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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It seems obvious to me that the "American" way to handle job loss from AI is to create an entrepreneurship/project grant fund with almost zero rejection. You submit an idea, you get funds to work on it for 2 years (60K a year), with a 1 year break between.

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

While waiting at Van Buren station this old train came by. Apparently Metra is celebrating electrification of the tracks and this is one of the original trains from 1926! For size: a cuurent car is the last - very similar in size. Unlike cars, I assume tracks and bridges constrains growth. #Chicago

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I've never seen Nick Cave's Sound Suits in motion - just as Art Museum exhibits. So cool to see!

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Its really weird that Illinois is flying flags at half mast for Juneteeth.

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Fun new citation metric alternative. Do the AIs know you, or do they have to google you? GINA C. PIETERS IS IN THE WEIGHTS share.google/sUhK04t3gpHr...

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GINA C. PIETERS IS IN THE WEIGHTS

GINA C. PIETERS IS IN THE WEIGHTS — Economist studying cryptocurrency

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EconReporter @econreporter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

It is really hot

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I think AI will do some good, actually.

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xX_Doctor_Cucumber_Xx @possumdementhe.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

In the 90s, Harrison Ford was the right age to play the president in movies. In 2026, Harrison Ford is the right age to play the president in movies.

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Alex @acannon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

First batch of CTA Smart Streets data for 2026. $343k through the end of Feb, around double 2025's pace. Expanded pilot zone has added a lot of bike lane and expired meter ticketing along Clark, Halsted, and Lincoln on the north side.

Smart Streets Cumulative fines through 2026

2024, 2025, and 2026 fine accumulation pace

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Diane Swonk @dianeswonk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I have been an economists for a very long time. I have always been a little surprised by how some people will talk about recession as a necessary reset or a “cleans.” There is this “let them eat cake” kind of mentality that emerges that somehow a recession is like a fast for a day and healthy.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This may have to go into "Lemon, it's Wednesday" -level heavy rotation at this point.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

i'm so old i remember when Hillary tried to make healthcare easier and the GOP screeched at her to stay in her lane

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/02/2026

i feel like this guy is my spiritual sibling

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Ill be in Milan this week for the Crypto Asset Lab 2026 conference, in case anyone wants to chat!

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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Gary Becker feels you, guys

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 03/01/2026

🤷🏻‍♂️

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I'll be in Philadelphia for the #ASSA2026 meetings. Feel free to reach out if you want to meet in person!

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I've never taken the Amtrak in north Texas. Glad to see that Texas continues to be very Texas. (Many Midwest stations look very minimal/corporate)

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The way gmail now makes it an expedition to access the information for Contacts is a thing to behold. It used to be a little separate side tab. Now I have to go to a whole new website? Cmon.

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Yana van der Meulen Rodgers @yanarodgers.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This piece I wrote for @theconversation.com argues that the Summers/Epstein debacle reflects what the data show: systemic bias in the economics profession’s practices and culture. That bias influences who succeeds and who is sidelined. #EconSky theconversation.com/larry-summer...

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Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women

In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The American Economic Association's Committee on the Job Market surveyed Economics Departments in the U.S. regarding their plans to hire assistant professors this cycle (2025-26). 29.7% said that their department was under a hiring freeze. 1/3 #EconSky #EconJobMarket

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

#TeachEcon: Not sure if everyone else already knew this, but going through my LinkedIn connections has been an absolutely delightful way to see what my past students have been up to.

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Phil Russell @3dsisqo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Looking to speak with academics/experts specializing in video games studies specifically ideas around conquest, environmentalism, and land for a piece. Please repost this or give recs.

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.

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Marshall Steinbaum @econmarshall.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.

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Clark Center for Global Markets @kentclarkcenter.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

In March 2019, we asked our US Economic Experts Panel about Modern Monetary Theory. The results of the 1st question are below: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/mode...

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Google Maps is a more impressive achievement than any given physical wonder of the world, in my opinion.

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 02/11/2025

Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball! This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers. paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...

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Economics Literature Search

Full-text search across 15,000+ papers from top economics journals and NBER working papers. Track how empirical methods have evolved over time.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Grape Harvest Dates in Beaune/Burgundy, 1659-2018. Since the early 1980s, the moving 20-year avg of Burgundy grape harvest dates has dropped by 16 days. That is, harvest starts more than half a month earlier than 35 years ago. #climatechange #globalwarming

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Joshferatu Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Print edition @theonion.com ads don’t miss

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Ben Mathis-Lilley @benmathislilley.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I hear the young 'uns have created a new form of media they're calling a "video podcast". Whatever will they think of next?

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Johannes Haushofer @johanneshaushofer.com · 20/10/2025

The American Economic Association should select its president through an open election with multiple candidates. NBER, BREAD, and JPAL should allow self-nominations for membership, rotate the committees that decide, and provide feedback to rejected applicants.

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The webinar overview of the coming #EconJobMarket is now posted to the AEA website. It contains info about trends in the # of jobs, recent # of applications/interviews/flyouts/offers, and placement outcomes, as well as advice. #EconSky www.aeaweb.org/joe/communic...

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A Guide to the Job Market for New Economics PhDs

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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Who are the economists most central to the profession? CollEc provides answers from co-authorship network analysis. Bonus: find the shortest path between any two economists. collec.repec.org #RePEc #EconSky

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CollEc site

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Austan Goolsbee @goolsbee.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This morning, the @chicagofed introduced new labor market indicators that combine private sector data with official labor statistics to provide a real-time view of hiring, layoffs and other job separations, and an early forecast of the unemployment rate. www.chicagofed.org/research/dat....

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Chicago Fed Labor Market Indicators: Latest Release - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 17/09/2025

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose??? This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

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Gina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#EconSky or #PolicySky: Is there anywhere that lists which tariffs are *actually* being enforced at the moment, and when any that have been announced but are suspended/etc. are slated to take effect?

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Adanthar @adanthar.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Constitutional calvinball

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2025

One thing I feel like everyone needs to understand: those social-democratic Scandinavian nations we're all jealous of? Their market economies are *less regulated* than ours. More free. It's just that they collect a lot of taxes on the back end & fund social services & infrastructure.

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Sam Thorpe @samthorpe.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Lots of reporting on Cook's firing at the Fed overlooks probably the most important part: the presidents of all 12 regional Feds are up for renewal in February 2026!! If Trump replaces Cook by then, he will have appointed a majority on the Board of Governors, who approve regional Fed appointments. 🧵

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 21/08/2025

I love economic history because for instance, you discover that a bicycle bubble happened in Great Britain during the 1890s

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