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Justin James Michael Wolfers is an Australian economist and public policy scholar. He is professor of economics and public policy… more

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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Justin Wolfers

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I sat down for a nice long chat on the Nick Standlea Show
about the economics of AI: How it's changing our labor market, who it's going to help and hurt, how policy can help, and what each of us can do to stay relevant.

Posted to my (fledgling) youtube channel here:
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The AI Revolution Is an Ownership Problem, Not a Tech Problem — Economist Justin Wolfers
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by Justin Wolfers

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Every one of them deserves my care, respect, and the best education I can give them.
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by Justin Wolfers

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If you tax trucks 🚛, trucking in your inputs gets pricier.

That means flying ✈️ or shipping 🚢 looks better.

Where do planes and boats come from?

Yes, this just made transporting inputs from abroad *more* competitive.

It's like taxing bikes to reduce road congestion.
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Dean Baker

by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Nathan P. Kalmoe

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It had been hours since the President had announced a tariff change, and all of this stability was killing the economy. He had to act to provide the American people with the uncertainty they deserve.
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Steven Pressman

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Anyway, just wanted to share, in case other faculty are thinking about this. #teachecon

It's particularly resonant for me because so many of my students are freshmen, and they're trying to navigate choices that have gotten more treacherous than they need to be.
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by Justin Wolfers

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Took a moment in class to remind my undergrads to get their flu and covid jabs. Not my usual role as an econ prof, but right now they have too few trusted voices. And if others are trying to avoid political strife (this ISN'T political!!!), my students may not be hearing it elsewhere.
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: James S. Shortle

by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Michael A. Clemens

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For folks looking for some of the studies on high-skill immigration that I referenced, you can't go past this review by @mclem.org: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: James S. Shortle

by Justin Wolfers

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For all of the (manufactured) passion about the quality of labor statistics, Trump administration has left the BLS leaderless for months, is no closer to a replacement, and has left many of the leadership posts within the organization empty. And no-one is allowed to come to work right now, either.
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: James S. Shortle

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I did a bit of reporting (aka talking to my better half, Betsy Stevenson—ex-Labor chief economist & Obama CEA). Her read from the last shutdown: some senior officials saw the jobs number even as the public waited. This time may rhyme.
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by Justin Wolfers

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Economics isn’t about jumping at every data point. It’s about weighing evidence — especially when some of it’s noisy. The ADP jobs number is one clue, not the whole case.
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by Justin Wolfers

by Justin Wolfers

by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Paul Nightingale

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My favorite gig in the world is this "Professor Is In" segment I do with @anacabrera.bsky.social , where we step back from the news cycle to do what I really love: Teach economics.

Our latest: The economics of high-skill immigration, and the H-1B visa program.

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The Professor Is In—Justin Wolfers on H-1B Visas: H-1B Talent Lifts U.S. Wages and Innovation
In this episode of "The Professor Is In," economist Justin Wolfers explores the economics of high-skill immigration. Do high-skill immigrants take jobs—or help build more of them? Economist Justin…
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by Justin Wolfers

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Ever wanted to hear two middle-aged blokes talk macro and meow? [email protected] and me as we race from BLS to the Fed to tariffs to competence (still not a dirty word) to immigration to shutdowns, and finish up purring about kittens. #dadcore
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The Terrible Cost of the Trump Economy with Economics Professor Justin Wolfers
Economist Justin Wolfers joins The Left Hook to explain how Trump's reckless incompetence is weakening America's reputation, alliances, and the economy. In this conversation, we discuss the cost of…
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The expected duration of this shutdown keeps rising.
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Hey, that's my Econ 101 students! Talking econ! In the public square! With the great @svaneksmith.bsky.social!

Love you guys.
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Caroline Krafft

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Think of the economy as like baking a cake. H‑1B visas supply missing ingredients -- high skill STEM workers. If Trump cuts off access: fewer projects get baked, worse recipes get used, or we import the cake. None of those make Americans better off. #TheProfessorIsIn #TeachEcon
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