Economic Inquiry
@ei-sky.bsky.social
Published since 1962, the goal of Economic Inquiry is to advance scientific knowledge in the domain of economics. As such we seek to publish work across all fields in economics.
Does affirmative action work?
New research on India's 4% quota for backward class Muslims found it increased the average educational attainment by 0.54 years. However, the gains were concentrated among men, with no significant impact on women.
tinyurl.com/4hetju9z
#economics #education #india
New research on India's 4% quota for backward class Muslims found it increased the average educational attainment by 0.54 years. However, the gains were concentrated among men, with no significant impact on women.
tinyurl.com/4hetju9z
#economics #education #india
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Does affirmative action work?
New research on India's 4% quota for backward class Muslims found it increased the average educational attainment by 0.54 years. However, the gains were concentrated among men, with no significant impact on women.
tinyurl.com/4hetju9z
#economics #education #india
New research on India's 4% quota for backward class Muslims found it increased the average educational attainment by 0.54 years. However, the gains were concentrated among men, with no significant impact on women.
tinyurl.com/4hetju9z
#economics #education #india
Classic Constant Demand Elasticity growth models mute the links between population size, markup and innovation.
This paper uses a variable elasticity framework to re-examine this link, finding population growth determines whether growth is semi or fully endogenous.
tinyurl.com/4yd998my
#Economics
This paper uses a variable elasticity framework to re-examine this link, finding population growth determines whether growth is semi or fully endogenous.
tinyurl.com/4yd998my
#Economics
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Classic Constant Demand Elasticity growth models mute the links between population size, markup and innovation.
This paper uses a variable elasticity framework to re-examine this link, finding population growth determines whether growth is semi or fully endogenous.
tinyurl.com/4yd998my
#Economics
This paper uses a variable elasticity framework to re-examine this link, finding population growth determines whether growth is semi or fully endogenous.
tinyurl.com/4yd998my
#Economics
Our 2024 Editor's Report was published recently.
Last year, we published 81 papers across diverse topics in economics. The report also includes important updates on journal policy and activities.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/297bpfrs
Last year, we published 81 papers across diverse topics in economics. The report also includes important updates on journal policy and activities.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/297bpfrs
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October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our 2024 Editor's Report was published recently.
Last year, we published 81 papers across diverse topics in economics. The report also includes important updates on journal policy and activities.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/297bpfrs
Last year, we published 81 papers across diverse topics in economics. The report also includes important updates on journal policy and activities.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/297bpfrs
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Publish your latest and greatest research in Economic Inquiry @ei-sky.bsky.social ! Now with lower submission fees in celebration of WEAI's centennial milestones 🥳. Learn more at www.weai.org/ei
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#EconSky
September 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Publish your latest and greatest research in Economic Inquiry @ei-sky.bsky.social ! Now with lower submission fees in celebration of WEAI's centennial milestones 🥳. Learn more at www.weai.org/ei
#EconSky
#EconSky
How do we inspire future generations to pursue science?
Evidence from Tanzania showed that a STEM bootcamp increased children’s interest in science, improved academic engagement & self‐esteem, and shifted girls’ gender attitudes and perceptions.
tinyurl.com/2kbbwzbc
#Economics #STEM #tech
Evidence from Tanzania showed that a STEM bootcamp increased children’s interest in science, improved academic engagement & self‐esteem, and shifted girls’ gender attitudes and perceptions.
tinyurl.com/2kbbwzbc
#Economics #STEM #tech
August 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How do we inspire future generations to pursue science?
Evidence from Tanzania showed that a STEM bootcamp increased children’s interest in science, improved academic engagement & self‐esteem, and shifted girls’ gender attitudes and perceptions.
tinyurl.com/2kbbwzbc
#Economics #STEM #tech
Evidence from Tanzania showed that a STEM bootcamp increased children’s interest in science, improved academic engagement & self‐esteem, and shifted girls’ gender attitudes and perceptions.
tinyurl.com/2kbbwzbc
#Economics #STEM #tech
Do differences in innovation drive global income gaps?
