worse: it actually made politics even more toxic according to an NBER paper
Rural broadband was one of the biggest government infrastructure investments since the interstate highways system and it didn’t do shit lol
this was the IRA, which every senate democrat voted for and every senate republican voted against
March 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
worse: it actually made politics even more toxic according to an NBER paper
Anyone have an NBER invite code?
September 22, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Anyone have an NBER invite code?
"We are the first to study hubris."
-NBER working paper, probably
-NBER working paper, probably
There's one trait where economists clearly outperform the other social sciences:
Hubris.
Hubris.
March 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"We are the first to study hubris."
-NBER working paper, probably
-NBER working paper, probably
Reading an NBER Working Paper online appendix be like
March 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reading an NBER Working Paper online appendix be like
also TNC pushes him on the "let's abandon abortion rights" thing and says, abortion rights are popular in red states, and Klein's response is, "well it was just an example I hadn't really thought about it."
and TNC says, maybe you owe vulnerable people better than that.
and TNC says, maybe you owe vulnerable people better than that.
September 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
wrote about Charles Sumner, someone who proved that racism wasn't somehow natural or unquestioningly accepted in the past—which means it's not natural and shouldn't be accepted today, either. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/charles-su...
Charles Sumner: Of His Time
Our textbooks don’t want you to know about antiracists in the past.
www.everythingishorrible.net
June 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We need a War on White Collar Crime
bsky.app/profile/nber...
bsky.app/profile/nber...
OSHA inspections reduced injuries at nearby uninspected workplaces. Spillover effects were several times larger than direct effects and are missed by naïve estimates, from Matthew S. Johnson, David Levine, and Michael W. Toffel www.nber.org/papers/w35646
September 21, 2026 at 5:28 AM
We need a War on White Collar Crime
bsky.app/profile/nber...
bsky.app/profile/nber...
Musk's illegal dismantling of USAID and other foreign aid projects has killed 300,000 people most of them children, and will kill 25 million over the next 15 years.
We don't need to rehabilitate Hitler because of his principled vegetarianism.
We don't need to rehabilitate Hitler because of his principled vegetarianism.
June 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Well, at least NBER will know the start date.
April 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Well, at least NBER will know the start date.
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
NBER: “.. Tariff increases are contractionary: imports fall sharply, exports decline with a lag, and output and manufacturing activity drop persistently.”
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34852
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34852
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM
NBER: “.. Tariff increases are contractionary: imports fall sharply, exports decline with a lag, and output and manufacturing activity drop persistently.”
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34852
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34852
To give you a sense of how big a deal this is: Summers’ PhD advisor made NBER what it is today
March 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
To give you a sense of how big a deal this is: Summers’ PhD advisor made NBER what it is today
October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I think Noah is onto something here bsky.app/profile/nber...
I suspect they want to pardon her in return for her implicating their political opponents, in hopes that that will distract from trump.
it seems unlikely to work very well. but they're not necessarily all that smart, so...
it seems unlikely to work very well. but they're not necessarily all that smart, so...
July 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I think Noah is onto something here bsky.app/profile/nber...
Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
the research is clear: get yourself exposed to female peers
nber semigated version: www.nber.org/papers/w34269
nber semigated version: www.nber.org/papers/w34269
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
the research is clear: get yourself exposed to female peers
nber semigated version: www.nber.org/papers/w34269
nber semigated version: www.nber.org/papers/w34269
but Matt, think about the NBER paper possibilities
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
but Matt, think about the NBER paper possibilities
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Yep. Recessions from 1873 to 1912 (via NBER)
April 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yep. Recessions from 1873 to 1912 (via NBER)
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November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
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NBER grants to fund research into economic measurement - I find this agenda very compelling and important #linkoftheday
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November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NBER grants to fund research into economic measurement - I find this agenda very compelling and important #linkoftheday
www.nber.org/news/nber-la...
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