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Thomas Yu
@thomasyu.bsky.social
Econ PhD at Yale
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Traffic stops are one of the most common civilian and police interactions. Does race influence such interactions?

Our new paper published in @science.org using a rideshare data set shows that there is considerable racial bias. Paper can be downloaded here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
High-frequency location data show that race affects citations and fines for speeding
Prior research on racial profiling has found that in encounters with law enforcement, minorities are punished more severely than white civilians. Less is known about the causes of these encounters and...
www.science.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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👋 Hello BlueSky! 👋

Together with @yaleegc.bsky.social, we're launching our accounts today.

We’ll be posting new research, events, job opportunities, faculty profiles, news, updates from our academic programs, and more.
February 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Also I have a very important NBA update: I still cannot believe Luka Doncic is on the Lakers. Like, literally. I feel like I'm hallucinating every time I watch them play.
February 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Canal/Broadway on Day 3 of congestion pricing. This is frankly incredible.
January 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.

All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.

We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health:

Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns

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November 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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States that criminalize abortion are losing obstetricians.
#econsky

marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
The labor market for Ob-Gyn docs, in states that criminalize abortion
marketdesigner.blogspot.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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As the baby boom generation enters its prime years for long-term care needs, its difficult to come up with a more challenging backdrop than an immigration system about to be cut off at its knees (think: nursing home aides) and states having to fill in funding gaps from Medicaid spending shortfalls.
As press reports continue to highlight the debate within GOP Congressional leaders as to whether they should block grant Medicaid to pay for their tax cuts, it is worth highlighting that there are 11.7 million seniors/PWD on Medicare + Medicare.
The so-called "Dual-eligibles".
November 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM