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Makoto Nakajima
@makotonkjm.bsky.social
Economist (Macro, Computational methods, Inequality) at the Philadelphia Fed. Views are my own.
https://sites.google.com/view/makotonakajima/home
Call for papers for Annual Research Conference of Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institude (OIGI) of FRB Minneapolis. There are Main Conference (Nov 13) and Early Career Researchers' Workshop (Nov 14). Submission deadline: April 11. More info: www.minneapolisfed.org/institute/co...
Call for Papers | Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
www.minneapolisfed.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
(Also posted on X) Great opportunity (I think) for junior faculty, postdocs, or graduate students at the dissertation stage to hang out at a participating institution (us included) during the summer. Please consider hanging out with us at Philly Fed! Application deadline on 2/1.
Applications due 2/1 ⏰ for AEA Summer Economics Fellows at the Philly Fed and many other Reserve Banks and gov agencies, run by @aeacswep.bsky.social and @aeacsmgep.bsky.social. This is a great program!

Please apply!

www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Summer Economics Fellows Program
www.aeaweb.org
January 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
(Cross-post to X and BS) I wasn't aware until now but there are three summer internship positions for advanced undergrad students available at Philly Fed. One position is working with me for 10 weeks. Please consider applying (and applying quickly)! Link: rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/de...
Summer Internship - Research Department - Macro (onsite)
Company Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up th...
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January 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
(Cross-post on X and BS) Great opportunity (I think) for junior faculty, postdocs, or graduate students at the dissertation stage to hang out at a participating institution (Philly Fed included) during the summer. Please consider hanging out with us! Application deadline on 2/1. shorturl.at/g3SWN
Summer Economics Fellows Program
www.aeaweb.org
January 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Another useful info from @benmoll.bsky.social. I hope somebody writes replication guide for macro papers, which often combine various methodologies and codes. Many tutorials for reproducdibility (in particular the info on AER/AEJ website) are written with (reduced form) empirical work in mind.
Required reading for all economists.

Follow these steps and save yourself a lot of time down the road!
January 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New York Retirement and Disability Research Center (NYRDRC, is offering fellowships to doctoral students conducting independent research as part of their dissertation on the health, labor, and other public policy aspects of retirement and disability. #econsky static1.squarespace.com/static/65bc3...
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December 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM
(From Fed Board post on X. Great opportunity for PhD students doing macro! #econsky)
The Federal Reserve Board is hiring Ph.D. Dissertation Fellows for summer 2025. Applications will be accepted through February 1, 2025.

To learn more and apply, visit: frbog.taleo.net/careersectio...
Graduate Dissertation Fellow Program, Economic Research (Summer 2025)
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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December 20, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Intrigued. I will try to learn.
Want to solve heterogeneous-agent models with multiple endogenous state variables, say a multi-asset HANK model?

@soroushs.bsky.social and @patricksecon.bsky.social developed a much-improved finite-difference scheme for such problems: github.com/SSabet/Neste...

Also here benjaminmoll.com/codes/
December 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
(Crosspost to X and BS) Lukasz Drozd, Ezra Oberfield and I organized the Philadelphia Junior Macro (PJM) Workshop in 2023 and 2024. We invite junior macro researchers in the area around Philadelphia. I attach the agendas. We plan to come back with PJM3 in November 2025. #econsky
December 13, 2024 at 9:40 PM
(Cross-post to X and BS) Posting before the Blackout... Pretty cool article about FRED. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b... @nytimes.com @jeannasmialek.bsky.social #EconSky
Everybody Loves FRED: How America Fell for a Data Tool (Gift Article)
From Facebook political debates to college classrooms, the St. Louis Fed’s data tool has gained a major following.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:59 PM
(Cross-posting to X & BS) Call for Proposal for special conference volume of the Japanese Economic Review (JER), on "Macroeconomics and Japan's Reality: Effects of Monetary and Fiscal Policies." Deadline: 3/28/2025. Conference in Tokyo: 8/24-25/2025. Submit: preview-link.springer.com/journal/4297...
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
(Cross-posting to X and BS) The application portal is now open for the 9th cohort (2025-2026) of visiting scholars at the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute (OIGI), FRB Minneapolis. #EconSky www.minneapolisfed.org/institute/vi...
Apply for the Visiting Scholar Program | Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
The Institute is currently seeking Visiting Scholars for the 2025-2026 cohort
www.minneapolisfed.org
December 3, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Since I cannot find Fabien here, I create a new post instead of re-posting. The go-to measure of the Employer-to-Employer (E-to-E) transition rate, Fujita, Moscarini, and Postel-Vinay (FMP) E2E Transition Probability is now available on FRED by STL Fed: fred.stlouisfed.org/seriesBeta/F... #EconSky
Average Probability of U.S. Workers Making Employer to Employer Transitions
Average Probability of U.S. Workers Making Employer to Employer Transitions
fred.stlouisfed.org
December 3, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Hello friends on Bluesky! My first post. I plan to post the same things on the two platforms for a while to see how different vibes are. I like no ads here! My first question is... what is the equivalent to #econtwitter? Is it #econsky, or #econbluesky? Any difference in terms of etiquette here?
December 2, 2024 at 10:05 PM