James Vickery
@vickeryjames.bsky.social
Financial economist at the Philadelphia Fed. Banks, mortgages, banks making mortgages... Opinions are my own. https://sites.google.com/view/james-vickery/home?authuser=0
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The Eagles' all-time record is .500 for the first time since 1933.
September 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The Eagles' all-time record is .500 for the first time since 1933.
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Tour de force review on “Economics of Attention” by Loewenstein just published in J Econ Lit
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#behavioraleconomics
@aeajournals.bsky.social
#behavioraleconomics
August 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tour de force review on “Economics of Attention” by Loewenstein just published in J Econ Lit
@aeajournals.bsky.social
#behavioraleconomics
@aeajournals.bsky.social
#behavioraleconomics
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Trying my luck here: @jiafengkevinchen.bsky.social, @instrumenthull.bsky.social, and I just posted a question about conditional expectations under a nonparametric completeness condition. Any thoughts & suggestions much appreciated!
stats.stackexchange.com/questions/66...
stats.stackexchange.com/questions/66...
Can conditional expectation of a non-constant function not depend on a conditioning variable under a completeness condition?
my coauthors and I have been struggling with the following question:
Let $(X,Y,Z,W)$ be random variables with support on $\mathbb{R}^{4}$ such that the conditional expectation operator with respect...
stats.stackexchange.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trying my luck here: @jiafengkevinchen.bsky.social, @instrumenthull.bsky.social, and I just posted a question about conditional expectations under a nonparametric completeness condition. Any thoughts & suggestions much appreciated!
stats.stackexchange.com/questions/66...
stats.stackexchange.com/questions/66...
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Are any of my papers on your syllabus? Undergrad, PhD, econ history, or (preparing myself for crickets) a non-econ history class are all great. DMs are open and huge thanks in advance
(I guess @barbarabiasi.com is a month ahead of me on tenure packet paperwork)
(I guess @barbarabiasi.com is a month ahead of me on tenure packet paperwork)
Hello #econtwitter community: if any of you has been teaching any of my papers, would you mind shooting me a DM? I would hugely appreciate that 🙏 and thanks in advance!
August 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Are any of my papers on your syllabus? Undergrad, PhD, econ history, or (preparing myself for crickets) a non-econ history class are all great. DMs are open and huge thanks in advance
(I guess @barbarabiasi.com is a month ahead of me on tenure packet paperwork)
(I guess @barbarabiasi.com is a month ahead of me on tenure packet paperwork)
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Hello #econtwitter community: if any of you has been teaching any of my papers, would you mind shooting me a DM? I would hugely appreciate that 🙏 and thanks in advance!
June 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hello #econtwitter community: if any of you has been teaching any of my papers, would you mind shooting me a DM? I would hugely appreciate that 🙏 and thanks in advance!
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Another crash and injury on Spruce St. This one taking out a streetlight, an Indego bike corral, and sending another person to the hospital.
Our city cannot prevent all reckless driving, but our city can provide for the safety of our most vulnerable. It’s time for concrete protection.
Our city cannot prevent all reckless driving, but our city can provide for the safety of our most vulnerable. It’s time for concrete protection.
August 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Another crash and injury on Spruce St. This one taking out a streetlight, an Indego bike corral, and sending another person to the hospital.
Our city cannot prevent all reckless driving, but our city can provide for the safety of our most vulnerable. It’s time for concrete protection.
Our city cannot prevent all reckless driving, but our city can provide for the safety of our most vulnerable. It’s time for concrete protection.
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so if we're keeping track. last week a drive recklessly sped down spruce, flipped their car. earlier this week a driver drove their SUV into an Indego station. and, just today, a driver flipped their car over in a bike lane on 22nd.
July 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
so if we're keeping track. last week a drive recklessly sped down spruce, flipped their car. earlier this week a driver drove their SUV into an Indego station. and, just today, a driver flipped their car over in a bike lane on 22nd.
