Ben Glasner
@benglasner.bsky.social
Economist with the Economic Innovation Group. Ex-post-doc with the Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP). Ex-Ex-Grad Student at the Evans School (UW). Tweets on policy and research. All good posts are from my dog.
Links: https://linktr.ee/bglasner
Links: https://linktr.ee/bglasner
1 in 5 children receive SNAP. 1 in 2 children receive assistance from at least one nutrition program.
Cannot emphasize enough how important stable access to nutrition is for everyone, and especially for kids.
Cannot emphasize enough how important stable access to nutrition is for everyone, and especially for kids.
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
1 in 5 children receive SNAP. 1 in 2 children receive assistance from at least one nutrition program.
Cannot emphasize enough how important stable access to nutrition is for everyone, and especially for kids.
Cannot emphasize enough how important stable access to nutrition is for everyone, and especially for kids.
SNAP isn’t just about hardship today, it is an investment in all of our futures. Both program participants and those lucky enough to never have to be. Short-run support and long-run gains in health, safety, and economic mobility, especially for the kids who need it most.
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
SNAP isn’t just about hardship today, it is an investment in all of our futures. Both program participants and those lucky enough to never have to be. Short-run support and long-run gains in health, safety, and economic mobility, especially for the kids who need it most.
Even the smartest AI in the world can’t see why the internet loves a chunky bear:
October 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Even the smartest AI in the world can’t see why the internet loves a chunky bear:
Who I am, why I do this, and what you’ll get here: clear, honest, usable economics.
Check the linktree for more: linktr.ee/bglasner
Check the linktree for more: linktr.ee/bglasner
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Who I am, why I do this, and what you’ll get here: clear, honest, usable economics.
Check the linktree for more: linktr.ee/bglasner
Check the linktree for more: linktr.ee/bglasner
So what is going on with wages? It is all about missed potential!
October 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So what is going on with wages? It is all about missed potential!
America’s housing crisis isn’t just about building more — it’s about building in the right places.
Proximity to jobs, transit, and opportunity matters.
#Housing #Innovation #HousingCosts #EconomicInnovationGroup #Economics #Construction #EconSky
Proximity to jobs, transit, and opportunity matters.
#Housing #Innovation #HousingCosts #EconomicInnovationGroup #Economics #Construction #EconSky
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
America’s housing crisis isn’t just about building more — it’s about building in the right places.
Proximity to jobs, transit, and opportunity matters.
#Housing #Innovation #HousingCosts #EconomicInnovationGroup #Economics #Construction #EconSky
Proximity to jobs, transit, and opportunity matters.
#Housing #Innovation #HousingCosts #EconomicInnovationGroup #Economics #Construction #EconSky
The Real Housewives of Orange County are just a short drive away from struggling neighborhoods. The new Distressed Communities Index from the Economic Innovation Group helps us see how OC glam sits among nearby distress.
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Real Housewives of Orange County are just a short drive away from struggling neighborhoods. The new Distressed Communities Index from the Economic Innovation Group helps us see how OC glam sits among nearby distress.
Reshoring high-tech manufacturing by taxing the very parts our factories rely on will not work.
Great new analysis from Connor O'Brien and @jasonhehehe.bsky.social
Great new analysis from Connor O'Brien and @jasonhehehe.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reshoring high-tech manufacturing by taxing the very parts our factories rely on will not work.
Great new analysis from Connor O'Brien and @jasonhehehe.bsky.social
Great new analysis from Connor O'Brien and @jasonhehehe.bsky.social