James Feigenbaum
@jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University | Economic History, Labor, Inequality
https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
not exactly, although it took me 10 minutes to find my own house because these maps are not super easy to read www.newtonma.gov/home/showpub...
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
not exactly, although it took me 10 minutes to find my own house because these maps are not super easy to read www.newtonma.gov/home/showpub...
Thanks Google Scholar, but I think I'll just wait for my referees to patiently tell me about which @jondr44.bsky.social paper is relevant
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thanks Google Scholar, but I think I'll just wait for my referees to patiently tell me about which @jondr44.bsky.social paper is relevant
Sometimes, there are real gems in the Google Scholar "new citations to your articles" email. Awesome title for this experiment that rejects the existence of ghosts that cause crime
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sometimes, there are real gems in the Google Scholar "new citations to your articles" email. Awesome title for this experiment that rejects the existence of ghosts that cause crime
My slide on Andrew Mellon in EC365
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My slide on Andrew Mellon in EC365
I have a PhD in economics and I was a math major in undergrad. I write this not to brag but to provide context because it took me 20+ minutes to figure out the answer to my kindergartener's Russian Math homework
October 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I have a PhD in economics and I was a math major in undergrad. I write this not to brag but to provide context because it took me 20+ minutes to figure out the answer to my kindergartener's Russian Math homework
Fuck yes. Love getting a GOTV text from the good ppl at @abundanthousingma.org PAC. And everyone in Newton vote the Vibrant Newton slate #mapoli
October 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Fuck yes. Love getting a GOTV text from the good ppl at @abundanthousingma.org PAC. And everyone in Newton vote the Vibrant Newton slate #mapoli
Some totally not deranged economics coverage
October 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Some totally not deranged economics coverage
Two more lightly sourced tables. QJE in the lead as god intended
October 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Two more lightly sourced tables. QJE in the lead as god intended
I teach this on day one of phd econ history. Probably from one of these four papers on econ history and economics
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I teach this on day one of phd econ history. Probably from one of these four papers on econ history and economics
Kind of like the opposite of Leo Lionni's Frederick? Frederick lazes around collecting culture while the good field mice collect food for winter
October 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Kind of like the opposite of Leo Lionni's Frederick? Frederick lazes around collecting culture while the good field mice collect food for winter
Bold choice for the NIMBYest candidate running for Ward 4 at large in Newton to send a canvasser this morning to the commuter rail station #mapoli
October 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bold choice for the NIMBYest candidate running for Ward 4 at large in Newton to send a canvasser this morning to the commuter rail station #mapoli
Going to outsource my phd student advising to some wrapper for chatgpt or Claude. What could go wrong?
October 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Going to outsource my phd student advising to some wrapper for chatgpt or Claude. What could go wrong?
Pig butcher scammers out here increasing prosocial volunteering and dumpling consumption. Win-win-win
September 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Pig butcher scammers out here increasing prosocial volunteering and dumpling consumption. Win-win-win
Brattle St mansions for NIMBYs
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Brattle St mansions for NIMBYs
Any health reporters want to do a deep dive on MAHA influencers recommending people heat their raw milk at home? @lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social and I have a paper about early 20th century pasteurization mandates, and we want to highlight continued relevance, but I don't think we can cite instagram
September 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Any health reporters want to do a deep dive on MAHA influencers recommending people heat their raw milk at home? @lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social and I have a paper about early 20th century pasteurization mandates, and we want to highlight continued relevance, but I don't think we can cite instagram
Clearly we aren't in a recession yet. Look at this very real and obviously not a scam "online remote evaluator" job text I just got. I wonder if these are in JOLTS?
I also like the behavioral econ infused "reply immediately" part
I also like the behavioral econ infused "reply immediately" part
September 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Clearly we aren't in a recession yet. Look at this very real and obviously not a scam "online remote evaluator" job text I just got. I wonder if these are in JOLTS?
I also like the behavioral econ infused "reply immediately" part
I also like the behavioral econ infused "reply immediately" part
Get the state-level diff in diff machine ready
August 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Get the state-level diff in diff machine ready
Maybe he's a smarter and more tactical yimby than I am but... This is not exactly full throated abundance
August 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Maybe he's a smarter and more tactical yimby than I am but... This is not exactly full throated abundance
Fascinating business model. Students can pay Kritik to "prove" to me that they didn't use generative AI to cheat on their assignments. Low, low price of $49 per student...
August 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fascinating business model. Students can pay Kritik to "prove" to me that they didn't use generative AI to cheat on their assignments. Low, low price of $49 per student...
Quick reminder to everyone that this is who votes (early and often) in our local elections. Currently losing their mind on Nextdoor over a road diet and bike lanes
August 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Quick reminder to everyone that this is who votes (early and often) in our local elections. Currently losing their mind on Nextdoor over a road diet and bike lanes
"French-Canadian laxative"?
The Boston Globe Starting Point newsletter never misses
The Boston Globe Starting Point newsletter never misses
August 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"French-Canadian laxative"?
The Boston Globe Starting Point newsletter never misses
The Boston Globe Starting Point newsletter never misses
You receive an email from our dept admin about the uptick in construction noise in our building and think, "That'll be annoying."
I get that email and think, "exogenous variation in working conditions on faculty productivity."
We are not the same
I get that email and think, "exogenous variation in working conditions on faculty productivity."
We are not the same
August 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
You receive an email from our dept admin about the uptick in construction noise in our building and think, "That'll be annoying."
I get that email and think, "exogenous variation in working conditions on faculty productivity."
We are not the same
I get that email and think, "exogenous variation in working conditions on faculty productivity."
We are not the same
Surprise! NIMBY complainant is a local landlord
August 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Surprise! NIMBY complainant is a local landlord
But this quote from a Nonantum resident encapsulates pretty much everything wrong with Greater Boston zoning/housing over the last century+
Lovely sentiment, but neighborhoods probably shouldn't have stopped being "first-arrival points" in the 1880s!
Lovely sentiment, but neighborhoods probably shouldn't have stopped being "first-arrival points" in the 1880s!
July 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
But this quote from a Nonantum resident encapsulates pretty much everything wrong with Greater Boston zoning/housing over the last century+
Lovely sentiment, but neighborhoods probably shouldn't have stopped being "first-arrival points" in the 1880s!
Lovely sentiment, but neighborhoods probably shouldn't have stopped being "first-arrival points" in the 1880s!