Kathryn Anne Edwards
@kedseconomist.com
Labor economist, opinion writer, policy consultant, podcaster
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IRS Estimates a $606 Billion Tax Gap for 2022 | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
2024-10-24-The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published its p
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Reminder: the $600 billion per year that the IRS doesn't collect in taxes owed is enough to pay for universal school meals (~$50 billion) and the child care /preschool (~$40 billion) and paid family leave (~$20 billion) provisions of build back better...six times over!
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The easy fix is the inadequate one. 'Just build' will not solve housing affordability because it doesn't get at the root of the problem: the accumulation of decades of deepening income inequality. My latest for Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Affordable Housing Starts in the Labor Market
When it comes to housing affordability, the logic of “build build build” is straightforward enough: Housing is too expensive. If there were more of it, prices would fall. Ergo, build more housing. Hom...
www.bloomberg.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The easy fix is the inadequate one. 'Just build' will not solve housing affordability because it doesn't get at the root of the problem: the accumulation of decades of deepening income inequality. My latest for Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
UMMMMMMmmmm blushing.
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
UMMMMMMmmmm blushing.
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A must read from the great @kedseconomist.com
To improve housing affordability, reduce income inequality.
Affordable Housing Starts in the Labor Market
When it comes to housing affordability, the logic of “build build build” is straightforward enough: Housing is too expensive. If there were more of it, prices would fall. Ergo, build more housing. Homebuilders are even pushing a plan for a million new affordable houses, which they are calling “Trump Homes” to appeal to the president.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
A must read from the great @kedseconomist.com
🙌🏻 grateful for your time.
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 AM
🙌🏻 grateful for your time.
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At 7.3%, Black women’s unemployment is now at levels white women only saw during the Great Recession. @kedseconomist.com and @jessicajfulton.bsky.social explain what job loss at this scale means for families, communities, and the economy. Read in @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2026/01/blac...
Black women's unemployment has skyrocketed. Here’s what happened.
The rate is now equivalent to White women’s during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.
19thnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
At 7.3%, Black women’s unemployment is now at levels white women only saw during the Great Recession. @kedseconomist.com and @jessicajfulton.bsky.social explain what job loss at this scale means for families, communities, and the economy. Read in @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2026/01/blac...
The AI bubble is well trod territory. In my latest for Bloomberg, I write about the economy's dependency on an industry that has poor outcomes, inefficiently high costs, and is completely dependent on government support: health care.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Health Care Is Just as Dangerous for the Economy as AI
Forget the AI 'Bubble' – Health Care Poses a Bigger Risk to the US Economy
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The AI bubble is well trod territory. In my latest for Bloomberg, I write about the economy's dependency on an industry that has poor outcomes, inefficiently high costs, and is completely dependent on government support: health care.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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It's Fed Day! As tensions boil over with Trump, the US central bank is widely expected to hold rates steady.
🎥 Tune in as @jonathanjlevin.bsky.social discusses LIVE with Allison Schrager and @kedseconomist.com Wednesday @ 1:55pm EST
🎥 Tune in as @jonathanjlevin.bsky.social discusses LIVE with Allison Schrager and @kedseconomist.com Wednesday @ 1:55pm EST
Fed Rate Decision: Instant Analysis & Reaction
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January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's Fed Day! As tensions boil over with Trump, the US central bank is widely expected to hold rates steady.
🎥 Tune in as @jonathanjlevin.bsky.social discusses LIVE with Allison Schrager and @kedseconomist.com Wednesday @ 1:55pm EST
🎥 Tune in as @jonathanjlevin.bsky.social discusses LIVE with Allison Schrager and @kedseconomist.com Wednesday @ 1:55pm EST
My bad, yall: seventh page
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
My bad, yall: seventh page
Shout out to those hero readers of print journalism who could make it to the third page of the national section to read about the shooting yesterday.
Here’s the cover, fwiw:
Here’s the cover, fwiw:
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Shout out to those hero readers of print journalism who could make it to the third page of the national section to read about the shooting yesterday.
Here’s the cover, fwiw:
Here’s the cover, fwiw:
202-224-3121
^congressional switchboard. Call your rep, call your senator, and ask them why there was illegal use of your social security data.
Make this a constituent request for help: should you do something to protect yourself? Is there legal recourse?
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^congressional switchboard. Call your rep, call your senator, and ask them why there was illegal use of your social security data.
Make this a constituent request for help: should you do something to protect yourself? Is there legal recourse?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
202-224-3121
^congressional switchboard. Call your rep, call your senator, and ask them why there was illegal use of your social security data.
Make this a constituent request for help: should you do something to protect yourself? Is there legal recourse?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
^congressional switchboard. Call your rep, call your senator, and ask them why there was illegal use of your social security data.
Make this a constituent request for help: should you do something to protect yourself? Is there legal recourse?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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“Don’t ever let Summers or men like him fool you, and remember the most devastating thing you can say to them is the one that is also true: they are replaceable.” 🔥
One of the most prominent members of my profession for far too long.
I wrote about Summers, misogyny, the tail of brilliance, nepo babies, capability, and the lesson we could all learn from this.
www.kedits.com/p/what-does-...
