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Dan Garrett

@danggarret.bsky.social
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economist thinking about taxes and public debt | co-organizer for the virtual municipal finance workshop | ap in finance at the wharton school www.danggarrett.com www.muni-workshop.com

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 10/09/2026
New post on AI in (economics) writing paulgp.substack.com/p/how-do-we-...
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How do we know if writing is AI?
Some initial analyses of AI’s impact on economics writing
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I can see today’s xkcd.com becoming a classic that I will cite frequently.
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Just west of Philly, there is a large Measles outbreak ongoing and the first two deaths were reported this morning. These are the first measles-associated deaths in the state as long as I've been alive.
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Really nice to stumble across this while putting together my syllabus day slides.
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Fat cat Friday!!
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Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Subsidies for clean cookstoves can abate carbon dioxide at only $7 per ton of CO2. We account for issues like imperfect additionality, stove breakage rates, non-usage or low usage by some buyers, and others. Read my article with @joshtdean.bsky.social in Climate Change Economics: lnkd.in/gw8hr9Mu
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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My new book #WhatHappenedToLiberalDemocracy is out on August 11. Here is a brief message about my motivation for writing this book and its central thesis. Pre-order links are available here: shapingwork.mit.edu/what-happene.... I hope you will join me in the discussion.
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Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Thanks Dan! One thing that came up is the wide open research questions on the relationship between zoning decisions and municipal finance. I think even the basic issue of what do different types of construction mean for property tax revenues across localities is horribly understudied.
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It’s Day #1 for f the 15th Brookings Municipal finance conference!!! I’ll be sharing papers and brief thoughts here, but livestream and papers are at www.brookings.edu/events/15th-... Starting now, Casey Dougal (FSU) is going to tell us about “smithereening”
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It's almost Brookings Muni Finance Conference time again!! I'm planning to do another live tweeting for the next two days of as much as I can handle, but there is a livestream for those who'd like to observe the conversation directly: www.brookings.edu/events/15th-...
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15th annual Municipal Finance Conference | Brookings
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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our annual award recognizing the best PhD dissertation on employment-related issues is still taking submissions! All academic disciplines are welcome, as long as it has a major employment and policy focus. The deadline is July 20th. Learn more: buff.ly/T0rqi6j #econsky
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Dissertation Award | Upjohn Institute
The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research is now accepting submissions for its annual award recognizing the best PhD dissertation on employment-related issues. The Institute has sponsored…
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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Here's what Janet Yellen said today about lessons from the Powelll years at the Fed www.brookings.edu/articles/rem...
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Remarks by Janet L. Yellen at "The Powell years at the Fed: A retrospective" | Brookings
Janet Yellen's closing remarks at the Hutchins Center event examining lessons learned from the Jerome Powell years at the Federal Reserve.
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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A great thread on the evidence regarding human capital vs. signaling explanations of the return to higher education.
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Thaddeus Stevens appreciators around this site might like to know there’s a new museum opening in the building that was his old law office in Lancaster, PA, this weekend.
Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and democracy block party announcement for their museum’s grand opening.
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Hanging out at the NJ Senate today and security confiscated the metal spoon I had in my bag from breakfast
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Owen Davis @odavis.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A happy update: My job market paper is now accepted at the Journal of Labor Economics. Since I never did a proper thread on it, here goes. (Disclaimer: The views expressed in this paper are solely my own and do not reflect those of my employer, NYC IBO.)
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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
“When I grew up I did become a scientist, a social scientist. I’m an economist, which allows me to study how we humans coordinate and cooperate and compete with each other, in ways that have made us, on average, live longer and healthier lives.” #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/03/ps-2...
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PS 205: A brief address to my elementary school alma mater, about science in grade school
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
This is a really thoughtful post from Paul: "The Butlerian Jihad didn’t happen because people hated machines. It happened because people had no agency over the machines being used on them. The lesson from Herbert isn’t to destroy the tools, it is to reclaim agency over them."
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The next Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop is tomorrow, 3/18, at 11am EST! June Huang of UT-Dallas will present "Debt by Democracy: Bond Referendum Requirements and Municipal Borrowing" with Kimmie Munevar at Texas A&M + Delphine Samuels at INSEAD Paper and zoom: www.muni-workshop.com/schedule
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The next installment of the Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop is tomorrow, 3/4, at 11am EST! Riddha Basu (GWU) will present "The Darkside of Dissemination: Evidence from the Provision of Municipal Credit Ratings" with Xiangpei Chen and Jim Naughton. Paper and zoom: www.muni-workshop.com/schedule
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop is starting tomorrow, Wednesday 2/18, at 11am EST! The first presentation will be "Dealer Specialization and Market Segmentation" by Chotibhak Jotikasthira (SMU), Christian Lundblad (UNC), and Jinming Xue (SMU) Paper and Zoom: www.muni-workshop.com/schedule
Dealer Specialization and Market Segmentation

Abstract: We uncover several dealers in the municipal bond market that focus on geographically adjacent states, a characteristic distinct from centrality. These “specialized” dealers enjoy larger market shares in states with greater local ownership and bonds with more complex features. Trades intermediated by specialized dealers have significantly larger markups than those intermediated by national dealers. Our analyses of retail- and institution-sized trades reveal that specialized dealers possess monopoly power yet also provide unique differentiated services, including immediacy, new bond allocations, help to overcome information frictions, and access to local investor clientele. The latter two account for the bulk of specialization benefits.
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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Working on your PhD? Looking for dissertation funding? The Russell Sage Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline. #Fundsocsci, #Econsky, @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
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Kristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Heading to Philadelphia for the #ASSA2026. Presenting research you think our readers would be interested in? Working on something you think I should know about? Reach out here or by any of the ways linked in my bio: www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casse... #EconSky
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Ben Casselman
Ben Casselman is the chief economics correspondent for The Times. He has reported on the economy for nearly 20 years.
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Industrial Organization Society @indorgsociety.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Happy New Year. Reminder that the Call for Papers for IIOC is posted and that submissions are due January 10! Please remind your IO colleagues including grad students.
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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
So for those of you on the #EconJobMarket, it's not your imagination; it's tough out there. Hopefully universities (despite their financial pressures) can support unmatched candidates for an additional year if necessary.
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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
One last (sobering) update on the #EconJobMarket before the winter holidays; data as of 2025-12-14. In terms of # of job listings on Job Openings for Economists (JOE), this is the worst job mkt in recent yrs for PhD Economists. # jobs down 20% from last yr, even 18.9% lower than during COVID (2020).
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @beckerfriedman.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📣 Call for Papers: The Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative invites submissions for its April 30–May 1, 2026 conference on all topics in health economics. 📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 Organized by Josh Gottlieb & Matt Notowidigdo 🔗 ow.ly/uPvk50XKoms
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Call for Papers: 2026 Health Economics Initiative Conference | Becker Friedman Institute
On April 30–May 1, 2026, the Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative’s conference will bring together faculty, research professionals, and students to present the latest research on all topics in health economics. Joining the 2026 Health Economics Initiative Conference as the keynote speaker will be Ambitabh Chandra, Ethel Zimmerman Wiener Professor of Public Policy and Director of Health Read more...
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Really interesting development with New Hampshire’s Business Finance Authority planing to issue a muni bond “backed by Bitcoin.” What does this mean? I’m not sure but curious if anyone else has any insight.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Applications are OPEN for CSWEP’s 2026 CeMENT Mentoring Workshop! 🎉 Come get feedback on your research, practical advice for navigating the tenure track, and a community that will lift you up. Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... @aeacswep.bsky.social #EconSky
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CeMENT: Mentoring for Junior Faculty
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I just turned on the Eagles game to see how the struggling offense is pulling it together and Hurts threw an interception and fumble in the same play… maybe it’s better to not watch.
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Natalie Millar @nataliemillar.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Hello! My name is Natalie. I am an applied microeconomist and a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University and am on the 2025-2026 academic #econjobmarket studying how human capital policies and public subsidies impact the labor market outcomes of workers and firms. #EconSky
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It looks like the FTC job postings for economists just went up today and are open until Dec. 17!
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Mariacristina De Nardi @mdenardi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Please submit to this conference to help make it a great one! I will be there, together with Stéphane Bonhomme and Michèle Tertilt. 19th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal - Aveiro, 3-5 July 2026 Deadline: 15 March 2026 Website: lnkd.in/d6Dmdfx7
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Anne Fitzpatrick @annefitz13.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚨Attention! AshEcon call for papers! 🚨 www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap... Due date for abstracts: December 10, 2025 I'm the Program Chair for Health and Development, so would like to encourage global health scholars in particular Some tips for prospective authors in thread below
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2026 Call for Abstracts – ASHEcon
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Having written and thought a bit about tax evasion strategies, I think study 4 in this paper (tax evasion with LLMs) is extremely important. Tax evasion strategies proliferate in places where LLMs have been trained like reddit and guardrails can be tricky where legality of behavior can be fuzzy.
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #EconSky www.nber.org/conferences/...
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Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
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Rick Hornbeck @rickhornbeck.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
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Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata - Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata
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Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
SoLE deadline extended until Monday morning! *If the U.S. government shutdown is affecting your ability to access data/materials to finish your paper, please submit a long abstract with the understanding that you will post an updated paper when you are able and note that in the abstract!
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Ben Keys @benkeys.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Wharton’s real estate department is hiring pre-docs! Please send your amazing undergrads our way and reach out with any questions! #Econsky
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James Bland @jamesbland.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Getting ready for my Workshop for Ukraine. Coming up in a bit under two hours!
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I have been thinking this year will be a particularly rough year for economists seeking employment, and this new data tool from the AEA definitely shows that is the case with 1/3 less listings than the same time last year, basically matching COVID lows.
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Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Just a reminder to submit your papers to SoLE!!! It will be a great conference, with not-to-be-missed keynotes by Janet Currie, Kerwin Charles, and Jeff Smith! Avoid FOMO and submit! 🥳
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Happy Caturday from Big Gus and Archie who like to politely join me at the kitchen counter for an afternoon snack.
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David Van Dijcke @packlesshepherd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Hi Bluesky! I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)! It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D). Thread below 👇 (1/)
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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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Kevin Schnepel @schnepel.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
PhD students working on projects in the crime & criminal justice space (empirical w/ a causal focus) - see below for a fun workshop in October! Will be a great opportunity for feedback and networking with other scholars.
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Dan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
There is some great discussion by one of my dissertation committee members, Jimmy Roberts who happens to be an excellent industrial organization economist, around claim #4. Market concentration and market power, while sometimes correlated, are not the same thing.
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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY! Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome! Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
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