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C. Kirabo Jackson
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Brian Albrecht @briancalbrecht.bsky.social · 8d
So Instacart showed different people different prices for eggs. Shocking?

Before the outrage, ignore the Twitter press release. Look at what they actually found.

Understand the facts and the economic theory to make sense of it

www.economicforces.xyz/p/instacarts...
Instacart's price discrimination isn't price discrimination
On the meaning of price discrimination
www.economicforces.xyz

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Aaron Sojourner, C. Kirabo Jackson , and 2 more

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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 9d
College costs are soaring! www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 11d
So true. Now I feel weird using it!

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 13d
That's JOLTS, which is different from the jobs report.

Reposted by Dan Goldhaber, Joshua Goodman

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 13d
I have done this a few times... In our profession we got so much rejection and even R&Rs may focus on the negatives. Telling someone you like their paper is refreshing for the person and you too!
hormiga.bsky.social Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 14d
You can do this right now:

Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.

Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 13d
😂

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 14d
It's also false.

Reposted by Monica G. Turner, Dan Goldhaber, Julie L. Lockwood , and 17 more

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 14d
You can do this right now:

Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.

Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

Reposted by C. Kirabo Jackson

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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University @ipratnu.bsky.social · 15d
We’re counting down our top stories of 2025! Stay tuned as we recap the stories that stood out this year.

#10: @kirabojackson.bsky.social shared the lessons he learned during his time on the White House CEA, like how research shapes policy over time. spr.ly/63324CBPRq
From Northwestern to the White House: Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern University
IPR economist shares lessons learned serving on the Council of Economic Advisers IPR economist never imagined he'd end up advising the president of the United States on economic policy. "The idea that I'd be working in a policy situation is not actually that surprising.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 17d
From shooting to Slim Jims, immigration agents’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks, experts say
From shooting to Slim Jims, immigration agents’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks, experts say
A Tribune review found Immigration agents routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger to themselves and others.
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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 22d
💯

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 22d
Ha! Yes, I have her too!

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 22d
It's some convex combination of the genre-implied ages 😂

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 22d
Lol

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 22d
I feel like my second category has something to do with it.

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 22d
Noooooooo!

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 24d
Have a favorite AEJ: Economic Policy paper from the past three years? Submit your nomination at the link below!
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...
AEJ Best Paper Awards
www.aeaweb.org

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 25d
Community college enrollment has been declining since 2009/10. The optimal policy response to this depends on the root of this decline.

I'm thrilled @nber.org today released my working paper with Harvard PhD Joe Winkelmann titled:

"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"

Reposted by Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, C. Kirabo Jackson, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 25d
The Krugman blog today on affordability gets at exactly what I think is happening, and what's missed in the vibecession debates

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
Moreover, I would argue that three important concepts that are especially poorly captured by standard economic numbers underlie people’s perceptions of affordability: economic inclusion, security, and fairness. By economic inclusion I mean the ability to purchase the goods and services that allow someone to feel like a member in full standing of American society. By security I mean a feeling based not just on current real income, but also an assurance that severe hardship isn’t just a stretch of bad luck away. Lastly I would also argue that perceptions of affordability are often intertwined with perceptions of fairness: people are especially upset about high prices when they feel that they are being taken advantage of.

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Nov 23
That's probably right.

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Nov 22
A failure to reject a null hypothesis is not the same thing as accepting it. He's on firm statistical ground (on this one very particular claim).
forbes.com Forbes @forbes.com · Nov 21
The website now says, “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
RFK Jr. Told CDC To Change Language About Vaccines And Autism On CDC Site
The website now says, “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
www.forbes.com

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Nov 22
Strong 💪

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Forbes @forbes.com · Nov 21
The website now says, “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
RFK Jr. Told CDC To Change Language About Vaccines And Autism On CDC Site
The website now says, “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
www.forbes.com

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Nov 21
Lol

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Nov 19
That is incredible 👏

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Nov 19
Nice!

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Nov 18
Yeah, in the other place, right?

Reposted by C. Kirabo Jackson, Bruce Bradbury

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NBER @nber.org · Nov 15
Exposure to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit during childhood improves mother's health and socioeconomic status at the time of first birth as well as leading to improved infant health outcomes, from Janet Currie and Jessica Van Parys www.nber.org/papers/w34464

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Jared Bernstein @jaredb-econ.bsky.social · Nov 13
A calculation somebody needs to do: take u-rate, payroll change, infl rate and average month t-1 and t+1. Report forecast error re t. @guyberger.bsky.social @ernietedeschi.bsky.social
@aaronsojourner.org
Thank u 4 your attention to this matter.

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Danielle Graves Williamson @daniellecgw.bsky.social · Nov 12
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!

Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:

"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"

The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.

A JMP 🧵 -->