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The Department of Economics strives to provide high-quality instruction and to conduct and disseminate innovative, policy-relevant research. Web: economics.nd.edu. Twitter/X: @nd_econ

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 6h
A recent article in the @nytimes.com highlights the work of our colleague, Melissa Kearney, on the relationship between homeownership and birthrates. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Could Homeownership Reverse the Decline in Birthrates?
Researchers looked back at the baby-boom era and found that federal mortgage programs played a part in the country’s population upswing after World War II.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Moreau First-Year Seminar integrates academic rigor with personal growth, helping first-year students to study and practice living well. Last week, our department chair, Eric Sims, had the opportunity to take a picture with Fr. Dowd and his Moreau class in ND Stadium.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Another new @nber.org working paper this morning, this one from Cesar Sosa-Padilla, joint with Kondo and Swaziek. "Borrowing in the Shadow of China." www.nber.org/papers/w35767
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Borrowing in the Shadow of China
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New @nber.org working paper from Melissa Kearney, joint with Levine and Barson. "The Evolving Marriage Gap in Children’s Outcomes: Family Structure and Young Adult Outcomes Revisited." www.nber.org/papers/w35765
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The Evolving Marriage Gap in Children’s Outcomes: Family Structure and Young Adult Outcomes Revisited
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our colleagues, Christiane Baumeister and Jane Ryngaert, are expert panelists with the FT-Booth US Macroeconomists Survey #FTxBooth @ft.com.web.brid.gy. This article references the most recent survey: www.ft.com/content/f62e...
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Fed should defy Donald Trump with rate rise, top economists say
The vast bulk of respondents in FT-Booth poll say the central bank should lift borrowing costs in a bid to tame inflation
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happening tomorrow: Combs Lecture with Ellen Hughes Cromwick, ND '77, "The Quest for Industrial Competitiveness: The American Auto Sector's Transition to Electric Vehicles." 7:00 pm, DeBart 155. Pizza will be served to guests starting at 6:30.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Congratulations to our colleague-to-be, Brendan Moore, on being named the winner of the National Tax Association's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Government Finance and Taxation Award winner. @natltax.bsky.social ntanet.org/2026/09/bren...
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NTA | Brendan Moore, 2026 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Government Finance and Taxation Award Winner
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Here are some more photos from our first tailgate of the season.
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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌱 Can public investment in agricultural research transform productivity? BIG Lab PhD student Xinyi Li speaks with Prof. Heitor Pellegrina on Brazil’s EMBRAPA program, research spillovers, agricultural productivity, trade, and sustainability. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! buff.ly/c61ui2j
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BIG Ideas In Development Economics
Podcast · The BIG Lab · Why do some economies thrive while others get left behind? Get in close with the newest economics research and developments from top experts at the Building Inclusive Growth…
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"I predict a rate increase, possibly even 50 basis points.” Thoughts from our colleague Jeff Campbell on the FOMC meeting next week, from a @newsweek.com article from today. www.newsweek.com/fed-interest...
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Experts predict no Fed rate cut next week: What it means
Two economists who spoke to Newsweek expect the Federal Reserve to hold rates next week.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cool new working paper by our colleague Christian Matthes @cmatthes.bsky.social, "Beyond Aggregate VARs: A Bayesian Benchmark for HANK Models" (with Huber and Koop). Check it out: arxiv.org/abs/2609.06827
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Beyond Aggregate VARs: A Bayesian Benchmark for HANK Models
Heterogeneous-agent New Keynesian (HANK) models characterize how entire cross-sectional distributions respond to structural shocks. Traditional representative-agent models are routinely disciplined by...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In partnership with the Building Inclusive Growth Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social, we are proud to host an external development economics seminar series. The series kicks off today with Chris Udry @christopher-udry.bsky.social from Northwestern.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our colleague, Kasey Buckles, was honored with the College of Arts and Letters' Graduate Student Mentorship Award this afternoon. She offered insightful remarks on her approach to mentoring. Congratulations, Kasey! @artslettersnd.bsky.social al.nd.edu/about/colleg...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We are excited to host Ellen Hughes-Cromwick (ND 1977, former chief economist at Ford and the US Department of Commerce) for a Combs Lecture on September 17. She will be discussing the auto sector's transition to EVs.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Our colleague, Melissa Kearney, has a paper out in the latest edition of the Journal of Economic Literature @aeajournals.bsky.social (joint with Phillip Levine). "Why Is Fertility So Low in High-Income Countries?" www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Why Is Fertility So Low in High-Income Countries?
(September 2026) - We consider why fertility has fallen in recent decades in almost all high-income countries. We begin by documenting declining total fertility and rising childlessness across cohorts...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
We are thrilled to have 10 new PhD first-year PhD students in our program. Here are some photos from last week's welcome picnic for new and returning graduate students.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Our colleague Dan Hungerman is quoted in a recent @economist.com article about tax breaks for charitable giving. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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Tax breaks for charity donations are a poor way to do good
They should be scrapped
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Our colleague Christiane Baumeister was quoted in the @financialtimes.com article "Kevin Warsh seeks to reassure investors as US economic strains worsen." Check it out: www.ft.com/content/40ae...
