Martha Olney
@marthaolney.bsky.social
Teaching Professor Emerita, Economics, UC Berkeley. 🏳️🌈 CalWBB & WNBA fan.
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On Sunday, Nov. 16, @marthaolney.bsky.social celebrates the release of “Inflation," a timely guide to one of today’s most pressing economic challenges. Join her at Book Passage to explore what we can do about its effects.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
On Sunday, Nov. 16, @marthaolney.bsky.social celebrates the release of “Inflation," a timely guide to one of today’s most pressing economic challenges. Join her at Book Passage to explore what we can do about its effects.
Also big favor to ask: if you’ve already read my book Inflation (MIT press essential knowledge series, $20, publ Sept 23, 2025), would you be so kind as to rate it and maybe add a review on any of the usual online booksellers? Thanks!!!
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Also big favor to ask: if you’ve already read my book Inflation (MIT press essential knowledge series, $20, publ Sept 23, 2025), would you be so kind as to rate it and maybe add a review on any of the usual online booksellers? Thanks!!!
Are you listening to Jay Powell and wishing you knew what all of his words meant? I’ve got the book for you! Inflation by yours truly (MIT essential knowledge series, $20) walks you through a series of Fed statements (chap 6) after a good discussion of monetary policy (chap 5). Buy yours today!
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Are you listening to Jay Powell and wishing you knew what all of his words meant? I’ve got the book for you! Inflation by yours truly (MIT essential knowledge series, $20) walks you through a series of Fed statements (chap 6) after a good discussion of monetary policy (chap 5). Buy yours today!
If you like it, please recommend it to your family members, friends, colleagues, & dentist. There really isn’t any other book out there that addresses the topic of inflation from an apolitical, let me help you understand the news, sort of way. Great for clients of CFP too!
✨ New Essential Knowledge: From the obvious rise in the cost of living to the more discreet decrease in quality of goods and services, economist @marthaolney.bsky.social provides an introduction to the concept of inflation and what we can do to address its effects: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255315...
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you like it, please recommend it to your family members, friends, colleagues, & dentist. There really isn’t any other book out there that addresses the topic of inflation from an apolitical, let me help you understand the news, sort of way. Great for clients of CFP too!
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✨ New Essential Knowledge: From the obvious rise in the cost of living to the more discreet decrease in quality of goods and services, economist @marthaolney.bsky.social provides an introduction to the concept of inflation and what we can do to address its effects: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255315...
September 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
✨ New Essential Knowledge: From the obvious rise in the cost of living to the more discreet decrease in quality of goods and services, economist @marthaolney.bsky.social provides an introduction to the concept of inflation and what we can do to address its effects: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255315...
Available today!!
Quick read hint: start with the last chapter (6) which begins with a summary of 1-5. Then circle back to the beginning.
Let me know what you think!!!
Quick read hint: start with the last chapter (6) which begins with a summary of 1-5. Then circle back to the beginning.
Let me know what you think!!!
From an award-winning professor of economics, @marthaolney.bsky.social, "Inflation" is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to what causes, and what can address, increases in the cost of living: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255315...
September 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Available today!!
Quick read hint: start with the last chapter (6) which begins with a summary of 1-5. Then circle back to the beginning.
Let me know what you think!!!
Quick read hint: start with the last chapter (6) which begins with a summary of 1-5. Then circle back to the beginning.
Let me know what you think!!!
Sign up to win a free copy of my forthcoming book Inflation (MIT press essential knowledge series, $20, release date Sept 23). Be one of the lucky five!!!
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September 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sign up to win a free copy of my forthcoming book Inflation (MIT press essential knowledge series, $20, release date Sept 23). Be one of the lucky five!!!
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Preorder Inflation (by me!) today, delivers 9/23. “Written in accessible language with plenty of practical applications of economic theory, this book will appeal to readers seeking to understand inflation and the tools used by the Federal Reserve to manage it.” – Jennifer Michaelson for Booklist.
August 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Preorder Inflation (by me!) today, delivers 9/23. “Written in accessible language with plenty of practical applications of economic theory, this book will appeal to readers seeking to understand inflation and the tools used by the Federal Reserve to manage it.” – Jennifer Michaelson for Booklist.
