Reposted by James VickeryBrandon Lee Gowton @brandonleegowton.bsky.social · 05/09/2025The Eagles' all-time record is .500 for the first time since 1933. 720231
Reposted by James VickeryColin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Tour de force review on “Economics of Attention” by Loewenstein just published in J Econ Lit @aeajournals.bsky.social #behavioraleconomics 815339
Reposted by James VickeryKirill Borusyak @borusyak.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Trying my luck here: @jiafengkevinchen.bsky.social, @instrumenthull.bsky.social, and I just posted a question about conditional expectations under a nonparametric completeness condition. Any thoughts & suggestions much appreciated! stats.stackexchange.com/questions/66...stats.stackexchange.comCan conditional expectation of a non-constant function not depend on a conditioning variable under a completeness condition?my coauthors and I have been struggling with the following question: Let $(X,Y,Z,W)$ be random variables with support on $\mathbb{R}^{4}$ such that the conditional expectation operator with respect... 044
Reposted by James VickeryJames Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Are any of my papers on your syllabus? Undergrad, PhD, econ history, or (preparing myself for crickets) a non-econ history class are all great. DMs are open and huge thanks in advance (I guess @barbarabiasi.com is a month ahead of me on tenure packet paperwork) 2217
Reposted by James VickeryBarbara Biasi @barbarabiasi.com · 26/06/2025Hello #econtwitter community: if any of you has been teaching any of my papers, would you mind shooting me a DM? I would hugely appreciate that 🙏 and thanks in advance! 42015
Reposted by James Vickery5th Square Advocacy @5thsqadvocacy.org · 02/08/2025Another crash and injury on Spruce St. This one taking out a streetlight, an Indego bike corral, and sending another person to the hospital. Our city cannot prevent all reckless driving, but our city can provide for the safety of our most vulnerable. It’s time for concrete protection. 0274
Reposted by James VickeryCoach Mustard (aka velospence) @velospence.bsky.social · 30/07/2025so if we're keeping track. last week a drive recklessly sped down spruce, flipped their car. earlier this week a driver drove their SUV into an Indego station. and, just today, a driver flipped their car over in a bike lane on 22nd. 67516
Reposted by James VickeryCivic Grit @civicgrit.bsky.social · 29/07/2025A woman from Philly posted a video of a driver intentionally hitting her in the South Street bike lane: www.reddit.com/r/phillycycl... The South Street bridge area needs safer bike infrastructure and this driver needs to be charged.reddit.comFrom the phillycycling community on Reddit: Intentionally HitExplore this post and more from the phillycycling community 53313
Reposted by James VickeryMichael Klein @mwkleinphd.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Interest payments on the national debt are now bigger than spending on national defense. @dbergstresser.bsky.social in @econofact.bsky.social explains the sources of the increase in the interest burden of the debt & its maturity structure (and why that matters) econofact.org/the-cost-of-...econofact.orgThe Cost of Financing U.S. Government Debt | EconofactThe relatively short maturity structure of US government debt means that increases in interest rates translate rapidly into higher interest costs. 042
Reposted by James VickeryAllison Shertzer @econhist-allday.bsky.social · 16/07/2025New release for the HHP project. We now have rent and sales price indexes for 30 cities along with rental yields, capital gains, and housing returns for the years 1890-2006. Online data viz tools and download here: www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...philadelphiafed.orgHistorical Housing Prices ProjectThe Historical Housing Prices (HHP) Project at the Philadelphia Fed provides new data on the price of housing for sale and for rent over the 20th century using the real estate sections of historical n... 38022
Reposted by James VickeryMatthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Inclusionary zoning is a targeted tax on the construction of new housing — the absolute worst way you could think of to raise money for investments in social housing projects. www.slowboring.com/p/inclusiona...slowboring.comInclusionary zoning is a tax on housingSometimes, policies have unintended consequences or unforeseen downsides 31039
Reposted by James VickeryJenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 11/07/2025I'm hiring a Director of Housing!! Come help us develop creative approaches to increase housing supply. In my completely unbiased opinion, we're doing really exciting & impactful work on one of the most critical policy issues of our time. Join our team! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...linkedin.comArnold Ventures hiring Director of Infrastructure, Housing in Washington, DC | LinkedInPosted 11:52:35 AM. Arnold Ventures (AV) is a philanthropy that supports research to understand the root causes of…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn. 06628
Reposted by James VickeryStataTex Blog @statatexblog.com · 09/07/2025Ben Jann’s #coefplot has made its way into countless figures in applied economics papers. It’s a staple in many Stata workflows—but the corresponding paper has fewer than 400 citations. 285
Reposted by James VickeryStataTex Blog @statatexblog.com · 09/07/2025Tools like #coefplot and #reghdfe have quietly powered a huge share of empirical research. Citing them helps give credit where it’s due. What are some other packages or tools you think are widely used but might be undercited? journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 132
