We need better economics education. #teachecon
Lauren Boebert is asked to define “inflation.” It does not go well.
February 28, 2026 at 1:38 AM
We need better economics education. #teachecon
My MVP for this week: I've discovered some folks who could do a much better job running American trade policy. #Econ101 #GoBlue #TeachEcon
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My MVP for this week: I've discovered some folks who could do a much better job running American trade policy. #Econ101 #GoBlue #TeachEcon
Siri, explain opportunity cost. #teachecon
March 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Siri, explain opportunity cost. #teachecon
It's true. President Trump is forcing economists to rewrite their textbooks. #TeachEcon @betseystevenson.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
It's true. President Trump is forcing economists to rewrite their textbooks. #TeachEcon @betseystevenson.bsky.social
Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon
May 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon
New easy-access source of economic data -- like FRED but from Stanford & MIT and with different series.
#EconSky
www.industrydatanavigator.org
#EconSky
www.industrydatanavigator.org
Industry Data Navigator
Democratizing data on investment, employment, production, prices and trade to understand the 21st century economy.
www.industrydatanavigator.org
June 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
November 28, 2024 at 9:58 PM
@econofact.bsky.social for Educators provides resources for #TeachEcon #EconSky
econofact.org/econofact-fo...
econofact.org/econofact-fo...
September 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
@econofact.bsky.social for Educators provides resources for #TeachEcon #EconSky
econofact.org/econofact-fo...
econofact.org/econofact-fo...
If you're teaching Introductory Macro, here's a useful exam question: "Based on your knowledge of how GDP is calculated, is Elon right? Explain (in up to 280 characters)." #TeachEcon
March 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If you're teaching Introductory Macro, here's a useful exam question: "Based on your knowledge of how GDP is calculated, is Elon right? Explain (in up to 280 characters)." #TeachEcon
I forget where I originally saw this, but renaming Office Hours as Student Hours - and highlighting this purpose in class - has been a gamechanger. I have had more students in the past few weeks than ever before. #AcademicSky
September 16, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Just finished teaching Econ 101, and I'm feeling big feelings. It was an extraordinary group who engaged tenaciously. There really is nothing like an intro class in terms of how far we travelled together. Love these guys—all 500 of them. The future is bright! #GoBlue #Teachecon
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just finished teaching Econ 101, and I'm feeling big feelings. It was an extraordinary group who engaged tenaciously. There really is nothing like an intro class in terms of how far we travelled together. Love these guys—all 500 of them. The future is bright! #GoBlue #Teachecon
📈 Students taught with CORE do better in every subject.
New research from @latrobeuni.bsky.social shows CORE texts boost performance across the board. Watch Associate Professor Buly Cardak explain the findings, now published in Southern Economic Journal.
youtu.be/YxJmRriFg6A?...
New research from @latrobeuni.bsky.social shows CORE texts boost performance across the board. Watch Associate Professor Buly Cardak explain the findings, now published in Southern Economic Journal.
youtu.be/YxJmRriFg6A?...
Students taught using CORE perform better in all subjects
YouTube video by CORE Econ
youtu.be
July 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Think of the economy as like baking a cake. H‑1B visas supply missing ingredients -- high skill STEM workers. If Trump cuts off access: fewer projects get baked, worse recipes get used, or we import the cake. None of those make Americans better off. #TheProfessorIsIn #TeachEcon
October 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Think of the economy as like baking a cake. H‑1B visas supply missing ingredients -- high skill STEM workers. If Trump cuts off access: fewer projects get baked, worse recipes get used, or we import the cake. None of those make Americans better off. #TheProfessorIsIn #TeachEcon
What is central bank independence, and why does it matter? A bit of econ 101 to help you follow the implications of Trump's ongoing threats to fire the Fed Chair. #TheProfessorIsIn #TeachEcon
July 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What is central bank independence, and why does it matter? A bit of econ 101 to help you follow the implications of Trump's ongoing threats to fire the Fed Chair. #TheProfessorIsIn #TeachEcon
If you're teaching Introductory Macro, here's a useful exam question: "Based on your knowledge of how GDP is calculated, is Elon right? Explain (in up to 280 characters)." #TeachEcon
March 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If you're teaching Introductory Macro, here's a useful exam question: "Based on your knowledge of how GDP is calculated, is Elon right? Explain (in up to 280 characters)." #TeachEcon
Day one of Econ 101: Opportunity cost matters.
Alcatraz brings in $60M/year from tourism.
Trump wants to shut it down to house 300 inmates—that’s a hidden cost of $200K per prisoner.
That’s not tough on crime; it's failing the midterm. #TeachEcon
Alcatraz brings in $60M/year from tourism.
