Petra Moser
@pmoser.bsky.social
Economic historian, studying creativity, science, and innovation, mom of 2 boys. Love running in the mountains, climbing, and singing.
When I got tenure, I decided to use it start a new research agenda, studying US science in the 20th century, how it became dominant, what held it back, and what we can do better. Here's the first pub (with Scott Kim).
Analyzing scientists' biographies during the baby boom, we find that mothers have a unique life cycle pattern of productivity. Children reduce the productivity of mothers but not fathers, with important implications for promotions and participation. buff.ly/39WbYRH
July 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When I got tenure, I decided to use it start a new research agenda, studying US science in the 20th century, how it became dominant, what held it back, and what we can do better. Here's the first pub (with Scott Kim).
Stephen Miller is Wrong about American Science www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Immigration Research Shows Stephen Miller Wrong About American Science
Stephen Miller, the chief architect of Trump immigration policy, argues that American scientific achievement owes little to immigrants.
www.forbes.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Stephen Miller is Wrong about American Science www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Jacob French and I are hiring a pre-doc in Applied Micro apply.interfolio.com/166572
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April 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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This, from my colleague
Brent Neiman says it all.
Trump admin used the results from his paper to justify tariff rates. Except they used the completely wrong number.
Staggering 🤯
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Brent Neiman says it all.
Trump admin used the results from his paper to justify tariff rates. Except they used the completely wrong number.
Staggering 🤯
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
April 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This, from my colleague
Brent Neiman says it all.
Trump admin used the results from his paper to justify tariff rates. Except they used the completely wrong number.
Staggering 🤯
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Brent Neiman says it all.
Trump admin used the results from his paper to justify tariff rates. Except they used the completely wrong number.
Staggering 🤯
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Some Germans want Syrians to return home - unless they are doctors. That won't work: "If my family and friends aren't allowed to stay, then I don't want to either." 1/n wapo.st/3DDxUYd
6,000 Syrians work as doctors in Germany. Some weigh whether to stay or go.
Syrian doctors have established themselves in Germany, filling critical health-care gaps. But Assad’s fall and anti-migrant sentiment have some torn.
wapo.st
March 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Some Germans want Syrians to return home - unless they are doctors. That won't work: "If my family and friends aren't allowed to stay, then I don't want to either." 1/n wapo.st/3DDxUYd
Dunno what this says about me, but I saw "Moby Dick" at the Met last night and absolutely loved it, down to the "squarely undulating minor-key references to Philip Glass, John Adams and Britten..." Go see it if you can!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/a...
Review: ‘Moby-Dick,’ the Opera, Cuts the Blubber
Streamlining Melville’s sprawling novel, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s moody, monochromatic 2010 adaptation has come to the Metropolitan Opera.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Dunno what this says about me, but I saw "Moby Dick" at the Met last night and absolutely loved it, down to the "squarely undulating minor-key references to Philip Glass, John Adams and Britten..." Go see it if you can!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/a...
Phew. All that takeout I'm buying is increasing productivity. Thank you @goolsbee.bsky.social, Chad Syverson, NYUStern PhD student Rebecca Goldgof & Joe Tatarka www.nber.org/papers/w33555
The Curious Surge of Productivity in U.S. Restaurants
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
March 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Phew. All that takeout I'm buying is increasing productivity. Thank you @goolsbee.bsky.social, Chad Syverson, NYUStern PhD student Rebecca Goldgof & Joe Tatarka www.nber.org/papers/w33555
When German Alexander rammed his car into a group of people in Mannheim on Monday, killing two, wounding 25, he was stopped by Afzal from Pakistan. It's funny how we only hear names and place of birth when they match our fear and prejudice.
Gestern hat ein deutscher Alexander ein schreckliches Attentat in Mannheim verübt. Gestoppt wurde er von Afzal aus Pakistan.
Dass ihr so wenig davon hört liegt daran, dass Vorname und Herkunft für viele offensichtlich nur interessant sind, wenn man das für rechte Hetze missbrauchen kann.
Dass ihr so wenig davon hört liegt daran, dass Vorname und Herkunft für viele offensichtlich nur interessant sind, wenn man das für rechte Hetze missbrauchen kann.
