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Abdullah Al Bahrani

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Economist and Associate Dean at Haile College of Business. Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati MSA #Teachecon I write a daily Econ newsletter www.DecodeEcon.com

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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 21/09/2026
#TeachEcon have you followed Decode Econ podcast? Here is a conversation with Darshak Patel youtu.be/EpSMl90295w?...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 20/02/2026
Wow. Huge news today. The Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to impose sweeping global tariffs without congressional approval, upending one of his key policies and issuing a rare constraint on his attempts to expand presidential powers
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 08/10/2025
Read more about the Mississippi Miracle open.substack.com/pub/decodeec...
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​​The Mississippi Miracle
How investing in teachers, reading, and accountability turned one of America’s lowest-performing school systems into a model for the nation.
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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Have a paper related to crime or criminal justice policy that you'd like to present in the ViCE seminar? Email it to me at jdoleac@arnoldventures.org. Studies using causal research designs are the best fit. See past schedules here: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 03/10/2025
She built two identical LinkedIn profiles. One had her own identity as a Black woman. The other was a fictional White woman named Emily. The credentials were the same. The results were not. www.decodeecon.com/p/the-corpor...
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The Corporate Catfish Experiment:
How one viral LinkedIn experiment revealed bias in hiring
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 01/10/2025
How long do shutdowns last and how do they end? www.decodeecon.com/p/how-do-gov...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 30/09/2025
Why is the U.S. bailing out Argentina? Today's Decode Econ newsletter covers this topic. www.decodeecon.com/p/why-is-the... #Econtwitter #Teachecon
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 29/09/2025
Read more here www.decodeecon.com/p/why-republ...
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Why Republicans and Democrats Want a Shutdown
Week in Economic News
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 18/09/2025
To shed light on the Fed’s decision, let’s look at the Open Market Committee’s statement and compare it to the July 30th statement. www.decodeecon.com/p/the-hidden...
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The Hidden Message Behind the Fed’s Rate Cut
Tracking the edits between July and September to see how the Fed’s outlook has shifted.
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Darshak Patel @patelnomics.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The Econ Games 2026 is almost at capacity! Only 4 spots left for schools to join this incredible applied learning experience!! @withdra.com and I are thrilled at the response!!
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Faculti @faculti.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Can competition be the bridge between classroom theory and real-world impact? The Econ Games suggests it can—by turning students into applied economists before they graduate. Abdullah Al-Bahrani @withdra.com , Northern Kentucky University , discusses: faculti.net/facilitating... #economics
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Faculti @faculti.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Can competition be the bridge between classroom theory and real-world impact? The Econ Games suggests it can—by turning students into applied economists before they graduate. Abdullah Al-Bahrani @withdra.com , Northern Kentucky University , discusses: faculti.net/facilitating... #economics
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 07/07/2025
Part one of the five part series on the Economics of the Big Beautiful Bill. www.withdra.com/p/part-1-of-...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 05/07/2025
Five part series coming next week on the Big Beautiful Bill. Make sure to subscribe www.WithDrA.com
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 02/07/2025
Had to share my thoughts on the Big Beautiful Bill after reading through it. $3.3 trillion added to the deficit? This is precisely what personal finance experts advise people NOT to do with their budgets. www.withdra.com/p/the-person... I'd like to hear what you all think, am I overthinking this?
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The Personal Side of The Big Beautiful Bill
The Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) has just passed the Senate, returned to the House, and is expected to reach the president's desk by the Fourth of July.
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 07/06/2025
Displacement of labor by capital: Its implication on stock liquidity - Kim - 2025 - International Review of Finance - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Displacement of labor by capital: Its implication on stock liquidity
This study investigates the impact of firms' potential to automate routine-task labor on stock liquidity. We demonstrate that firms with a high potential for automation (AP), characterized by a signi...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 02/06/2025
It’s five years of creating content online. 17,000 subscribers later, here is what I have learned about myself. Thank you to all that have supported my work. open.substack.com/pub/draalbah...
