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Nathan Converse

@nathanecon.bsky.social
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Economist living in DC. CEA alumn. Working on international macro and finance, capital flows to emerging markets. Dabble in applied econometrics. I go to shows and bike to work.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 8h
A very happy ending because in his memoir McDonald expresses some regret for a child given up for adoption when he and his then girlfriend were teenagers.
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 3h
I guess he could forget….
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So awesome
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NBER @nber.org · 30/09/2026
Evidence from Italy's Cassa per il Mezzogiorno and the US Apollo program shows industrial policies originate in political projects and last as long as their vision stays credible, from Lottie Field, @juhreka13, and Michele Zampa www.nber.org/papers/w35802
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Andrew Schreck @andrewschreck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i don't think cis guys realize how much power they can shift in a conversation just by casually telling their friends
"that's fucked up, man" when someone says something
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ironghazi @ironghazi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The tuna gives you mudbutt now
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
the "iced coffee at a job interview" discussion is obviously stupid but also a great representation of the fact that every single HR person/recruiter has their own different made up rules for candidates and all of them think they are absolutely correct
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Jake Anbinder @jakeanbinder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
can't believe the car that runs on millions of tiny explosions transmitting energy through a complex series of oily metal parts doesn't last as long as the one that's four wheels attached to a battery
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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The 51st @51st.news · 24/09/2026
"The sound builds and deepens, sounding like a garbage truck rumbling outside, before reaching a furious crescendo that hits me with the force and decibel level of a 747 taking off. ... I’m wondering just what I’ve gotten myself into." — @stephaniejudy.bsky.social
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I went to a twelve-hour drone concert and all I got was removed from time and space
Our reporter survives an overnight journey of ambient music — and the soul — at Rhizome.
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Big news from the IMF!
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This article had some good insight
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Three of my takeaways from this Financial Times reporting (attached) on record bond issuance by emerging economies: It adds at the margin to pressures on global bond yields, even though the overall issuance volumes remain significantly smaller than those coming from advanced economies... 1 of 3
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NBER @nber.org · 23/09/2026
Arguing that China’s distinctive lending structure—bilateral rollover risk without default risk—disciplines recipient countries' borrowing on international markets, from Illenin O. Kondo, César Sosa-Padilla, and Zachary J. Swaziek www.nber.org/papers/w35767
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A lot to unpack here
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tim_in_dc @timdc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
excellent to see people not usually mentioned in national museums like musician link wray and activist judy heumann in the district vibes exhibit at mlk library. this is an awesome panel show about how people in dc have shaped greater u.s. history and culture since 1776. ~~closes this weekend~~
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When the Cincinnati Post shut down, it oddly had an effect on local elections. Fewer people ran for office, voter turnout fell, and incumbents became more likely to win. That's useful context for Trump's choice to ban 3 news orgs from the White House newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-econo...
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What Economists Know About Kicking Out Reporters
Trump banned three news organizations from the White House last week — and there’s a research literature on exactly where that leads.
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Super informative thread on the diesel market in New England!
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The King Teen @kingteenmusic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Evergreen.
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@pookleblinky.bsky.social
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."

After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Letelier-Moffitt Case at 50: The Verdict of History on Pinochet’s Role nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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The Letelier-Moffitt Case at 50: The Verdict of History on Pinochet’s Role
Washington, D.C., September 21, 2026 - As part of a “major case” investigation into the role of General Augusto Pinochet in an act of terrorism in Washington, D.C., the FBI interviewed former secretar...
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Daniel McDowell @danielmcdowell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do financial sanctions provoke de-dollarization? In new co-authored research with David Steinberg, we look at this question from the unique perspective of Russian households in 2022-23. A short 🧵(1/7)
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This looks so cool!
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 21/09/2026
A thing bugging me: When I went to uni, the UK's IMF bailout was a dim and distant thing that happened around the time we were born. Never came up in conversation. Kids starting uni now are the cohort born in 2008 who presumably see the GFC the same way. Ancient history, ok boomer etc
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Joseph Cotterill @jsphctrl.ft.com · 21/09/2026
This but it is actually also happening to emerging markets balance of payments crises when you combine demographics with the new EM orthodoxy. Hundreds of millions of people in India must be younger at this point than the Taper Tantrum (2013) let alone '08-09, etc.
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Super interesting finding!!
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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
protip for students: if you want to have a private, Oxford tutorial-like experience at your humongous state college, go to office hours and ask questions. i had an undergrad student who basically got an entire graduate level course on pol-econ of development just by showing up for office hours.
