Jordan Peeples, PhD
@jordanpeeples.bsky.social
Ph.D. Economist from the University of Pennsylvania. My goal is to make economics research accessible to everyone by using it to answer interesting and popular questions.
Substack: thepeepleseconomist.substack.com
Substack: thepeepleseconomist.substack.com
Census data show that in 2024, the top way businesses expected to use AI was “marketing automation.”
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Census data show that in 2024, the top way businesses expected to use AI was “marketing automation.”
Life expectancy has increased across the U.S. overtime, but the South has lagged behind in recent decades.
September 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Life expectancy has increased across the U.S. overtime, but the South has lagged behind in recent decades.
Debt has been growing relative to GDP over time for many advanced countries. For Japan, it's debt is 2.37 times larger than its GDP. For the U.S., that number is 1.24.
So, why has only one of these (Greece) defaulted in recent history?
So, why has only one of these (Greece) defaulted in recent history?
September 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Debt has been growing relative to GDP over time for many advanced countries. For Japan, it's debt is 2.37 times larger than its GDP. For the U.S., that number is 1.24.
So, why has only one of these (Greece) defaulted in recent history?
So, why has only one of these (Greece) defaulted in recent history?
An animated graph showing minimum wage changes since the last federal minimum wage increase in 2009.
Local minimum wages became popular around 2015. The highest minimum wage in 2024 was $20.29 in Tukwila, Washington.
Local minimum wages became popular around 2015. The highest minimum wage in 2024 was $20.29 in Tukwila, Washington.
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
An animated graph showing minimum wage changes since the last federal minimum wage increase in 2009.
Local minimum wages became popular around 2015. The highest minimum wage in 2024 was $20.29 in Tukwila, Washington.
Local minimum wages became popular around 2015. The highest minimum wage in 2024 was $20.29 in Tukwila, Washington.
Hey, everyone! 👋
I'm new to Bluesky. I'm a Ph.D. economist who writes on Substack to answer interesting economics questions with research in a way everyone can understand. My goal is to make research accessible.
Tired of the Twitter algorithm, so I am going to start posting here more often.
I'm new to Bluesky. I'm a Ph.D. economist who writes on Substack to answer interesting economics questions with research in a way everyone can understand. My goal is to make research accessible.
Tired of the Twitter algorithm, so I am going to start posting here more often.
September 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey, everyone! 👋
I'm new to Bluesky. I'm a Ph.D. economist who writes on Substack to answer interesting economics questions with research in a way everyone can understand. My goal is to make research accessible.
Tired of the Twitter algorithm, so I am going to start posting here more often.
I'm new to Bluesky. I'm a Ph.D. economist who writes on Substack to answer interesting economics questions with research in a way everyone can understand. My goal is to make research accessible.
Tired of the Twitter algorithm, so I am going to start posting here more often.