Reposted by James VickeryWednesday Night Rides @wednightrides.org · 17/06/2025As best as I can tell, there isn't yet a "Philly Cycling" feed or starter pack on Bluesky. I don't have the coding skillz to make a feed, but I made a starter pack: go.bsky.app/Jq4fb6v LMK what accounts should be added! 2197
Reposted by James VickeryBen Keys @benkeys.bsky.social · 16/06/2025An accessible summary of my recent research on housing, climate risk, and insurance: www.nber.org/reporter/202...nber.orgHousing, Climate Risk, and Insurance 1225
Reposted by James VickeryWednesday Night Rides @wednightrides.org · 09/06/2025Four years ago today, Denis & Tim & Mike & Stefan & Janneken went on a bike ride, the first WNR. A lot's changed but WNR is still mainly about the same thing: going for a bike ride with friends. And trying to stay dry! We meant to go to Parks on Tap that night, ended up at Love City bc of T-storms 0132
Reposted by James VickeryJesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 03/06/2025Fun fact: "By 2020, the average NEPA environmental-impact statement (EIS) was 661 pages long and took four and a half years to complete." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comThe Supreme Court’s Green Double StandardThe Court is encouraging deference to the executive branch—when it likes the results. 6519
Reposted by James VickeryIan Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 02/06/2025The cover art of Madden 26 — Saquon’s hurdle. 981184104
Reposted by James VickeryArpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Congestion pricing has been a success in New York City, so more cities should adopt it across the country! A new piece from me at Vital City: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/con...vitalcitynyc.orgVital City | Congestion Pricing Across AmericaNew York City’s traffic reduction innovation should spread to Chicago, San Francisco and other U.S. metro areas. 111012
Reposted by James VickeryJoshua Gans @joshgans.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I tried out the online comment submission process for Econometrica. It works. Here's my first comment on "A Quest for Knowledge" www.econometricsociety.org/publications...econometricsociety.orgA Quest for Knowledge - The Econometric Society 083
Reposted by James VickeryJohn Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Families' wealth in 1427 predicts their wealth in 2011. 414842
Reposted by James VickeryStuart Buck @stuartbuck.bsky.social · 18/05/2025New post! goodscience.substack.com/p/academic-c...goodscience.substack.comAcademic Culture and FraudWith the latest fraudulent AI-econ paper, a number of colleagues from MIT, Brown, Princeton, Univ. 23111
Reposted by James VickeryChip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 01/05/2025BREAKING: #Chicago finished this past month with the fewest #murders of any April since 1962, a @WBEZ analysis has found. The month’s 19 murders make 115 so far this year, the lowest January-through-April tally since 2014. www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/... 13557102
Reposted by James VickeryDan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop meets this Wednesday, 3/5, at 11am EST! Our presentations will be by Casey Dougal (FSU) and Bingkuan (Bryan) Cao (UNL) covering topics in stakeholder relationships in municipal finance. Papers and Zoom link: www.muni-workshop.com 041
Reposted by James VickerySociety for Institutional and Organizational Economics (SIOE) @sioecon.bsky.social · 26/02/2025🚨 Nominate your students, your peers, or yourself for the 2025 SIOE awards! Dissertation, lifetime achievement, conference paper — something for everyone. Please repost! www.sioe.org/news/2025-si... 055
Reposted by James VickeryDan Garrett @danggarret.bsky.social · 21/02/2025For folks engaged in research on municipal finance or state and local finances more broadly, the 14th Annual Brookings Municipal Finance Conference has a call for papers that ends next Friday, 2/28. Please submit any related working papers! www.brookings.edu/centers/the-...brookings.eduMunicipal Finance Conference 011
Reposted by James VickeryTim Bresnahan @timobres.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Hello #EconSky, a simple question but one where I have not yet found the answer. What should I read to get a quantitative empirical understanding of the contemporary relationship, both size and timing, between scientific discovery and productivity growth? 41612
Reposted by James VickeryPaul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 17/01/2025Are you interested in learning more about the state of the real estate agent market? Hear Sonia Gilbukh with Chad Syverson on Freakonomics radio! freakonomics.com/podcast/are-... 0225
Reposted by James VickeryNews 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... 7825168714115
James Vickery @vickeryjames.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Call for papers alert -- The Philly Fed and University of Delaware are hosting the second edition of the Fintech and Financial Institutions conference in April, featuring great research and a keynote by Stefan Nagel -- submit by Jan 14, you wont regret it :) www.philadelphiafed.org/calendar-of-...philadelphiafed.org2025 Fintech and Financial Institutions Research ConferenceThe Fintech and Financial Institutions Research Conference is a forum for presenting and discussing current research on the interlinkages of the fintech sector and the broader financial system. 141
Reposted by James VickeryJoe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Why you can't get a mortgage with just one click. A fascinating angle that we've never covered before. What actually happens when you apply for a mortgage, and what are the software systems and regulations that cause the mountains and mountains of paperwork podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...podcasts.apple.comWhy You Can't Get a One-Click Mortgage RefiPodcast Episode · Odd Lots · 12/12/2024 · 44m 107910
