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Zoë Plakias

@zoeconomy.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Economics @ Western Washington University | she/her Scholarship + teaching on food, agriculture, environment, resources Also: equity, mentorship, pedagogy, public transit, kindness, legos, cats Views are my own www.zoeplakias.com

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · Mar 7

I share a lot of jobs for agricultural, environmental, development, + regional economists via listservs. I recently moved this to a Substack to decrease listserv traffic for those folks not interested in postings + to make posts more accessible to all. Use the Search tab to filter jobs. #EconSky

Applied Econ Jobs | Zoë Plakias | Substack

Job opportunities for applied economists. Click to read Applied Econ Jobs, by Zoë Plakias, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

appliedeconjobs.substack.com

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 9h

These ladies are holding Booker to account better than any legacy media outlet I have seen do. No hedging or mincing of words or letting him off the hook.

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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · 15h

#EconSky Two weeks from tomorrow, the Women in Economics Leadership Network (spearheaded by Janine Wilson at UC Davis) will host our annual virtual networking event! Please share with your students! It is open to ALL.

Register here: ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....

Pink and mauve flyer titled “Women in Economics Across the Nation.” It advertises a Zoom networking event for undergraduate economics students on Wednesday, October 29, with times listed as 5 PM PT, 6 PM MT, 7 PM CT, and 8 PM ET. The left side includes a QR code for registration. The right side describes that students can join alumni breakout rooms featuring speakers from the public sector, private sector, and graduate school, who will share career advice and experiences.

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 9h

Sending healing thoughts your way!

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 13h

Awww... Well in that case having a favorite is fine

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 16h

Yesss!!! Or connect to readings/topics in another class. That's synthesis, baby!

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 20h

You don't have to have a favorite of anything. You can like lots of things. Just sayin'.

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 1d

It's Indigenous People's Day!

Today (and every day) is a great day to...
- Follow Indigenous people + orgs on here
- Read a book or paper by an Indigenous author
- Add an Indigenous scholar to your syllabus/curriculum
- Donate money to a tribal college or other Indigenous organization

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 1d

It's not the IPA that's the problem IMHO, but rather its dominance, like when there are like 10 IPAs and one of something else for the rest of us at the taproom.

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 1d

This one I knew and is also silly

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 1d

PS This is obviously so ridiculous and the US shouldn't have its own silly paper size

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 1d

OMG how did I not know this until today despite loving paper + mail + silly random facts?? I had no idea.

A4 paper is 210 mm × 297 mm (8.27 in × 11.7 in)
US Letter is 8.5 in x 11 in

Ben Jenkins @bencjenkins.bsky.social · 1d

This is fucking insane. I know we have other stuff on but I feel like this is something the UN could sort out if they put their minds to it.

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 1d

If AI companies are all that's driving GDP and we're all going to be working in space in 5 years, how is it not yet possible to auto-generate alt text for images and auto-captioning of videos on all social media platforms?

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Economist Peter Navarro says..

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

Oohhh thanks for the tip.

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

That feeling when it's a cold and rainy fall day and you remember that you have hot chocolate and kahlua... I like to do your basic hot chocolate packet, boiling water, a splash of half&half, and a splash of kahlua.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 4d

Hey #EconSky working in environmental econ! Looking for things to do this weekend? Why not write up a 2-3 page proposal for a cool conference-publication combo, happening in May 2025 in Washington, DC?

Submit your proposal (or paper) here by Oct 20: conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

Submission: 8th Annual NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER

conference.nber.org

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 3d

Everyday now there is new information detailing just how economically unviable AI is. Data centers will be the new abandoned Walmarts, but on an even larger scale.

futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

Looked around to see who's working on tracking this and found this useful dashboard from @adamjst.bsky.social and @austinkocher.com of @relevantresearch.bsky.social

enforcementdashboard.com/ice-arrests/

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

Ms!

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

The thing is... We just don't know. Were they deported? Are they all still there but being kept in horrific and inhumane conditions? Have some died (either through intentional murder or unaddressed disease/neglect)? All are very bad.

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

The cities are getting a lot of attention (as they should!) but at the same time small actions are happening all over the place and not being aggregated up into a larger national news story by the media

Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

Reminds me a lot of COVID deaths and how we didn't really recognize scale

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · 3d

I also think many more people are being taken by ICE than we realize. There was a sobering Reddit thread I saw discussed on here (now can't find it) of folks who knew people taken by ICE. It's happening everywhere + the gov't obstruction plus fractured media make it hard to see the scale of things.

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