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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Shoutout to the 🐐GOAT🐐, respect greatness www.macfound.org/videos/2026-...

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Ellora Derenoncourt - 2026 MacArthur Fellow

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evan-mast.bsky.social @evan-mast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am hiring a predoc to work on some projects on housing and neighborhoods! The position is based in Chicago, and the predoc will work out of the Census RDC at the Chicago Fed. populationanalytics.nd.edu/resources/ca...

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Predoctoral Research Scholar | Urban Policy and Inequality

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Will Lowe @conjugateprior.org · 24/09/2026

The boring but effective way to ensure 'AI alignment' has two steps: 1. make those who build and sell AI responsible for what it does. 2. apply our best existing alignment technology – the law – to them. Maybe the AI is sentient, malign or benign. Who cares? It doesn't matter for this to work.

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Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This "going rogue" framing is nonsense. These are still just text analysis models. It's openAI that is "going rogue" by giving a computer program complete autonomy to make decisions without human oversight. That's a danger whether it's a fancy new LLM or an old-fashioned SQL database.

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Very apropos: Trump turned HOMES into SHAME

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

More evidence that even reform Jews are not immune from the tide of antisem… *actually checks article* …Well, f*** everything

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Economist piece on Acemoglu is extremely poor and seems motivated to me by some kind of animus.

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Outsourcing to temp agencies is interesting because it’s sort of a way to arbitrage experience rating differentials across firms. Interesting in its own right!

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Seeing Nathan’s response now. Audrey Guo’s work on UI Tax level changes is the closest I know. But using subcontractors is *not* the same as using self employed gig contractors in most cases. Her outcome is specifically payments to contract service firms I think

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

have you seen any direct evidence about how much use of contractors rises with experience rating? I have tried hard to study this but not a lot of direct data on experience rating and contractor use I think I may have the right data if you have ideas

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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I think Refine is a very good tool. It has helped me a lot in the research process. I use it often and have a monthly subscription. But this is problematic. If I want to submit to the AEA or Econometric Society journals, I would feel compelled to check with Refine first.

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Tenured and grateful. Grateful to be at a special place like Heinz with wonderful colleagues, for my advisors and mentors, for all the collaborators, students, and research assistants I’ve worked with and learned from, and to my family for being on this ride with me.

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Stan Veuger @stanveuger.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A suppressed 2022 report at Yale found significant growth in many units (though the reasons were difficult to be certain of, absent cooperation from the administration). campuspress.yale.edu/facultyforya...

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

“If only I could enjoy the lush fruits of tropical Pittsburgh” is something I get a lot of

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Dragonfruit: Outside—looks AWESOME Inside—going to be GREAT Taste—wait what Passion fruit: Outside—looks… questionable? Inside—oh, dude, I don’t think that’s food Taste—holy s*** I’ve discovered a new flavor plane

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My public research university literally has a cattle ranch

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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The gloomy headlines about the future of American higher ed been seemingly relentless. But the discourse is missing some basic(and surprising) facts about what’s actually happening right now. Here are 10....

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Also, surprisingly, even applies to Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!

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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"no one wants to work at 3 am anymore". They never did!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It's true that a "downside" or rising working class wages is that goods and services that are very labor intensive, like fast food and taxis will become more expensive. There will be increased competition for housing. The media *only* reported and emphasized these downsides.

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Colin @colin-fraser.net · 08/05/2026

Economists:

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Haha I saw the “zero” part and went “hey!” Then saw the “handful of economists” part and went “oh yeah that’s me”

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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's a very odd feeling to read that the cost of your firing was $20 billion to the US economy. Studies like this are so important. It's hard to put a value on a public service. Trustworthy economic data is vital to so much economic activity in a $29 trillion economy. Worth your time to read.

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 30/04/2026

Absolutely extraordinary. The Democrats conceded *nothing* and got everything they demanded. They said no ICE/CBP funding, and that's precisely what happened. In other words, they did not cave. At all. But the GOP did—completely.

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Bryan Stuart @bryanstuart.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We are still interviewing for research assistants at the Philly Fed for this cycle. It’s a great opportunity for students who want to get more experience with research and there are lots of development opportunities rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...

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Research Assistant/Sr. Research Assistant

Company Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Job Description Summary Research assistants (RAs) at the Philadelphia Fed play a key role in the Economic Research Department. Whether they are helping eco...

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

OK, time for a game! These charts show employment for a selection of detailed industries (4-digit NAICS) vs their prepandemic (2012-2019) trend. Which ones, if any, seem to show the effect of AI? (Chat GPT launch shown for reference.) I'll post a version with industry labels in a bit. #EconSky

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

As a consumer, it’s actually awesome when great minds come independently to similar conclusions :)

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Unpopular opinion alert: Chuck Schumer deserves credit for keeping his caucus in line until Republicans folded.

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

That came across as a dig at gentrification but it was actually an expression of cynicism about NIMBYism in affluent areas

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Andy Garin @andygarin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

As long as it’s gentrifying other neighborhoods and not messing with ours?

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I don't know how to speak about being Jewish right now. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/my-only-pr...

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My Only Prayer

We sat shiva when my mom died.

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Jeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Some personal news: This is my last week at The Washington Post. I’ve loved so much of the last 9 years here, but my faith in the paper’s current leadership is broken beyond repair. Incredibly excited to get to work w/ the newsroom below (I start in June) Get in touch on Signal : 9178872891

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

WaPo Deputy Opinion Editor is just straight up lying about Mamdani's estate tax proposal (in both tweets and an op-ed). The bill contains a $1.75 million primary residence exemption, exempts retirement accounts, and the 50% marginal rate doesn’t kick in until $30 million.

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