March 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
When German Alexander rammed his car into a group of people in Mannheim on Monday, killing two, wounding 25, he was stopped by Afzal from Pakistan. It's funny how we only hear names and place of birth when they match our fear and prejudice.
There is still some sanity in this world, at least when it comes to footwear. Birkenstocks argued that their sandals are "art" to get copyright protection. German courts said "nope" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/s...
Are Birkenstocks a Work of Art? A German Court Says No.
The famous sandal company lost a battle over copyright law, leaving room for imitations to spawn.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There is still some sanity in this world, at least when it comes to footwear. Birkenstocks argued that their sandals are "art" to get copyright protection. German courts said "nope" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/s...
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the grownups are back in charge
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
the grownups are back in charge
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
A plagiarism check did not find evidence of plagiarism, so is publishing accusations of poor citation practices in footnotes (25 years ago, please check mine). And when that's not working they go after the dissertation of @robert-habeck.de wife. Ok....
Ich rechne damit, dass heute, Vorwürfe gegen meine Doktorarbeit, die ich vor 25 Jahren geschrieben habe, veröffentlicht werden. Ich habe mich entschieden, das Ganze transparent zu machen. Denn ich kenne die Vorwürfe – und konnte sie vorab prüfen lassen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyA...
Zu meiner Dissertation | Robert Habeck
YouTube video by Robert Habeck
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A plagiarism check did not find evidence of plagiarism, so is publishing accusations of poor citation practices in footnotes (25 years ago, please check mine). And when that's not working they go after the dissertation of @robert-habeck.de wife. Ok....
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ESA now puts the probability of Earth impact at 1.8%, NASA (miraculously not dismantled yet by Musk and Trump) at 1.9%.
NASA data suggest a yield of roughly 8MT TNT equiv. Big, but Tsar Bomba was bigger 🤓
tl;dr: it's very unlikely to hit. And there's zero chance we'll be wiped out as a species.
NASA data suggest a yield of roughly 8MT TNT equiv. Big, but Tsar Bomba was bigger 🤓
tl;dr: it's very unlikely to hit. And there's zero chance we'll be wiped out as a species.
February 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
ESA now puts the probability of Earth impact at 1.8%, NASA (miraculously not dismantled yet by Musk and Trump) at 1.9%.
NASA data suggest a yield of roughly 8MT TNT equiv. Big, but Tsar Bomba was bigger 🤓
tl;dr: it's very unlikely to hit. And there's zero chance we'll be wiped out as a species.
NASA data suggest a yield of roughly 8MT TNT equiv. Big, but Tsar Bomba was bigger 🤓
tl;dr: it's very unlikely to hit. And there's zero chance we'll be wiped out as a species.
Felt this, as we were trying to estimate how seeing Marie Curie affected girls' choice to pursue science. Part of our data was gone. I never thought that in this country censorship would prevent me from doing my research. wapo.st/4hPMU3A
Opinion | A sample of the government webpages Trump doesn’t want you to see
Dozens of government webpages disappeared as part of his plan to reshape the U.S. government to his liking. Not even NASA was spared.
wapo.st
February 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Felt this, as we were trying to estimate how seeing Marie Curie affected girls' choice to pursue science. Part of our data was gone. I never thought that in this country censorship would prevent me from doing my research. wapo.st/4hPMU3A
Germany needs about 400,000 immigrants per year to keep its economy going. IAB's Enzo Weber & @yuliyakosyakova.bsky.social explain why (in German) www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
February 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Germany needs about 400,000 immigrants per year to keep its economy going. IAB's Enzo Weber & @yuliyakosyakova.bsky.social explain why (in German) www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Kim is great, really smart and thoughtful. And like @tkehoe.bsky.social I admire Kim for his service and very much hope he succeeds in influencing US economic policy.
Prof. Kim Ruhl (UMN PhD 2004) of University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named as one of 3 members of President Trump's Council of Economic Advisors. I admire Kim for his service to our country, and I hope he is able to have a favorable influence on US economic policy.
news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-e...
news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-e...
UW–Madison economics professor Kim Ruhl appointed as member of President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Established by Congress in 1946, the CEA comprises three economists who advise the U.S. president on a wide range of economic policy issues based on data, research and evidence.
news.wisc.edu
February 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Kim is great, really smart and thoughtful. And like @tkehoe.bsky.social I admire Kim for his service and very much hope he succeeds in influencing US economic policy.
"The feeling of not being wanted in that country" is an issue not only in Germany but also in the US, historically and today. In "Immigration and Innovation. Lessons from the Quota Act" we find that students, who were exempted, did not come to the US after the quotas if their countries were targeted
Und jetzt mal zu guter und wichtiger journalistischer Arbeit:
Das Feature: "Migrationsdebatte – Das Gefühl, in Deutschland nicht gewollt zu sein" zeigt eine Perspektive auf, die aktuell zu kurz kommt.
Finde auch gut, das explizit konstruktive Ansätze genannt werden.
Das Feature: "Migrationsdebatte – Das Gefühl, in Deutschland nicht gewollt zu sein" zeigt eine Perspektive auf, die aktuell zu kurz kommt.
Finde auch gut, das explizit konstruktive Ansätze genannt werden.
Migrationsdebatte: Das Gefühl, im Land nicht gewollt zu sein
Immer mehr Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund überlegen, Deutschland zu verlassen, auch gut qualifizierte und integrierte. Grund sind auch die AfD-Erfolge.
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February 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"The feeling of not being wanted in that country" is an issue not only in Germany but also in the US, historically and today. In "Immigration and Innovation. Lessons from the Quota Act" we find that students, who were exempted, did not come to the US after the quotas if their countries were targeted
Inspiring: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
Overlooked No More: Annie Easley, Who Helped Take Spaceflight to New Heights (Gift Article)
She broke barriers at NASA and contributed to its earliest space missions as a rocket scientist, mathematician and computer programmer.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Inspiring: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
I'm shocked by the implied decline in inequality between 1913 and 1958. Did WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII disproportionately destroy top wealth? Using the same measures for 1913 and the rest of the graph, 1913 may look as bad as today. So what happened in the first half of the 20th century?
Longer-term perspective on the rise of US oligarchy
February 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I'm shocked by the implied decline in inequality between 1913 and 1958. Did WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII disproportionately destroy top wealth? Using the same measures for 1913 and the rest of the graph, 1913 may look as bad as today. So what happened in the first half of the 20th century?
Access to pre-k increases parental earnings by over $5,400 per year, show bsky.app/profile/john..., Chris Neilson, Xiaoyang Ye, Seth Zimmerman). Could you do this for publications? For women vs men? nber.org/papers/w33038
Parents' Earnings and the Returns to Universal Pre-Kindergarten
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
nber.org
February 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Access to pre-k increases parental earnings by over $5,400 per year, show bsky.app/profile/john..., Chris Neilson, Xiaoyang Ye, Seth Zimmerman). Could you do this for publications? For women vs men? nber.org/papers/w33038
Not what I had expected to see: www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/u...
February 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Not what I had expected to see: www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/u...
Santos started his 5-year appointment in 2022, and was preparing the 2030 census, which is "set to be used to redistribute political representation and trillions in federal funding across the country over the next decade."
This is not a good sign www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, making way for Trump's pick
Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate an appointee to lead the bureau during key preparations for the 2030 census.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Santos started his 5-year appointment in 2022, and was preparing the 2030 census, which is "set to be used to redistribute political representation and trillions in federal funding across the country over the next decade."
If you want to pretend the world is in harmony for a couple of hours, we are singing, and I think it'll be beautiful bkcm.org/event/joyofs...
Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale Presents "The Joy of Singing: A World in Harmony"
This winter, the Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale takes you on a musical travelogue exploring choral traditions from all parts of the globe.
bkcm.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If you want to pretend the world is in harmony for a couple of hours, we are singing, and I think it'll be beautiful bkcm.org/event/joyofs...
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Here's what we import from Colombia that will get socked with 25%/50% tariffs if imposed . . .
January 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Here's what we import from Colombia that will get socked with 25%/50% tariffs if imposed . . .
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Strongly recommend this episode of #TheEconomicsShow with @alanbeattie.bsky.social and @douglasirwin.bsky.social - a true trade feast!
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Trump and the history of tariffs. With Doug Irwin
Podcast Episode · The Economics Show · 01/20/2025 · 43m
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January 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Strongly recommend this episode of #TheEconomicsShow with @alanbeattie.bsky.social and @douglasirwin.bsky.social - a true trade feast!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...