Son of Lars
@larsonwd.bsky.social
Dad, sportsball fan, nerd stuff, economist. Personal account-views are my own.
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Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
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Just a few years ago the economics profession completely marginalized @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for speaking out on this matter.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
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 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Just a few years ago the economics profession completely marginalized @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for speaking out on this matter.
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February 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
But will we adapt? Probably. Nevertheless, super cool (or hot?) study! #econsky
By the end of this century, the extra discomfort from hotter temperatures could cost Americans billions of dollars per year, say researchers at UT Austin, Montana State, and the FHFA. Their findings come from an unexpected place: America’s favorite pastime. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...
Beating the heat
How much are people willing to pay to avoid uncomfortable temperatures?
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January 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
But will we adapt? Probably. Nevertheless, super cool (or hot?) study! #econsky
Looks like the right amount of surface parking--basically token tailgate lots and that's it.
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Looks like the right amount of surface parking--basically token tailgate lots and that's it.
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Trump says interest rates should go lower (again). Evidence, theory... time inconsistency. A teachable moment #econsky
And So It Begins: Rules vs. Discretion 2025 | Econbrowser
econbrowser.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Trump says interest rates should go lower (again). Evidence, theory... time inconsistency. A teachable moment #econsky
Wow, I want to know who that one person who didn't vote for Ichiro was....
January 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wow, I want to know who that one person who didn't vote for Ichiro was....
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Dec Housing Starts blew past expectations, while Building Permits declined slightly less than expected.
In the details of the report, the surge was driven by a jump in Multifamily (MF) starts, which popped 59% m/m while Single-Family (SF) inched higher by 3.3%.
More details in the 🧵
#EconSky
In the details of the report, the surge was driven by a jump in Multifamily (MF) starts, which popped 59% m/m while Single-Family (SF) inched higher by 3.3%.
More details in the 🧵
#EconSky
January 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Dec Housing Starts blew past expectations, while Building Permits declined slightly less than expected.
In the details of the report, the surge was driven by a jump in Multifamily (MF) starts, which popped 59% m/m while Single-Family (SF) inched higher by 3.3%.
More details in the 🧵
#EconSky
In the details of the report, the surge was driven by a jump in Multifamily (MF) starts, which popped 59% m/m while Single-Family (SF) inched higher by 3.3%.
More details in the 🧵
#EconSky
I get the exodus from TikTok, but this would seem to be the wrong response...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
As Americans flock to RedNote, privacy advocates warn about surveillance
Privacy advocates are also warning against using the app.
www.theverge.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I get the exodus from TikTok, but this would seem to be the wrong response...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
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i've long been a big believer in newspapers in spite of their flaws but i increasingly believe between subscriptions to defector, 404 media and the 51st i no longer need to put up with a newspaper's downsides that are inherent to their business model: ownership and editorial
January 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
i've long been a big believer in newspapers in spite of their flaws but i increasingly believe between subscriptions to defector, 404 media and the 51st i no longer need to put up with a newspaper's downsides that are inherent to their business model: ownership and editorial
Wow, this is wild. 174 acre transfer, but in the law, 32 acres are for wetlands and 42 acres are to be parks, leaving about 100 acres left. 20 acres for a stadium leaves 80 for parking, housing, etc, which ain't much. Seems like we either get a stadium or housing but not both.
It won't be easy to build a modern NFL stadium at RFK:
— Developable site is 100 acres
— NFL requires a minimum of 35K parking spaces for a Super Bowl–eligible venue
— That's 100–350 acres of surface lots or 50 acres of garages
Great analysis by @nsementelli.bsky.social: ggwash.org/view/98029/t...
— Developable site is 100 acres
— NFL requires a minimum of 35K parking spaces for a Super Bowl–eligible venue
— That's 100–350 acres of surface lots or 50 acres of garages
Great analysis by @nsementelli.bsky.social: ggwash.org/view/98029/t...
RFK isn’t big enough for a stadium with NFL-sized parking
Mayor Bowser has said RFK is big enough for a stadium and everything else neighbors want. But with only 100 acres of developable land, the District will have to choose between new housing, retail, and...
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January 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Wow, this is wild. 174 acre transfer, but in the law, 32 acres are for wetlands and 42 acres are to be parks, leaving about 100 acres left. 20 acres for a stadium leaves 80 for parking, housing, etc, which ain't much. Seems like we either get a stadium or housing but not both.
Snowman and snowsnake.
January 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Snowman and snowsnake.
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Once again reflecting on former Post owner Eugene Meyer’s “Seven principles for the conduct of a newspaper”:
“The newspaper's duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of the owner.”
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“The newspaper's duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of the owner.”
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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January 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Once again reflecting on former Post owner Eugene Meyer’s “Seven principles for the conduct of a newspaper”:
“The newspaper's duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of the owner.”
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
“The newspaper's duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of the owner.”
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
January 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Swift economic change may lead to both generational and gendered conflicts that result in a rapid decrease in the total fertility rate, from Claudia Goldin https://www.nber.org/papers/w33311
January 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#econsky sure enough, OFR was targeted in the Treasury hack. Jokes on you--my files are a mess.
Chinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, identifying targets of a cyberattack Treasury disclosed earlier this week.
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#econsky sure enough, OFR was targeted in the Treasury hack. Jokes on you--my files are a mess.
Lots of cosplayers in Montana nowadays...
The 'Yellowstone' TV show Is over, but not the damage it’s done to the West
The caricatured version of Montana sold by the show is helping ruin a place its creators never truly understood.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Lots of cosplayers in Montana nowadays...
not great…
US Treasury's workstations breached in cyberattack by China, AFP reports
A Chinese state-sponsored actor was behind a cyberattack on the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month, resulting in unauthorized access to some of its workstations, Agence France-Presse reported on Monday, citing a letter to Congress.
www.reuters.com
December 30, 2024 at 10:31 PM
not great…
Some nerdy repo jokes going down today:
Person A: At a repo pizza party
Person B: Do you have to give it back?
Person C: Was it cheapest to deliver?
...I'll see myself out #econsky
Person A: At a repo pizza party
Person B: Do you have to give it back?
Person C: Was it cheapest to deliver?
...I'll see myself out #econsky
December 19, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Some nerdy repo jokes going down today:
Person A: At a repo pizza party
Person B: Do you have to give it back?
Person C: Was it cheapest to deliver?
...I'll see myself out #econsky
Person A: At a repo pizza party
Person B: Do you have to give it back?
Person C: Was it cheapest to deliver?
...I'll see myself out #econsky
@cmcharlesallen.bsky.social can you and the council please try to make this a priority next year?
December 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
@cmcharlesallen.bsky.social can you and the council please try to make this a priority next year?