Florencia Torche
ftorche.bsky.social
Florencia Torche
@ftorche.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at Princeton
Reposted by Florencia Torche
Ending publication of monthly Current Economic Statistics (CES) would violate the will of Congress as expressed federal law.

It would also violate OMB's Statistical Policy Directive 3, which governs all Principal Federal Economic Indicators, including the CES.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Reposted by Florencia Torche
For an excellent take on polygenic scores & embryo selection read this great post by @drjenndowd.bsky.social.
Can You Pay to Get Taller, Smarter Embryos?
Genetic prediction is not as good as you think.
jenndowd.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Compensation is inferred from behavior: hypogamous wives (more educated than their husbands) are more likely to take their husband's name than education-equal wives—a gap that persists and even slightly widens between 2000 and 2021.
July 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
*National* -- now and always!
July 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM