Responding to follow along. But I’ve been wondering about this also & how it connects to the argument in “Why Wages Don't Fall during a Recession” that firms resist lowering wages because of the morale effect.

If nominal wage cuts are perceived as punishment then wage gains are perceived as reward?

I’m interested in within-poster, cross-platform post variation but sadly don’t think this thread will help me. 😊

Another 3 days of waiting for the follow, I just discovered.

Harsh, but fair @prestonmui.bsky.social

My friend @prestonmui.bsky.social is who convinced me to come over here but has yet to follow me back 😔

My path after the PhD was not what I envisioned while in grad school. Always happy to share my perspective or offer advice to those currently on the job market or considering a path in tech or finance. Please reach out!

A few months ago I moved from NYC to my hometown of Lancaster, PA—a small, walkable, historic city with a fun bowling alley downtown.

I am an economist at LinkedIn where I currently work on (micro & macro) labor research topics. But for my first 2 years at LinkedIn I worked on practical causal inference/experimentation/auction design problems.

Giving this another go