A new study by @f-mariuzzo.bsky.social, @datanecon.bsky.social & Junjun Zhang, part of our replicability symposium, finds that the answer is yes, but depends on how innovation is measured and which countries are examined.
tinyurl.com/3v57yd9n
A new study by @f-mariuzzo.bsky.social, @datanecon.bsky.social & Junjun Zhang, part of our replicability symposium, finds that the answer is yes, but depends on how innovation is measured and which countries are examined.
tinyurl.com/3v57yd9n
Mitigating technology gaps' contribution to international income inequality
This replication study revisits a 2023 analysis by Sampson on the impact of international technology gaps on income inequality, trade, and wages. We extend the original framework by using broader pat...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Do differences in innovation drive global income gaps?
A new study by @f-mariuzzo.bsky.social, @datanecon.bsky.social & Junjun Zhang, part of our replicability symposium, finds that the answer is yes, but depends on how innovation is measured and which countries are examined.
tinyurl.com/3v57yd9n
A new study by @f-mariuzzo.bsky.social, @datanecon.bsky.social & Junjun Zhang, part of our replicability symposium, finds that the answer is yes, but depends on how innovation is measured and which countries are examined.
tinyurl.com/3v57yd9n
Present-biased preferences are often thought to lead to under-saving.
This paper shows that age-independent subsidies can help biased agents who understand their bias. But for those who don’t, high subsidies may backfire, while lower ones can actually help.
tinyurl.com/yn38hu5m
#econsky #policy
This paper shows that age-independent subsidies can help biased agents who understand their bias. But for those who don’t, high subsidies may backfire, while lower ones can actually help.
tinyurl.com/yn38hu5m
#econsky #policy
July 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Present-biased preferences are often thought to lead to under-saving.
This paper shows that age-independent subsidies can help biased agents who understand their bias. But for those who don’t, high subsidies may backfire, while lower ones can actually help.
tinyurl.com/yn38hu5m
#econsky #policy
This paper shows that age-independent subsidies can help biased agents who understand their bias. But for those who don’t, high subsidies may backfire, while lower ones can actually help.
tinyurl.com/yn38hu5m
#econsky #policy
Does digital competition hurt truthful reporting?
Economists @ayushpan.bsky.social l & @icotrombetta.bsky.social construct a theoretical model to provide insights. For breaking news, speed can reduce accuracy, while for investigative work, reputation drives careful reporting.
tinyurl.com/mryp99zr
Economists @ayushpan.bsky.social l & @icotrombetta.bsky.social construct a theoretical model to provide insights. For breaking news, speed can reduce accuracy, while for investigative work, reputation drives careful reporting.
tinyurl.com/mryp99zr
June 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Does digital competition hurt truthful reporting?
Economists @ayushpan.bsky.social l & @icotrombetta.bsky.social construct a theoretical model to provide insights. For breaking news, speed can reduce accuracy, while for investigative work, reputation drives careful reporting.
tinyurl.com/mryp99zr
Economists @ayushpan.bsky.social l & @icotrombetta.bsky.social construct a theoretical model to provide insights. For breaking news, speed can reduce accuracy, while for investigative work, reputation drives careful reporting.
tinyurl.com/mryp99zr
How does regulation uncertainty affect energy markets?
Using natural language processing to measure regulatory uncertainty, this paper shows that rising uncertainty reduces oil production and harms both national and state economic outcomes.
tinyurl.com/4trpmsfz
#Economics #Energy #EconBlueSky
Using natural language processing to measure regulatory uncertainty, this paper shows that rising uncertainty reduces oil production and harms both national and state economic outcomes.
tinyurl.com/4trpmsfz
#Economics #Energy #EconBlueSky
June 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
How does regulation uncertainty affect energy markets?