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Five Years of Creating Content
What You've Taught Me
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 22/05/2025
Eat the tariff? #teachEcon www.withdra.com/p/eat-the-ta...
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Eat the Tariff? The Real Economics Behind Who Pays
Recently, Walmart announced that it will have to increase its prices due to the tariff wars.
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 16/05/2025
You will want to share this with anyone who says manufacturing is dead in the U.S. This week, I want to challenge a persistent narrative that has shaped economic policy discussions for decades: the supposed "death of American manufacturing." www.withdra.com/p/us-manufac...
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U.S. Manufacturing Myths
The "Decline" of Manufacturing isn't the real issue
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 28/04/2025
Why is communicating your value at work necessary? What can economics teach us about the importance of sharing your story? We cover that in today's newsletter with Jeni Al Bahrani www.withdra.com/p/communicat... #professionalDevelopment #careeradvice
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Communicating Your Value
The Economics of Personal Worth
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 26/04/2025
Building your own professional hype team. What they don’t teach you in business school. www.withdra.com/p/building-y...
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Building Your Professional Hype Team
Career Advice I Wish I Knew Earlier
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 23/04/2025
Want other “light touch” classroom interventions? Check out my paper on this topic. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Classroom management and student interaction interventions: Fostering diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the undergraduate economics classroom
The economics profession lacks diversity and, as a result, interventions have been introduced at the graduate and professional levels to minimize the effect of the “leaky pipeline.” In addition, ec...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 23/04/2025
Oh look being nice and welcoming increases the probability that students take an extra course in economics www.nber.org/system/files...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 22/04/2025
99 citations away from a milestone. Thanks to everyone that found my work valuable and worthy of influencing their work. Got notice that paper 27 was accepted for publication today!
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 21/04/2025
The independence of the Federal Reserve is in question. Learn more about what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said about the economy and what that might mean to you. www.withdra.com/p/jerome-pow... #Economics #Economy #FederalReserve
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Jerome Powell's Warning
Preparing for Stagflation
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 19/04/2025
The current administration has proposed policies designed to isolate the U.S. from the rest of the world. It is easy to believe that the U.S. “doesn’t need the rest of the world,” but that is far from true. www.withdra.com/p/echoes-of-...
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Echoes of the 1930s
Isolationism Then and Now
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A Seattle Teacher’s Burner @seateacher.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Can the US make huge amounts of revenue off of tariffs while also bringing the manufacturing industry and jobs back? @natebowling.com and @withdra.com explain in this exceptional article.
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 15/04/2025
Thanks for your support!
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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 15/04/2025
When I quit Twitter, I joined a Mastodon instance called scholar.social. Since then a recurring theme on my TL is that much of the mainstream establishment isn't equipped for this moment. I implore you to listen experts, like @withdra.com, rather than your fav host or pundit from MSNBC.
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Scholar Social
Microblogging for researchers, grad students, librarians, archivists, undergrads, high schoolers, educators, research assistants, profs—anyone involved in learning who engages with others respectfully
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 15/04/2025
Thank you for your kind words.
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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 15/04/2025
The tariffs are by no means the worst thing happening right now but they are indicative of the the threat we face from an unchecked executive. That's the thrust of this post, with a Messi-esque assist from my man @withdra.com. buttondown.com/natebowling/...
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Tariffs and the Unchecked President
Happy Tuesday, Welcome to another irregular edition of the newsletter. I’m writing today because I had a deadline this weekend and needed to finish a piece...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 15/04/2025
Economics and industry connect through the Econ Games www.withdra.com/p/the-econ-g...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 13/04/2025
Best economics newsletter. Www.withDrA.com
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 12/04/2025
The Great American Selloff What's happening in the macroeconomy and financial markets right now is both confusing and unprecedented in U.S. history. Read my post as I shed light on what is happening and what it means to you. www.withdra.com/p/the-great-... #Economics #policy #FinancialMarkets
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The Great American Selloff
Weird Economic Times
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 10/04/2025
What do tariffs, Chess, and the game of chicken have in common? Check out today's newsletter to learn more www.withdra.com/p/tariffs-a-...
