Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org

The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!

Useful background: "Child care centers were previously protected under a 'sensitive locations' directive that advised ICE to not conduct enforcement in places like schools and day cares. But President Donald Trump removed that protection on his first day in office."

Just got confirmation that I'm going to be running Chicago 2026 on the charity team for the Greater Chicago Food Depository (@fooddepository.bsky.social) to raise money for local food banks. With the freezing of SNAP they need your support now more than ever. DONATE: www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...

We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."

Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.

The fun part about transnational movements like Hindutva that attack scholars is that this happens across multiple countries. For the Weiss’ of the world moaning about being cancelled, this is what actual intellectuals face. Anyway as good a time as any to share www.hindutvaharassmentfieldmanual.org

It’s not even just the mere willingness to discard women’s rights and dignity for the sake of expedience. It’s the blithe assumption that throwing women under the bus *must be* expedient—in contradiction to the facts—that reveals who Klein thinks his politics are for.

The self-harm to US agriculture is kind of stunning.

Bailouts might keep these producers afloat a bit longer, but I don't see how the US can reclaim the lost market share without credibly re-committing to a stable trade regime, which seems impossible at this point.

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I wrote up a policy brief on a migration workshop I attended for Standard Error last month. There is not a single more important line of social science research for making sense of our times. Read it!

This piece is speculative, but underscores just how bonkers it is that the INC's stance has been to goad Modi into resuming hostilities. It is deeply concerning how many Indians think a hot war would be quick, decisive, and with minimal losses for us.

1/19: Seems timely to share a paper which explores how people perceive & understand trade and trade policies. Which factors shape the support for different trade policies? Thread below with the key takeaways #EconTwitter 🧵, and full paper here: socialeconomicslab.org/understandin...

You’ve heard about small open economies, but are you ready for big closed economy (singular)?

The world's top network of labor economists—@iza.org—will close permanently at the end of this year.

What a loss to research. Especially now when the rising waters of disinformation choke truth.

It is up to us, now, to begin the work to rebuild.

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Twinkle, twinkle, little Starlink: my Trade Secrets today.

Countries are scrambling to set up their own satellite systems rather than depend on geopolitical foes. It's all part of the politicisation of the plumbing of the world economy.

This piece is fantastic because it demonstrates how firms' capital decisions & personnel policies counter the bargaining power unions derive from the location stickiness inherent to much of the service sector. This seems particularly important in Wagner-style systems with a focus on establishments.

Kerala is the bastion of left movements and organisations in India. But within them, women have had to wage fierce battles to be heard and represented.
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Johanna Deeksha reports on the plights of women workers in Kerala.

Unions are crucial in introducing and maintaining labour standards in the informal sector. But this piece hammers in the importance of women in union leadership positions, and the need democratise union participation.

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In the ongoing negotiations at Volkswagen, IG-Metall offers to forgo 1.5 billion euros in future pay rises, but the Porsche family has different ideas.

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Makes not crossing a picket line at ASSA look easy as pie I reckon

Shout out to the team behind the Fragile Juggernaut series on the rise of the CIO. One of the most enjoyable and energizing podcasts since @mikeduncan.bsky.social and Revolutions. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h....