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In an interesting turn of events, US and Danish government came up with the same to help with the affordability crisis: longer mortgages!
That has sparked some backlash. But in the US, it seems the discussion is focusing on the wrong stuff.
Well, let’s try to learn from 🇩🇰.
That has sparked some backlash. But in the US, it seems the discussion is focusing on the wrong stuff.
Well, let’s try to learn from 🇩🇰.
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In an interesting turn of events, US and Danish government came up with the same to help with the affordability crisis: longer mortgages!
That has sparked some backlash. But in the US, it seems the discussion is focusing on the wrong stuff.
Well, let’s try to learn from 🇩🇰.
That has sparked some backlash. But in the US, it seems the discussion is focusing on the wrong stuff.
Well, let’s try to learn from 🇩🇰.
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Latest write-up about outrageous administrative over reach at IU. www.jta.org/2025/11/07/u...
In Indiana, a vaunted Jewish studies program is upended by red-state politics over Israel and speech - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A leadership shakeup, a defunded graduate student and political pressure from above have turned a storied program into a flashpoint for Trump-era campus politics.
www.jta.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Latest write-up about outrageous administrative over reach at IU. www.jta.org/2025/11/07/u...
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💡 Why would a firm spend millions teaching workers it doesn’t even employ?
From open-sourcing to free certifications, superstar firms often train the workforce of their customers.
My JMP explains why. 🧵👇 1/n
From open-sourcing to free certifications, superstar firms often train the workforce of their customers.
My JMP explains why. 🧵👇 1/n
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
💡 Why would a firm spend millions teaching workers it doesn’t even employ?
From open-sourcing to free certifications, superstar firms often train the workforce of their customers.
My JMP explains why. 🧵👇 1/n
From open-sourcing to free certifications, superstar firms often train the workforce of their customers.
My JMP explains why. 🧵👇 1/n
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Trade JMCs: Each year, I compile a list of international-trade job-market papers. To make sure you're on my list (& save me some work), please reply with your info in the following format:
Firstname Surname (School) - JMP title - homepageURL
[Spatial JMCs: reply to other post]
Firstname Surname (School) - JMP title - homepageURL
[Spatial JMCs: reply to other post]
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Trade JMCs: Each year, I compile a list of international-trade job-market papers. To make sure you're on my list (& save me some work), please reply with your info in the following format:
Firstname Surname (School) - JMP title - homepageURL
[Spatial JMCs: reply to other post]
Firstname Surname (School) - JMP title - homepageURL
[Spatial JMCs: reply to other post]
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Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
Economics Literature Search
Full-text search across 15,000+ papers from top economics journals and NBER working papers. Track how empirical methods have evolved over time.
paulgp.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
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I like this paper by Gillingham, Kotchen, Levinsohn, and Nalebuff: www.nber.org/papers/w34413
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
October 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I like this paper by Gillingham, Kotchen, Levinsohn, and Nalebuff: www.nber.org/papers/w34413
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
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"Here is the math that they are scared of, there are more of us than there are of them. We are the majority, there is not enough of them to win." @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on #NoKingsDay
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Here is the math that they are scared of, there are more of us than there are of them. We are the majority, there is not enough of them to win." @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on #NoKingsDay
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Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
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Although border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly said he recused himself from any “involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts,” ProPublica obtained records showing he has had at least some involvement in contracting conversations.
Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign
A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Although border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly said he recused himself from any “involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts,” ProPublica obtained records showing he has had at least some involvement in contracting conversations.
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ICE agents shot a U.S. citizen Saturday on Chicago’s South Side
They are creating chaos
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
They are creating chaos
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Federal agents shoot woman in Chicago neighborhood after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars, DHS says
The woman, as well as a man whom authorities say was involved in the chaos, were facing charges Sunday morning.
www.cbsnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
ICE agents shot a U.S. citizen Saturday on Chicago’s South Side
They are creating chaos
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
They are creating chaos
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze
Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.
time.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
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Here’s a quick roundup from last week of just a few of the ways federal workers reminded Congress that the “shutdown” started in January: /1
cfpbunion.shop/products/hol...
cfpbunion.shop/products/hol...
Hold The Line T-Shirt
100% of proceeds go to the CFPB Union Solidarity Fund.
cfpbunion.shop
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Here’s a quick roundup from last week of just a few of the ways federal workers reminded Congress that the “shutdown” started in January: /1
cfpbunion.shop/products/hol...
cfpbunion.shop/products/hol...
