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Eirik Eylands Brandsaas

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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Economist at Federal Reserve Board. Housing, macroeconomics, and household finance is my jam. And cross-country skiing. www.eebrandsaas.com

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Grattis! Likte alltid dette paperet og viser ofte til det nรฅr jeg diskuterer leiemarkedet med medforfattere!

06.03.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Estimating Aggregate Data Center Investment with Project-level Data The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

And another link to the paper, if you're still here:
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds... (4/4)

29.12.2025 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This chart shows the range of estimated data center investment. From almost zero dollars in 2023, data center investment is expected to reach about $300 billion in 2026, first quarter (5-95th percentiles: $175-$475 billion).

This chart shows the range of estimated data center investment. From almost zero dollars in 2023, data center investment is expected to reach about $300 billion in 2026, first quarter (5-95th percentiles: $175-$475 billion).

In the end, if you have data on plans, estimates for typical times from plan to start, start to completion, and crucially the abandonment rate of projects, you can quite easily estimate, nowcast, and forecast magnitudes and timing of investment. (3/4)

29.12.2025 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What we tried to do with this paper was to minimize the role of judgement or researcher degrees of freedom. Most forecasts/discussion of data centers and AI depends on whether the writer is bearish or bullish on AI. (2/4)

29.12.2025 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The stock of plans (data center construction projects that are neither started or abandoned) have increased from $0 to $1.3 trillion in about 18 months!

The stock of plans (data center construction projects that are neither started or abandoned) have increased from $0 to $1.3 trillion in about 18 months!

Are you sick of reading about data centers? If not:

In a new paper, we developed a simple method to forecast data center investment using project-level microdata on $1.3 TRILLION in announced plans.

www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds...

29.12.2025 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is incredibly cool! I wonder how often this spurs a new paper or influences which outcomes a paper reports.

01.11.2025 11:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha, me too! I'm all ears if you have ideas on how to test the theory empirically!

10.09.2025 23:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Moreover, getting the money for the down payment is just half the game, as I show in my paper on the bank if mom and dad papers.eebrandsaas.com/Homeownershi...

Likely another well-meant housing policy that chiefly benefits wealthier of children of wealthier households.

10.09.2025 10:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Flytta til Charlottesville fra DC forrige uke pga. konas jobb pรฅ sykehuset der.

(Tenkte at dette var enda en dรฅrlig norsk amerika-kritikk fra noen som aldri har bodd her, men da sรฅ jeg at du har bodd i USA noen รฅr!)

04.09.2025 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stilig! Gleder meg til รฅ lese den nรฅr den kommer frem til... Charlottesville, VA!

03.09.2025 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What do you mean allowed? From work? Partner? Kids? I have a self-imposed limit of five work trips per year.

04.04.2025 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hot take: The best new Haven style pizza is One6Three in East Rock. Their sweet and salami is so good. They're more consistent than the old school places. Also their Caesar salad is amazing.

(And mashed potato pie is bad)

20.02.2025 02:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Realizing how happy this beer made me led me into a minor existential crisis ๐Ÿป

07.02.2025 16:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Greit poeng det!

Fikk foresten "Pabbi" i julegave, gleder meg veldig til รฅ lese den!

02.01.2025 03:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hvor lenge er i lengden? Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Gates, osv. Er vel ikke sรฅ mye mer grotesk ulikhet i dag enn det var for 10, 50, 100, og 200 รฅr siden?

01.01.2025 17:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honorary mention: Partial Ownership: A Quantitative Analysis by Brandsaas and Kvaerner. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds...
Why? Iโ€™m self-centered (๐Ÿ˜Ž) and I just find the contractโ€”that allows you to choose how much to own and how much to rentโ€”interesting!

31.12.2024 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Michael Boutros Research Website for Michael Boutros

The Value of Heterogeneous Mortgage Contracts by Boutros, Clara, and Kartashova michaelboutros.com @mi
First(?) paper properly including a choice between adjustable or fixed-rate mortgages, nicely illustrates how contract โ€œdetailsโ€ benefit different households, and implications for monetary policy.

31.12.2024 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Peter Maxted Use this space to add a brief description of your project.

Credit Card Borrowing in Heterogeneous-Agent Models: Reconciling Theory and Data by Maxted and Lee petermaxted.com

Again, challenging conventional wisdom, itโ€™s striking how many have revolving credit card debt, and great use of model and data to speak on an important topic.

31.12.2024 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Beyond the Status Quo: A Critical Assessment of Lifecycle Investment Advice <div> We challenge two tenets of lifecycle investing: (i) diversify across stocks and bonds and (ii)ย <span>reduce equity allocations with age.ย  An op

Beyond the Status Quo: A Critical Assessment of Lifecycle Investment Advice by Anarkulova, Cederburg, and Oโ€™Doherty. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Changed my portfolio choices(!), we should have more papers challenging conventional wisdom, and the use of multi-country asset returns is important.

31.12.2024 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My 2024 โ€œtop 3โ€ of interesting papers and presentations:

31.12.2024 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Klasseforskjell. Beklager Pรฅl, men det blir som รฅ sammenligne New York Rangers med Storhamar Dragons. Jeg overdriver litt, men ikke mye.

06.12.2024 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"vi fรธlger situasjonen nรธye"

04.12.2024 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I get that feeling sometimes. "Who gives a shit about how people invest in stocks or own homes, there are real problems out there." It must be tough beeing and seeing things first hand. I tell myself that any new knowledge pushes the frontier and opens paths for growth and development.

04.12.2024 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Er kanskje ikke i Norge, men er jo fra Norge?

27.11.2024 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

as a junior woman academic, it's hard to figure out how to get invited for opportunities. my go-to strategy is to just ask and take the no's on the chin.

so i'm asking: does anyone w/an econ/social science/policy podcast need a guest about DV, welfare, crime, incarceration, or public health?

26.11.2024 17:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

That must have been scary, but way to set an example! We all have errors in our code, but few own up to it the way you did here๐Ÿป

22.11.2024 03:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great list, i already followed half but so many I missed! Could you also add me? Thanks!

22.11.2024 03:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿฆ

17.11.2024 03:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Using social media as a commitment device: I will not touch a single paper until I finish writing up this one.

16.10.2024 23:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can anyone recommend resources on using Git specifically for academic research papers/projects?

Seems like best practices differ from those for developing an app or a project with A LOT of collaborators. Looking for tips on branches, comments, when to commit, etc.

#econsky

24.09.2024 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0