Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 18/09/2026This type of system may also be beneficial to other physically demanding occupational settings to reduce MSKI related absenteeism in the workplace, which account for 30% of all lost days in the US labor market. 000
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 18/09/2026➡️ Fully resourcing the Army with H2F could have saved 660,000-800,000 days annually that were lost due to MSKI ➡️ This translates to a $93 million - $164 million in annual economic labor productivity restored to the Army 100
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 18/09/2026Key findings include: ➡️ H2F reduced the number of days Soldiers spent on limited duty from MSKI by ~6%, returning as much as 6 duty days back to their units. ➡️ The impact is greater for lower body injuries (~7%) than lower body injuries (~4%). 100
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 18/09/2026MSKI are the Army's top cause for medical encounters and the leading cause of temporary limited duty, medical discharge, and long-term disability. This study utilized 43,870,526 person-month records to evaluate the impact of the Army's Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) system on recovery from MSKI. 100
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 18/09/2026🚨 Our new paper showing how the Army's H2F system accelerates recovery from musculoskeletal injuries (MSKI) was just published in JAMA Network Open. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comOccupational Health System for Musculoskeletal Injuries in Army PersonnelThis cohort study of active-duty US Army personnel evaluates whether an embedded interdisciplinary occupational health intervention was associated with faster return-to-work times after a musculoskele... 110
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 11/07/2026Link to open access article: www.ovid.com/jnls/acsm-ms... (7/7)ovid.comThe Influence of Interindividual Factors on Army... : Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseIntroduction:It is well-understood that interindividual factors impact physical performance. Variations in muscle mass yield differences in strength... 010
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 11/07/2026These findings emphasize that group averages do not tell the whole story. When presented with sex-neutral standards for combat roles, a significant portion of women can meet those requirements. With defined sex-neutral standards and training, evidence suggests that proportion will increase over time 121
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 11/07/2026➡️ Soldiers in combat roles outperform Soldiers in non-combat roles ➡️ Higher BMI is associated with lower total ACFT score (5/7) 100
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 11/07/2026➡️ When rescored using the male standard, 28% of females passed the ACFT. When we removed the standing power throw, 58% of females passed (which is the current AFT setup) ➡️ Age negatively impacted performance on all events, but the performance gap between sexes decreased in older individuals (4/7) 100
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 11/07/2026➡️ While males outperformed females in all 6 ACFT events, individual performance distributions showed significant average overlap of 50.9% between sexes (3/7) 100
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 11/07/2026We used over 1.3 million ACFT scores to evaluate how age, sex, and BMI impact ACFT outcomes, including rescoring female scores to the male standard to evaluate the impact of sex-neutral scoring. Key Findings: (2/7) 100
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 11/07/2026🚨NEW PUBLICATION "The Influence of Interindividual Factors on Army Combat Fitness Test Performance" is now out in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise! (1/7) #Army #Health #Military #Research #Fitness 1140
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 20/06/2026Had an incredible week at the 7th International Congress on Soldiers' Physical Performance (ICSPP) in Paris 🇫🇷 It was a privilege to connect with international Warfighter health and performance experts and give two presentations 010
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 18/05/2026Link to the Army article from the symposium: www.army.mil/article/292447army.milExperts in human performance embark on H2F SymposiumLeaders from across the U.S. Army, international partners, industry, and academia descended on the Hampton Roads Convention Center from May 12th through... 030
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 18/05/2026I was honored to serve as one of the keynote speakers at this year's Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) Symposium hosted by the US Army. I had the opportunity to present on the Return on Investment, sharing data on how H2F is improving Soldier health, performance, and readiness. 231
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 10/01/2026Despite what polling and online "vibes" may suggest, a college education is still valuable. 000
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 10/01/2026A nice paper that shows a positive causal impact of college. By comparing outcomes on barley accepted students to otherwise identical barley rejected students, those that went to college earn 8% more than their counterparts with internal rates of return of 26%. academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...academic.oup.comMarginal Returns to Public Universities*Abstract. This article studies the returns to enrolling in U.S. public universities by comparing the long-term outcomes of barely admitted versus barely re 111
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 08/08/2025Had a great time at #MHSRS with my colleagues at USARIEM presenting research on the impact of the Army's H2F program on metabolic health and interacting with so many researchers and practitioners. Looking forward to building on this work evaluating H2F's impact on the Army 020
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 04/08/2025I'd love to connect with anyone else studying H2F or using big data, health economics, or epidemiology studying military health 000
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 04/08/2025I'll be at the Military Health System Research Symposium (#MHSRS) this week presenting on how the Army's Health and Holistic Fitness Program (H2F) has helped improve Soldiers' metabolic health and how health economics can be used to evaluate Solider health and performance. 110
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 02/07/2025Red Panda is one of the GOATs of basketball halftime shows for 20+ years. Hoping for a speedy recovery 🙏🏻 010
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 30/05/2025Very honored to have been selected as one of Old Dominion University's top 40 under 40. I completed a BA in Economics with a minor in Applied Math in 2010, MBA in 2013 and a MA in Economics in 2013. I can't be more grateful for my time at ODU and the preparation it gave me for a PhD and my career 020
