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Rob Seamans

@robseamans.bsky.social
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Professor NYU Stern: former Obama CEA Senior Economist for tech & innovation; research on AI, robots, entrepreneurship, strategy

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Mike D’Abate @mdabatenfl.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Is Kayshon Boutte Next Star #Patriots WR? Boutte is no stranger to overcoming adversity. With hard work and a prominent on-field skill set, he has become a favorite and trusted target of Drake Maye More on the #NEPats wideout via #OnSI 👇 www.si.com/nfl/patriots...
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Is Kayshon Boutte Next Star Patriots WR?
FOXBOROUGH, MA. — Much like the New England Patriots themselves, Pats’ receiver Kayshon Boutte is experiencing a gridiron renaissance this season. In fact, the
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Because it’s cheaper than this?
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I'll take the W.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
It's 2.50 at my local grocery store. That picture is from Grand Central Station, and is likely aimed at the billion or so tourists taking selfies.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
One of my favorite things is the rebirth of Honest Tea in the form of Just Ice Tea.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🌍 Space is no longer a separate domain—it shapes economic growth, regional development, and global governance. Mija Aleksandraviciute, Michael Impink, and I argue for a strategic industrial policy to ensure inclusive, resilient growth. Full article: www.brookings.edu/articles/ind...
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Industrial policy for the final frontier: Governing growth in the emerging space economy | Brookings
Aleksandraviciute, Impink, and Seamans explore the emerging economics and policy implications of commercial space activity
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
📋 Industrial policy for space must move beyond deregulation. Priorities include: -Foundational infrastructure investment -Aligning incentives & regulatory frameworks -Entrepreneurial ecosystem & workforce development -Coordination across federal, state, & international actors
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
📑 Policy responses are emerging. In Aug 2025, Pres. Trump signed an executive order to accelerate commercial space: streamlined environmental reviews, updated launch regulations, and coordinated oversight of spaceport infrastructure. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Enables Competition in the Commercial Space Industry
PROMOTING COMMERCIAL SPACE INNOVATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to streamline regulations and foster a competitive
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
⚠️ Governance & infrastructure gaps: -Orbital congestion & debris -Liability and property rights in space -Underinvestment in public goods (spaceports, test facilities, monitoring) --> Private innovation accelerates, but common frameworks and infrastructure often lag.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
💡 Economic impacts are twofold: 1️⃣ Direct gains—new firms, jobs, and services in space sectors 2️⃣ Spillovers—advances in sensors, materials, and disaster resilience on Earth Read more in our @brookings.edu article www.brookings.edu/articles/ind...
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Industrial policy for the final frontier: Governing growth in the emerging space economy | Brookings
Aleksandraviciute, Impink, and Seamans explore the emerging economics and policy implications of commercial space activity
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🚀 The space economy is evolving from government-led missions toward commercial markets: satellite broadband, Earth observation, space tourism, even orbital manufacturing. Falling costs expand access—but they also raise complex economic and governance questions.
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Jed Kolko @jedkolko.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The BLS is NOT postponing the monthly inflation report, the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Rather, the delay is for the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX). CEX provides the "weights" for the CPI and other inflation measures.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 11/09/2025
"We strongly support the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), its leadership, staff, & mission..." Since 1884 founding, guided by 1st commissioner's principle: "`fearless[ly]' publish facts `without regard to the influence those facts may have upon any party's position or any partisan's views.'”
The Friends of BLS strongly support the U.S. Bureau of Labor  Statistics (BLS), its leadership, staff, and mission. Since its founding  in 1884, BLS has been guided by first commissioner Caroll D. Wright’s principle: to “fearless[ly]” publish facts “without regard to the  influence those facts may have upon any party's position or any  partisan's views.” On September 9, 2025, BLS staff lived up to this  standard by releasing preliminary benchmark job estimates for the  Current Employment Statistics program, following their usual transparent  and scientific methods. The results showed a likely downward revision  of 911,000 jobs as of March 2025—about 0.6% of U.S. employment. Such  adjustments vary in size, but are fundamentally routine, correcting for  misreporting and non-response bias. 

Unfortunately, the Administration responded by questioning the agency’s integrity and calling BLS  “broken.” The Secretary of Labor claimed the revision undermines public  confidence in the data. In fact, nothing could be further from the  truth. The revision reflects BLS doing its job: providing accurate,  objective information regardless of political consequences. 

