Kathryn Anne Edwards
@kedseconomist.com
Labor economist, opinion writer, policy consultant, podcaster
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Kathryn Anne Edwards
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· Nov 20
IRS Estimates a $606 Billion Tax Gap for 2022 | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
2024-10-24-The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published its p
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Reminder: the $600 billion per year that the IRS doesn't collect in taxes owed is enough to pay for universal school meals (~$50 billion) and the child care /preschool (~$40 billion) and paid family leave (~$20 billion) provisions of build back better...six times over!
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Dreading what may come up at the Thanksgiving dinner table? The Optimists will help you prepare to thoughtfully and effectively respond to a range of issues that might surface 👇
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
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November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Dreading what may come up at the Thanksgiving dinner table? The Optimists will help you prepare to thoughtfully and effectively respond to a range of issues that might surface 👇
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New! Sirens welcomes @kedseconomist.com to explain (dun-dun) the economy (no pressure!), unpack the visit of "strategic partner" MBS and whose strategy he's partnering under, looks at the justice system and cringes through the lens of Comey, Epstein, and Kelly. sites.libsyn.com/92063/ai-dea...
Sirens: A Bombshell production: AI Deals, the (Breaking) Justice System, and the Optimist Economy
Everyone's negotiating these days, with the Ukraine deal, recent AI deals, and the near final Schedule F (er Schedule Policy/Career) closing up (or not) as the year wraps up and the holiday party circ...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New! Sirens welcomes @kedseconomist.com to explain (dun-dun) the economy (no pressure!), unpack the visit of "strategic partner" MBS and whose strategy he's partnering under, looks at the justice system and cringes through the lens of Comey, Epstein, and Kelly. sites.libsyn.com/92063/ai-dea...
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Even though @kedseconomist.com and @rauzi.bsky.social are on a break they did a PSA podcast to arm yourself with counterpoints to the dumb things your drunk uncle, Fox News watching aunt and cryptobro cousin are going to say when you’re over for Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Even though @kedseconomist.com and @rauzi.bsky.social are on a break they did a PSA podcast to arm yourself with counterpoints to the dumb things your drunk uncle, Fox News watching aunt and cryptobro cousin are going to say when you’re over for Thanksgiving
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
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Incredible crash course that reveals the many problems affecting the American economy at the moment, why it's so easy for so many people to misinterpret what's happening, and the policies we could advocate for that would actually help everyone in this country succeed.
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
optimisteconomy.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Incredible crash course that reveals the many problems affecting the American economy at the moment, why it's so easy for so many people to misinterpret what's happening, and the policies we could advocate for that would actually help everyone in this country succeed.
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
optimisteconomy.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
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NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
Gov. Abbott released 1,400 pages of emails about Elon Musk. Most are blacked out.
Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
www.kut.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
The code name Summers used in exchanges with Epstein for the mentee he was trying to have sex with was “peril.”
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The code name Summers used in exchanges with Epstein for the mentee he was trying to have sex with was “peril.”
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
"She is doomed to be with you."
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"She is doomed to be with you."
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It's an almost unbelievable exchange.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The One Big Beautiful Bill dedicates $170 billion to immigration enforcement, or $12,142 per unauthorized immigrant. By comparison, the federal government spends $8,990 per child each year.
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
That Extra ICE Funding Could Buy a Lot of School Meals
Whatever their views on America’s immigration laws, most Americans probably have no idea how much the US is spending to enforce them. That’s in part because congressional Republicans and President Don...
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill dedicates $170 billion to immigration enforcement, or $12,142 per unauthorized immigrant. By comparison, the federal government spends $8,990 per child each year.
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Money talks; Congress is saying kids aren't as important.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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when my doctor asks me if i'm getting enough sleep drinking enough water getting exercise or taking a multivitamin
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
when my doctor asks me if i'm getting enough sleep drinking enough water getting exercise or taking a multivitamin
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Hours-long wait times. Endless looping music. Useless robot messages.
Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security every month. What they experience is often maddening.
Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security every month. What they experience is often maddening.
Callers to Social Security wait for hours to get help. Hear their ordeals.
Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security’s 1-800 number every month. What they experience is often maddening.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hours-long wait times. Endless looping music. Useless robot messages.
Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security every month. What they experience is often maddening.
Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security every month. What they experience is often maddening.