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 08/05/2025Every game in these NBA playoffs has been fantastic. From top to bottom, this has been one of the most exciting playoffs I've ever seen #NBAPlayoffs 000
Reposted by Tim MurrayBen Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession, according to a new study from researchers at American University. #EconSky Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b... Study: impa.american.edu/costs-of-cut...nytimes.comTrump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows (Gift Article)Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue. 823298
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 29/04/2025Not the GOAT of movies, but Apocolypto is a damned good movie and is vastly underappreciated 010
Reposted by Tim MurrayLucia Walinchus @walinchus.bsky.social · 16/04/2025One of my favorite datasets: baby names. In 2007, the Social Security Administration reported 34,975. In 1881, there were only 1,934. (Note: for privacy they omit any with <5 entries, though.) Over time, particularly since the 70s, parents have opted for more unique names. 31314
Reposted by Tim MurrayTim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 06/04/2025💡What do you need to know about tariffs? The conversations around tariffs can be confusing and often are clouded with political bias. Given the Trump administration's announcement of new tariffs this week, it's worth diving into this deeper in my new post👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/timmurra...open.substack.comWhat do you need to know about tariffs?On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping set of tariffs on 185 countries that will make the effective tariff rate in the US higher than it has been in over 100 years. 121
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 06/04/2025💡What do you need to know about tariffs? The conversations around tariffs can be confusing and often are clouded with political bias. Given the Trump administration's announcement of new tariffs this week, it's worth diving into this deeper in my new post👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/timmurra...open.substack.comWhat do you need to know about tariffs?On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping set of tariffs on 185 countries that will make the effective tariff rate in the US higher than it has been in over 100 years. 121
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 27/02/2025RIP to Gene Hackman, one of the greats. My favorite movies of his are Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Behind Enemy Lines, and Hoosiers 010
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 25/02/2025Loved watching Diana Taurasi play since her time at UConn. One of the basketball 🐐s 010
Reposted by Tim MurrayRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Measles requires 95% vaccination rates for herd immunity. It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated). 30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis. 10424731279
Reposted by Tim MurrayMonique Morrissey @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social · 05/02/2025This isn't hype: My colleagues have created an amazing @epi.org Data Library that's super easy to use but very flexible. It covers wages, inequality, and economic trends across demographic groups and states, including fairly detailed subgroups. Brand new--here it is!! data.epi.orgdata.epi.orgTopics - EPI LibraryThe EPI Data Library offers comprehensive, up-to-date labor data from Economic Policy Institute analysis, covering wages, inequality, and economic trends across demographics. 15122
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 31/01/2025A very interesting article from @axios.com based on a working paper from Clara Chambers, Benjamin Goldman, and Joseph Winkelmann. Axios Article: www.axios.com/2025/01/31/m... WP: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 000
Reposted by Tim MurrayPaul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 30/01/2025Holy forking shirt balls "Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. " 6326154
Reposted by Tim MurrayTim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 25/01/2025As a society, how do we deal with this type of information gap if the reality some people are living in isn't the truth? The true information is easily available from a quick Google search, yet we continue to survey after survey where there are results like this. (1/2) 141
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 25/01/2025As a society, how do we deal with this type of information gap if the reality some people are living in isn't the truth? The true information is easily available from a quick Google search, yet we continue to survey after survey where there are results like this. (1/2) 141
Reposted by Tim MurrayHealth Economics @hec-wiley.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Hello World! The Editorial Board of Health Economics is pleased to announce that we are now live on the happier, friendlier, and all-together Blue-er place. Please follow us (and repost) for updates on articles and journal issues as they come out. 25928
Reposted by Tim MurrayTim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 12/01/20252009 LeBron dropping an easy 44 on Kevin Durant and the Thunder. LeBron being as good as he is at 40 makes you forget how fast and athletic he was in his prime. There's a whole generation of hoop fans who never saw this version of him 👇🏼 011
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 12/01/20252009 LeBron dropping an easy 44 on Kevin Durant and the Thunder. LeBron being as good as he is at 40 makes you forget how fast and athletic he was in his prime. There's a whole generation of hoop fans who never saw this version of him 👇🏼 011
Reposted by Tim MurrayDr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 27/12/2024I'm working on a starter pack... its focus is Information Warfare, Covert Ops and Propaganda... trying to fill gaps on existing lists of 'disinfo' experts and bring in a wider sweep of experts on covert ops & information warfare, broadly defined. go.bsky.app/7NTCqKZ 68662212
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 12/01/2025media.tenor.coma little girl is hanging upside down on a swing in a parkALT: a little girl is hanging upside down on a swing in a park 020
Reposted by Tim MurrayNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 09/01/2025These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph... 7825169014115
Reposted by Tim MurrayCarly Urban @carlyurban.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Are you an early-career female-identifying economist who wants to translate work-life and mountain skills? Fill out this survey to help us customize a program @lhnicholas.bsky.social and I are working on! docs.google.com/forms/d/15vJ...docs.google.comInterest Survey: Wilderness Mentorship Program for Women in EconomicsAs in economics, women are underrepresented in many forms of wilderness recreation. However, many of the skills we develop and rely on in the backcountry are helpful in professional settings. We are... 33821
Tim Murray @timmurrayecon.com · 03/01/2025An awesome public good. Thank you @pedrosantanna.bsky.social! 010