My book Inflation (MIT Press, $20) will publish in just 5 weeks!! Pre-order it now from any bookseller for delivery on Sept 23!!! A review to be published Sept 4 in Booklist, a pub of the Amer. Library Assn, @ala-booklist.bsky.social ends with this:
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August 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My book Inflation (MIT Press, $20) will publish in just 5 weeks!! Pre-order it now from any bookseller for delivery on Sept 23!!! A review to be published Sept 4 in Booklist, a pub of the Amer. Library Assn, @ala-booklist.bsky.social ends with this:
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Preorder my forthcoming book, Inflation (out Sept 23) from your favorite bookseller now. Just $20!! Buy a second copy and give it to that uncle who’s always saying “You studied econ, right? So explain to me . . .” 😉
"People have only a vague sense of what’s happening: prices are going up, and they know the Fed has something to do with it, but they don’t have a nuanced sense of the cause."
@marthaolney.bsky.social spoke with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on the drive behind her book, "Inflation" (out Sept 23):
@marthaolney.bsky.social spoke with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on the drive behind her book, "Inflation" (out Sept 23):
Books to Help Understand the Current Economic Moment
New business and economics titles lend historical perspective to a chaotic present.
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July 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Preorder my forthcoming book, Inflation (out Sept 23) from your favorite bookseller now. Just $20!! Buy a second copy and give it to that uncle who’s always saying “You studied econ, right? So explain to me . . .” 😉
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"People have only a vague sense of what’s happening: prices are going up, and they know the Fed has something to do with it, but they don’t have a nuanced sense of the cause."
@marthaolney.bsky.social spoke with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on the drive behind her book, "Inflation" (out Sept 23):
@marthaolney.bsky.social spoke with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on the drive behind her book, "Inflation" (out Sept 23):
Books to Help Understand the Current Economic Moment
New business and economics titles lend historical perspective to a chaotic present.
www.publishersweekly.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"People have only a vague sense of what’s happening: prices are going up, and they know the Fed has something to do with it, but they don’t have a nuanced sense of the cause."
@marthaolney.bsky.social spoke with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on the drive behind her book, "Inflation" (out Sept 23):
@marthaolney.bsky.social spoke with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on the drive behind her book, "Inflation" (out Sept 23):
We need an index of “conversations overheard that mention prices or inflation.” Because my little trip to the nail salon today would show a marked uptick from the past.
April 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We need an index of “conversations overheard that mention prices or inflation.” Because my little trip to the nail salon today would show a marked uptick from the past.
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“.. The Canadian Association of University Teachers, which boasts a membership of 72,000 .. recommended in an advisory published Tuesday that “academic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary.”
@politico.com #PariahState
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@politico.com #PariahState
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April 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“.. The Canadian Association of University Teachers, which boasts a membership of 72,000 .. recommended in an advisory published Tuesday that “academic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary.”
@politico.com #PariahState
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@politico.com #PariahState
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My newest book is available for pre-order! Inflation (MIT Essential Knowledge Series, forthcoming September 23, 2025)
Available for pre-order now!
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Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/0262553155/
Indiebound: bookshop.org/p/books/infl...
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April 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My newest book is available for pre-order! Inflation (MIT Essential Knowledge Series, forthcoming September 23, 2025)
Available for pre-order now!
BN.com: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inflation-...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/0262553155/
Indiebound: bookshop.org/p/books/infl...
Available for pre-order now!
BN.com: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inflation-...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/0262553155/
Indiebound: bookshop.org/p/books/infl...
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This is incredible! John Lithgow shares 20 lessons on tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social. Please take a moment, and share this widely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5...
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
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April 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is incredible! John Lithgow shares 20 lessons on tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social. Please take a moment, and share this widely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5...
I hope y’all are watching Cory Booker right now. Cspan2, YouTube, wherever. This is amazing. Inspiring.
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I hope y’all are watching Cory Booker right now. Cspan2, YouTube, wherever. This is amazing. Inspiring.
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Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
Y’all have fun at #ASSA2025. I’m sorry to miss it but I’m getting a new knee Monday 1/6 and was told to avoid “large indoor gatherings” and the viruses they engender. Check out the #CSQIEP welcome table in the Registration Area, our 2 sessions, and the Saturday lunch (no rsvp required!)
January 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Did anyone create a starter pack of women economists?
December 5, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Did anyone create a starter pack of women economists?
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I've posted several times about the working paper, but the publication on "AER: Insights" is a good occasion to do it again: immigrants to the US have been less likely to be incarcerated for over 50 years **even without controlling for demographic characteristics.**
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December 1, 2024 at 10:30 PM
I've posted several times about the working paper, but the publication on "AER: Insights" is a good occasion to do it again: immigrants to the US have been less likely to be incarcerated for over 50 years **even without controlling for demographic characteristics.**
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...