Betsey Stevenson
@betseystevenson.bsky.social
Former Member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers & Chief Economist at Labor. Current academic economist at Michigan. Always an economist at home.
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FYI - @betseystevenson.bsky.social has a @hamiltonproject.org proposal that adds earned time off to FLSA. It’s a great idea with 90 percent+ support.
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
September 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
FYI - @betseystevenson.bsky.social has a @hamiltonproject.org proposal that adds earned time off to FLSA. It’s a great idea with 90 percent+ support.
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
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Companies are bringing workers back to the office 5 days a week. Does this lack of flexible work arrangements have a higher impact on women in the labor force? Economist @betseystevenson.bsky.social told @npr.org “definitely.”
Read Stevenson’s insights: https://myumi.ch/9JpMP
Read Stevenson’s insights: https://myumi.ch/9JpMP
August 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Companies are bringing workers back to the office 5 days a week. Does this lack of flexible work arrangements have a higher impact on women in the labor force? Economist @betseystevenson.bsky.social told @npr.org “definitely.”
Read Stevenson’s insights: https://myumi.ch/9JpMP
Read Stevenson’s insights: https://myumi.ch/9JpMP
Employers seems able to hire all the workers that they want, so is this a tight labor market?
Long-term unemployment is still rising, job growth has been concentrated in just a few industries.
And yet, wow, +172K is impressive. And the 3-month average is even more impressive.
Long-term unemployment is still rising, job growth has been concentrated in just a few industries.
And yet, wow, +172K is impressive. And the 3-month average is even more impressive.
June 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Employers seems able to hire all the workers that they want, so is this a tight labor market?
Long-term unemployment is still rising, job growth has been concentrated in just a few industries.
And yet, wow, +172K is impressive. And the 3-month average is even more impressive.
Long-term unemployment is still rising, job growth has been concentrated in just a few industries.
And yet, wow, +172K is impressive. And the 3-month average is even more impressive.
It’s almost like they want to create a permanent underclass.
As grocery prices continue to rise nationally, the House passed an appropriations bill that would cut $141 million in funding for a program that helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods.
House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children
Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2026 at 3:47 AM
It’s almost like they want to create a permanent underclass.
Opinion | Melinda French Gates: Women, We Deserve Better Than This
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2026 at 3:44 AM
And STDs
A natural experiment in fertility! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/w...
World’s Biggest Condom Maker Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains
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April 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
And STDs
A natural experiment in fertility! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/w...
World’s Biggest Condom Maker Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A natural experiment in fertility! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/w...
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An overwhelming majority of American workers—over 90 percent—support the right to earned time off.
@betseystevenson.bsky.social explains what a federal guarantee of earned paid time off could look like—and how it would benefit all workers: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
@betseystevenson.bsky.social explains what a federal guarantee of earned paid time off could look like—and how it would benefit all workers: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
April 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
An overwhelming majority of American workers—over 90 percent—support the right to earned time off.
@betseystevenson.bsky.social explains what a federal guarantee of earned paid time off could look like—and how it would benefit all workers: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
@betseystevenson.bsky.social explains what a federal guarantee of earned paid time off could look like—and how it would benefit all workers: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Wars are times of declining living standards for everyone.
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.6% in March #BLSData www.bls.gov/news.release...
April 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Wars are times of declining living standards for everyone.
Most people don’t need the BLS to tell them that energy prices are up, but still…the largest one month gain in the energy index in 21 years. Pushing the entire index up 0.9 percent in one month.
April 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Most people don’t need the BLS to tell them that energy prices are up, but still…the largest one month gain in the energy index in 21 years. Pushing the entire index up 0.9 percent in one month.
Core inflation excludes food and energy, it’s too soon for those prices to be impacted by the Iran war, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be. Higher energy prices ultimately effects the cost of making and transporting many things.
April 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Core inflation excludes food and energy, it’s too soon for those prices to be impacted by the Iran war, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be. Higher energy prices ultimately effects the cost of making and transporting many things.
This is the kind of debate around Fed policy that is normal and healthy.
Chris Hughes & Josh Younger criticize the Fed’s ample reserves framework, see IORB as a subsidy to the banks. Don Kohn and Bill English disagree. via @brookings.edu Hutchins Center www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
The Fed's ample reserves framework: A report and a response | Brookings
A proposal, and response, about the Fed's ample reserves framework.
www.brookings.edu
February 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This is the kind of debate around Fed policy that is normal and healthy.
Three predictions for tonight: Trump will
(1)claim more are working even though the percent employed is lower
(2) claim he solved inflation even though the rate remains too high and people continue to be frustrated at price levels
(3) lean heavily into hate to remind people who "the real enemy is"
(1)claim more are working even though the percent employed is lower
(2) claim he solved inflation even though the rate remains too high and people continue to be frustrated at price levels
(3) lean heavily into hate to remind people who "the real enemy is"
February 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Three predictions for tonight: Trump will
(1)claim more are working even though the percent employed is lower
(2) claim he solved inflation even though the rate remains too high and people continue to be frustrated at price levels
(3) lean heavily into hate to remind people who "the real enemy is"
(1)claim more are working even though the percent employed is lower
(2) claim he solved inflation even though the rate remains too high and people continue to be frustrated at price levels
(3) lean heavily into hate to remind people who "the real enemy is"
I hear the President plans to announce a tax cut for American businesses and people that he's doing without Congress. Some argue he can't cut taxes without Congress, but he can: Ending all of his tariffs would be a big tax cut for American companies and workers. Fingers crossed!
February 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I hear the President plans to announce a tax cut for American businesses and people that he's doing without Congress. Some argue he can't cut taxes without Congress, but he can: Ending all of his tariffs would be a big tax cut for American companies and workers. Fingers crossed!
Tariffs are taxes and that means without the tariffs there is a revenue problem, but that doesn't mean we should give the President broad authority to tax whoever he wants whoever much he wants. Congress needs to act.
February 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Tariffs are taxes and that means without the tariffs there is a revenue problem, but that doesn't mean we should give the President broad authority to tax whoever he wants whoever much he wants. Congress needs to act.
Traditionally the GOP was the anti-tax, free-trade party, the is the first GOP President to be anti-competition, pro-tax, at least on consumers and small businesses.
February 20, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Traditionally the GOP was the anti-tax, free-trade party, the is the first GOP President to be anti-competition, pro-tax, at least on consumers and small businesses.
The only certainty we got today is only that IEEPA does not give the president sweeping powers to levy tariffs. We are not done in the tariff battle. And refunds? I'm not going to hold my breath.
February 20, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The only certainty we got today is only that IEEPA does not give the president sweeping powers to levy tariffs. We are not done in the tariff battle. And refunds? I'm not going to hold my breath.
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ICYMI: How should society respond to shifting demands for human workers? What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for the labor market? @betseystevenson.bsky.social has been providing insights into these questions. Read her thoughts here: https://myumi.ch/A1PDQ
Stevenson: Society must address inevitable shift to AI-driven labor through comprehensive policy reform
What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for the labor market? How should society respond to shifting demands for human workers? The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson has been publicly commenti...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
ICYMI: How should society respond to shifting demands for human workers? What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for the labor market? @betseystevenson.bsky.social has been providing insights into these questions. Read her thoughts here: https://myumi.ch/A1PDQ
I love this so much. Thank you @riacton.bsky.social
Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day #NGWSD and I'm thinking about this @betseystevenson.bsky.social paper that, when I read it as an undergrad, (a) confirmed what I knew about the amazing impact sports can have on young women, and (b) made me realize that economists studied cool things! 💪
Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
Abstract. Between 1972 and 1978 U.S. high schools rapidly increased their female athletic participation rates in order to comply with Title IX. This paper examines the causal implications of this expa...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I love this so much. Thank you @riacton.bsky.social
The markets are only down 1-2% but don't let that lull you into thinking that what Trump is doing in Europe isn't that bad. They've priced in a high probablility that he'll back down.
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The markets are only down 1-2% but don't let that lull you into thinking that what Trump is doing in Europe isn't that bad. They've priced in a high probablility that he'll back down.
We are bleeding manufacturing and goods producing jobs, not *despite* the tariffs, but probably *because* of them given the ham-fisted approach to tariffs.
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
We are bleeding manufacturing and goods producing jobs, not *despite* the tariffs, but probably *because* of them given the ham-fisted approach to tariffs.
Employment data is continuing to paint a picture of a labor market in which few are losing jobs, but few are finding jobs. And job growth is only really occurring in private sector health & education and leisure and hospitality which added 88K. Every other sector together lost 38K jobs in December.
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Employment data is continuing to paint a picture of a labor market in which few are losing jobs, but few are finding jobs. And job growth is only really occurring in private sector health & education and leisure and hospitality which added 88K. Every other sector together lost 38K jobs in December.
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The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
The findings on the cost of Brexit--a loss of 6-8% of GDP and it's not over--can be thought of as the cost of not redistributing in a way that ensures widespread benefits from growth. Instead of an equity-efficiency trade-off, equity might have helped foster more efficiency in this case.
🚨📉 Major new paper by Stanford professor Nick Bloom and coauthors.
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The findings on the cost of Brexit--a loss of 6-8% of GDP and it's not over--can be thought of as the cost of not redistributing in a way that ensures widespread benefits from growth. Instead of an equity-efficiency trade-off, equity might have helped foster more efficiency in this case.
Is it too soon to be done with winter?
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Is it too soon to be done with winter?