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Tariffs: A Game of Chess or Chicken?
You be the judge
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 07/04/2025
What’s the Tariff Plan? www.withdra.com/p/president-...
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President Trump's Tariff Plan
Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain.
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 28/03/2025
One week away from the best economics event. Join us for The Econ Games. www.withdra.com/p/you-are-in...
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You are Invited to The Econ Games 2025
Program and Celebration
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 19/03/2025
The U.S. has an egg problem, but its neighbor to the north seems to have it figured out. Why is the Canadian egg market so different from the U.S.'s? Does Avian Flu not cross the 49th parallel? open.substack.com/pub/draalbah... #Eggs #economics #markets
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American vs. Canadian Eggs: Why Size Matters in the Egg Industry
The Great Egg Divide
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 16/03/2025
Graduate and medical schools are beginning to cancel admissions for the upcoming academic year. Current offers are being rescinded, and entering class sizes are shrinking due to federal funding uncertainty. Read More www.withdra.com/p/the-econom... #SupplySideEconomics #higherEducation #Research
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The Economic Danger of Disinvesting in Education
Graduate and medical schools are beginning to cancel admissions for the upcoming academic year.
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Jadrian Wooten @wootenomics.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The economy runs on confidence, but today’s uncertainty is causing businesses to hold back and consumers to tighten their wallets. Are we heading for a recession? Read more: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/the-cost-o...
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The Cost of Uncertainty
When businesses delay investments and consumers pull back on spending, the ripple effects of lost confidence can bring economic growth to a standstill.
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 08/03/2025
A new narrative is taking shape as the economy starts to slow and show weaknesses from the current administration's tariff policies and government cuts. It is a dangerous narrative for several reasons. Read more here www.withdra.com/p/a-dangerou... #Economy #recession #policy #EconSky
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A Dangerous Economic Narrative to Be Aware of
Intentional Recession
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 05/03/2025
-The stock market has erased all gains since November -Federal Reserve Bank of ATL projects GDP decline of 2.8%, -Global Economic Uncertainty Index at highest levels since 2008 Read my full analysis at: www.withdra.com/p/markets-sh... #Econsky
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Markets Show Signs of Weakness
Market Retreat
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 03/03/2025
What NKY and Cincinnati can learn from Austin TX when it comes to home affordability www.withdra.com/p/how-austin...
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How Austin Slashed Rents by 22%: A Blueprint for Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati
We need more affordable housing
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 01/03/2025
Luke stein visits NKU’s Haile College of Business. @lukestein.com open.substack.com/pub/draalbah...
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Luke Stein at Haile Research Lab
Another great Haile Research Lab.
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 27/02/2025
The Trump administration has released its Egg Policy. Today's newsletter covers the economics of the five-pronged approach to reducing the cost of eggs for Americans. I cover why this policy differs greatly from what we have seen so far. Read more www.withdra.com/p/trumps-egg...
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Trump's Egg Policy
What Eggs Can Teach Us About the Role of Government
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 25/02/2025
Today's newsletter covers the latest consumer sentiment data • Consumer sentiment has dropped 10% • Increased credit card delinquencies and decreased consumer confidence raise concerns Read more: open.substack.com/pub/draalbah...
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The Human Side of Economic Uncertainty
Beyond the Numbers
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 21/02/2025
New newsletter dropped today. 1. Travel to NyC 2. Putting customers first 3. Building community Read more www.withdra.com/p/reflection...
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Reflections at Gate B7: On Writing, Community, and Gratitude
Professor Life Update
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 13/02/2025
Make sesne of the latest www.withdra.com/p/january-cp...
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Abdullah Al Bahrani @withdra.com · 10/02/2025
Is there a Cincinnati “creators” group/ meet up? Are there Cincinnati or NKY creators you recommend I follow?
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