John Mullahy
@johnmullahy.bsky.social
UW-Madison, Univ. of Galway, NBER
C.V.: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/kkaquhtv5b2og4yo6md5p34f7q7gx1ju
Banner image: Free Clinic (detail), Jacob Lawrence, 1937
C.V.: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/kkaquhtv5b2og4yo6md5p34f7q7gx1ju
Banner image: Free Clinic (detail), Jacob Lawrence, 1937
"The insurance will be better."
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"The insurance will be better."
Exactly five years ago—the news that kindled hope amidst the pandemic's despair.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Exactly five years ago—the news that kindled hope amidst the pandemic's despair.
Careful placement and omission of commas is often essential for clarity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Careful placement and omission of commas is often essential for clarity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Get this: Coffee suppressed atrial fibrillation!
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Get this: Coffee suppressed atrial fibrillation!
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Unexpected results for recurrence from a randomized trial in participants after cardioversion from AF
#AHA25 @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Like we do every November, today we moved the deck furniture into the garage for winter.
While doing so I had a jolting recollection of the day in Nov. 2020 when the furniture was stored—uncertainty and fear of what the upcoming winter would bring, the privilege of spending most time outdoors gone.
While doing so I had a jolting recollection of the day in Nov. 2020 when the furniture was stored—uncertainty and fear of what the upcoming winter would bring, the privilege of spending most time outdoors gone.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Like we do every November, today we moved the deck furniture into the garage for winter.
While doing so I had a jolting recollection of the day in Nov. 2020 when the furniture was stored—uncertainty and fear of what the upcoming winter would bring, the privilege of spending most time outdoors gone.
While doing so I had a jolting recollection of the day in Nov. 2020 when the furniture was stored—uncertainty and fear of what the upcoming winter would bring, the privilege of spending most time outdoors gone.
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The AEA has the GREATEST JOURNALS including the one that people actually READ many times unlike UNAMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS. Our AWESOME latest issue has 100 NOBEL PRIZEWORTHY papers HERE: www.aeaweb.org/issues/826
Thank you for your attention to this issue.
Thank you for your attention to this issue.
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Vol. 39 No. 4 Fall 2025
www.aeaweb.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The AEA has the GREATEST JOURNALS including the one that people actually READ many times unlike UNAMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS. Our AWESOME latest issue has 100 NOBEL PRIZEWORTHY papers HERE: www.aeaweb.org/issues/826
Thank you for your attention to this issue.
Thank you for your attention to this issue.
Facts alone are wanted in life.… Stick to Facts, sir!
— Charles Dickens, Hard Times
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
— Charles Dickens, Hard Times
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Dismisses Affordability Concerns, Insists Prices Are Coming Down
The president said the notion that the GOP performed poorly in the recent elections because of the cost of living is a Democratic “con job.”
www.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Facts alone are wanted in life.… Stick to Facts, sir!
— Charles Dickens, Hard Times
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
— Charles Dickens, Hard Times
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Let them who've not stolen a bus and driven it to their destination when the bus they were planning to ride was full throw the first stone.
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Man drove stolen bus to Dublin because other one was full
A young man stole a Bus Éireann vehicle in Co Donegal and drove it to Dublin after being told another bus was full.
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Let them who've not stolen a bus and driven it to their destination when the bus they were planning to ride was full throw the first stone.
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Clear composition almost always requires using the Oxford comma, period and exclamation point.
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Clear composition almost always requires using the Oxford comma, period and exclamation point.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A very nice (and irritating) paper.
Perhaps add to its list of junk fees the "hospital facility fee" many are charged for care delivered in outpatient clinics.
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Perhaps add to its list of junk fees the "hospital facility fee" many are charged for care delivered in outpatient clinics.
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Are you interested in the economics of "junk fees"? A great JEP summary here:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A very nice (and irritating) paper.
Perhaps add to its list of junk fees the "hospital facility fee" many are charged for care delivered in outpatient clinics.
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Perhaps add to its list of junk fees the "hospital facility fee" many are charged for care delivered in outpatient clinics.
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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Our group at Illinois Gies College of Business is hiring! We are especially interested in public or environmental economists. Our group includes myself, @tderyugina.bsky.social, David Molitor, Nolan Miller, Jeff Brown, Riley League, and Mackenzie Alston.
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
www.aeaweb.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Our group at Illinois Gies College of Business is hiring! We are especially interested in public or environmental economists. Our group includes myself, @tderyugina.bsky.social, David Molitor, Nolan Miller, Jeff Brown, Riley League, and Mackenzie Alston.
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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… Defend yourself. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a pita pocket is a good guy with a calzone.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
… Defend yourself. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a pita pocket is a good guy with a calzone.
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Also the speed of desk rejections at some top journals.
The speed of light visualized on a world map.
Credit: Dr James O'Donoghue
Credit: Dr James O'Donoghue
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Also the speed of desk rejections at some top journals.