Using natural language processing to measure regulatory uncertainty, this paper shows that rising uncertainty reduces oil production and harms both national and state economic outcomes.
tinyurl.com/4trpmsfz
#Economics #Energy #EconBlueSky
Using natural language processing to measure regulatory uncertainty, this paper shows that rising uncertainty reduces oil production and harms both national and state economic outcomes.
tinyurl.com/4trpmsfz
#Economics #Energy #EconBlueSky
Continuing our replicability symposium, economists @mdrouvelis.bsky.social and Zeyu Qiu revisit public goods games. They confirm existing evidence: cooperation and positive reciprocity are lower in maintenance than in provision stages. Results persist under income inequality.
tinyurl.com/4fwkb74a
tinyurl.com/4fwkb74a
June 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Continuing our replicability symposium, economists @mdrouvelis.bsky.social and Zeyu Qiu revisit public goods games. They confirm existing evidence: cooperation and positive reciprocity are lower in maintenance than in provision stages. Results persist under income inequality.
tinyurl.com/4fwkb74a
tinyurl.com/4fwkb74a
Are there hidden downsides of expanding government assistance benefits?
Through a lab experiment, this research suggests that newly-eligible individuals are less competitive compared to a treatment in which they do not qualify for the benefit.
tinyurl.com/2ez46d3j
#Economics #EconBlueSky
Through a lab experiment, this research suggests that newly-eligible individuals are less competitive compared to a treatment in which they do not qualify for the benefit.
tinyurl.com/2ez46d3j
#Economics #EconBlueSky
June 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Are there hidden downsides of expanding government assistance benefits?
Through a lab experiment, this research suggests that newly-eligible individuals are less competitive compared to a treatment in which they do not qualify for the benefit.
tinyurl.com/2ez46d3j
#Economics #EconBlueSky
Through a lab experiment, this research suggests that newly-eligible individuals are less competitive compared to a treatment in which they do not qualify for the benefit.
tinyurl.com/2ez46d3j
#Economics #EconBlueSky
How do peers affect your undergraduate major choice?
This paper finds that students emulate peers when choosing majors. Moreover, the evidence points to social learning, rather than social utility, being the main driver of these effects.
tinyurl.com/bdz52w5k
#Economics #EconBlueSky #Education
This paper finds that students emulate peers when choosing majors. Moreover, the evidence points to social learning, rather than social utility, being the main driver of these effects.
tinyurl.com/bdz52w5k
#Economics #EconBlueSky #Education
May 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
How do peers affect your undergraduate major choice?
This paper finds that students emulate peers when choosing majors. Moreover, the evidence points to social learning, rather than social utility, being the main driver of these effects.
tinyurl.com/bdz52w5k
#Economics #EconBlueSky #Education
This paper finds that students emulate peers when choosing majors. Moreover, the evidence points to social learning, rather than social utility, being the main driver of these effects.
tinyurl.com/bdz52w5k
#Economics #EconBlueSky #Education
As part of our replicability symposium, authors show that key findings from Baker & Wurgler (2006, tinyurl.com/3aswpjyu) on investor sentiment replicate and extend to recent US and Chinese data, though effects in China are less pronounced.
Read more: tinyurl.com/5xrwb4hc
#Economics #EconBlueSky
Read more: tinyurl.com/5xrwb4hc
#Economics #EconBlueSky
Re‐examining investor sentiment and stock returns: A replication and extension of Baker and Wurgler (2006)
This study replicates and extends Baker and Wurgler's (2006) analysis on investor sentiment's impact on stock returns. We confirm their findings by demonstrating the significant cross-sectional effec...
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May 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
As part of our replicability symposium, authors show that key findings from Baker & Wurgler (2006, tinyurl.com/3aswpjyu) on investor sentiment replicate and extend to recent US and Chinese data, though effects in China are less pronounced.