Policymakers are stuck in a 1960s view of economic hardship, where poverty (and program eligibility) comes from lack of employment. We have 70 years of evidence: bad jobs with unpredictable schedules and variable earnings are a larger source of hardship.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Tyranny of the Low-Quality Job
For decades, a job has been seen as the key to escaping poverty. A major new study turns the question on its head: What if hardship is the result of employment, as opposed to the absence of it?
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Policymakers are stuck in a 1960s view of economic hardship, where poverty (and program eligibility) comes from lack of employment. We have 70 years of evidence: bad jobs with unpredictable schedules and variable earnings are a larger source of hardship.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Big congratulations to ESB member @kedseconomist.com on her upcoming book, Optimist Economy! 🎊 Drawing on history and real-world success stories, she charts a path toward a stronger, fairer economy that works for all Americans.
An incredible day! I officially have a deal for my first book.
I write to inform and empower, to convince Americans that the best economy in US history is ahead of us, and we can build it.
Excited and grateful for this opportunity!!! Thank you MBW, Merry, and Norton!
I write to inform and empower, to convince Americans that the best economy in US history is ahead of us, and we can build it.
Excited and grateful for this opportunity!!! Thank you MBW, Merry, and Norton!
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Big congratulations to ESB member @kedseconomist.com on her upcoming book, Optimist Economy! 🎊 Drawing on history and real-world success stories, she charts a path toward a stronger, fairer economy that works for all Americans.
An incredible day! I officially have a deal for my first book.
I write to inform and empower, to convince Americans that the best economy in US history is ahead of us, and we can build it.
Excited and grateful for this opportunity!!! Thank you MBW, Merry, and Norton!
I write to inform and empower, to convince Americans that the best economy in US history is ahead of us, and we can build it.
Excited and grateful for this opportunity!!! Thank you MBW, Merry, and Norton!
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An incredible day! I officially have a deal for my first book.
I write to inform and empower, to convince Americans that the best economy in US history is ahead of us, and we can build it.
Excited and grateful for this opportunity!!! Thank you MBW, Merry, and Norton!
I write to inform and empower, to convince Americans that the best economy in US history is ahead of us, and we can build it.
Excited and grateful for this opportunity!!! Thank you MBW, Merry, and Norton!
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Less than half of U.S. workers hold a quality job with predictable schedules, safety & respect, a voice at work, and room for advancement. The Upjohn Institute partnered on a new survey revealing critical gaps in job quality and why they matter.
Read more:
#Jobs #Workforce #econsky #JobQuality
Read more:
#Jobs #Workforce #econsky #JobQuality
Landmark study shows less than half of U.S. workers have a quality job
www.upjohn.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Less than half of U.S. workers hold a quality job with predictable schedules, safety & respect, a voice at work, and room for advancement. The Upjohn Institute partnered on a new survey revealing critical gaps in job quality and why they matter.
Read more:
#Jobs #Workforce #econsky #JobQuality
Read more:
#Jobs #Workforce #econsky #JobQuality
First had this thought during the LIBOR email release, but I think it would be really instructive if every leak of scandalous text/email exchanges was accompanied by actors reading through them aloud.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
First had this thought during the LIBOR email release, but I think it would be really instructive if every leak of scandalous text/email exchanges was accompanied by actors reading through them aloud.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
Will a continued shutdown mean that we will miss the October jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics? I explain in my latest column: that's a choice the administration is making. And it's a terrible one for the economy and the agency.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Shutdown’s Consequences for the BLS Are Dire
With the US government shutdown approaching its third week, the costs and consequences are steadily accumulating: for citizens who rely on federal services, for the employees who serve them, and for t...
www.bloomberg.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Will a continued shutdown mean that we will miss the October jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics? I explain in my latest column: that's a choice the administration is making. And it's a terrible one for the economy and the agency.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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What the “birth-death” model can tell us about the economy
A good @marketplace.org report
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
A good @marketplace.org report
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
What the “birth-death” model can tell us about the economy
Its underperformance in recent years could be a sign of weakness in the labor market
www.marketplace.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What the “birth-death” model can tell us about the economy
A good @marketplace.org report
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
A good @marketplace.org report
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
Last week I went back on Prof G Markets. It was a really fun conversation, covering everything from BLS data collection, the economic prospects of boys and men, immigration spending to trad wives and labor law. Listen wherever, or watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSnO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSnO...
