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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 01/07/2026

Updated #FEDSPaper estimates: Harmonized time series (population, unemployment rate, LFPR, etc) for 1948-2025 and harmonized #CPS microdata weights are available to download at doi.org/10.17016/FED... #EconSky #labormarket #data #BLS

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Harmonized Population and Labor Force Statistics

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 14/01/2026

You (and Tanta) were invaluable economic resources and provided a tremendous public good. Thanks for everything!

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 05/08/2025

👀 New paper out today 📈 Data are posted for download at www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds... #labormarket #data #BLS #CPS #EconSky

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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

A magnificent 2nd edition of the Handbook of New Institutional Economics is now published at doi.org/10.1007/978-... I am proud that my "Local politics in nations and empires" is included as chapter 9, next to Egorov & Sonin's "Authoritarian institutions" as chapter 10.

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Handbook of New Institutional Economics

This Open Access Handbook provides a timely overview of recent developments and broad orientations in new institutional economics.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

NEW: The Census Bureau hasn't been recruiting and retaining enough interviewers for three key surveys, including the source of the monthly job report, and lacks a plan for building up a field representative staff, the bureau's internal watchdog, Commerce OIG, finds www.oig.doc.gov/wp-content/O...

WHAT WE FOUND

We found that the bureau does not have effective strategies to address staffing gaps and high vacancies in FR positions. Specifically, the bureau did not:

• Meet its staffing goals for ACS, CPS, and NCVS.
• Implement a process to track and assess vacancy information from the regions.

Without a workforce plan, the bureau lacks a comprehensive strategy to ensure it has the necessary FR staff to help accomplish its mission of providing high-quality data. Unaddressed FR staffing gaps increase the risks of lower response rates on surveys and higher attrition of other field staff, who bear the burden of increased workloads. Developing and implementing a workforce plan for FRs will help the bureau address the issues we identify in this report.

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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

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We're not done yet | 18F

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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We're not done yet | 18F

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 22/02/2025

Slightly different from your question but here’s a list of digital service providers thought to be outside US jurisdiction. Can’t vouch for accuracy codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Bes...

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Outside_Us_Jurisdiction

Digital Service Providers outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America.

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Erica Groshen @ericagroshen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

768 people & 90 orgs signed a letter to alert WH & Congress to risks of inaction to modernize federal stats. Now, please amplify: -Repost -Share w/your Senators & House Reps & networks Letter: www.amstat.org/docs/default... Release: www.amstat.org/news-listing... #econsky @econosky.bsky.social

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 15/02/2025

Actually, “civilian” here refers to individuals who are not in the armed forces. Government workers are included in both the household and payroll surveys.

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Dave Winer on Bluesky @scripting.com · 04/02/2025

A guide to using Signal for government workers. a.wholelottanothing.org

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

American citizens should not have to enter into a contract with a private company (that’s an X account signup!) to receive government communications

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 01/02/2025

I had intermittent issues with Census this week. Terminal-based (e.g., wget, aria) tools were blocked but I could still use Safari… sometimes. Others at different IPs were able to fetch files without issue. Also make sure you’re setting `user-agent`

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 31/01/2025

Agree, not very reassuring.

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Peter Tillmann @peterhtillmann.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Good: ECB @ecb.europa.eu, BOE @bankofengland.bsky.social, BoC @bankofcanada.bsky.social, Bundesbank @bundesbank.de and other CBs on Bluesky. When will Fed join?

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 19/12/2024

Yep, anyone using the published time series will need to be careful

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 19/12/2024

The Census V2024 estimates will be the independent population controls for the CPS starting with the January 2025 data but BLS will not revise historical data

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Jesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The California Policy Lab (@capolicylab.bsky.social) is hiring a researcher who works on consumer finance or related topics to work with the UC-Consumer Credit Panel. capolicylab.org/careers/rese... Come work with us!

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Researcher - California Policy Lab

About the California Policy Lab The California Policy Lab (CPL) generates research insights for government impact. Through hands-on partnerships with government agencies, CPL performs rigorous researc...

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CoffeeGeek @coffeegeek.com · 15/12/2024

One of our most important articles of the year: A look at the environmental impact of Nespresso and Keurig. Learn how single-serve coffee pods are harming the environment and draining our wallets. Share with your friends and family who use nespresso or k-cup systems. #CoffeeFeed #EspressoFeed

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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Convenience: Pod Coffee

A look at the environmental impact of Nespresso and Keurig. Learn how single-serve coffee pods are harming the environment and draining our wallets.

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Cheap EVs require smaller batteries. Smaller batteries require a culture shift in which we talk much less about “range anxiety” and more about how only ~2% of trips are >50 miles.

Figure shows the proportion of trips by distance in 2021.
— 28% of trips are under a mile
— 24% of trips are 1-3 miles
— 12% of trips are 3-5 miles
— 15% of trips are 5-10 miles
— 14% of trips are 10-25 miles
— 5% of trips are 25-50 miles
— 2% of trips are greater than 50 miles

Source: Estimated for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics by the Maryland Transportation Institute and Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory at the University of Maryland. The travel statistics are produced from an anonymized national panel of mobile device data from multiple sources.

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WIRED @wired.com · 12/11/2024

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/09/2024

120 CEA alumni urge congressional action to support the Current Population Survey. Grateful to Bernanke, Boskin, Furman, Heckman, Hubbard, Stiglitz & so many others for speaking up. 📉📈 #️⃣#️⃣ www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2024...

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Grant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

“We estimate the supply-side value of widely-used [Open Source Software] is $4.15 billion, but that the demand-side value is much larger at $8.8 trillion. We find that firms would need to spend 3.5 times more on software than they currently do if OSS did not exist.” www.hbs.edu/faculty/Page...

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The Value of Open Source Software - Working Paper - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 08/03/2024

Yes, we are and it’s a great place to do research!

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 10/10/2023

Check it out. Subscribe to the #NumbersDay feed for all your #JobsDay, #CPI, #JOLTS, #beigebook, #FOMC news. Tweaks and feedback welcome. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 04/10/2023

I had not. Will have to give it a try!

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Chris Nekarda @chrisnekarda.com · 04/10/2023

4️⃣ 3:2 - works well on both 4:3 and 16:9 screens and with the various Zoom/Teams chrome

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