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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Boot camp in Behavioral Macro is back!
where: Cambridge, Massachusetts
when: May 14–15, 2026
who is eligible: full-time PhD students at a US or Canadian university
#EconSky
where: Cambridge, Massachusetts
when: May 14–15, 2026
who is eligible: full-time PhD students at a US or Canadian university
#EconSky
Behavioral Macroeconomics Research Boot Camp for Graduate Students
www.nber.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Boot camp in Behavioral Macro is back!
where: Cambridge, Massachusetts
when: May 14–15, 2026
who is eligible: full-time PhD students at a US or Canadian university
#EconSky
where: Cambridge, Massachusetts
when: May 14–15, 2026
who is eligible: full-time PhD students at a US or Canadian university
#EconSky
Making air travel great again.
The US Department of Transportation might be forced to close the airspace in certain parts of the country if the government shutdown continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Making air travel great again.
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"Can you point to any other place in the code or any other time in history where that phrase together 'regulate importation' has been used to confer tariff imposing authority?" Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked.
#scotus #law #tariffs #partisancourt #activistcourt #abuseofpower #trump #economy
#scotus #law #tariffs #partisancourt #activistcourt #abuseofpower #trump #economy
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Can you point to any other place in the code or any other time in history where that phrase together 'regulate importation' has been used to confer tariff imposing authority?" Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked.
#scotus #law #tariffs #partisancourt #activistcourt #abuseofpower #trump #economy
#scotus #law #tariffs #partisancourt #activistcourt #abuseofpower #trump #economy
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Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Making daycare great again.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Making daycare great again.
golden
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
golden
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JOLTS job openings data did not come out yesterday due to the govt shutdown. However, data from Indeed shows labor demand continues to cool and job openings are trending lower #EconSky
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
JOLTS job openings data did not come out yesterday due to the govt shutdown. However, data from Indeed shows labor demand continues to cool and job openings are trending lower #EconSky
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The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
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Virtual Seminar on Monetary Economics
A monthly series joint with the Center for Monetary Research at the SF Fed
6 Nov 17:00 CET
Join us this week for a seminar with Jordi Galí presenting “Rethinking the New Keynesian Model (I): The Monetary Policy Block”
cepr.org/events/event...
#EconSky #EconConf
A monthly series joint with the Center for Monetary Research at the SF Fed
6 Nov 17:00 CET
Join us this week for a seminar with Jordi Galí presenting “Rethinking the New Keynesian Model (I): The Monetary Policy Block”
cepr.org/events/event...
#EconSky #EconConf
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Virtual Seminar on Monetary Economics
A monthly series joint with the Center for Monetary Research at the SF Fed
6 Nov 17:00 CET
Join us this week for a seminar with Jordi Galí presenting “Rethinking the New Keynesian Model (I): The Monetary Policy Block”
cepr.org/events/event...
#EconSky #EconConf
A monthly series joint with the Center for Monetary Research at the SF Fed
6 Nov 17:00 CET
Join us this week for a seminar with Jordi Galí presenting “Rethinking the New Keynesian Model (I): The Monetary Policy Block”
cepr.org/events/event...
#EconSky #EconConf
Gen Z has a right to complain. (But only those who did not vote for this.)
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Gen Z has a right to complain. (But only those who did not vote for this.)
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Ahead of COP30, explore how our research is addressing the climate and biodiversity crises in the real world 👉 bit.ly/4hQmVdF
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ahead of COP30, explore how our research is addressing the climate and biodiversity crises in the real world 👉 bit.ly/4hQmVdF
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
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The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution.
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution.
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
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David Gale’s work was diverse and impactful in math and econ
#econsky
#econsky
David Gale (1921-2008) remembered, with a (belated) 100th birthday volume
marketdesigner.blogspot.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
David Gale’s work was diverse and impactful in math and econ
#econsky
#econsky
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it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
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Russia is now issuing new government debt in Chinese Yuan. Russia's currency is so terrible that their government is giving up on it and accepting their fate as being China's vassal state.
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Russia is now issuing new government debt in Chinese Yuan. Russia's currency is so terrible that their government is giving up on it and accepting their fate as being China's vassal state.
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The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
I held out until now, out of respect for its history of investigative journalism. But despite his wealth, the new owner has apparently embraced bootlicking, and the increasingly blatant right-wing editorial bias finally proved intolerably revolting. Today I canceled my Washington Post subscription.
November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I held out until now, out of respect for its history of investigative journalism. But despite his wealth, the new owner has apparently embraced bootlicking, and the increasingly blatant right-wing editorial bias finally proved intolerably revolting. Today I canceled my Washington Post subscription.
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Kansas City Fed's President Jeff Schmid dissented at this week’s FOMC meeting. Read why he felt rates should remain unchanged: https://bit.ly/3JqrIpy
#EconSky #Economy
#EconSky #Economy
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Kansas City Fed's President Jeff Schmid dissented at this week’s FOMC meeting. Read why he felt rates should remain unchanged: https://bit.ly/3JqrIpy
#EconSky #Economy
#EconSky #Economy
Why is this not a Hatch Act violation?
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Why is this not a Hatch Act violation?