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jane c. hu @janehu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
the triumvirate (2026)
a woman stands with hands on her hips after driving a red SUV up train tracks into Seattle's Mt Baker light rail stationa white sedan drives on Seattle's I-90 pedestrian trail as a woman in a green shirt walks in front of ita black SUV stopped after driving down a flight of stairs at Seattle's Post Alley
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Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New: The Capitol Gateway project in Ward 7 has been stuck for years. Is there finally light at the end of the tunnel? DC leaders seem to think so. More than a decade after Walmart abandoned the project, they’re pressing to finally get a new grocery store built there: 51st.news/capitol-gate...
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Plans to build a grocery store at Capitol Gateway inch forward
Plans to build a new commercial corridor at Capitol Gateway are finally inching forward.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Deaths in New York and New Jersey this century. Two events stand out. Source: buff.ly/DNyuDvI
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Heckuva job Brownie”
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TamerlaneBlog @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ARI FLEISCHER: "Never forget." HIS SECRETARY: "The check from Saudi Arabia has arrived." ARI FLEISCHER: [forgets]
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Bush Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Retires Annual 9/11 Commemorative Tweets Months After Getting Hired By Saudi LIV Golf Tour
For years, Ari Fleischer has recognized the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks on Twitter by sharing his minute-by-minute recollection of the day, but announced this year he would be ret...
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NBER @nber.org · 11/09/2026
Fear of a crash drives some investors to “step out” of the market. Stocks sensitive to this variation had lower returns. Even “non-marginal investors” matter to market prices, from William N. Goetzmann, Dasol Kim, and Robert J. Shiller www.nber.org/papers/w35708
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
fun fact: anthropic recently purchased the entire 16-story building where the FT new york office is located and they'll need to vacate in the near future. therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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☘💀CROM CRUACH💀☘ @dr4i0chtdvbh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Read Professor Anna Valero 's analysis of the first major speech by chancellor John Healey - how does it match up against the evidence on what is needed to drive growth? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2026…
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Definitely have to read this!
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
if you learn a skill or start a new hobby, it makes you a better person, not worse. nobody ever gets into calligraphy and immediately starts screeching that typefaces are useless and only the quill shall prosper. there is no "woodworking psychosis" nobody thinks they're dating their kettlebell
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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 10/09/2026
"I'm not that person. I don't flip tortoises I find in the desert. I can promise you that. Of course I'd turn it back over. I'm engaging with you as a human being. Why would I leave it out there baking? There's no there's no reason for me to do that."
Still images from the You Can See Everything trailer with machinery added to look like Fielder is administering the Voight Kampff test from Blade Runner to Holmes.
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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Vaccines are amazing.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 09/09/2026
In the 1970s, over 80% of UK children travelled to school independently. This has fallen to 25% - impacting health, well being, independence etc. In London, we're tackling the school run. With 870 school streets, 66% of kids now walk, cycle or scoot. ldd.news/uk-news/lond...
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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ongoing trend that is making most US cities even worse. Every new coffee shop or fast food place is drive thru only. You never have to leave your house or car for anything, and that’s exactly what a lot of people want. I’ll never get it. It seems miserable to live that way.
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Nathan Converse @nathanecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ruby Bridges is often presented as a story of hope and courage, but when I think of how adults and other children consciously chose to treat a 6yo child, my heart breaks and it’s hard not to feel despair
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Fresh evidence that car touchscreens are a giant step backwards for road safety: "For all tasks, the touchscreen was associated with increased visual distraction." doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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Austin Clemens @austinclemens2.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
NYT wrote one article about Ariely‘s Epstein ties back in Feb, nothing lately. They wrote dozens of Claudine Gay articles.
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you know the details of the Claudine Gay (Harvard) and Jason Arday (Cambridge) controversies but little about the Marc Tessier-Lavigne (Stanford) controversy, you should ask yourself why. [And, yes, the answer is as simple as you think it is. This isn’t 3-dimensional chess...]
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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Today a preeminent climate scientist said that building a bike lane in Berkeley California is bad because not everyone can bike to get groceries. The US climate movement has a cars blindspot, and it's why we aren't making progress the way other countries are.
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Metro @wmata.com · 05/09/2026
DC students are on the move! During the first week of school, DC students took 203K trips using their Kids Ride Free cards! That’s a 23% increase in taps on bus and a 12% increase on rail compared to the same time last year. 🚍🚇🧵
Current Kids Ride Free card.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tragic
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Erie Meyer @erie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A DC mom asking the national guard for help clearing a tree blocking her kid’s title 1 school: Her: Aren’t you supposed to be here to help? The national guard: Nope.
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