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Thomas Masterson

@thomasmasterson.bsky.social

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Senior Scholar and Director of Graduate Programs at Levy Economics Institute of Bard College

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Real Earnings for August 2026: slight decline from July; over the year, real hourly earnings are flat. Whatever gains there have been in nominal terms have been wiped out by inflation. #EconSky #Earnings #Winning

Chart 1 from the Real Earnings August 2026 release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It shows monthly changes in real average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted for the period between August 2025 and August 2026, except for October and November 2025, which were not collected due to the government shutdown. Most months negative with the exceptions of January, June and July of this year.

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Happy to be joined by @karthikmanickam.bsky.social, Patricia Sanchez Perez, and Fabiana Ciccarella for our panel "Gender Disparities in Income, Wealth, Savings and Pensions" at the @iaffe.bsky.social Conference in Cali. I presented our work in progress on gender differentials in retirement income.

Four presenters at the workshop (from left to right, Karthik Manickam, Thomas Masterson, Patricia Sanchez Perez, and Fabiana Ciccarella) standing and smiling for the camera.

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This Rose Breasted Grosbeak sang us a good morning tune at the Chittenango Creek boardwalk

Bird with a white belly, red breast, black head and large beak perched on a bare tree branch with a pine tree and blue sky in the background.

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

I'll be presenting our latest estimates of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP) for the US at UAM Xochimilco, Monday at 1 PM eastern time. Link to stream on FB: fb.com/uamxeconomia. #LevyInstitute #LIMTIP

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

The first session of our 31st Annual Conference, Economic Prospects for the US Economy, will start at 10:15 EST on May 2nd. The panel will feature Jan Hatzius, R.C. Whalen, and Gennaro Zezza. Register now to stay updated: bard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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