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Kevin Warsh seeks to reassure investors as US economic strains worsen
Economists criticise Fed chair’s communication strategy as policymakers prepare to gather at Jackson Hole symposium
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nice article about our new concentration in evidence-based poverty alleviation, which is an option for students majoring in Economics. @artslettersnd.bsky.social al.nd.edu/news/latest-...
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‘Equipping the next generation’: New economics concentration prepares students for careers in poverty alleviation
Kyle Lauckner asks a question…
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
First day of classes. Our graduate students had a welcome-back pizza party over the weekend.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our graduate students had a great time last night cheering on the South Bend Cubs at Four Winds Field.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Published in the most recent volume of the Economic Journal, our colleague Lakshmi Iyer @biglabnd.bsky.social has a paper, "The Importance of Being Local? Administrative Decentralisation and Human Development" (with Latika Chaudhary). Check it out: academic.oup.com/ej/article/1...
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The Importance of Being Local? Administrative Decentralisation and Human Development
Abstract. We examine the human development consequences of transferring responsibility for public service provision from state to local governments in Indi
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The state and national weekly economic conditions indexes (ECI) from the work of our colleagues Christiane Baumeister and Eric Sims (with Danilo Leiva-Leon, published in @restatjournal.bsky.social) are now being maintained and regularly updated by the Boston Fed. www.bostonfed.org/data/data-to...
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Weekly State-level Economic Conditions - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our colleague Melissa Kearney recently appeared on @cnbc.com to discuss AI and recent trends in productivity and the labor market. Have a listen: www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...
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No evidence of productivity boom or large labor disruption from AI: Notre Dame's Melissa Kearney
Melissa Kearney, Aspen Economic Strategy Group director and University of Notre Dame professor of economics, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss AI's impact on the current labor market and more.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Fantastic write-up from @notredame.bsky.social about some of the recent work from our colleague Enrique Seira. Check it out @biglabnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social news.nd.edu/news/nd-expe...
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ND Expert on democracy: Can better civics education restore voter dissatisfaction over political corruption?
This summer, America celebrated the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, widely recognized as the formal founding of our nation and one of the early stages of establish...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New @nber.org working paper from our colleague Cesar Sosa-Padilla, "The Perils of Bilateral Sovereign Debt" (with Francisco Roldan). Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w35590
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The Perils of Bilateral Sovereign Debt
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our job ads on Job Openings for Economists (JOE, @aeainformation.bsky.social) are live. We are searching for up to three assistant professors (priority fields in macro, theory, and econometrics), one tenured faculty with interests in the family, and one full prof with interests in poverty
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
New @nber.org working paper from our colleague Jim Sullivan (joint with Chloe Gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social, Thomas Dee, Lillian Morrell, and Rebecca Margolit-Chan). "Unpacking Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in a Large-Scale Dropout-Prevention Experiment." www.nber.org/papers/w35558
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Unpacking Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in a Large-Scale Dropout-Prevention Experiment
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New @nber.org working paper from our colleague Nelson Mark, along with former graduate students Kimberly Berg (Miami-Ohio) and Chad Curtis (Richmond), "Temperature Fluctuations and Economic Conditions: Evidence from Weekly U.S. Data." www.nber.org/papers/w35529
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Temperature Fluctuations and Economic Conditions: Evidence from Weekly U.S. Data
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We're hiring! This academic year, we are searching for up to five tenure-track positions. Up to three at the assistant professor level and two with tenure. Postings on @aeainformation.bsky.social Job Openings for Economists (JOE) will go live in August. Interfolio links are below:
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We have updated our "Recent Faculty Publications Wall." This round, we are highlighting four recent publications from Dan Hungerman, David Phillips, and Jim Sullivan; Lauren Schechter; Cesar Sosa-Padilla; and Eric Sims.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"Notre Dame researchers find doctors played a critical role in the nation’s opioid crisis": write-up on the recent work of our colleagues Bill Evans and Ethan Lieber. news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...
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Notre Dame researchers find doctors played a critical role in the nation’s opioid crisis
Notre Dame economists William Evans and Ethan Lieber examined the prescription practices of physicians in the late 1990s and found that they had increased the frequency and extent to which they prescr...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Our colleague Christiane Baumeister gave a long-form interview with the Richmond Fed, as part of their quarterly "Econ Focus" series. @richmondfed.bsky.social. Check it out: www.richmondfed.org/publications...