What  truly threatens BLS is chronic underfunding, recent understaffing, and  erosion of trust. Since 2010, BLS has lost 20% of its budget (adjusted  for inflation), and the President’s FY26 Budget proposes another 8% cut.   Furthermore, the Bureau has lost about 20% of its staff since January  and a third of its leadership positions are vacant. Despite having  ready-to-implement modernization plans, the agency lacks the people and  resources to update its programs...
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Megan Cassella @megancnbc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Sen. Thom Tillis, a Senate Banking Republican, says he will not consider a replacement for Lisa Cook's seat on the Fed board unless/until a court rules her firing was legal. Suggests Pres. Trump will NOT be able to fill her seat unless that happens. From Politico: www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Tillis says he will not consider Lisa Cook Fed replacement amid legal dispute
Republicans likely need unanimous GOP support to advance picks out of the Banking panel, where they have a 13-11 majority.
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Only In Boston @onlyinbos.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Tommy Devito is walking around the North End.
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Patscap @patscap.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Fyi - A bucket list item of mine is to get added to this
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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 05/08/2025
I attended one of the last iterations and it was a great. We received a ton of great feedback on our paper from the journal editors and others in the audience. I can highly recommend the event!
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Guy Berger @econberger.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
not what i was planning to include in my July jobs report recap (in progress) but here we are
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
My take: AI is an easy scapegoat-- certainly easier to blame instead of economic and political uncertainty. Moreover, most firms haven't adopted AI in any meaningful way (Census research puts adoption at about 9% of firms).
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Is AI to blame for the softening labor market? I don't think so, at least not in full. AI is an easy scapegoat, and execs feel better blaming AI rather than economic or policy uncertainty. These and other thoughts in a recent interview for @gizmodo.com -- gizmodo.com/ai-is-alread...
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AI Is Already Disrupting Labor, and Recent Grads Could Be a ‘Lost Generation’
It’s a particularly bad time to be an unemployed 20-something.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I’ve taught the ⁦‪#Ryanair‬⁩ case many times. First time to experience it IRL!
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Some professional news: After more than a decade of columnizing at The Washington Post, I'm taking the buyout. This is my last column. It is my advice to any other lucky pundits who land a perch like this -- with 11 principles I've aspired to, even if I haven't always achieved them: wapo.st/3TU2fGw
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Opinion | 11 tips for becoming a columnist
Here’s my advice for handling the awesome responsibility of this job.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Like "Infrastructure week"
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I have to admit I am now starting to notice a bit of an improvement. Perhaps my initial experiences were somewhat isolated.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I'd adjust your sentence to "people started seeing it wasn't the end of the world". I've posted before about this: to the average new yorker, traffic seems just as bad as it always has been. You can show me all the charts you want, and I'll tell you: traffic here sucks.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/06/2025
Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Trump has been walling us off from foreign-made goods, ideas, and most significantly, humans. This month, Trump banned entry from most or all nationals from 21 countries; leaked memo suggests another 36 to be added. Trump is finally building his wall, and Americans will pay for it.
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Opinion | Trump is finally building his wall. We’ll all suffer the consequences.
The president’s travel ban is just his latest economic barbarism.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
(And Catholics everywhere rejoice).
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The New York Times asked me for a new job that AI will create. I suggested "sin eater." (lots of good discussion of many other jobs in the article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/m...)
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You. @robcapps.bsky.social wrote an excellent article @nytimes.com with views from yours truly, @emollick.bsky.social, @erikbryn.bsky.social and others. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/m...
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A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
American Bar Association files suit to halt government intimidation of lawyers and law firms www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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American Bar Association files suit to halt government intimidation of lawyers and law firms
CHICAGO, June 16, 2025 — The American Bar Association today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, more than two dozen federal departments and agencies, and the heads of those departments and ag...
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markmuro1.bsky.social @markmuro1.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
AI inroads update: Danielle Abril asks, Will a slower economy accelerate AI workforce impacts, disruption? I add a few thoughts to a good speculative story. wapo.st/4kRgYxi @brookings.edu
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Why companies may soon accelerate replacing jobs with AI
Tough economic conditions could be the catalyst for AI adoption in corporate America as more companies turn to automation, economists predict.
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This isn't good: "BLS is reducing sample in areas across the country. In April, BLS suspended CPI data collection entirely in Lincoln, NE, and Provo, UT. In June, BLS suspended collection entirely in Buffalo, NY." #EconSky www.bls.gov/cpi/notices/...
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Notice of CPI collection reductions
Notice of CPI collection reductions
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
An outright lie from OMB Director Russell Vought.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I'm looking for ways to use LLMs in a game theory course. Please share suggestions and examples. What have you found that works? What doesn't work?
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 18/05/2025
Tesla now accepts Cybertruck trade-ins, and the official resale loss is $35k over just 6,000 miles. I repeat: according to Tesla itself a Cybertruck loses $5.60 cents per mile, not counting the cost of electricity, tires, etc. Unprecedented levels of flop! www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
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Tesla Starts Accepting Cybertruck Trade-Ins – According to Tesla, a Cybertruck Loses $35,000 Over 6,000 Miles ($5.6 Per Mile)
Tesla has reversed its policy barring Cybertruck trade-ins. A Cybertruck owner says Tesla offered him $65,400 for his $100,00 truck with 6,200 miles. This means, according to Tesla, a Cybertruck loses...
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
This is a good point. There is likely more to the story, and we will learn it over time.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Agreed. The system worked in this case. I’m still shocked by the whole episode, but glad it got addressed (relatively) early.
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Tim Bresnahan @timobres.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
#econsky What do we know about “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation” and about MIT's investigation of this paper, which apparently led to expulsion of its author? And what should we change in response. /1
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I have to drive through congested Manhattan in order to exit it.
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Nope, airports are in other boroughs (or New Jersey).
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I notice basically zero difference in the time it takes me to get to and from the airport. My take: congestion price isn’t high enough yet.
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markmuro1.bsky.social @markmuro1.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Interesting new #AI geography work: #AI emp declines rapidly with distance from AI #innovation hotspots, report @Jennifer Hunt, Iain Cockburn, and James Bessen www.nber.org/papers/w33022 @nickbloom.bsky.social @robseamans.bsky.social @shriyared.bsky.social
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Is Distance from Innovation a Barrier to the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence?
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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning: “Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer." [applause] 🙏🏼
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Rob Seamans @robseamans.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Congrats!
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Lotta life changes happening www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Trump has proven very good at electing liberals. Just not in the United States www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Australia’s Labor Party, buoyed by anti-Trump bump, set to win reelection
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his ruling Labor Party were trailing in polls until recently, but his conservative rival was hurt by Trumpian tendencies.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/05/2025
Breaking News: U.S. employers added 177,000 jobs in April, a steady pace of hiring that shows that the labor market remained in good condition last month. Follow live updates.
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Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Employers Add 177,000 Jobs in April
Employers added 177,000 jobs in April, as slight downtick in hiring from 185,000 in March. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent.
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