Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D.
@ahecon.bsky.social
Economist @EconomicPolicy. Frmr @PERIatUMass
@JECDems @Policy_Dialogue @CAPeconomy @rooseveltinst. #econsky #china #trade #industrialpolicy #manufacturing. 天下大乱，形势大好。
@JECDems @Policy_Dialogue @CAPeconomy @rooseveltinst. #econsky #china #trade #industrialpolicy #manufacturing. 天下大乱，形势大好。
Despite decades of IT innovation and productivity growth, the retro Atari 2600 is more expensive today in inflation-adjusted terms than when my parents refused to buy it for me as a kid. OTOH, now it's Pac-Man yellow...
#rentseeking
#rentseeking
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Despite decades of IT innovation and productivity growth, the retro Atari 2600 is more expensive today in inflation-adjusted terms than when my parents refused to buy it for me as a kid. OTOH, now it's Pac-Man yellow...
#rentseeking
#rentseeking
Just a reminder that as unpopular as President Trump is, Democrats are not offering voters a credible alternative. The two Democrats seen most unfavorably are the two most well known.
October 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Just a reminder that as unpopular as President Trump is, Democrats are not offering voters a credible alternative. The two Democrats seen most unfavorably are the two most well known.
Come on, @nytimes.com Spelling Bee. Get yourself a word-a-day calendar.
October 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Come on, @nytimes.com Spelling Bee. Get yourself a word-a-day calendar.
Good thing Trump and congressional Republicans are gutting EV manufacturing...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good thing Trump and congressional Republicans are gutting EV manufacturing...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Welcome to the occupation, #PDX: youtu.be/PrR6qQ3I4e0?... @voodoodoughnut.bsky.social #ORpolitics #Oregonpolitics
October 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Welcome to the occupation, #PDX: youtu.be/PrR6qQ3I4e0?... @voodoodoughnut.bsky.social #ORpolitics #Oregonpolitics
Shanghai port containers working overtime in stock photos today. #tradelife
September 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shanghai port containers working overtime in stock photos today. #tradelife
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🚨Remember: No Consumer Expenditures Survey this morning. www.bls.gov/cex/notices/... #numbersday #econsky
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🚨Remember: No Consumer Expenditures Survey this morning. www.bls.gov/cex/notices/... #numbersday #econsky
To be fair, a lot of people don't go to college and don't end up a volcano of hate. College is neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for being a decent human being. But understanding some reality of the world can help keep you from becoming a raging, hateful, uninformed @$$hole.
September 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
To be fair, a lot of people don't go to college and don't end up a volcano of hate. College is neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for being a decent human being. But understanding some reality of the world can help keep you from becoming a raging, hateful, uninformed @$$hole.
Everything Trump touches dies: fighting real crime #ETTD www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
September 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Everything Trump touches dies: fighting real crime #ETTD www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
I knew the threat of authoritarianism was going to be nerve wracking, but I was completely unprepared for just how stupid the whole process would be.
September 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I knew the threat of authoritarianism was going to be nerve wracking, but I was completely unprepared for just how stupid the whole process would be.
I see things like this and it really underscores how awful the Trump foreign/security policy when even John Bolton had to disavow them. He would have loved to attack Venezuela.
September 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I see things like this and it really underscores how awful the Trump foreign/security policy when even John Bolton had to disavow them. He would have loved to attack Venezuela.
For some funny reason, this Politico lede that Stephan Miran is racing toward Senate confirmation to the Fed Board of Governors, made me think of this William Black classic: The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One www.politico.com/newsletters/...
September 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For some funny reason, this Politico lede that Stephan Miran is racing toward Senate confirmation to the Fed Board of Governors, made me think of this William Black classic: The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One www.politico.com/newsletters/...
IDK, as far as presidential art goes, Imma go with GWB.
September 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
IDK, as far as presidential art goes, Imma go with GWB.
September 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If I was Treasury Secretary and the President put me in this bind on interest rates by trying to coup the Fed, I might get a little testy, too: ‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F---ing Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival politi.co/4neZJqY
September 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
If I was Treasury Secretary and the President put me in this bind on interest rates by trying to coup the Fed, I might get a little testy, too: ‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F---ing Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival politi.co/4neZJqY
Shocked. Shocked that Trump’s #J6-going, otherwise unqualified pick to lead BLS made sexually degrading, bigoted attacks on Twitter. archive.ph/eRYwv#select...
September 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Shocked. Shocked that Trump’s #J6-going, otherwise unqualified pick to lead BLS made sexually degrading, bigoted attacks on Twitter. archive.ph/eRYwv#select...
Trump-Republican OBBBA is crippling America's nascent storage battery and EV industry: forecasting huge cuts to U.S. battery production capacity through 2030 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
September 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump-Republican OBBBA is crippling America's nascent storage battery and EV industry: forecasting huge cuts to U.S. battery production capacity through 2030 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
I spoke to Hearst Television about the non-tariff channels of Trump inflation:
www.4029tv.com/article/cons...
www.4029tv.com/article/cons...
August 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to Hearst Television about the non-tariff channels of Trump inflation:
www.4029tv.com/article/cons...
www.4029tv.com/article/cons...
@epi.org's @hshierholz.bsky.social cuts through the fog of Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Fed:
This is a flagrantly illegal act that will impose significant costs across the economy.
bit.ly/47ghG3U
This is a flagrantly illegal act that will impose significant costs across the economy.
bit.ly/47ghG3U
August 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@epi.org's @hshierholz.bsky.social cuts through the fog of Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Fed:
This is a flagrantly illegal act that will impose significant costs across the economy.
bit.ly/47ghG3U
This is a flagrantly illegal act that will impose significant costs across the economy.
bit.ly/47ghG3U
@deanbaker13.bsky.social unpacks the literally Trumped up political allegations against Fed governor Lisa Cook: open.substack.com/pub/deanbake...
August 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
@deanbaker13.bsky.social unpacks the literally Trumped up political allegations against Fed governor Lisa Cook: open.substack.com/pub/deanbake...