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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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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 1d

Claps on the back for (2), sometimes ruling out one particular comment ends up being a non-trivial amount of effort that either ends up in one figure plus a non-visible iceberg of analysis, or even just a footnote.

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.

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Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁 @sameyler.bsky.social · 3d

Again, the parallels between US ethnonationalism and Israeli apartheid are crying out to be expressed

Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 5d

If someone were interested in getting an intro of drug pricing and drug pricing policy in the US, what books or articles would you recommend?

Thanks!

#HealthPolicy

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

Illegal and unconstitutional abuse of the presidential office to punish states that did not vote for him.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d

Sanders: These projects have been appropriated. They were signed by a president. It is illegal to rescind them. And to say to people in Vermont, in New York and California, oh, you didn't vote for Donald Trump, we're going to take away funding that was supposed to go to your state… illegal

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

blockclubchicago.org

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

Your occasional reminder that Russ Vought, who is claiming the right to fire civil servants for whatever reason he sees it, once refused to quit a political appointment position even after Trump had lost.

russ vought saying "no, its a three year term" when Biden asks for his resignation on the naval academy visitors board

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Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁 @sameyler.bsky.social · 13d

Hey Siri, is this “political violence”?

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 13d

At least 16 detainees have died in ICE custody this year. A planned rally today in NYC will protest detainee conditions. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social has the story.
prospect.org/justice/2025...

Workers Demand Justice for Immigrants as More Die in ICE Custody

Elected officials learned two more people died in federal immigration detention this week, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 16.

prospect.org

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 13d

lol we didn't make the bestseller list this week, but something tells me the best(seller) is yet to come.

Prayers up and GO GET #TheDoubleTax today: annagifty.com!

a man in a leather jacket is making a funny face while looking at the camera .

Alt: a man in a leather jacket is making a funny face while looking at the camera .

media.tenor.com

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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 15d

Done!

Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 15d

Congrats! Is there any benefit from your end of buying it from say bookshop.orh vs having my local bookstore buy it?

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Kyle Butts @kylefbutts.bsky.social · 15d

Come be a razorback! We are hiring two positions this year at the U of Arkansas!

Macro/General Equilibrium: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Applied Micro: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Northwest Arkansas is consistently ranked one of the best places to live. Here's some highlights!

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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · May 2

Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book, Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours. @flatironbooks.bsky.social, Sept 23! Containing 15 years of research & my personal story. Preorder links, book talks, & newsletter here! corinnelow.com/book

Orange, pink, and yellow book cover with white text, showing various objects representing women's lives, from a house to a kid's bike to an airplane, with some objects representing the stress of it all: dinner on fire, a broken high heel, a crying baby, a spilled coffee cup, and overflowing inbox. Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours. Corinne Low, PhD. On Sale 9.23.25.

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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 17d

Interesting hypothesis! Is this hunch or is there some more evidence/train of thought behind it?

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Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁 @sameyler.bsky.social · 17d

For my friends, anything; for my enemies, the law

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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 17d

What does the anti-vaccine movement get from people not getting vaccines? Like say we all don’t. What is in it for them?

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 18d

So does it only apply to lottery and not lottery exempt sectors? Who knows?! Tune in next week for the next episode of Policy by Tweet!

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18d

Oh my GOD. This is the first official confirmation that the new H-1B entry ban does not apply to people with current visas (despite the text not containing ANY exception for people with current visas), and it’s not even something on an official website, it’s a passive aggressive tweet!

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@RapidResponse47
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Corporate lawyers and others with agendas are creating a lot of FAKE NEWS around President Trump's H-1B Proclamation, but these are
FACTS:
1. The Proclamation does not apply to anyone who has a current visa.
2. The Proclamation only applies to future applicants in the February lottery who are currently outside the U.S. It does not apply to anyone who participated in the 2025 lottery.
3. The Proclamation does not impact the ability of any current visa holder to travel to/from the U.S.

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Nicholas Weaver @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com · 18d

Why is this horrible for Universities?

Just about everyone who isn't a citizen or green card holder already who's hired for a tenure track faculty position is hired through an H1B and then, after 3-5 years, applies for a green card.

This is literally "No more foreign professors can be hired"

Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 19d

Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.

One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 19d

i just want to convey the depth of my appreciation to our colleagues, in the broad sense, in the american and UK university systems, for continuing to teach the fact that trans people exist even though you are all going to be ceaselessly punished alongside us for it. thank you.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20d

So, a university president fired a professor because they taught a course that discussed there being more than two genders, and now the university president is being fired for not having fired the professor quickly enough, is where we're at. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’

www.nytimes.com

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 19d

One theory is that Trump is a shrewd wannabe authoritarian taking calculated steps to consolidate power

Another is that he’s always been thin-skinned and driven by personal grievances, but now has the powers of the presidency and he doesn’t care about the long-term damage to the country

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 20d

Everything seems to be going great.

Trump poised to fire US attorney for resisting effort to charge NY AG Letitia James: Sources

President Trump is expected to fire the U.S. attorney in Eastern Virginia after he was unable to find evidence of mortgage fraud against NY AG Letitia James, sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21d

Just a reminder of what comedians are allowed to say without having the FCC threaten to pull a broadcast license

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 23d

absolutely repugnant, gutfeld completely dismisses the assassination of melissa hortman, calls it a "bull shit" example of political violence

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21d

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 21d

New: FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr warned. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

www.cnn.com

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Marcello Graziano 🇺🇦 @marcellograz.bsky.social · 21d

I lived through Berlusconi 2. First thing first, he had 2 journos and a comedian fired from RAI.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 21d

Feliz cumpleaños 🎂!!

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Dan Ly @meddly.bsky.social · 22d

A great listen!!!

Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · 22d

Here is the link for Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

E54 -How to Negotiate with Matt Notowidigdo

Podcast Episode · The Hidden Curriculum · 09/16/2025 · 1h 2m

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