Ryan D. Edwards
@ryandedwards.bsky.social
Health Economics, Macro, Labor, Demography @UCSF and @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon Former faculty @CUNY and @NBERpubs. 2002 Econ Ph.D. & Oakland fan. He/him
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yes I am aware that it might not actually be him but the commentary stands—this is being done under his authority, and he clearly considers it to be part of his job
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
yes I am aware that it might not actually be him but the commentary stands—this is being done under his authority, and he clearly considers it to be part of his job
Or he’s just really small on a Mercator projection?
It looks like “Jerome” probably isn’t as distinctively Black as “Jamal” or “Jermaine,” but I guess it’s evocative
I used Appendix B in this when I covered Kline et al. for undergrads, to help make clear what it meant
www.nber.org/papers/w29053
It looks like “Jerome” probably isn’t as distinctively Black as “Jamal” or “Jermaine,” but I guess it’s evocative
I used Appendix B in this when I covered Kline et al. for undergrads, to help make clear what it meant
www.nber.org/papers/w29053
Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers
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January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Or he’s just really small on a Mercator projection?
It looks like “Jerome” probably isn’t as distinctively Black as “Jamal” or “Jermaine,” but I guess it’s evocative
I used Appendix B in this when I covered Kline et al. for undergrads, to help make clear what it meant
www.nber.org/papers/w29053
It looks like “Jerome” probably isn’t as distinctively Black as “Jamal” or “Jermaine,” but I guess it’s evocative
I used Appendix B in this when I covered Kline et al. for undergrads, to help make clear what it meant
www.nber.org/papers/w29053
Is the Strib reporting it to subscribers? In their public headlines it isn’t very obvious. When I was there last week helping elderly parents with medial care, we were pretty preoccupied, but that didn’t stop my dad from referencing the Gestapo. His iPad subscription Strib looked more extensive
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Is the Strib reporting it to subscribers? In their public headlines it isn’t very obvious. When I was there last week helping elderly parents with medial care, we were pretty preoccupied, but that didn’t stop my dad from referencing the Gestapo. His iPad subscription Strib looked more extensive
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/10 I'd say 50% of the cars through this busy intersection on Colorado are honking in approval.
Wife: [deadpan] weird all the Priuses always honk
Wife: [deadpan] weird all the Priuses always honk
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
/10 I'd say 50% of the cars through this busy intersection on Colorado are honking in approval.
Wife: [deadpan] weird all the Priuses always honk
Wife: [deadpan] weird all the Priuses always honk
Sounds like an associate dean saw cash to be made and decided to damn the torpedoes
The wild thing about Berkeley is that there are financial incentives both to expand asynchronous access but also to enroll and house as many privately funded students as possible
The wild thing about Berkeley is that there are financial incentives both to expand asynchronous access but also to enroll and house as many privately funded students as possible
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Sounds like an associate dean saw cash to be made and decided to damn the torpedoes
The wild thing about Berkeley is that there are financial incentives both to expand asynchronous access but also to enroll and house as many privately funded students as possible
The wild thing about Berkeley is that there are financial incentives both to expand asynchronous access but also to enroll and house as many privately funded students as possible