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A woman from Philly posted a video of a driver intentionally hitting her in the South Street bike lane: www.reddit.com/r/phillycycl...
The South Street bridge area needs safer bike infrastructure and this driver needs to be charged.
The South Street bridge area needs safer bike infrastructure and this driver needs to be charged.
From the phillycycling community on Reddit: Intentionally Hit
Explore this post and more from the phillycycling community
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July 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A woman from Philly posted a video of a driver intentionally hitting her in the South Street bike lane: www.reddit.com/r/phillycycl...
The South Street bridge area needs safer bike infrastructure and this driver needs to be charged.
The South Street bridge area needs safer bike infrastructure and this driver needs to be charged.
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*Another* crashed car in the bike lane I rode to work in this morning. Please, for the love of god #concretenow
so last week a driver was traveling at excessive speed and overturned into the bike and today a driver drove into the Indego station at Spruce & 15th.
everyday i don't die in that bike lane is a miracle.
#concretenow
source: www.reddit.com/r/phillycycl...
everyday i don't die in that bike lane is a miracle.
#concretenow
source: www.reddit.com/r/phillycycl...
July 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
*Another* crashed car in the bike lane I rode to work in this morning. Please, for the love of god #concretenow
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Interest payments on the national debt are now bigger than spending on national defense. @dbergstresser.bsky.social in @econofact.bsky.social explains the sources of the increase in the interest burden of the debt & its maturity structure (and why that matters) econofact.org/the-cost-of-...
The Cost of Financing U.S. Government Debt | Econofact
The relatively short maturity structure of US government debt means that increases in interest rates translate rapidly into higher interest costs.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Interest payments on the national debt are now bigger than spending on national defense. @dbergstresser.bsky.social in @econofact.bsky.social explains the sources of the increase in the interest burden of the debt & its maturity structure (and why that matters) econofact.org/the-cost-of-...
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Flipped car in the bike lane I rode to work in this morning #concretenow
Another crash & serious injury on Spruce St in Center City.
There’s still no protection for people biking & walking, and reckless driving is as prevalent as ever. It’s beyond time for concrete protection. #concretenow
@bcgp.bsky.social @bikeaction.org
There’s still no protection for people biking & walking, and reckless driving is as prevalent as ever. It’s beyond time for concrete protection. #concretenow
@bcgp.bsky.social @bikeaction.org
July 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Flipped car in the bike lane I rode to work in this morning #concretenow
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New release for the HHP project. We now have rent and sales price indexes for 30 cities along with rental yields, capital gains, and housing returns for the years 1890-2006. Online data viz tools and download here:
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
Historical Housing Prices Project
The Historical Housing Prices (HHP) Project at the Philadelphia Fed provides new data on the price of housing for sale and for rent over the 20th century using the real estate sections of historical n...
www.philadelphiafed.org
July 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New release for the HHP project. We now have rent and sales price indexes for 30 cities along with rental yields, capital gains, and housing returns for the years 1890-2006. Online data viz tools and download here:
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
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Inclusionary zoning is a targeted tax on the construction of new housing — the absolute worst way you could think of to raise money for investments in social housing projects.
www.slowboring.com/p/inclusiona...
www.slowboring.com/p/inclusiona...
Inclusionary zoning is a tax on housing
Sometimes, policies have unintended consequences or unforeseen downsides
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July 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Inclusionary zoning is a targeted tax on the construction of new housing — the absolute worst way you could think of to raise money for investments in social housing projects.
www.slowboring.com/p/inclusiona...
www.slowboring.com/p/inclusiona...
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I'm hiring a Director of Housing!! Come help us develop creative approaches to increase housing supply. In my completely unbiased opinion, we're doing really exciting & impactful work on one of the most critical policy issues of our time. Join our team!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Arnold Ventures hiring Director of Infrastructure, Housing in Washington, DC | LinkedIn
Posted 11:52:35 AM. Arnold Ventures (AV) is a philanthropy that supports research to understand the root causes of…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I'm hiring a Director of Housing!! Come help us develop creative approaches to increase housing supply. In my completely unbiased opinion, we're doing really exciting & impactful work on one of the most critical policy issues of our time. Join our team!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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Ben Jann’s #coefplot has made its way into countless figures in applied economics papers. It’s a staple in many Stata workflows—but the corresponding paper has fewer than 400 citations.
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ben Jann’s #coefplot has made its way into countless figures in applied economics papers. It’s a staple in many Stata workflows—but the corresponding paper has fewer than 400 citations.
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Tools like #coefplot and #reghdfe have quietly powered a huge share of empirical research. Citing them helps give credit where it’s due.
What are some other packages or tools you think are widely used but might be undercited?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
What are some other packages or tools you think are widely used but might be undercited?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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July 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Tools like #coefplot and #reghdfe have quietly powered a huge share of empirical research. Citing them helps give credit where it’s due.
What are some other packages or tools you think are widely used but might be undercited?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
What are some other packages or tools you think are widely used but might be undercited?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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As best as I can tell, there isn't yet a "Philly Cycling" feed or starter pack on Bluesky. I don't have the coding skillz to make a feed, but I made a starter pack: go.bsky.app/Jq4fb6v LMK what accounts should be added!
June 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
As best as I can tell, there isn't yet a "Philly Cycling" feed or starter pack on Bluesky. I don't have the coding skillz to make a feed, but I made a starter pack: go.bsky.app/Jq4fb6v LMK what accounts should be added!
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An accessible summary of my recent research on housing, climate risk, and insurance:
www.nber.org/reporter/202...
www.nber.org/reporter/202...
Housing, Climate Risk, and Insurance
www.nber.org
June 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
An accessible summary of my recent research on housing, climate risk, and insurance:
www.nber.org/reporter/202...
www.nber.org/reporter/202...
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Four years ago today, Denis & Tim & Mike & Stefan & Janneken went on a bike ride, the first WNR. A lot's changed but WNR is still mainly about the same thing: going for a bike ride with friends. And trying to stay dry! We meant to go to Parks on Tap that night, ended up at Love City bc of T-storms
June 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Four years ago today, Denis & Tim & Mike & Stefan & Janneken went on a bike ride, the first WNR. A lot's changed but WNR is still mainly about the same thing: going for a bike ride with friends. And trying to stay dry! We meant to go to Parks on Tap that night, ended up at Love City bc of T-storms
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Fun fact: "By 2020, the average NEPA environmental-impact statement (EIS) was 661 pages long and took four and a half years to complete."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Supreme Court’s Green Double Standard
The Court is encouraging deference to the executive branch—when it likes the results.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Fun fact: "By 2020, the average NEPA environmental-impact statement (EIS) was 661 pages long and took four and a half years to complete."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The cover art of Madden 26 — Saquon’s hurdle.
June 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The cover art of Madden 26 — Saquon’s hurdle.
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Congestion pricing has been a success in New York City, so more cities should adopt it across the country!
A new piece from me at Vital City:
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/con...
A new piece from me at Vital City:
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/con...
Vital City | Congestion Pricing Across America
New York City’s traffic reduction innovation should spread to Chicago, San Francisco and other U.S. metro areas.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Congestion pricing has been a success in New York City, so more cities should adopt it across the country!
A new piece from me at Vital City:
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/con...
A new piece from me at Vital City:
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/con...
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I tried out the online comment submission process for Econometrica. It works. Here's my first comment on "A Quest for Knowledge" www.econometricsociety.org/publications...
A Quest for Knowledge - The Econometric Society
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June 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I tried out the online comment submission process for Econometrica. It works. Here's my first comment on "A Quest for Knowledge" www.econometricsociety.org/publications...
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Families' wealth in 1427 predicts their wealth in 2011.
May 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Families' wealth in 1427 predicts their wealth in 2011.