Dmitri Koustas
@dkoust.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. My views are my own.
http://voices.uchicago.edu/dkoustas
http://voices.uchicago.edu/dkoustas
When an economist becomes president:
“He gets bored in long meetings… He doesn’t like meeting with governors and mayors. He likes to play with his dogs and read Econometrica,” an academic journal.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
“He gets bored in long meetings… He doesn’t like meeting with governors and mayors. He likes to play with his dogs and read Econometrica,” an academic journal.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Has Argentina Really Changed? Soon, We Will Find Out
The U.S. is betting $20 billion that with time and support, President Javier Milei can fix Argentina’s economy once and for all.
www.wsj.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When an economist becomes president:
“He gets bored in long meetings… He doesn’t like meeting with governors and mayors. He likes to play with his dogs and read Econometrica,” an academic journal.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
“He gets bored in long meetings… He doesn’t like meeting with governors and mayors. He likes to play with his dogs and read Econometrica,” an academic journal.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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The Friends of BLS steering committee is sponsoring a member webinar noon to 1pm ET Thurs, Oct 23.
We aim to build nonpartisan support for a strong BLS & need your perspectives & energy.
Former Commissioners @ericagroshen.bsky.social, William Beach, & @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social will...
#EconSky
We aim to build nonpartisan support for a strong BLS & need your perspectives & energy.
Former Commissioners @ericagroshen.bsky.social, William Beach, & @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social will...
#EconSky
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Friends of BLS steering committee is sponsoring a member webinar noon to 1pm ET Thurs, Oct 23.
We aim to build nonpartisan support for a strong BLS & need your perspectives & energy.
Former Commissioners @ericagroshen.bsky.social, William Beach, & @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social will...
#EconSky
We aim to build nonpartisan support for a strong BLS & need your perspectives & energy.
Former Commissioners @ericagroshen.bsky.social, William Beach, & @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social will...
#EconSky
I am sorry to hear this. These volunteer academic experts have worked hard, motivated by a genuine passion to improve the quality of government statistics.
Quite the opposite should be occurring—academic experts could play an even more important role as agency budgets are reduced.
Quite the opposite should be occurring—academic experts could play an even more important role as agency budgets are reduced.
Susan Houseman @upjohninstitute.bsky.social, "said members of the committee weren't paid, so the committees' costs were minimal. The 'rationale makes no sense.'"
www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jon...
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March 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am sorry to hear this. These volunteer academic experts have worked hard, motivated by a genuine passion to improve the quality of government statistics.
Quite the opposite should be occurring—academic experts could play an even more important role as agency budgets are reduced.
Quite the opposite should be occurring—academic experts could play an even more important role as agency budgets are reduced.
Excited to share our new paper on the employment and consumption effects of recent student loan forgiveness with @mikedinerstein.bsky.social, Sam Earnest, and Constantine Yannelis 🧵👇
Excited about this new paper with Sam Earnest, @dkoust, and Constantine Yannelis. We study the recent forgiveness of 7% (!) of student loan debt in the US 1/13
Recent student loan forgiveness targeted higher earning borrowers, increased consumption, and decreased labor supply, but with more industry switching, from Michael Dinerstein, Samuel Earnest, Dmitri K. Koustas, and Constantine Yannelis https://www.nber.org/papers/w33462
February 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Excited to share our new paper on the employment and consumption effects of recent student loan forgiveness with @mikedinerstein.bsky.social, Sam Earnest, and Constantine Yannelis 🧵👇
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Hugely excited to see this paper land
If you haven’t seen it: there is no clear evidence of a recent spread in freelance/gig work besides platform based driving.
And one needs to beware when trying to measure trends using self-reported tax data like form 1040 Sched C or SE!
If you haven’t seen it: there is no clear evidence of a recent spread in freelance/gig work besides platform based driving.
And one needs to beware when trying to measure trends using self-reported tax data like form 1040 Sched C or SE!
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "New Gig Work or Changes in Reporting? Understanding Self-Employment Trends in Tax Data" by Andrew Garin, Emilie Jackson, and Dmitri Koustas. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
New Gig Work or Changes in Reporting? Understanding Self-Employment Trends in Tax Data
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that increases in the share of workers reporting self employment to the IRS are not associated with changes in firm-reported payments to "gig'' and other contract worke...
www.aeaweb.org
September 13, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Hugely excited to see this paper land
If you haven’t seen it: there is no clear evidence of a recent spread in freelance/gig work besides platform based driving.
And one needs to beware when trying to measure trends using self-reported tax data like form 1040 Sched C or SE!
If you haven’t seen it: there is no clear evidence of a recent spread in freelance/gig work besides platform based driving.
And one needs to beware when trying to measure trends using self-reported tax data like form 1040 Sched C or SE!
Thanks @aaronsojourner.org! excited to see it accepted!
Congratulations @andygarin.bsky.social, @dkoust.bsky.social & coauthors!
September 13, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Thanks @aaronsojourner.org! excited to see it accepted!