Hanging out at the NJ Senate today and security confiscated the metal spoon I had in my bag from breakfast

Is ~33% to ~27% flat? I think this is distorted a bit by the scale of working from home during COVID, but a 6pp swing does not seem economically small

A happy update: My job market paper is now accepted at the Journal of Labor Economics. Since I never did a proper thread on it, here goes.

(Disclaimer: The views expressed in this paper are solely my own and do not reflect those of my employer, NYC IBO.)

I think that makes you the senior/general interest reviewer, right? Getting papers outside of your wheelhouse seems like a complement to me

“When I grew up I did become a scientist, a social scientist. I’m an economist, which allows me to study how we humans coordinate and cooperate and compete with each other, in ways that have made us, on average, live longer and healthier lives.”
#econsky
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This is a really thoughtful post from Paul: "The Butlerian Jihad didn’t happen because people hated machines. It happened because people had no agency over the machines being used on them. The lesson from Herbert isn’t to destroy the tools, it is to reclaim agency over them."

The next Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop is tomorrow, 3/18, at 11am EST!

June Huang of UT-Dallas will present "Debt by Democracy: Bond Referendum Requirements and Municipal Borrowing" with Kimmie Munevar at Texas A&M + Delphine Samuels at INSEAD

Paper and zoom: www.muni-workshop.com/schedule

I think this is my answer, too. Sure, it looks gross and creepy alive, but it won't be for long and with some salt, oil, and maybe a good hot sauce I think it would be on par with other interesting foods out there in the world.

The next installment of the Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop is tomorrow, 3/4, at 11am EST!

Riddha Basu (GWU) will present "The Darkside of Dissemination: Evidence from the Provision of Municipal Credit Ratings" with Xiangpei Chen and Jim Naughton.

Paper and zoom: www.muni-workshop.com/schedule

Dealer Specialization and Market Segmentation Abstract: We uncover several dealers in the municipal bond market that focus on geographically adjacent states, a characteristic distinct from centrality. These “specialized” dealers enjoy larger market shares in states with greater local ownership and bonds with more complex features. Trades intermediated by specialized dealers have significantly larger markups than those intermediated by national dealers. Our analyses of retail- and institution-sized trades reveal that specialized dealers possess monopoly power yet also provide unique differentiated services, including immediacy, new bond allocations, help to overcome information frictions, and access to local investor clientele. The latter two account for the bulk of specialization benefits.

The Virtual Municipal Finance Workshop is starting tomorrow, Wednesday 2/18, at 11am EST!

The first presentation will be "Dealer Specialization and Market Segmentation" by Chotibhak Jotikasthira (SMU), Christian Lundblad (UNC), and Jinming Xue (SMU)

Paper and Zoom: www.muni-workshop.com/schedule

Working on your PhD? Looking for dissertation funding?

The Russell Sage Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline.

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We need a catalytic event or spectacle for people to show up to since creating networks is very costly. I'm thinking like the guy in philly who ate a full roast chicken every day for 40 days or the reddit person who cuts chives daily.

I've been seeing (and trying to repost) a good amount of things like calls for papers or conference announcements, but I do think we are missing some vocal posters to just keep a low level conversation going all the time like historical econtwitter.

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Ben Casselman Ben Casselman is the chief economics correspondent for The Times. He has reported on the economy for nearly 20 years.

Heading to Philadelphia for the #ASSA2026. Presenting research you think our readers would be interested in? Working on something you think I should know about? Reach out here or by any of the ways linked in my bio: www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casse... #EconSky

Happy New Year. Reminder that the Call for Papers for IIOC is posted and that submissions are due January 10! Please remind your IO colleagues including grad students.

That's even more impressive. I have never learned to bike comfortably in freezing temps. 90 miles would be a pretty hefty ride even on a nice spring/fall day!!

That is a very impressive record!!

So for those of you on the #EconJobMarket, it's not your imagination; it's tough out there. Hopefully universities (despite their financial pressures) can support unmatched candidates for an additional year if necessary.

One last (sobering) update on the #EconJobMarket before the winter holidays; data as of 2025-12-14.
In terms of # of job listings on Job Openings for Economists (JOE), this is the worst job mkt in recent yrs for PhD Economists. # jobs down 20% from last yr, even 18.9% lower than during COVID (2020).

Call for Papers: 2026 Health Economics Initiative Conference | Becker Friedman Institute On April 30–May 1, 2026, the Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative’s conference will bring together faculty, research professionals, and students to present the latest research on all topics in health economics. Joining the 2026 Health Economics Initiative Conference as the keynote speaker will be Ambitabh Chandra, Ethel Zimmerman Wiener Professor of Public Policy and Director of Health Read more...

📣 Call for Papers: The Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative invites submissions for its April 30–May 1, 2026 conference on all topics in health economics.
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
Organized by Josh Gottlieb & Matt Notowidigdo
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And there were many munis, or more accurately muni insurance contracts, backed by subprime mortgages and that did not end particularly well!

Really interesting development with New Hampshire’s Business Finance Authority planing to issue a muni bond “backed by Bitcoin.” What does this mean? I’m not sure but curious if anyone else has any insight.

Great choice of headline picture!

One of my favorite Stevens speeches: "Good deeds will never be done, wise acts will never be executed, except by the virtuous and the conscientious. May the good people of this Republic remember this good old doctrine when they next meet to select their rulers."

Applications are OPEN for CSWEP’s 2026 CeMENT Mentoring Workshop! 🎉 Come get feedback on your research, practical advice for navigating the tenure track, and a community that will lift you up.

Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

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I just turned on the Eagles game to see how the struggling offense is pulling it together and Hurts threw an interception and fumble in the same play…

maybe it’s better to not watch.

Hello! My name is Natalie. I am an applied microeconomist and a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University and am on the 2025-2026 academic #econjobmarket studying how human capital policies and public subsidies impact the labor market outcomes of workers and firms. #EconSky

It looks like the FTC job postings for economists just went up today and are open until Dec. 17!

Please submit to this conference to help make it a great one! I will be there, together with Stéphane Bonhomme and Michèle Tertilt.

19th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal - Aveiro, 3-5 July 2026

Deadline: 15 March 2026
Website: lnkd.in/d6Dmdfx7

🚨Attention! AshEcon call for papers! 🚨
www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...

Due date for abstracts: December 10, 2025

I'm the Program Chair for Health and Development, so would like to encourage global health scholars in particular

Some tips for prospective authors in thread below