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Marshall Steinbaum @econmarshall.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🚨🚨Revised paper 🚨🚨 The Balance of Power in Franchising w/@ulrichatz.org, Blake Eliason, @mikelipsitz.bsky.social, @pnorlander.bsky.social, & @stpinto.bsky.social. We built the 1st comprehensive panel dataset of franchise contract terms: 46,000 documents, 4,500 chains, 20+ provisions, 2009-2024. /1

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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

"[I]f disciplines move proactively, they can dramatize their central role, and show that our campuses are not just lovely places to scribble in blue books but sites where students discover things that aren’t yet contained in any model." ♥️ Approach AI with curiosity and a little wonder, not dread.

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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

6. Trustworthy economic data are a critical public good. Eroding trust in government statistics erodes their value, leaving the U.S. economy less informed and more vulnerable. -END 🧵-

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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

5. Impaired BLS data cannot be reliably compensated for in the private sector. As @pnorlander.bsky.social writes, innovative approaches exist, but private data relies on public reports for substantiation, meaning even proprietary numbers are tied to BLS reporting. equitablegrowth.org/federal-data...

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Federal data is under attack, but data users can work together to preserve and democratize it

Reliable federal data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

two men were taken at a bakery by armed and masked federal agents in Cicero, Illinois this morning while having coffee before work. we were there moments later. Trump says they’re going after the “worst of the worst” around Chicago. that’s not what we saw. youtu.be/EkCcsaFdpsw?...

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Jacob Soboroff speaks to people in Chicago suburb after ICE arrests 2 men at bakery

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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

"Making reliable data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States." More from #EGgrantee @pnorlander.bsky.social on what users can do to protect and improve federal data collection:

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Federal data is under attack, but data users can work together to preserve and democratize it

Reliable federal data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States.

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Peter Norlander @pnorlander.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Academics working in partnership with a community of data users can lead to better public data. While defending federal statistical agencies, it's time to think about how to lower costs, speed development, etc. New column & working paper working with online job ad data from National Labor Exchange.

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Federal data is under attack, but data users can work together to preserve and democratize it

Reliable federal data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States.

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Peter Norlander @pnorlander.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Firms' potential rents from H-1Bs are ~40% of the worth. Prevailing wage regulations and fees shrink that. Policies that redistribute from the firm to the worker or toward public purposes (workforce development, e.g.) can improve the program. A $100k fee is absurd. See wol.iza.org/articles/do-...

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Do guest worker programs give firms too much power?

Guest worker programs requiring employer sponsorship can expand global opportunity—and grant employers market power

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 12/07/2025

A worker was killed. Dozens detained. Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing. Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL. seiuca.org/press-releas...

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SEIU California | SEIU California Demands Release of CSU Faculty Member Brutalized By ICE

SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our brother Jonathan Caravello, PhD, a U.S. citizen and union member, who was brutally assaulted and detained by federal agents as he…

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for. UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families. Our full statement below. ⬇️ 1/

a line of heavily armed federal agents in riot gear standing in a field surrounded by tomato plants

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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The Upjohn Institute is leading the American Job Quality Survey, the most comprehensive look at what makes a job good – pay, benefits schedules and more – with @gallup.com, Jobs for the Future, and the Families & Workers Fund. First findings spotlight the prevalence of low-quality work schedules.

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Work Schedules Fail Millions of U.S. Employees

A new study finds that low-quality work schedules are widespread across the U.S., undermining employee wellbeing and creating challenges for employers.

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Martin Friedrich @martinfriedrich.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work. 🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25 💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month  🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

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UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor & Employment (IRLE) @ucberkeleyirle.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Virtual registration is still open for the "Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power" conference! Featuring an all-star lineup of labor economists, this one-day event also honors career of Dr. Michael Reich. 📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm 🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...

Minimum Wages and Monopsony Power: MichalReichFest. June 6, 2025. Learn more: irle.berkeley.edu/events

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NBER @nber.org · 15/05/2025

Data on firm relocations reveal that nearly all wage differences between cities stem from the spatial sorting of workers and firms; Location-specific factors explain only 2–5 percent, from Pauline Carry, Benny Kleinman, and Elio Nimier-David www.nber.org/papers/w33779

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 07/04/2025

Virtual LERA panel on "Free Speech at Work" a critical topic with speakers: - Wilma Liebman, former NLRB chair & Dep Dir FMCS - Craig Becker, @aflcio.org Senior Counsel & former NLRB member, - Cynthia Estlund, NYU Law Prof. lerachapter.org/vlera/events...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 18/03/2025

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Gabrielle Pepin @gabriellepepin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Do you work on topics related to employment and labor relations? Submit an individual paper or panel to LERA@ASSA 2026! LERA will be sponsoring a number of sessions, and they usually are well-attended. Submission deadline 3/15. #EconSky #EconConf

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2026 LERA@ASSA Call for Proposals

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Peter Norlander @pnorlander.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Can 'back to office' demands end telework in the federal gov't? OPM rule says n/a for workers covered by a CBA. Chris Erickson and I found that federal and unionized workers were more likely to work remote pre-pandemic. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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The Role of Institutions in Job Teleworkability Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic

The teleworkability of jobs - whether they can and will be performed remotely - has been increasingly contested in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. To ex

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Madeline Zavodny @mzavodny.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

This article by Pia Orrenius and me seems relevant again. We examine the fallout from meatpacking & poultry processing raids during the Bush admin, a precursor to the Trump raids in 2019 and the future (maybe) doi.org/10.1257/pand...

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Put on ICE? Effects of Immigration Raids in the Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry

(May 2022) - The animal slaughtering and processing industry was the epicenter of work site immigration raids from 2006 to 2008 that were aimed at rooting out unauthorized immigrant workers in the Uni...

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Peter Norlander @pnorlander.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Looking forward to new research on #immigration, the #H1B visa, and more at #ASSA2025. #EconConf www.aeaweb.org/conference/2.... bsky.app/profile/pnor...

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Peter Norlander @pnorlander.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Good time to share some research on the #h1b program? #econsky 1. Firms with ex-politicians on the board increased barriers to hiring foreign workers after Trump's 2017 inauguration. Could it be because politically-connected execs pay more attention to tweets? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Peter Norlander @pnorlander.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Interested in the effect of President Trump's 2016 election on foreign worker recruitment? How political connections on the board heighten firm responsiveness to change in the political environment? New paper co-authored with Professor Steve Sauerwald. #econsky journals.sagepub.com/share/RJIMCA...

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Liz Ananat @lizananat.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Really interesting new paper on franchises, which finds (among other fascinating results!) that: 1) power has shifted over the past 15 years from franchisees to the franchisor (corporation) 2) lower franchisee power is associated with lower front-line worker wages

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Marshall Steinbaum @econmarshall.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

New working paper: "The Balance of Power in Franchising," joint with @ulrich.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy, Pete Norlander, @stpinto.bsky.social, and newly-minted econ RA Blake Eliason. marshallsteinbaum.org/wp-content/u... #econsky /1

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