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How more obvious does it need to get? www.americanbanker.com/news/cfpb-dr...
CFPB drops enforcement actions against two more lenders
Washington Federal Bank and Planet Home Lending are both off the hook for the remainder of their consent orders, which the bureau quietly terminated.
www.americanbanker.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
How more obvious does it need to get? www.americanbanker.com/news/cfpb-dr...
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Thrilled that my paper "The Cost of Curbing Externalities with Market Power: Alcohol Regulations and Tax Alternatives" with
@cconlon.bsky.social
was accepted by the Journal of Political Economy
@jpolecon.bsky.social !
@cconlon.bsky.social
was accepted by the Journal of Political Economy
@jpolecon.bsky.social !
September 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Thrilled that my paper "The Cost of Curbing Externalities with Market Power: Alcohol Regulations and Tax Alternatives" with
@cconlon.bsky.social
was accepted by the Journal of Political Economy
@jpolecon.bsky.social !
@cconlon.bsky.social
was accepted by the Journal of Political Economy
@jpolecon.bsky.social !
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Banks and consumer advocates warned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that rolling back supervision of nonbank auto lenders, debt collectors, consumer credit reporting companies, and international remittance providers would harm competition and customers.
Banks, Consumer Groups Bash CFPB Nonbank Supervision Rollback
Banks and consumer advocates warned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that rolling back supervision of nonbank auto lenders, debt collectors, consumer credit reporting companies, and international remittance providers would harm competition and customers.
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Banks and consumer advocates warned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that rolling back supervision of nonbank auto lenders, debt collectors, consumer credit reporting companies, and international remittance providers would harm competition and customers.
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Call Congress and tell them to restore the CFPB's funding in any budget compromise. nteu335.org/2025/08/25/t...
www.reuters.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Call Congress and tell them to restore the CFPB's funding in any budget compromise. nteu335.org/2025/08/25/t...
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EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
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The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing yesterday where every Republican raised fears of an epidemic of fraud. This comes after they enthused over the mothballing of the CFPB, established to crack down on... an epidemic of fraud. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
GOP Wrings Hands About Fraud After Crushing CFPB
A House Committee on Financial Services hearing Thursday morning was an exercise in gaslighting.
prospect.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing yesterday where every Republican raised fears of an epidemic of fraud. This comes after they enthused over the mothballing of the CFPB, established to crack down on... an epidemic of fraud. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
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NEWS: The D.C. Council just passed an emergency bill allowing anyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription, which have been requested recently due to changes in federal vaccine recommendations. (And some D.C. residents have had to go to Maryland or Virginia.)
September 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
NEWS: The D.C. Council just passed an emergency bill allowing anyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription, which have been requested recently due to changes in federal vaccine recommendations. (And some D.C. residents have had to go to Maryland or Virginia.)
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A news tidbit: This week the D.C. Council will vote on an emergency bill from @cmchenderson.bsky.social that will allow pharmacies to administer the COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription. Because of changes at the federal level, local pharmacies have been requiring a prescription.
September 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A news tidbit: This week the D.C. Council will vote on an emergency bill from @cmchenderson.bsky.social that will allow pharmacies to administer the COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription. Because of changes at the federal level, local pharmacies have been requiring a prescription.
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korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
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A sneering midwit with inherited wealth got the facts wrong, and accused an honest public servant—Lisa Cook—of fraud. His meddling created a crisis well beyond his portfolio, undermining the Fed.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A sneering midwit with inherited wealth got the facts wrong, and accused an honest public servant—Lisa Cook—of fraud. His meddling created a crisis well beyond his portfolio, undermining the Fed.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
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“.. The document appears to counter other documentation that Cook’s critics have cited in support of their claims that she committed mortgage fraud ..”
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September 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“.. The document appears to counter other documentation that Cook’s critics have cited in support of their claims that she committed mortgage fraud ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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US blue-collar job growth has completely stagnated, hitting the lowest level since the onset of the pandemic—manufacturing is currently losing jobs at a rapid pace, and growth in construction/transportation has slowed to a crawl
September 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
US blue-collar job growth has completely stagnated, hitting the lowest level since the onset of the pandemic—manufacturing is currently losing jobs at a rapid pace, and growth in construction/transportation has slowed to a crawl
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"Automakers are passing tariffs on to consumers without raising prices" share.google/NEj6tkyLQulM...
September 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"Automakers are passing tariffs on to consumers without raising prices" share.google/NEj6tkyLQulM...