I wrote about Summers, misogyny, the tail of brilliance, nepo babies, capability, and the lesson we could all learn from this.
www.kedits.com/p/what-does-...
What Does Larry Summers Think of Himself?
I have a guess, plus a lesson on capability
www.kedits.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“Don’t ever let Summers or men like him fool you, and remember the most devastating thing you can say to them is the one that is also true: they are replaceable.” 🔥
One of the most prominent members of my profession for far too long.
I wrote about Summers, misogyny, the tail of brilliance, nepo babies, capability, and the lesson we could all learn from this.
www.kedits.com/p/what-does-...
I wrote about Summers, misogyny, the tail of brilliance, nepo babies, capability, and the lesson we could all learn from this.
www.kedits.com/p/what-does-...
What Does Larry Summers Think of Himself?
I have a guess, plus a lesson on capability
www.kedits.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
One of the most prominent members of my profession for far too long.
I wrote about Summers, misogyny, the tail of brilliance, nepo babies, capability, and the lesson we could all learn from this.
www.kedits.com/p/what-does-...
I wrote about Summers, misogyny, the tail of brilliance, nepo babies, capability, and the lesson we could all learn from this.
www.kedits.com/p/what-does-...
My guess is he’ll push to aggressively lower rates because that is what trump wants and the result will be higher inflation at best.
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My guess is he’ll push to aggressively lower rates because that is what trump wants and the result will be higher inflation at best.
You know you've made it when you have a professional enterprise with it's own branded merch. Optimist Economy has some swag for purchase!
Top seller so far: the hat.
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Top seller so far: the hat.
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Optimist Economy | Ambient Inks
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December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
You know you've made it when you have a professional enterprise with it's own branded merch. Optimist Economy has some swag for purchase!
Top seller so far: the hat.
merch.ambientinks.com/collections/...
Top seller so far: the hat.
merch.ambientinks.com/collections/...
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Dreading what may come up at the Thanksgiving dinner table? The Optimists will help you prepare to thoughtfully and effectively respond to a range of issues that might surface 👇
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
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November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Dreading what may come up at the Thanksgiving dinner table? The Optimists will help you prepare to thoughtfully and effectively respond to a range of issues that might surface 👇
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New! Sirens welcomes @kedseconomist.com to explain (dun-dun) the economy (no pressure!), unpack the visit of "strategic partner" MBS and whose strategy he's partnering under, looks at the justice system and cringes through the lens of Comey, Epstein, and Kelly. sites.libsyn.com/92063/ai-dea...
Sirens: A Bombshell production: AI Deals, the (Breaking) Justice System, and the Optimist Economy
Everyone's negotiating these days, with the Ukraine deal, recent AI deals, and the near final Schedule F (er Schedule Policy/Career) closing up (or not) as the year wraps up and the holiday party circ...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New! Sirens welcomes @kedseconomist.com to explain (dun-dun) the economy (no pressure!), unpack the visit of "strategic partner" MBS and whose strategy he's partnering under, looks at the justice system and cringes through the lens of Comey, Epstein, and Kelly. sites.libsyn.com/92063/ai-dea...
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Even though @kedseconomist.com and @rauzi.bsky.social are on a break they did a PSA podcast to arm yourself with counterpoints to the dumb things your drunk uncle, Fox News watching aunt and cryptobro cousin are going to say when you’re over for Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Even though @kedseconomist.com and @rauzi.bsky.social are on a break they did a PSA podcast to arm yourself with counterpoints to the dumb things your drunk uncle, Fox News watching aunt and cryptobro cousin are going to say when you’re over for Thanksgiving
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
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Incredible crash course that reveals the many problems affecting the American economy at the moment, why it's so easy for so many people to misinterpret what's happening, and the policies we could advocate for that would actually help everyone in this country succeed.
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
optimisteconomy.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Incredible crash course that reveals the many problems affecting the American economy at the moment, why it's so easy for so many people to misinterpret what's happening, and the policies we could advocate for that would actually help everyone in this country succeed.
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
optimisteconomy.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
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NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
Gov. Abbott released 1,400 pages of emails about Elon Musk. Most are blacked out.
Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
www.kut.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
The code name Summers used in exchanges with Epstein for the mentee he was trying to have sex with was “peril.”
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The code name Summers used in exchanges with Epstein for the mentee he was trying to have sex with was “peril.”
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
"She is doomed to be with you."
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
www.thecrimson.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"She is doomed to be with you."
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The One Big Beautiful Bill dedicates $170 billion to immigration enforcement, or $12,142 per unauthorized immigrant. By comparison, the federal government spends $8,990 per child each year.
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
That Extra ICE Funding Could Buy a Lot of School Meals
Whatever their views on America’s immigration laws, most Americans probably have no idea how much the US is spending to enforce them. That’s in part because congressional Republicans and President Don...
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill dedicates $170 billion to immigration enforcement, or $12,142 per unauthorized immigrant. By comparison, the federal government spends $8,990 per child each year.
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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when my doctor asks me if i'm getting enough sleep drinking enough water getting exercise or taking a multivitamin
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
when my doctor asks me if i'm getting enough sleep drinking enough water getting exercise or taking a multivitamin