Read more: tinyurl.com/5xrwb4hc
#Economics #EconBlueSky
Read more: tinyurl.com/5xrwb4hc
#Economics #EconBlueSky
Are connected housing markets influencing monetary policy transmission?
This research finds that more synchronized housing markets intensify monetary policy effects through spillovers to connected local markets.
tinyurl.com/4udtxtax
#Economics #EconBlueSky #MonetaryPolicy #HousingMarke
This research finds that more synchronized housing markets intensify monetary policy effects through spillovers to connected local markets.
tinyurl.com/4udtxtax
#Economics #EconBlueSky #MonetaryPolicy #HousingMarke
Housing market connectedness and transmission of monetary policy
This paper investigates whether interconnectivity among local housing markets influences the effectiveness of the (United States) U.S. monetary transmission mechanism. We construct measures of housin...
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May 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Are connected housing markets influencing monetary policy transmission?
This research finds that more synchronized housing markets intensify monetary policy effects through spillovers to connected local markets.
tinyurl.com/4udtxtax
#Economics #EconBlueSky #MonetaryPolicy #HousingMarke
This research finds that more synchronized housing markets intensify monetary policy effects through spillovers to connected local markets.
tinyurl.com/4udtxtax
#Economics #EconBlueSky #MonetaryPolicy #HousingMarke
Evidence from Georgia’s pre-K lottery shows kids enter kindergarten slightly more prepared than peers who didn't attend pre-K. However, gains fade by the end of kindergarten, questioning the belief that pre-K is essential in child development.
tinyurl.com/s4ukkj7k
#Economics
#Georgia
#EconBlueSky
tinyurl.com/s4ukkj7k
#Economics
#Georgia
#EconBlueSky
Assessing the benefits of education in early childhood: Evidence from a Pre‐K lottery in Georgia
Using enrollment lotteries for over-subscribed school-based sites in Georgia's universal pre-K program, we analyze the impact of participation on elementary school outcomes. We find that lottery-winn....
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May 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Evidence from Georgia’s pre-K lottery shows kids enter kindergarten slightly more prepared than peers who didn't attend pre-K. However, gains fade by the end of kindergarten, questioning the belief that pre-K is essential in child development.
tinyurl.com/s4ukkj7k
#Economics
#Georgia
#EconBlueSky
tinyurl.com/s4ukkj7k
#Economics
#Georgia
#EconBlueSky
Does additional school funding increase or decrease school donations?
Among these potential results, this paper finds evidence for a positive correlation between budgets and voluntary contributions when not accounting for their endogenous relationship!
tinyurl.com/pmvcc28n
#EconBlueSky
Among these potential results, this paper finds evidence for a positive correlation between budgets and voluntary contributions when not accounting for their endogenous relationship!
tinyurl.com/pmvcc28n
#EconBlueSky
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May 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Does additional school funding increase or decrease school donations?
Among these potential results, this paper finds evidence for a positive correlation between budgets and voluntary contributions when not accounting for their endogenous relationship!
tinyurl.com/pmvcc28n
#EconBlueSky
Among these potential results, this paper finds evidence for a positive correlation between budgets and voluntary contributions when not accounting for their endogenous relationship!
tinyurl.com/pmvcc28n
#EconBlueSky
Is there a hidden cost to political connections in China?
Results using evidence from stock market responses to land acquisitions and a natural experiment in the form of an anti-corruption campaign suggest markets react to potential future political or legal risks!
tinyurl.com/7spkj5hf
#Economics
Results using evidence from stock market responses to land acquisitions and a natural experiment in the form of an anti-corruption campaign suggest markets react to potential future political or legal risks!
tinyurl.com/7spkj5hf
#Economics
The hidden cost of political connection: Evidence from China's stock market responses to land transactions
We construct a matched database of land transactions and Chinese listed companies. By analyzing the stock market's reaction to these transactions, we investigate the hidden cost of political connecti....
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April 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Is there a hidden cost to political connections in China?