How Policy is Failing the American Workforce — ft. Kathryn Anne Edwards | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Last week I went back on Prof G Markets. It was a really fun conversation, covering everything from BLS data collection, the economic prospects of boys and men, immigration spending to trad wives and labor law. Listen wherever, or watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSnO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSnO...
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I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ @kedseconomist.com ! I really enjoyed this interview even though I’m not a huge fan of Prof G (I just skip the first 10 min) but great questions were asked and Kathryn explains it all so perfectly!
P.s. Optimist Economy podcast is 🤌!
youtu.be/qSnOSSP8lOE?...
P.s. Optimist Economy podcast is 🤌!
youtu.be/qSnOSSP8lOE?...
How Policy is Failing the American Workforce — ft. Kathryn Anne Edwards | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ @kedseconomist.com ! I really enjoyed this interview even though I’m not a huge fan of Prof G (I just skip the first 10 min) but great questions were asked and Kathryn explains it all so perfectly!
P.s. Optimist Economy podcast is 🤌!
youtu.be/qSnOSSP8lOE?...
P.s. Optimist Economy podcast is 🤌!
youtu.be/qSnOSSP8lOE?...
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Fantastic @profgalloway.com Markets podcast today with @kedseconomist.com doing an excellent job highlighting the exploitation of undocumented workers by employers and the erosion of labor law enforcement. So refreshing to hear this language in a markets podcast.
October 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Fantastic @profgalloway.com Markets podcast today with @kedseconomist.com doing an excellent job highlighting the exploitation of undocumented workers by employers and the erosion of labor law enforcement. So refreshing to hear this language in a markets podcast.
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I feel like there’s a conflict of interest talking up this episode of @kedseconomist.com’s podcast since they answered my question right off the bat but it’s a really good podcast that harkens back to the heyday of NPR podcasts. UBI! Minimum wage! Hardly any f-bombs!
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Optimist Q&A: Evidence for UBI, What to Do About Billionaires, and Where Will the U.S. Economy Be After Trump? | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
In the final Q&A of the season, economist Kathryn Edwards answers listener questions on recent universal basic income experiments, legislative budgeting tricks, and the value of more aggressive IR...
rss.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I feel like there’s a conflict of interest talking up this episode of @kedseconomist.com’s podcast since they answered my question right off the bat but it’s a really good podcast that harkens back to the heyday of NPR podcasts. UBI! Minimum wage! Hardly any f-bombs!
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
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Ever had a question for an economist? Send them to the Optimists! Our latest episode is based on listener-submitted questions about the economy: billionaires, Social Security tax rates, child care, the minimum wage, cash welfare, innovation, and more.
It's a fun ride!
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It's a fun ride!
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
Optimist Q&A: Evidence for UBI, What to Do About Billionaires, and Where Will the U.S. Economy Be After Trump? | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
In the final Q&A of the season, economist Kathryn Edwards answers listener questions on recent universal basic income experiments, legislative budgeting tricks, and the value of more aggressive IR...
rss.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ever had a question for an economist? Send them to the Optimists! Our latest episode is based on listener-submitted questions about the economy: billionaires, Social Security tax rates, child care, the minimum wage, cash welfare, innovation, and more.
It's a fun ride!
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
It's a fun ride!
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
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Just caught @kedseconomist.com discussing the gender pay gap on @hereandnow.bsky.social! She connects the dots—well worth a listen. www.wbur.org/radio/progra...
Here & Now
NPR and WBUR's live midday news program.
www.wbur.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just caught @kedseconomist.com discussing the gender pay gap on @hereandnow.bsky.social! She connects the dots—well worth a listen. www.wbur.org/radio/progra...
I went on Here and Now to talk about the gender pay gap and news that it has widened over the past two years. We went on to talk about family friendly work policy, the focus on boys and men, and why I remain steadfastly optimistic.
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Gender pay gap grows as wages of women backslide
Women's' wages aren't keeping pace with what men earn on average, and at the same time, women are increasingly leaving the workforce.
www.wbur.org
October 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I went on Here and Now to talk about the gender pay gap and news that it has widened over the past two years. We went on to talk about family friendly work policy, the focus on boys and men, and why I remain steadfastly optimistic.
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...