Tim Bresnahan
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NBER grants to fund research into economic measurement - I find this agenda very compelling and important #linkoftheday
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November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NBER grants to fund research into economic measurement - I find this agenda very compelling and important #linkoftheday
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NBER launches initiative on economic measurement. nber.org/news/nber-la...
NBER Launches Initiative on Economic Measurement
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November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NBER launches initiative on economic measurement. nber.org/news/nber-la...
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Congratulations to Mark Duggan, Stanford economist and former SIEPR director, on his appointment as director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Policy @utoronto.ca, starting Sept. 1 2026! We thank him for his service to the Stanford community. He will be missed on The Farm!
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November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to Mark Duggan, Stanford economist and former SIEPR director, on his appointment as director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Policy @utoronto.ca, starting Sept. 1 2026! We thank him for his service to the Stanford community. He will be missed on The Farm!
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tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
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The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #EconSky
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Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
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November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #EconSky
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www.nber.org/conferences/...
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This Veterans Day I want to acknowledge the Black veterans of WWII who fought fascism and nazism and came home to fight for civil rights and democracy here. New research shows Black veterans were critical in securing the voting rights currently under attack.
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Homefront: Black Servicemembers and Black Voters in the Civil Rights Era
The role of Black World War II veterans in the Civil Rights Movement has been well documented, but the effect of Black military service on Black voting patterns remains unclear. Combining detailed in...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This Veterans Day I want to acknowledge the Black veterans of WWII who fought fascism and nazism and came home to fight for civil rights and democracy here. New research shows Black veterans were critical in securing the voting rights currently under attack.
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The most typical car loan went from 3 or 4 years to 6 or 7 over the time car durability approximately doubled.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The most typical car loan went from 3 or 4 years to 6 or 7 over the time car durability approximately doubled.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
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New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
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📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
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The Race and Stratification Working Group at @nber.org will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. December 11, 2025 is the deadline to submit your paper!
www.nber.org/conferences/...
www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
www.nber.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Race and Stratification Working Group at @nber.org will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. December 11, 2025 is the deadline to submit your paper!
www.nber.org/conferences/...
www.nber.org/conferences/...
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Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata - Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata
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November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
Great quote from proto-IO scholar John Malcolm Blair!
Earlier this week I came across a book with this dedication page (from 1938).
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Great quote from proto-IO scholar John Malcolm Blair!
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each of them represents one of the five elements: Fire, Metal, Air, Water, and Anti-Trust.
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit executives and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission — all of them women — to lead his official transition effort, he said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4nHdyOP
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
each of them represents one of the five elements: Fire, Metal, Air, Water, and Anti-Trust.
www.cmfdata.org Great data drop! @rickhornbeck.bsky.social
Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata - Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata
www.cmfdata.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
www.cmfdata.org Great data drop! @rickhornbeck.bsky.social
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This Frenchman has outfrenched every single one of us
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
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October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This Frenchman has outfrenched every single one of us
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Segregation in public accommodations was second class economic citizenship. A dollar in the hands of a Black person did not come with the same rights to spend it that others had. Explore the history of this limited citizenship here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Segregation in public accommodations was second class economic citizenship. A dollar in the hands of a Black person did not come with the same rights to spend it that others had. Explore the history of this limited citizenship here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
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Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)
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SOLE 2026 Submissions Open
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August 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)
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No turning a blind eye, no dismissing it as something less than it is - zero tolerance. Also combat hate by doing the opposite - be a good neighbor, be kind. Honor the memories of those we lost by committing to combating hate and spreading love.
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
No turning a blind eye, no dismissing it as something less than it is - zero tolerance. Also combat hate by doing the opposite - be a good neighbor, be kind. Honor the memories of those we lost by committing to combating hate and spreading love.
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🧵Words matter. We are experiencing a flood of unrestrained antisemitism and hate speech. As a survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack, I know where this leads. We have to stop tolerating and normalizing antisemitism and all forms of bigotry.
Seven years later and my heart continues to ache for the 11 people killed and 6 others injured at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. They were shot as they prayed for no other reason than because they were Jewish.
May their memories forever be a blessing.
May their memories forever be a blessing.
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🧵Words matter. We are experiencing a flood of unrestrained antisemitism and hate speech. As a survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack, I know where this leads. We have to stop tolerating and normalizing antisemitism and all forms of bigotry.
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Today, we remember the 11 innocent lives taken during the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Today, we remember the 11 innocent lives taken during the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.
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The violent history of segregation and desegregation is a reminder of why safe routes mattered —not just for children— but for adults, too. Contribute your story to this important story. Your story of segregation is history, too.
greenbookproject.osu.edu
#GreenBookProject
#EconSky
#CommunityMap
greenbookproject.osu.edu
#GreenBookProject
#EconSky
#CommunityMap
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The violent history of segregation and desegregation is a reminder of why safe routes mattered —not just for children— but for adults, too. Contribute your story to this important story. Your story of segregation is history, too.
greenbookproject.osu.edu
#GreenBookProject
#EconSky
#CommunityMap
greenbookproject.osu.edu
#GreenBookProject
#EconSky
#CommunityMap
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The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
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October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
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I'm sitting on the university wide social sciences curriculum committee for the first time and curricula review IS exactly the punishment I would wish on my worst enemies
This document is … insane? Incredible?
In it the USG shakes down a university for $1.17 BILLION “to avoid legal action” and dictates how hiring, promotion, admissions, scholarships, and CURRICULA REVIEW will be conducted. It stipulates how and when students can protest on campus.
It is un-American
In it the USG shakes down a university for $1.17 BILLION “to avoid legal action” and dictates how hiring, promotion, admissions, scholarships, and CURRICULA REVIEW will be conducted. It stipulates how and when students can protest on campus.
It is un-American
Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...
October 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm sitting on the university wide social sciences curriculum committee for the first time and curricula review IS exactly the punishment I would wish on my worst enemies
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Some authors have contacted AEA editors about an unexpected loss of data access that affects their ability to respond to an R&R. If this affects you, please explain the circumstances in your cover letter. Or reach out to the coeditor if you need guidance before resubmitting. @aeajournals.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Some authors have contacted AEA editors about an unexpected loss of data access that affects their ability to respond to an R&R. If this affects you, please explain the circumstances in your cover letter. Or reach out to the coeditor if you need guidance before resubmitting. @aeajournals.bsky.social
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Remembering Betty Sadoulet (1945-2025) | Agricultural & Resource Economics
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October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM