Dani Sandler
@dismalscientist86.bsky.social
Economist at the Census Bureau studying women's employment, post-prison outcomes, and low-income housing. Living in Davis, CA.
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We get to see our team play in San Jose next weekend! Go Spirit!!!
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We get to see our team play in San Jose next weekend! Go Spirit!!!
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BLS operations are back up! Release dates have been set for some missing reports. The next #jobsday will be Thursday, November 20 where we will get to see data for September 2025.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
#NumbersDay #EconSky
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BLS operations are back up! Release dates have been set for some missing reports. The next #jobsday will be Thursday, November 20 where we will get to see data for September 2025.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
#NumbersDay #EconSky
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Jason Faberman and I presented "everything you ever wanted to know about firm and worker dynamics" at a conference in honor of the great John Haltiwanger. Slides here: rdeckernet.github.io/website/deck...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Jason Faberman and I presented "everything you ever wanted to know about firm and worker dynamics" at a conference in honor of the great John Haltiwanger. Slides here: rdeckernet.github.io/website/deck...
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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
CMFdata.org
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!
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Kickstart or grow your career in public policy! Join leaders from gov., think tanks, & academia for an interactive webinar on navigating careers across sectors to hear practical advice, job search tips, & Q&A session. Learn more & register: https://ow.ly/GrMh50XnU0h
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Kickstart or grow your career in public policy! Join leaders from gov., think tanks, & academia for an interactive webinar on navigating careers across sectors to hear practical advice, job search tips, & Q&A session. Learn more & register: https://ow.ly/GrMh50XnU0h
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🚨 JOB MARKET PAPER ALERT! 🚨
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🚨 JOB MARKET PAPER ALERT! 🚨
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
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Excited to share new work on paid sick leave (PSL) mandates with @nicolasziebarth & Stefan Pichler!
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Crowding-in
Abstract. Using the National Compensation Survey from 2009 to 2022 and difference-in-differences methods, we find that state-level sick pay mandates are ef
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November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excited to share new work on paid sick leave (PSL) mandates with @nicolasziebarth & Stefan Pichler!
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
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Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
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It's Friday night, Halloween! Who's with me for a thread about the economics of pronatalism?!
Some people say we need more babies because we don't have enough workers. But more births means less women workers, by ~15-40%. You trade workers today for workers tomorrow. This is from CPS data:
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Some people say we need more babies because we don't have enough workers. But more births means less women workers, by ~15-40%. You trade workers today for workers tomorrow. This is from CPS data:
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November 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It's Friday night, Halloween! Who's with me for a thread about the economics of pronatalism?!
Some people say we need more babies because we don't have enough workers. But more births means less women workers, by ~15-40%. You trade workers today for workers tomorrow. This is from CPS data:
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Some people say we need more babies because we don't have enough workers. But more births means less women workers, by ~15-40%. You trade workers today for workers tomorrow. This is from CPS data:
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Setting aside the long term effects on population, what would be the short run economic effect of an increase in the birth rate, if it were somehow achieved? More babies, more kid-related consumption, but also lower labor force participation by mothers. Etc. What should I read about this?
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Setting aside the long term effects on population, what would be the short run economic effect of an increase in the birth rate, if it were somehow achieved? More babies, more kid-related consumption, but also lower labor force participation by mothers. Etc. What should I read about this?
The day before Halloween, Spirit will sell you anything that is not nailed down.
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The day before Halloween, Spirit will sell you anything that is not nailed down.
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
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Laughed and cried with too much real here McSweeney's
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October 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Laughed and cried with too much real here McSweeney's
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Childcare is a public good. The return on investment is high (and VERY well-documented). It benefits children, mothers, families, businesses, and the economy.
The lack of a robust childcare infrastructure is a choice the U.S. has made. We could make a different one.
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
The lack of a robust childcare infrastructure is a choice the U.S. has made. We could make a different one.
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
Will America finally treat child care as a public good? Some states are about to find out
In November, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free daycare for children as young as 6 weeks. On the other side of the country, child care is a key issue in New York City's mayoral elect...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Childcare is a public good. The return on investment is high (and VERY well-documented). It benefits children, mothers, families, businesses, and the economy.
The lack of a robust childcare infrastructure is a choice the U.S. has made. We could make a different one.
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
The lack of a robust childcare infrastructure is a choice the U.S. has made. We could make a different one.
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
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1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
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Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills
The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Brookings panel, The Importance of Credible Government Economic Data to Business.
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The importance of credible government economic data to business
YouTube video by Brookings Institution
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October 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Brookings panel, The Importance of Credible Government Economic Data to Business.
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American Statistical Association project on Modernizing the Federal Statistical System
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Modernizing the Federal Statistical System
The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.
www.amstat.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
American Statistical Association project on Modernizing the Federal Statistical System
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AEA panel at the ASSA meetings, The State of Economic Statistics
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American Economic Association
www.aeaweb.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
AEA panel at the ASSA meetings, The State of Economic Statistics
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🎙️Webinars on government statistics:
NBER webinar, Advancing Economics Measurement
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NBER webinar, Advancing Economics Measurement
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Advancing Economic Measurement, Fall 2025
www.nber.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🎙️Webinars on government statistics:
NBER webinar, Advancing Economics Measurement
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NBER webinar, Advancing Economics Measurement
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These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
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The #FriendsofBLS will hold a webinar on Oct 23 at noon. Former Commissioners Erica Groshen, William Beach, and Erika McEntarfer will offer updates, describe strategies, and offer a menu of concrete ways for interested members to engage with Friends of BLS.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Friends of BLS Member Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Friends of BLS Member Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The #FriendsofBLS will hold a webinar on Oct 23 at noon. Former Commissioners Erica Groshen, William Beach, and Erika McEntarfer will offer updates, describe strategies, and offer a menu of concrete ways for interested members to engage with Friends of BLS.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Happy to have this paper with @loismiller.bsky.social @camilantmorales.bsky.social and Kalena Cortes accepted at Econ of Ed Review!
And honored it will be in the special issue in memory of Rodney Andrews. ❤️
And honored it will be in the special issue in memory of Rodney Andrews. ❤️
Distance to degrees: How college proximity shapes students’ enrollment choices and attainment across race-ethnicity and socioeconomic status www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Distance to degrees: How college proximity shapes students’ enrollment choices and attainment across race-ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Leveraging rich data on the universe of Texas high school graduates, we estimate how the relationship between geographic access to public two- and fou…
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October 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy to have this paper with @loismiller.bsky.social @camilantmorales.bsky.social and Kalena Cortes accepted at Econ of Ed Review!
And honored it will be in the special issue in memory of Rodney Andrews. ❤️
And honored it will be in the special issue in memory of Rodney Andrews. ❤️
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October 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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