fbrady
@fbrady.bsky.social
https://franciscothebrady.github.io/
i like to code and skim econ papers.
🥳 public 🎉 goods🥳 amplifier
Howard U. Econ %>%
Fed Reserve RA %>%
UChicago IEL %>%
UMich MPP %>%
Analyst at Poverty Solutions
i like to code and skim econ papers.
🥳 public 🎉 goods🥳 amplifier
Howard U. Econ %>%
Fed Reserve RA %>%
UChicago IEL %>%
UMich MPP %>%
Analyst at Poverty Solutions
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Anyway the District of Columbia is an incredible city and I love it so much and I’m so glad I get to live here.
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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“Claudia Sahm, a former Fed economist who blasted Summers and others for sexism in a widely shared and highly critical 2020 blog post, sounded vindicated. “Okay, so maybe I wasn’t too mean to him…” she said on social media after the emails were made public last week.” www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
How Larry Summers’s Power Delayed the Reckoning Over His Epstein Ties
The former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president’s enormous network and clout kept him immune from past Jeffrey Epstein revelations. But this time was just too much.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
“Claudia Sahm, a former Fed economist who blasted Summers and others for sexism in a widely shared and highly critical 2020 blog post, sounded vindicated. “Okay, so maybe I wasn’t too mean to him…” she said on social media after the emails were made public last week.” www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
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Washington DC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (Vouchers for Low-Income Students to Attend Private School): high-quality RCT of students entering grades 2-12 in 2004-2005 found no discernible long-term impact on college enrollment rates. nospin.evidencebasedpolicy.org/articles/was...
Washington DC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (Vouchers for Low-Income Students to Attend Private School) | No-Spin Evidence Review
nospin.evidencebasedpolicy.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Washington DC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (Vouchers for Low-Income Students to Attend Private School): high-quality RCT of students entering grades 2-12 in 2004-2005 found no discernible long-term impact on college enrollment rates. nospin.evidencebasedpolicy.org/articles/was...
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As it turns out solving the first order problem is usually pretty efficacious and straightforward
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
As it turns out solving the first order problem is usually pretty efficacious and straightforward
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I'm on the #EconJobMarket! I study how policies and childhood environments shape outcomes of low-income & vulnerable kids.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm on the #EconJobMarket! I study how policies and childhood environments shape outcomes of low-income & vulnerable kids.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Philosophers: On World Philosophy Day, hit me with your #1 favorite work of philosophy (article or book).
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Philosophers: On World Philosophy Day, hit me with your #1 favorite work of philosophy (article or book).
this is unhinged
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
this is unhinged
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Our py-econometrics org has a new package: `maketables` is now installable from PyPi! You can create regression tables for PyFixest, statsmodels, linearmodels, and save them as html, latex, or word.
github: github.com/py-econometr...
docs: py-econometrics.github.io/maketables/
github: github.com/py-econometr...
docs: py-econometrics.github.io/maketables/
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Our py-econometrics org has a new package: `maketables` is now installable from PyPi! You can create regression tables for PyFixest, statsmodels, linearmodels, and save them as html, latex, or word.
github: github.com/py-econometr...
docs: py-econometrics.github.io/maketables/
github: github.com/py-econometr...
docs: py-econometrics.github.io/maketables/
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BLS staff statement from Sept: "The numbers will remain accurate and nonpartisan. And if that ever changes, the professionals will tell you."
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
BLS staff statement from Sept: "The numbers will remain accurate and nonpartisan. And if that ever changes, the professionals will tell you."
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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A reminder that @charlesgaba.com is a national fucking treasure.
A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
CDC.Gov Archive Index
With the Musk/Trump Administration bulldozing their way through seemingly every federal government website, teams of data analysts and archivers have been attempting to download and archive as much fe...
acasignups.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
A reminder that @charlesgaba.com is a national fucking treasure.
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aggghhhhh
We’re hearing helicopters and word is spreading of massive ICE raids tomorrow and Friday particularly in Gwinnett. These excessive raids put all of us in danger. Spread the word, look out for each other, and remember your rights.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
aggghhhhh
“the general ratio of cool new features to egregious bullshit is low” 😹
Screw it, I’m installing Linux
Screw it, I’m installing Linux
It’s the year of Linux on my desktop.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“the general ratio of cool new features to egregious bullshit is low” 😹
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The absolute first step was removing him from teaching and his center role (as I mentioned previously, these were easy to do since he had co-teachers). Now, the discussions about tenure can be had.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The absolute first step was removing him from teaching and his center role (as I mentioned previously, these were easy to do since he had co-teachers). Now, the discussions about tenure can be had.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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NEW — An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and independent journalists found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since October 1.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
Feds used chemical agents dozens of times in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
thetriibe.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NEW — An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and independent journalists found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since October 1.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
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Hi! I’m Mary and I’m on the #EconJobMarket this year.
Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them.
JMP 🧵:
Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them.
JMP 🧵:
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hi! I’m Mary and I’m on the #EconJobMarket this year.
Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them.
JMP 🧵:
Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them.
JMP 🧵:
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quis custodiet ipsos custodes
Turns out both DownDetector and DownForEveryoneOrJustMe use Cloudflare so are currently, themselves, down
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
quis custodiet ipsos custodes
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Featured on INOMICS: Junior Researcher (doctoral student) in Economics and Global Health #Econsky
Junior Researcher (doctoral student) in Economics and Global Health
For our global health research team and the doctoral program of the interdisciplinary Research Alliance Leibniz INFECTIONS we are looking for a Junior Researcher to join the Kiel Institute in January 2026.
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Featured on INOMICS: Junior Researcher (doctoral student) in Economics and Global Health #Econsky
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✨The 2025 Ryan's Community Giving Guide for Southeast Michigan is now live ✨
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
✨The 2025 Ryan's Community Giving Guide for Southeast Michigan is now live ✨
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
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Alt text must provide context for people who cannot see the image. Describe the image's context and purpose. Do not write alt text for cute or clever jokes based on visual content you expect users can see. This is an abuse of alt text, as it violates the whole point of alt text.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Alt text must provide context for people who cannot see the image. Describe the image's context and purpose. Do not write alt text for cute or clever jokes based on visual content you expect users can see. This is an abuse of alt text, as it violates the whole point of alt text.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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People with money should give me money so I can share it with people who should have money but do not. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
People with money should give me money so I can share it with people who should have money but do not. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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#NewOrleans #NOLA "How to Report ICE" zine is up!
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
New-Orleans-SALUTE-zine-11-17.pdf
drive.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#NewOrleans #NOLA "How to Report ICE" zine is up!
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
a rare W for shame
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
a rare W for shame