Results using evidence from stock market responses to land acquisitions and a natural experiment in the form of an anti-corruption campaign suggest markets react to potential future political or legal risks!
tinyurl.com/7spkj5hf
#Economics
Results using evidence from stock market responses to land acquisitions and a natural experiment in the form of an anti-corruption campaign suggest markets react to potential future political or legal risks!
tinyurl.com/7spkj5hf
#Economics
This experimental paper shows that competition reveals more information to a principal when costs are high:
tinyurl.com/4m3dxk6k
How might this result relate to school admissions and job interviews?
#EconBlueSky
#Economics
tinyurl.com/4m3dxk6k
How might this result relate to school admissions and job interviews?
#EconBlueSky
#Economics
A simple model of competitive testing
Multiple agents are competing for a prize. Each agent is privately informed about his type. The principal who allocates the prize wants to give it to the agent with the highest type. Each agent can t...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This experimental paper shows that competition reveals more information to a principal when costs are high:
tinyurl.com/4m3dxk6k
How might this result relate to school admissions and job interviews?
#EconBlueSky
#Economics
tinyurl.com/4m3dxk6k
How might this result relate to school admissions and job interviews?
#EconBlueSky
#Economics
Do unconditional cash transfers effect voting behavior?
This paper looks at the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program: tinyurl.com/ymh2e553
Interestingly, a 10% increase in cash ($190) causes a 1.4 percentage point increase in turnout!
#EconBlueSky #Economics #Voting #Alaska
This paper looks at the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program: tinyurl.com/ymh2e553
Interestingly, a 10% increase in cash ($190) causes a 1.4 percentage point increase in turnout!
#EconBlueSky #Economics #Voting #Alaska
Unconditional cash transfers & voter turnout
We estimate the effect of unconditional cash transfers on voter turnout, leveraging a large-scale natural experiment, the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program, which has provided residents wi...
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April 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Do unconditional cash transfers effect voting behavior?
This paper looks at the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program: tinyurl.com/ymh2e553
Interestingly, a 10% increase in cash ($190) causes a 1.4 percentage point increase in turnout!
#EconBlueSky #Economics #Voting #Alaska
This paper looks at the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program: tinyurl.com/ymh2e553
Interestingly, a 10% increase in cash ($190) causes a 1.4 percentage point increase in turnout!
#EconBlueSky #Economics #Voting #Alaska
Indexing minimum wages to consumer price levels increases unemployment!
This paper finds evidence from Oregon that establishment employment falls 3.6% after indexing, implying an employment elasticity of −0.18.
tinyurl.com/23j5dhad
#EconBlueSky #Economics
This paper finds evidence from Oregon that establishment employment falls 3.6% after indexing, implying an employment elasticity of −0.18.
tinyurl.com/23j5dhad
#EconBlueSky #Economics
April 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Indexing minimum wages to consumer price levels increases unemployment!
This paper finds evidence from Oregon that establishment employment falls 3.6% after indexing, implying an employment elasticity of −0.18.
tinyurl.com/23j5dhad
#EconBlueSky #Economics
This paper finds evidence from Oregon that establishment employment falls 3.6% after indexing, implying an employment elasticity of −0.18.
tinyurl.com/23j5dhad
#EconBlueSky #Economics
Is there a relationship between child custody laws and a mother's work decisions?
This great paper studies the impact of COVID-19 on labor force outcomes for mothers based on child custody laws, marital status and parental educational attainment:
tinyurl.com/4b3pdaur
#EconBlueSky
This great paper studies the impact of COVID-19 on labor force outcomes for mothers based on child custody laws, marital status and parental educational attainment:
tinyurl.com/4b3pdaur
#EconBlueSky
April 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Is there a relationship between child custody laws and a mother's work decisions?
This great paper studies the impact of COVID-19 on labor force outcomes for mothers based on child custody laws, marital status and parental educational attainment:
tinyurl.com/4b3pdaur
#EconBlueSky
This great paper studies the impact of COVID-19 on labor force outcomes for mothers based on child custody laws, marital status and parental educational attainment:
tinyurl.com/4b3pdaur
#EconBlueSky
Interested in game theory?
This paper explores the estimated revealed-preference Nash-equilibrium's predictive power in contributions to public goods.
In the right circumstances, many real-life public-good problems may be solvable!
tinyurl.com/mr2dh74j
#EconBlueSky #Economics #GameTheory
This paper explores the estimated revealed-preference Nash-equilibrium's predictive power in contributions to public goods.
In the right circumstances, many real-life public-good problems may be solvable!
tinyurl.com/mr2dh74j
#EconBlueSky #Economics #GameTheory
April 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Interested in game theory?
This paper explores the estimated revealed-preference Nash-equilibrium's predictive power in contributions to public goods.
In the right circumstances, many real-life public-good problems may be solvable!
tinyurl.com/mr2dh74j
#EconBlueSky #Economics #GameTheory
This paper explores the estimated revealed-preference Nash-equilibrium's predictive power in contributions to public goods.
In the right circumstances, many real-life public-good problems may be solvable!
tinyurl.com/mr2dh74j
#EconBlueSky #Economics #GameTheory
Is there a causal relationship between housing wealth and consumption?
This paper finds that there is using a novel event study.
The effect is mostly driven by creditworthy middle-aged consumer.
tinyurl.com/yc4bemr2
@wiley.com #EconBlueSky #Economics
This paper finds that there is using a novel event study.
The effect is mostly driven by creditworthy middle-aged consumer.
tinyurl.com/yc4bemr2
@wiley.com #EconBlueSky #Economics
MPCs of ABCs: The housing wealth effect for affluent boomers with credit
This paper combines exogenous variation in house prices with anonymized individual-level expenditures data to identify a causal channel from housing wealth to consumption. We show that the Sandy Hook...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Is there a causal relationship between housing wealth and consumption?
This paper finds that there is using a novel event study.
The effect is mostly driven by creditworthy middle-aged consumer.
tinyurl.com/yc4bemr2
@wiley.com #EconBlueSky #Economics
This paper finds that there is using a novel event study.
The effect is mostly driven by creditworthy middle-aged consumer.
tinyurl.com/yc4bemr2
@wiley.com #EconBlueSky #Economics
Inflation responds differently to persistent versus transient fluctuations in the unemployment gap!
This finding shows that the Phillips curve has not weakened, and that some inflation puzzles can be solved.
Read more here:
tinyurl.com/fs774mvw
This finding shows that the Phillips curve has not weakened, and that some inflation puzzles can be solved.
Read more here:
tinyurl.com/fs774mvw
April 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Inflation responds differently to persistent versus transient fluctuations in the unemployment gap!
This finding shows that the Phillips curve has not weakened, and that some inflation puzzles can be solved.
Read more here:
tinyurl.com/fs774mvw
This finding shows that the Phillips curve has not weakened, and that some inflation puzzles can be solved.
Read more here:
tinyurl.com/fs774mvw
How do workers respond to wage increases in for-profit and non-profit firms?
These authors find workers are more responsive to higher wages in a non-profit setting, contrary to theories in prior economics research!
tinyurl.com/54mtx53k
#EconBlueSky #Economics
These authors find workers are more responsive to higher wages in a non-profit setting, contrary to theories in prior economics research!
tinyurl.com/54mtx53k
#EconBlueSky #Economics
April 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How do workers respond to wage increases in for-profit and non-profit firms?
These authors find workers are more responsive to higher wages in a non-profit setting, contrary to theories in prior economics research!
tinyurl.com/54mtx53k
#EconBlueSky #Economics
These authors find workers are more responsive to higher wages in a non-profit setting, contrary to theories in prior economics research!
tinyurl.com/54mtx53k
#EconBlueSky #Economics