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Professor of Economics at Notre Dame. NBER, IZA, & CSWEP. Make the Child Tax Credit permanent.

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Same. It was good to see someone put in the work to go beyond the usual fearmongering take.

27.02.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing.

Happy to have contributed to this along w/ @karenguzzo.bsky.social @marthajbailey.bsky.social & Melissa Kearney. My favorite from Karen: β€œWe spent decades shaming women 4 having kids under the wrong circumstances, 4 not having their ducks in a row. Now they are holding up their end of the bargain.”

27.02.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

26.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 3270 πŸ” 1094 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 138

Field of Dreams

23.02.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The move of every single textbook and assignment to a digital version is absolutely the worst trend I’ve observed in my own kids’ education

22.02.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

hockey should always be 3-on-3

19.02.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@againwiththispodcast.com is doing this very well

13.02.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant to put a real wedding in the middle of the halftime show being boycotted by the β€œfamily values” ppl

09.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few of our colleagues checking out the now-famous St. Olaf's Ice Chapel on on North Quad. @notredame.bsky.social @kaseybuckles.bsky.social

03.02.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Information on Co-Impact Grant Awarded to CSWEP and CPC

@aeacpc.bsky.social & @aeacswep.bsky.social invite AEA members to submit proposalsβ€”funded by a Co-Impact grantβ€”to advance inclusion and measurable institutional change in the economics profession. Grants up to $20K. Deadline: Feb 27, 2026. For details, www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

03.02.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately I can’t go this year but will pass this on to current president Linda Tesar!

31.01.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: β€œThis is true soft power.”

30.01.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 4160 πŸ” 652 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 158

We invaded France and no one will sell us a croissant. It’s very hard on the men.

29.01.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 4546 πŸ” 739 πŸ’¬ 182 πŸ“Œ 19

If you're approaching low birth rates from a "how do we incentivize people to have children?" perspective instead of "how do we build a society where people feel good about their lives and futures?", you're destined to fail. 3/3

26.01.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course you went to girls state (compliment from another alum)

26.01.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Told my teen that the PM of Canada gave a speech today β€œkind of like the one Hugh Grant gives in Love Actually”

20.01.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great lineup at the MEAs this year--and proud to see that @ndecon.bsky.social is a sponsor

17.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just explained the business model of Tupperware, Avon, (Longaberger anyone?) etc. to my teens and they could not process it.

Who else went to a Tupperware party with their grandma in the 80s???

17.01.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From my former student Henry Downes, thanks for highlighting!

16.01.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Comment on After the Spike at UCLA event Me responding to a talk by Michael Geruso about his book with Dean Spears, After the Spike.

I had the opportunity to comment on Spears and Geruso's book After the Spike at an event at @ccpratucla.bsky.social last night, thanks to @marthajbailey.bsky.social. My remarks transcribed:

15.01.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Progressives HAVE been weighing in.

-universal health care
-streamlining immigration processes
-universal basic income
-more funding for childcare

But no one wanted to listen.

14.01.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 1129 πŸ” 235 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 6
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Asiedu of Howard University (@howard.edu), recipient of the 2025 AEA Distinguished Service Award! #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

13.01.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell YouTube video by Federal Reserve

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

12.01.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 24037 πŸ” 9202 πŸ’¬ 1150 πŸ“Œ 2892
Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristof
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I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide.
Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.

Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof X.com I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide. Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.

I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.

The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership

11.01.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 5267 πŸ” 1014 πŸ’¬ 237 πŸ“Œ 147

And they 100% know this, which is why they want to ban it

10.01.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you want some joyous #momentsofgender, please listen to the cishet men on the Empty Netter hockey podcast discuss Heated Rivalry with total sincerity and delight. Their episode 5 recap should go in the hall of fame.

10.01.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

08.01.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 13882 πŸ” 4198 πŸ’¬ 434 πŸ“Œ 673

Encountering my first run-in with the enshitification of Google Scholar - even when enclosing the title in quotes I can’t get it to pull up the 2 most recent AD facts and figures reports.

Things! Used! To! Work!

07.01.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a legend and inspiration.

Great job by @aeacswep.bsky.social to create the Yellen Award for public service and make her the first recipient. #ASSA2026

04.01.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I took that photo :)

04.01.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0