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Reposted by: Miles Corak, Dani Rodrik

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In Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, @drodrik.bsky.social presents new, practical approaches to confronting today’s most daunting global issues.

Publishing November 4. Learn more and preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik. New, practical approaches to confronting today’s most daunting global issues.
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My friend @lkatfield.bsky.social has a book coming out that I think is essential reading for everyone. A starred review in Publisher's Weekly called it a "formidable debut ... a meticulous and unsettling revelation of a right-wing plan for a 'new old-fashioned world.'"
Furious Minds
The story of the radical conservative intellectual movement shaping Donald Trump’s agenda—and how it threatens American freedoms, values, and democracy
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My first column for The Guardian: On Trump's attempt to take over the Fed. He's taking a page out of Nixon's playbook: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump looks to Nixon’s playbook - good for him, bad for the economy?
History suggests that bullying the Fed for political gain can have serious consequences for the rest of us
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Double header for the #uncommonspod today, joined by Kate Robertson (senior researcher at @citizenlab.ca U of T) and Adam Sadinsky (immigration & refugee lawyer) discussing Bill C-2's implications on surveillance, cross-border data sharing, and our asylum process.
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by Miles Corak — Reposted by: Paul Makdissi

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Probably the best use to which a degree in economics was ever put!
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 7d
On Sept. 30, 1958, Canadian children were treated to a new show.
It featured a giant who told them to "look up!...waaaaaay up!"
For the next 27 years, the show was a fixture on CBC and is beloved to this day.
This is the story of The Friendly Giant!

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Bob Homme as The Friendly Giant, wearing a rustic, beige tunic with brown accents, holding a small xylophone and two violins, with a colorful giraffe puppet with a harmonica and a chicken puppet on his shoulders, set against a plain blue background.
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Reposted by: Miles Corak

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On Sept. 30, 1958, Canadian children were treated to a new show.
It featured a giant who told them to "look up!...waaaaaay up!"
For the next 27 years, the show was a fixture on CBC and is beloved to this day.
This is the story of The Friendly Giant!

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Bob Homme as The Friendly Giant, wearing a rustic, beige tunic with brown accents, holding a small xylophone and two violins, with a colorful giraffe puppet with a harmonica and a chicken puppet on his shoulders, set against a plain blue background.
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Reposted by: Miles Corak

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For many Zohran Mamdani supporters and others on the far left, the misery of the 2008 financial crisis left a lasting impression on.wsj.com/46HXLbZ
The Rise of America’s Young Socialists—From the 2008 Financial Crisis to Mamdani
For many on the forefront of the far left, the misery of the economic meltdown left a lasting impression.
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by Miles Corak

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“… the government could devise a points system — similar to Canada’s — that would capture other desirable characteristics”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...
High-Skilled Visas Have Problems. Trump’s $100,000 Fee Won’t Fix Them.
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by Miles Corak

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This is David Leonhardt interview of Elizabeth Warren is worth a read

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...
Opinion | ‘The Game Is Rigged’: Elizabeth Warren on America’s Next Story
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Reposted by: Miles Corak

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Forthcoming in the AER: "The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility" by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hendren, Maggie R. Jones, and Sonya R. Porter. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility
(Forthcoming Article) - We construct a public atlas of mean outcomes in adulthood by childhood Census tract. Outcomes vary sharply across neighborhoods: for children whose parents earn $27,000, the st...
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Reposted by: Miles Corak, Erica L. Groshen

No need to distort the data. Just don't collect it: Trump administration cancels an annual USDA survey on food insecurity. “This nonstatutory report became overly politicized ...was unnecessary to carry out the work of the Department,” a USDA spokesman said.
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Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”
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by Miles Corak

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Yup, it will impact a lot of Canadians … I know that personally.
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by Miles Corak

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www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
The Wealth Tax Plans That Are Roiling New York and Paris
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by Miles Corak

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“The idea that an entity as powerful as the Fed could become an arm of the current president — or frankly, any president — is terrifying.”

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Opinion | Here’s How Trump Takes Over the Fed
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The importance of credible government economic data to business. @brookings.edu Sept. 18. 2:30 PM EDT. In-person (registration required) and livestreamed. www.brookings.edu/events/the-i...
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by Miles Corak

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The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
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by Miles Corak

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“Leo XIV questioned the disproportionate difference in the incomes of modern CEOs and those of their workers, and challenged the extreme wealth of billionaires”
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NPR @npr.org · 22d
Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.
In first interview, Pope Leo XIV takes on billionaires, polarization and war
Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.
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Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.
In first interview, Pope Leo XIV takes on billionaires, polarization and war
Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by: Miles Corak

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#econ_ra
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Research Assistant (Job ID: 2025-3711) in Washington, Washington, DC | Careers at 1. Resident Employee (Hybrid)
Join one of the most influential, most quoted and most trusted think tanks The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-dep...
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by C. Kirabo Jackson — Reposted by: Miles Corak, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

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It's really important to base one's conclusions on facts. Yes, data are imperfect, but they provide information that cannot simply be ignored.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24d
From @economist.com
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Reposted by: Miles Corak

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Did you know that, despite the pandemic, American families reported less food insecurity from 2019-2021 – even for socially disadvantaged groups? Learn more in the new publication by Elise Sheinberg, our own @ninsolera.bsky.social, & Nour Hammad, out now from @jamahealthforum.com: myumi.ch/z9yy2
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Miles Corak, Aaron Sojourner

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A useful (radio!) interview with Marketplace, digging into the value of economic statistics, why we know they're imperfect, that no-one has come up with less imperfect measures, the nature of the attacks on the BLS, and how bad data leads to bad outcomes.
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Reposted by: Miles Corak, Paul Krugman, Janet Gornick , and 3 more

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Applications are open for our postdoctoral scholars program! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
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Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
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by Joshua Gans — Reposted by: Miles Corak, Aaron Sojourner, Bruce Bradbury

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If AI and workers were strong complements, what would we see?, by @joshgans open.substack.com/pub/joshuaga... Does the latest data tell us AI is a substitute for human work? Nope. Is that comforting? Also nope. My comments on @erikbryn and co. (and @Noahpinion
If AI and workers were strong complements, what would we see?
The answer is pretty much what the initial data is showing
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by Miles Corak

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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/n...
It’s the End of ‘Big City.’ New York Will Be Fine.
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by Miles Corak

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The autumn public program series of talks organized by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is notable for its relevance and quality, ... certainly worth a look, whether or not you are based in #NewYorkCity

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Public Programs
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Reposted by: Miles Corak

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Forthcoming in AER: Insights: "The Impact of Unions on the Wage Distribution: Evidence from Higher Education" by Michael Baker, Yosh Halberstam, Kory Kroft, Alexandre Mas, and Derek Messacar. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Impact of Unions on the Wage Distribution: Evidence from Higher Education
(Forthcoming Article) - We estimate the impact of unionization on the wage distribution of Canadian university faculty using longitudinal administrative data on salaries and exploiting the staggered r...
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by Steven N. Durlauf — Reposted by: Miles Corak

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Must read paper which provides fascinating evidence on the ways the Industrial Revolution generated social mobility.
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NBER @nber.org · Aug 25
Social mobility went up over the course of the Industrial Revolution in England, and especially in parts of England where manufacturing was concentrated, from Cara Ebert, Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson, and Sebastian Vollmer https://www.nber.org/papers/w34153
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by: Miles Corak, Claudia Sahm

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Great post from Acting Census Director @ronjarmin.bsky.social about Census's long experience learning how best to combine survey, administrative, & private data to improve efficiency and reliability & about directions for future innovation.
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