Trump wants to shut it down to house 300 inmates—that’s a hidden cost of $200K per prisoner.
That’s not tough on crime; it's failing the midterm. #TeachEcon
May 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Day one of Econ 101: Opportunity cost matters.
Alcatraz brings in $60M/year from tourism.
Trump wants to shut it down to house 300 inmates—that’s a hidden cost of $200K per prisoner.
That’s not tough on crime; it's failing the midterm. #TeachEcon
Alcatraz brings in $60M/year from tourism.
Trump wants to shut it down to house 300 inmates—that’s a hidden cost of $200K per prisoner.
That’s not tough on crime; it's failing the midterm. #TeachEcon
Anyway, just wanted to share, in case other faculty are thinking about this. #teachecon
It's particularly resonant for me because so many of my students are freshmen, and they're trying to navigate choices that have gotten more treacherous than they need to be.
It's particularly resonant for me because so many of my students are freshmen, and they're trying to navigate choices that have gotten more treacherous than they need to be.
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Anyway, just wanted to share, in case other faculty are thinking about this. #teachecon
It's particularly resonant for me because so many of my students are freshmen, and they're trying to navigate choices that have gotten more treacherous than they need to be.
It's particularly resonant for me because so many of my students are freshmen, and they're trying to navigate choices that have gotten more treacherous than they need to be.
Continuing a series of Economics Nobel Laureates on @econofact.bsky.social podcast, EconoFact Chats. Claudia Goldin on women's journey to economic equality, citing I Love Lucy, Perry Mason, Father Knows Best, Mary Tyler Moore, and 50 Rock (and some statistics, too). econofact.org/podcast/care...
Careers, Families, and Women’s Journey towards Economic Equity (Re-broadcast) | Econofact Chats
Michael Klein speaks with Claudia Goldin of Harvard University about her recent book, 'Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity.'
econofact.org
January 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is great because I'm currently explaining to my Principles of econ students the difference between a movement along the demand curve and a shift in the entire curve, and this story has both! #EconSky
SCOOP — Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.
September 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
$2,000 Professional Development Grant for URM junior faculty in economics! Apply by submitting an essay on your research & its link to economic education. Details: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
#econsky #teachecon
#econsky #teachecon
Professional Development Grant for URM Faculty
www.aeaweb.org
August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The first four chapters of Understanding Our Economy, CORE's new textbook, are live. Our blog breaks down how it differs from The Economy 2.0, who it's for, and what's taught in chapters one to four.
www.core-econ.org/cores-new-te...
www.core-econ.org/cores-new-te...
August 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
♥️💪
#TeachEcon
#TeachEcon
If he's still looking, you can send him to my office hours! They are open to anyone and focused on econ and causal inference.
For Spring semester, I'm bringing back free weekly open office hours for anyone in the world with Econometrics questions.
Tuesdays 4-6 PM Central European Time (US EST 10AM-12PM) or by appointment; sign up and drop by!
Details and signup at: donskerclass.github.io/OfficeHours....
Tuesdays 4-6 PM Central European Time (US EST 10AM-12PM) or by appointment; sign up and drop by!
Details and signup at: donskerclass.github.io/OfficeHours....
May 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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#TeachEcon
#TeachEcon
Continuing our series of Nobel Laureates featured in @econofact.bsky.social podcasts; Simon Johnson on when technology goes bad econofact.org/podcast/the-...
The Social Bias of Technological Change | Econofact Chats
Simon Johnson joins talks about his new book co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, 'Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.'
econofact.org
January 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I concede that I often look silly, but I don't understand the idea that an economist teaching economics is making a mistake. I'm here to help anyone who wants to learn more about the deep economic forces shaping their lives. And I'm not just talking to policymakers. #TeachEcon
Economists (eg Justin Wolfers) who give Econ 101 lessons on international trade to policymakers totally miss the point & look silly. US under both Biden and Trump was engaged into a lose-lose game where US (rather reasonably) thins that Chinese losses will exceed Amercian.
War and International Politics
John J. Mearsheimer
(full ungated text; with a string critique of conventional international economics)
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
John J. Mearsheimer
(full ungated text; with a string critique of conventional international economics)
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
May 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I concede that I often look silly, but I don't understand the idea that an economist teaching economics is making a mistake. I'm here to help anyone who wants to learn more about the deep economic forces shaping their lives. And I'm not just talking to policymakers. #TeachEcon
This @epi.org tool has a lot of useful info on wage and income by group, computed from the microdata
data.epi.org
data.epi.org
Topics - EPI Data Library
The EPI Data Library offers comprehensive, up-to-date labor data from Economic Policy Institute analysis, covering wages, inequality, and economic trends across demographics.
data.epi.org
April 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM