Abdullah Al Bahrani
@withdra.com
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
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· Nov 27
I am getting more engaged on here and looking to help. I created a #Teachecon starter pack but want to make sure I didn’t miss anyone. Here is what I have so for, please share with reply with who I missed
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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
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
February 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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
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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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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October 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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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 [email protected]. Studies using causal research designs are the best fit. See past schedules here: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/
October 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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 [email protected]. Studies using causal research designs are the best fit. See past schedules here: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/
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...
The Corporate Catfish Experiment:
How one viral LinkedIn experiment revealed bias in hiring
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October 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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...
How long do shutdowns last and how do they end?
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October 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How long do shutdowns last and how do they end?
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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
Today's Decode Econ newsletter covers this topic. www.decodeecon.com/p/why-is-the... #Econtwitter #Teachecon
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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
Today's Decode Econ newsletter covers this topic. www.decodeecon.com/p/why-is-the... #Econtwitter #Teachecon
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Why Republicans and Democrats Want a Shutdown
Week in Economic News
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September 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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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...
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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September 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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 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!!
September 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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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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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July 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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
#economics
Reposted by Abdullah Al Bahrani
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
#economics
July 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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
#economics
Part one of the five part series on the Economics of the Big Beautiful Bill. www.withdra.com/p/part-1-of-...
July 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Part one of the five part series on the Economics of the Big Beautiful Bill. www.withdra.com/p/part-1-of-...
Five part series coming next week on the Big Beautiful Bill. Make sure to subscribe www.WithDrA.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Five part series coming next week on the Big Beautiful Bill. Make sure to subscribe www.WithDrA.com
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.
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I'd like to hear what you all think, am I overthinking this?
$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?
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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July 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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?
$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?
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/...
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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June 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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/...
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.
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Five Years of Creating Content
What You've Taught Me
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June 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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.
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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."
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This week, I want to challenge a persistent narrative that has shaped economic policy discussions for decades: the supposed "death of American manufacturing."
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U.S. Manufacturing Myths
The "Decline" of Manufacturing isn't the real issue
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May 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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...
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...
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
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#professionalDevelopment #careeradvice
We cover that in today's newsletter with Jeni Al Bahrani
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#professionalDevelopment #careeradvice
Communicating Your Value
The Economics of Personal Worth
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April 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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
We cover that in today's newsletter with Jeni Al Bahrani
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#professionalDevelopment #careeradvice
Building your own professional hype team. What they don’t teach you in business school. www.withdra.com/p/building-y...
Building Your Professional Hype Team
Career Advice I Wish I Knew Earlier
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April 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Building your own professional hype team. What they don’t teach you in business school. www.withdra.com/p/building-y...
Oh look being nice and welcoming increases the probability that students take an extra course in economics
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April 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Oh look being nice and welcoming increases the probability that students take an extra course in economics
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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!
Got notice that paper 27 was accepted for publication today!
April 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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!
Got notice that paper 27 was accepted for publication today!
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.
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Jerome Powell's Warning
Preparing for Stagflation
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April 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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.
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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.
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Echoes of the 1930s
Isolationism Then and Now
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April 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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-...
www.withdra.com/p/echoes-of-...
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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.
@natebowling.com and @withdra.com explain in this exceptional article.
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.
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That's the thrust of this post, with a Messi-esque assist from my man @withdra.com.
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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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April 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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.
@natebowling.com and @withdra.com explain in this exceptional article.