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Interview with Christiane Baumeister
Christiane Baumeister discusses measuring the effects of oil shocks, changes in global energy markets, and forecasting tail risks.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Dan Hungerman, David Phillips @phillipsecon.bsky.social, and Jim Sullivan, with former PhD student Kevin Rinz @kevinrinz.bsky.social, have a recent paper in @jpube.bsky.social, "The effect of emergency financial assistance on employment and earnings" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The effect of emergency financial assistance on employment and earnings
We examine the labor supply effects of short-term income transfers for families experiencing a housing crisis. We link callers to an emergency assista…
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Out in the August edition of the Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social, "International Reserve Management Under Rollover Crises" from our very own Cesar Sosa-Padilla,, joint with Barbosa-Alves and Bianchi. academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
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International Reserve Management Under Rollover Crises*
Abstract. This article investigates how a government should manage international reserves when it faces the risk of a rollover crisis. We ask: Should the g
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our friends in the @biglabnd.bsky.social seek to hire a pre-doc to start work this fall. See here for the job posting: apply.interfolio.com/189490
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
In an interview with @marketplace.org, our colleague Christiane Baumeister argues that the Fed must tighten in the face of inflationary pressures from the ongoing conflict with Iran. Have a look: www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
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Return to U.S.-Iran war is likely to change inflation expectations
Economists worry that if we expect more inflation we’ll get more inflation.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The Building Inclusive Growth Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social is hiring a research manager. See the job posting below: careers.nd.edu/search-caree...
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3743990013906826 - Research Manager
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New @nber.org working paper from Cesar Sosa-Padilla, joint with Bianchi, Horn, and Rosso. "International Risk-Sharing in a Fragmented World." www.nber.org/papers/w35389
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International Risk-Sharing in a Fragmented World
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New @nber.org working paper from Evan Mast, joint with former grad student Ethan Jenkins, and Garin and Stuart, "Dynamic Individuals, Static Neighborhoods: Migration and Earnings Changes in Poor Neighborhoods." www.nber.org/papers/w35381
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Dynamic Individuals, Static Neighborhoods: Migration and Earnings Changes in Poor Neighborhoods
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Our friends with @biglabnd.bsky.social recently held a colloquium on debt relief in the Global South. Read about the conference and some of the research here: biglab.nd.edu/news-events/...
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Confronting the Sovereign Debt Crisis: BIG Lab Colloquium Outlines Path for Financial Reform and Economic Justice in the Global South
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — As developing nations face an unprecedented economic bottleneck, international policymakers, financial experts, and leading sch...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our friends at the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) have posted an ad for full-time pre-doctoral research assistants to begin work next summer. The application deadline is June 30, 2026. Please feel free to share: apply.interfolio.com/187904
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our Strengthening Families Research Initiative has announced its inaugural prize for the best PhD dissertation related to the economics of families and family policy. Learn more here: strengtheningfamilies.nd.edu/news/latest-...
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Strengthening Families Research Initiative 2026 Dissertation Prize
The Strengthening Families Research Initiative (SFRI) at the University of Notre Dame invites submissions for its inaugural prize for the best PhD disse...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New working paper alert: "The Search Costs of Inflation in the Labor Market," from our colleague Jane Ryngaert, along with Pilossoph (@pilossopher.bsky.social) and Wedewer. @nber.org working paper 35369: www.nber.org/papers/w35369
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The Search Costs of Inflation in the Labor Market
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our colleague, Christiane Baumeister, was recently interviewed by Marketplace @marketplace.org regarding the recent inflation report. www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
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Inflation spikes as Iran war stokes energy costs, according to May CPI
The consumer price index rose 4.2% in May, driven largely by energy costs that are up about 24% year over year.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
New @nber.org working paper from our graduate student, Emily Davis, "Can Online Activity Be Regulated? Evidence from Adult Websites," joint with @ndecon.bsky.social Matt Brown and Devin Pope. Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w35322
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Can Online Activity Be Regulated? Evidence from Adult Websites
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
New @nber.org working paper from our colleague, Vicky Barone @vickybarone.bsky.social, along with Arteaga and Claassen, "Demographic Divergence: The Legacy of the Opioid Epidemic." Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w35340
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Demographic Divergence: The Legacy of the Opioid Epidemic
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We have completed a periodic update of our featured alumni wall. This go-round, we are highlighting four alums: Audrey Feldman, Spencer Koehl, Wei Qian, and George Youssef.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our colleague Melissa Kearney was a recent guest on the EconoFact @econofact.bsky.social podcast, discussing demographic headwinds. econofact.org/podcast/demo...
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Demographic Headwinds: Fewer Babies, Longer Lives, and What it means for the Economy | Econofact Chats
Melissa Kearney joins EconoFact Chats to discuss the fall in fertility rates and to explain the challenges from these demographic shifts
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our colleague David Phillips @phillipsecon.bsky.social was a recent guest on the Probable Causation podcast. Worth a listen! www.probablecausation.com/podcasts/epi...
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Episode 125: David Phillips — Probable Causation
Date: May 5, 2026
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