not seeing John Carpenter live when he came to DC in 2015 to perform his music and soundtracks. Every single day, bruh

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Michel Grosz @michelgrosz.bsky.social · 26d

The FTC is hiring Statisticians in the Bureau of Economics!

This is a great opportunity for seniors or recent grads interested in antitrust and consumer protection economics, and applied microeconomics research.

Come work with me! Happy to answer any questions.

www.usajobs.gov/job/845835200

STATISTICIAN

The Bureau of Economics seeks candidates for the position of Statistician. Statisticians work directly with BE staff economists to (1) provide economic analysis in support of antitrust and consumer pr...

www.usajobs.gov

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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 26d

"In DC a pilot (banning right turn on red) at 74 intersections led to a 92% reduction in failure-to-yield incidents and a 97% drop in vehicle conflicts"

Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...

Right Turn on Red: It’s Time to Reconsider - Toole Design

Toole Design's Bill Schultheiss and Mariel Colman unpack why it's time to move away from a blanket approach to right turn on red (RTOR).

tooledesign.com

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