Mark Paul
@markpaulecon.bsky.social
Assistant Prof, Public Policy, Rutgers
PhD Econ, UMass Amherst
PhD Econ, UMass Amherst
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Coming this spring. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Against Money
A powerful deconstruction of humanity’s most influential invention, from the acclaimed economists J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev. Money is unavoidably fundamental to our daily lives. It lurks behind ...
press.uchicago.edu
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Coming this spring. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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No surprise, this is very good. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
September 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
No surprise, this is very good. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
I’m honestly surprised by how resilient the economy has been these last few months. Any good pieces trying to tease out how much of that is driven by AI hype/investment?
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’m honestly surprised by how resilient the economy has been these last few months. Any good pieces trying to tease out how much of that is driven by AI hype/investment?
Couldn't imagine a better team to work with!
‼️ Join my team ‼️ @cplusc.bsky.social is hiring a Housing Policy Manager to help advance progressive housing and climate solutions alongside some of the best tenant unions, labor unions, policymakers, and researchers in the field.
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Work With Us - Climate and Community Institute
Job opportunities at the Climate and Community Institute
climateandcommunity.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Couldn't imagine a better team to work with!
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NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows
A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
newrepublic.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
Today, @nealemahoney.bsky.social has a guest piece up on @jaredb-econ.bsky.social substack. It has some good insights on the affordability crisis. But then it notes "Q: how does rent control fit it here? A: it needs to be tightly targeted or it can discourage new construction". NUANCE plz.
a man with pink hair is standing in front of a refrigerator with the words so frustrating written on it .
ALT: a man with pink hair is standing in front of a refrigerator with the words so frustrating written on it .
media.tenor.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today, @nealemahoney.bsky.social has a guest piece up on @jaredb-econ.bsky.social substack. It has some good insights on the affordability crisis. But then it notes "Q: how does rent control fit it here? A: it needs to be tightly targeted or it can discourage new construction". NUANCE plz.
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"Unless Israel is stopped, Gaza will be bombed and starved until the entire population is either dead or shipped off somewhere. Then the West Bank will receive the same treatment." prospect.org/world/2025-0...
Israel’s Endgame Is Obliterating Palestine
Gaza is being deliberately starved. The West Bank is next.
prospect.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Unless Israel is stopped, Gaza will be bombed and starved until the entire population is either dead or shipped off somewhere. Then the West Bank will receive the same treatment." prospect.org/world/2025-0...
I wrote a thing on why economists are slowly starting to rethink their wrongheaded knee-jerk hatred of rent control. www.policylink.org/resources/pu...
Economists Are Rethinking Rent Control | PolicyLink
www.policylink.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I wrote a thing on why economists are slowly starting to rethink their wrongheaded knee-jerk hatred of rent control. www.policylink.org/resources/pu...
"overconsumption of housing by tenants of rent controlled-apartments" is honestly a wild statement. We do have an "overconsumption of housing" problem, but tenants in rent-controlled apartments have absolutely nothing to do with it. For example, this 66k mansion owned by Gates is overconsumption
July 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"overconsumption of housing by tenants of rent controlled-apartments" is honestly a wild statement. We do have an "overconsumption of housing" problem, but tenants in rent-controlled apartments have absolutely nothing to do with it. For example, this 66k mansion owned by Gates is overconsumption
This is an excellent piece, per usual, by @jwmason.bsky.social. One crucial point, which is a massive departure from how modern econs/policymakers are trained, is: "Legibility, simplicity, and universality are underrated virtues in policymaking" www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
What Can Zohran Accomplish? - Dissent Magazine
What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
www.dissentmagazine.org
July 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is an excellent piece, per usual, by @jwmason.bsky.social. One crucial point, which is a massive departure from how modern econs/policymakers are trained, is: "Legibility, simplicity, and universality are underrated virtues in policymaking" www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
Anyone teaching a heterodox labor econ course and have a syllabus they're willing to share?
July 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Anyone teaching a heterodox labor econ course and have a syllabus they're willing to share?
My least favorite task is writing rejection letters for journals. People work so hard, and I get that. And being a kind, thoughtful, and constructive reviewer is crucial. But getting a paper that just isn't it is painful all around.
July 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My least favorite task is writing rejection letters for journals. People work so hard, and I get that. And being a kind, thoughtful, and constructive reviewer is crucial. But getting a paper that just isn't it is painful all around.
Average home sizes are falling, and I think that's a good thing.
June 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Average home sizes are falling, and I think that's a good thing.
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Multifamily construction is 🆙 but low-rent units are dwindling. We're losing low-rent units faster than we're building. And new units are expensive
Rent regulations are often pitted against supply. But as US hemorrhages affordable homes, rent regs are actually a path to *preserve* affordable supply
Rent regulations are often pitted against supply. But as US hemorrhages affordable homes, rent regs are actually a path to *preserve* affordable supply
In 2024, developers completed 608,000 multifamily units, the most in 4 decades, but construction was mostly high-end; the number of higher-rent units has increased dramatically while the number of lower-rent units has fallen substantially.
New report out today:
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
New report out today:
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Multifamily construction is 🆙 but low-rent units are dwindling. We're losing low-rent units faster than we're building. And new units are expensive
Rent regulations are often pitted against supply. But as US hemorrhages affordable homes, rent regs are actually a path to *preserve* affordable supply
Rent regulations are often pitted against supply. But as US hemorrhages affordable homes, rent regs are actually a path to *preserve* affordable supply
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We need a part time Research Assistant to work on macroeconomic and distributional impacts of the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Apply by 21 July.
Another job opportunity. I'm looking for a part time research assistant to help us explore the macroeconomic and distributional impacts of the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We need a part time Research Assistant to work on macroeconomic and distributional impacts of the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Apply by 21 July.
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“When analyzing a transition plan, we must ask:
“Is it really a transition? Does it have a plan to phase out fossil fuels? If not, then it’s not a transition, let alone a just one.”
@jmijin.bsky.social at amazing @cplusc.bsky.social book talk at @cornellilr.bsky.social’s Climate Jobs Institute.
“Is it really a transition? Does it have a plan to phase out fossil fuels? If not, then it’s not a transition, let alone a just one.”
@jmijin.bsky.social at amazing @cplusc.bsky.social book talk at @cornellilr.bsky.social’s Climate Jobs Institute.
June 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“When analyzing a transition plan, we must ask:
“Is it really a transition? Does it have a plan to phase out fossil fuels? If not, then it’s not a transition, let alone a just one.”
@jmijin.bsky.social at amazing @cplusc.bsky.social book talk at @cornellilr.bsky.social’s Climate Jobs Institute.
“Is it really a transition? Does it have a plan to phase out fossil fuels? If not, then it’s not a transition, let alone a just one.”
@jmijin.bsky.social at amazing @cplusc.bsky.social book talk at @cornellilr.bsky.social’s Climate Jobs Institute.
Some of the best months of my life.
June 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Some of the best months of my life.
Times are troubling, but Zohran is a welcome light showing us what real leadership looks like. Can't wait for him to be the next Mayor of NYC.
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
June 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Times are troubling, but Zohran is a welcome light showing us what real leadership looks like. Can't wait for him to be the next Mayor of NYC.
I guess geriatric rent control is a thing. Patterson, NJ has a 5% rent cap unless the tenant is over 65, in which case it's 3.5%. Both caps are too high, to be clear, but an interesting approach that I can't say I'm sold on. www.patersonnj.gov/egov/documen...
www.patersonnj.gov
June 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I guess geriatric rent control is a thing. Patterson, NJ has a 5% rent cap unless the tenant is over 65, in which case it's 3.5%. Both caps are too high, to be clear, but an interesting approach that I can't say I'm sold on. www.patersonnj.gov/egov/documen...
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New newsletter post highlights the important work of @markpaulecon.bsky.social on building economic rights. Free speech does not put food on the table for a family of five. The right to vote is not building a roof over the heads of our clients headed to sleep in shelters, cars, or the streets.
Time to Focus on Economic Rights
Since the November, 2024 election, I have talked with dozens of people facing eviction or enduring unsafe and unhealthy rental housing conditions.
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New newsletter post highlights the important work of @markpaulecon.bsky.social on building economic rights. Free speech does not put food on the table for a family of five. The right to vote is not building a roof over the heads of our clients headed to sleep in shelters, cars, or the streets.
Well, it's official! I am now a TENURED associate professor of pub policy here at Rutgers! Couldn't have done it without my amazing family and my truly wonderful community of political economists. Let us continue to strive to not only interpret the world, but to change it. ✊
April 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Well, it's official! I am now a TENURED associate professor of pub policy here at Rutgers! Couldn't have done it without my amazing family and my truly wonderful community of political economists. Let us continue to strive to not only interpret the world, but to change it. ✊
I always find it funny how people talk about the Dems as the party of "redistribution". I mean, this is some substantial redistribution of resources right here from the R's—it's just from the masses to the 1%
April 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I always find it funny how people talk about the Dems as the party of "redistribution". I mean, this is some substantial redistribution of resources right here from the R's—it's just from the masses to the 1%
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Very informative chart from Washington Post
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Very informative chart from Washington Post
The concentration of power continues.
This new White House executive order says that the US Attorney General is going to prevent states from implementing democratically passed laws regarding climate change and clean energy. It scarcely needs stating at this point that this is wildly, unambiguously unconstitutional. Dictator shit.
Protecting American Energy From State Overreach
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The concentration of power continues.