Matt Notowidigdo
@profnoto.bsky.social
users.nber.org/~notom/ Labor Economics & Health Economics at Chicago Booth, NBER Research Associate
Co-author with Tal Gross, "Better Health Economics" https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo208556491.html
Co-author with Tal Gross, "Better Health Economics" https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo208556491.html
This is such a bizarre talking point; I've thankfully never had to use most of the types of insurance that I have for me and my family
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is such a bizarre talking point; I've thankfully never had to use most of the types of insurance that I have for me and my family
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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."
Getting new details on this now:
As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.
As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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."
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Hello #econsky, the Nebraska Labor Summit will be held Friday, March 13, 2026. It's a really fun, junior-centric, research conference in labor and related applied micro fields. Martha Bailey and Alex Mas will give the keynotes. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 1! forms.gle/JC5tN5cT1R2i4ZUJA
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hello #econsky, the Nebraska Labor Summit will be held Friday, March 13, 2026. It's a really fun, junior-centric, research conference in labor and related applied micro fields. Martha Bailey and Alex Mas will give the keynotes. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 1! forms.gle/JC5tN5cT1R2i4ZUJA
I'm impressed, too! Just used it for a paper before our first submission, and most of the issues that the tool flagged were worth investigating. I think it's definitely worth $30 before each submission (and resubmission).
I tried this on a manuscript—I’m impressed! It flagged:
- A missing variable in a first-order condition
- An outdated manual calc (“drop from X to Y is not Z%”)
- Inconsistent notation
- Miscellaneous typos (“and and”, “+ +”)
- Missing subscripts
- Several unclear passages
- A missing variable in a first-order condition
- An outdated manual calc (“drop from X to Y is not Z%”)
- Inconsistent notation
- Miscellaneous typos (“and and”, “+ +”)
- Missing subscripts
- Several unclear passages
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October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I'm impressed, too! Just used it for a paper before our first submission, and most of the issues that the tool flagged were worth investigating. I think it's definitely worth $30 before each submission (and resubmission).
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When couples move for work, whose career benefits—and whose stalls?
UChicago economist @profnoto.bsky.social joins @tessvigeland.bsky.social on The Pie to discuss how relocation impacts men’s and women’s earnings differently.
🎧 Listen/watch now: bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/mov...
UChicago economist @profnoto.bsky.social joins @tessvigeland.bsky.social on The Pie to discuss how relocation impacts men’s and women’s earnings differently.
🎧 Listen/watch now: bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/mov...
October 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When couples move for work, whose career benefits—and whose stalls?
UChicago economist @profnoto.bsky.social joins @tessvigeland.bsky.social on The Pie to discuss how relocation impacts men’s and women’s earnings differently.
🎧 Listen/watch now: bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/mov...
UChicago economist @profnoto.bsky.social joins @tessvigeland.bsky.social on The Pie to discuss how relocation impacts men’s and women’s earnings differently.
🎧 Listen/watch now: bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/mov...
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"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."
Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd
The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."
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‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
October 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
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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.
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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.
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
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"Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this."
The latest from former U.S. surgeons general Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher:
The latest from former U.S. surgeons general Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher:
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
wapo.st
October 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this."
The latest from former U.S. surgeons general Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher:
The latest from former U.S. surgeons general Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher:
Super clear and well-written, so I can only assume that my former Booth colleague John Cochrane wrote at least some of this
Bernanke, Cochrane, Greenspan, Mankiw, Paulson, Rogoff, Romer, Rubin, Summers, Yellen, etc & me: "allowing the removal of Governor Lisa D. Cook while the challenge to her removal is pending would threaten that independence and erode public confidence in the Fed." www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov
September 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Super clear and well-written, so I can only assume that my former Booth colleague John Cochrane wrote at least some of this
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Jonathan Clements, a longtime WSJ columnist who penned more than 1,000 personal-finance columns and was a favorite of readers, has died. He was 62.
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mzzDy1
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mzzDy1
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Jonathan Clements, a longtime WSJ columnist who penned more than 1,000 personal-finance columns and was a favorite of readers, has died. He was 62.
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mzzDy1
🔗: on.wsj.com/4mzzDy1
"At a minimum, the conduct at issue exhibits the sort of gross negligence in financial transactions that calls into question your competence and trustworthiness as the [chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States]"
[ Revision of www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... ]
[ Revision of www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... ]
Since the rule of law applies equally to all, the FHFA should send a criminal referral letter to the Justice Department
( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that Pres...
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"At a minimum, the conduct at issue exhibits the sort of gross negligence in financial transactions that calls into question your competence and trustworthiness as the [chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States]"
[ Revision of www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... ]
[ Revision of www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... ]
Since the rule of law applies equally to all, the FHFA should send a criminal referral letter to the Justice Department
( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that Pres...
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Since the rule of law applies equally to all, the FHFA should send a criminal referral letter to the Justice Department
( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
I enjoyed this conversation; here's the summary of what we talked about:
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I enjoyed this conversation; here's the summary of what we talked about:
I wish I could say I was surprised by this: "The Trump administration is not, as it pledged, targeting the 'worst first'" www.newsweek.com/veteran-regr...
( h/t @donmoyn.bsky.social )
( h/t @donmoyn.bsky.social )
Veteran regrets Trump vote after wife with green card detained
Donna Hughes-Brown, a green card holder, was detained at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago for five days.
www.newsweek.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I wish I could say I was surprised by this: "The Trump administration is not, as it pledged, targeting the 'worst first'" www.newsweek.com/veteran-regr...
( h/t @donmoyn.bsky.social )
( h/t @donmoyn.bsky.social )
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Call for papers - due 11/1/2025
#EconConf #EconSky
"UNebraska Dept of Economics will host the 2026 Nebraska Labor Summit at the College of Business in Lincoln, Nebraska, on 3/13/2026... focus on empirical research in labor economics and closely related fields..."
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#EconConf #EconSky
"UNebraska Dept of Economics will host the 2026 Nebraska Labor Summit at the College of Business in Lincoln, Nebraska, on 3/13/2026... focus on empirical research in labor economics and closely related fields..."
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Call for papers - due 11/1/2025
#EconConf #EconSky
"UNebraska Dept of Economics will host the 2026 Nebraska Labor Summit at the College of Business in Lincoln, Nebraska, on 3/13/2026... focus on empirical research in labor economics and closely related fields..."
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#EconConf #EconSky
"UNebraska Dept of Economics will host the 2026 Nebraska Labor Summit at the College of Business in Lincoln, Nebraska, on 3/13/2026... focus on empirical research in labor economics and closely related fields..."
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Leaders of American Economic Association call on elected officials "to respect and preserve" the independence of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after Trump fires the BLS commissioner.
AEA Statement on Dismissal of BLS Comm.
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
August 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Leaders of American Economic Association call on elected officials "to respect and preserve" the independence of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after Trump fires the BLS commissioner.
Super excited to see @arnoldventures.bsky.social launching a new RFP to study the impacts of legalized sports betting www.arnoldventures.org/resources/ca...
Causal Research on the Impacts of Legalized Sports Betting RFP
Viewing philanthropy as an engine of innovation, we rigorously research problems and answers in criminal justice, health, education and public finance.
www.arnoldventures.org
August 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Super excited to see @arnoldventures.bsky.social launching a new RFP to study the impacts of legalized sports betting www.arnoldventures.org/resources/ca...
My co-authors Sarah Shubeck (UCM) & Emily Crawford (Booth PhD student) & I have a new paper in JAMA Health Forum studying the effects of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on insurance churn (defined as losing health insurance over the next 12 months) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Insurance Churn and the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study estimates whether the Families First Coronavirus Response Act decreased insurance churn.
jamanetwork.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My co-authors Sarah Shubeck (UCM) & Emily Crawford (Booth PhD student) & I have a new paper in JAMA Health Forum studying the effects of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on insurance churn (defined as losing health insurance over the next 12 months) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I am heartbroken by the passing of our colleague Ghazala Azmat. A wonderful economist and AEJ: Economic Policy Board member, she was generous with her time and a vital contributor to many areas within applied economics and economic policy. She will be sorely missed. My heart goes out to her family.
June 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I am heartbroken by the passing of our colleague Ghazala Azmat. A wonderful economist and AEJ: Economic Policy Board member, she was generous with her time and a vital contributor to many areas within applied economics and economic policy. She will be sorely missed. My heart goes out to her family.
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The thing is, the Trump administration, in this matter and in others, knows it’s acting unlawfully. But the disruption and fear they cause is almost as effective as the attempted action itself.
Breaking news: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard. The ruling grants Harvard a win in one of the most high-stakes battles in its ongoing war with the administration.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow Harvard to enroll international students
The administration’s action was illegal and would cause irreparable harm because about a quarter of Harvard students are from other countries, lawyers argued
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The thing is, the Trump administration, in this matter and in others, knows it’s acting unlawfully. But the disruption and fear they cause is almost as effective as the attempted action itself.
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Do recessions impact mortality?
Amy Finkelstein (MIT), @profnoto.bsky.social (Chicago Booth), @fschilbach.bsky.social (MIT) & @jzhangecon.bsky.social (Duke Sanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession:
youtu.be/XrBXo9b2e6g
Amy Finkelstein (MIT), @profnoto.bsky.social (Chicago Booth), @fschilbach.bsky.social (MIT) & @jzhangecon.bsky.social (Duke Sanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession:
youtu.be/XrBXo9b2e6g
May 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Do recessions impact mortality?
Amy Finkelstein (MIT), @profnoto.bsky.social (Chicago Booth), @fschilbach.bsky.social (MIT) & @jzhangecon.bsky.social (Duke Sanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession:
youtu.be/XrBXo9b2e6g
Amy Finkelstein (MIT), @profnoto.bsky.social (Chicago Booth), @fschilbach.bsky.social (MIT) & @jzhangecon.bsky.social (Duke Sanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession:
youtu.be/XrBXo9b2e6g
Great article by Jason Zweig @wsj.com about his friend Jonathan Clements; the article mentions Jonathan’s new book (which you can buy here: www.amazon.com/dp/098878034...), as well as a new @j-palna.bsky.social research project that I’m involved in, which will be funded by proceeds from the book
The WSJ’s Jonathan Clements Wants to Leave a Living Legacy
After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, the former columnist hatched a plan to turn kids into lifelong savers.
www.wsj.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Great article by Jason Zweig @wsj.com about his friend Jonathan Clements; the article mentions Jonathan’s new book (which you can buy here: www.amazon.com/dp/098878034...), as well as a new @j-palna.bsky.social research project that I’m involved in, which will be funded by proceeds from the book
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 AEJ Best Paper Awards! Check out the winning papers here: aeaweb.org/news/2025-ae... #econsky
The 2025 AEJ Best Paper Awards Have Been Announced
Learn more about the papers chosen as the 2025 AEJ Best Papers.
aeaweb.org
April 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 AEJ Best Paper Awards! Check out the winning papers here: aeaweb.org/news/2025-ae... #econsky
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This short memoir by Michelle White is worth a bit of everyone's time.
Thanks to her leadership and vision, today there are many(!) economists studying consumer bankruptcy.
Here is her short autobiographical essay that I (re-)read today: econweb.ucsd.edu/~miwhite/sca... (highly recommended!)
Here is her short autobiographical essay that I (re-)read today: econweb.ucsd.edu/~miwhite/sca... (highly recommended!)
econweb.ucsd.edu
April 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This short memoir by Michelle White is worth a bit of everyone's time.