Amici include AEI colleagues (incl. @kylepomerleau.bsky.social & @michaelrstrain.bsky.social) and folks from other thinktanks and academia (incl. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @danieldbunn.bsky.social, @stevecicala.bsky.social, @kclausing.bsky.social, @jasonfurman.bsky.social & @omzidar.bsky.social).
Simon Johnson, Atif Mian, Antoinette Schoar, and Owen Zidar on the Stone Center launch panel.
Owen Zidar presenting on a panel.
Simon Johnson, Antoinette Schoar, and Owen Zidar seated during Atif Mian's presentation.
At the Stone Center (@mitshapingwork.bsky.social) launch event, Professors @atifrmian.bsky.social and @omzidar.bsky.social presented research on the debt crisis and wealth in America during a panel discussion on wealth inequality.
Learn more and watch the full panel: https://bit.ly/4j42Cdv
(2/) 💰 The top 1% isn’t just tech billionaires
@omzidar.bsky.social stressed that owners of businesses like car dealerships, construction firms, and franchises make up a significant portion of the top 1%.
Who is rich in America, and how did they become rich? How is wealth inequality connected to housing markets, finance, and the macroeconomy?
A panel at our upcoming launch will feature @atifrmian.bsky.social, @omzidar.bsky.social, and Antoinette Schoar.
Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
Many thanks to all the signatories, including @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @emilyjblanchard.bsky.social, @danieldbunn.bsky.social, @kclausing.bsky.social, @stevecicala.bsky.social, @jasonfurman.bsky.social, @kylepomerleau.bsky.social, @michaelrstrain.bsky.social, and @omzidar.bsky.social.
An early Christmas gift 👇
Thanks, @davidragrawal.bsky.social, Jim Poterba and @omzidar.bsky.social, for leading this project so successfully.
It was an honor and a pleasure to contribute a chapter on corporate tax competition among the Swiss cantons.
you are about to see the nation’s beer distributors—aka “the toughest lobby you’ve never heard of”—lose their fucking minds
paw.princeton.edu/article/will...
The GOP megabill now before the Senate cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Fun fact: debt and sin are the same word in German
HT: Andreas Peichl
I've had the pleasure to organize this year's @cepr.org Public Economics Symposium, together with @sigginho.bsky.social and Johannes Spinnewijn. Here's the program:
drive.google.com/file/d/1CggW...
Looking forward to 2 great days in Cologne, keynotes by @omzidar.bsky.social and Cecile Gaubert!
You should read the book. There’s some nuance about different sources of wealth of business owners. One important force in many industries from beverage distribution to auto dealing to dentistry is regulatory capture and restraints to competition.
Eric Zwick was on @DKThomp’s podcast talking about our research on the tax cuts and jobs act and a bit about our forthcoming book on the stealthy wealthy
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Thanks for having me on the show @smerconish.bsky.social
youtu.be/rRL4X49KVBM?...
Appeal from colleagues at Harvard:
"...we also call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students., including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes."
Seems like a good time to re-read this paper by Chodorow-Reich, @omzidar.bsky.social, and Zwick.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Owen’s Substack -sign up here for updates on our forthcoming book on the stealthy wealthy everywheremillionaire.substack.com?r=4a6ft&utm_...
Michael is joined by Dr. @omzidar.bsky.social , a professor from Princeton University, to discuss the "Stealthy Wealthy": entrepreneurs who quietly build multimillion-dollar fortunes through unglamorous, essential businesses.
Listen to the #podcast here 🎧➡️ loom.ly/7l3hQnE