Reposted by James VickeryRoberto Robatto @robertorobatto.bsky.social · 11/12/2024A thread on my paper on macroprudential (accounting) rules and monetary policy, out on the RFS! We study how the valuation of banks' security holdings affect banks' response to monetary policy. Main focus is lending, but we also study security trading t.co/uC3mnopeESt.cohttps://academic.oup.com/rfs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/rfs/hhae085/7921423 161
Reposted by James VickeryKristine Hankins @kwhankins.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Welcome @alexchinco.bsky.social to BlueSky! Alex is one of the best writers in finance academia. I don't know if he'll post regularly, but I'd encourage everyone to follow him. 172
Reposted by James VickeryBen Keys @benkeys.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Shout out to my co-author Xian Ng, on the job market out of Wharton Applied Economics this year, who has a very cool JMP using bunching methods to assess how households make one of their most important financial choices, the amount to borrow when buying a house! sites.google.com/jingxianng.c...sites.google.comJing (Xian) NgJing (Xian) NgPhD Candidate in Applied EconomicsWharton School, University of Pennsylvania 2258
Reposted by James VickeryDavid Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024A smaller % of Americans moved in 2023 than ever (at least since 1948) via Jed Kolko and Census 1157
Reposted by James VickeryJennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 07/12/2024I have an op-ed in the NYT today about how to reduce crime. The key idea, based on decades of strong research evidence: focus on increasing the probability of getting caught, not the punishment. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o... 28545147
Reposted by James VickeryPaul Novosad @novosad.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Last, this is why descriptive work is underrated. No preposterous IV, no incomprehensible structural black box, there is just a new fact about the world. If the descriptive work is done well — and it is not easy — the fact permanently enters everyone's headspace and must be contended with. 513026
James Vickery @vickeryjames.bsky.social · 06/12/2024I would love a FRED lab coat. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...nytimes.comEverybody Loves FRED: How America Fell for a Data ToolFrom Facebook political debates to college classrooms, the St. Louis Fed’s data tool has gained a major following. 050
Reposted by James VickeryDaniel Mangrum @danielmangrum.com · 01/12/2024PS: Avoid hosting your JMP or CV on Dropbox or Google Drive if possible. An annoyingly high number of Fed and government systems have these domains blocked. 1124
Reposted by James VickeryJason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Claudia Goldin blurbs, "if you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable work." I agree. My review.buff.lyJason Furman's review of How Economics Explains the World5/5: Claudia Goldin's blurb pretty much nails it, "If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable work." Leigh's book sets out to "tell the story… 310911
Reposted by James VickeryCivic Grit @civicgrit.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Philadelphia has a unique opportunity to reevaluate the stretch of I-95 through Center City and South Philly. However right now it's on course to be rebuilt for $4.62 billion with construction lasting 17 years and ending in 2050. Source: www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/mrp2... 2347
Reposted by James VickeryBilly Penn at WHYY @billy-penn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024South Philly's first new fabric shop in decades, Approved Textiles, embraces 'slow fashion' with a non-industrial approach to clothing, as well as fashion literature, sewing materials, and household items. billypenn.com/2024/11/15/a...billypenn.comSouth Philly's first new fabric shop in decades embraces 'slow fashion'Matthew Addonizio recently opened Approved Textiles, a fabric store with fashion literature, sewing materials, and household items. The South Philly fabric store is the first to open on Fabric Row in ... 2137
Reposted by James VickeryAlon (they/them) @alonlevy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024At the Transit Costs Project, we're very close (as in, this calendar year) to releasing a Northeast Corridor proposal; we have trip times to the minute and targeted infrastructure investments on a budget that the feds have to get NY-Boston and NY-DC down to around 2 hours each. 1532
Reposted by James VickeryMichael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024🚨Call for Papers🚨 Together with the Bank of Canada and the Chicago Fed, we're organizing a Conference on #FixedIncome Research and Implications for #MonetaryPolicy on May 22-23, 2025, in San Francisco. Submissions due by January 31. More details: www.frbsf.org/news-and-med... #EconSkyfrbsf.orgCall for Papers: Fixed Income Research and Implications for Monetary Policy - San Francisco FedSubmissions due by January 31, 2025 for the Fixed Income Research and Implications for Monetary Policy Conference 03114
Reposted by James VickeryJeffrey Lin @jeffrlin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Our paper quantifying the negative effects of urban freeways on local neighborhood quality of life appears in the September issue of REStat. doi.org/10.1162/rest...doi.orgFreeway Revolts! The Quality of Life Effects of HighwaysAbstract. Why do freeways affect spatial structure? We identify and quantify the local disamenity effects of freeways. Freeways cause slower growth in central neighborhoods (where local disamenities e... 515731