Dan Garrett
@danggarret.bsky.social
economist thinking about taxes and public debt | co-organizer for the virtual municipal finance workshop | ap in finance at the wharton school
www.danggarrett.com
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Dan Garrett
@danggarret.bsky.social
· Jun 27
Who Labels and What's Priced? Evidence from Third-Party ESG Assessments in the Municipal Bond Market
We study the supply and pricing dynamics for ESG labels using a novel and unexpected third-party assessment of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) chara
papers.ssrn.com
Why are most muni bonds that qualify for ESG labels issued without them? Our new working paper uses an unexpected data release to show investors price ESG info—even when bonds aren’t labeled. Political & institutional frictions drive the labeling gap. Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Advancing economic measurement conference happening soon and streaming on YouTube: www.nber.org/conferences/...
Advancing Economic Measurement, Fall 2025
www.nber.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Advancing economic measurement conference happening soon and streaming on YouTube: www.nber.org/conferences/...
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The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #EconSky
www.nber.org/conferences/...
www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
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November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #EconSky
www.nber.org/conferences/...
www.nber.org/conferences/...
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Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata - Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata
CMFdata.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
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SoLE deadline extended until Monday morning!
*If the U.S. government shutdown is affecting your ability to access data/materials to finish your paper, please submit a long abstract with the understanding that you will post an updated paper when you are able and note that in the abstract!
*If the U.S. government shutdown is affecting your ability to access data/materials to finish your paper, please submit a long abstract with the understanding that you will post an updated paper when you are able and note that in the abstract!
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...
SOLE 2026 Submissions Open
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October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
SoLE deadline extended until Monday morning!
*If the U.S. government shutdown is affecting your ability to access data/materials to finish your paper, please submit a long abstract with the understanding that you will post an updated paper when you are able and note that in the abstract!
*If the U.S. government shutdown is affecting your ability to access data/materials to finish your paper, please submit a long abstract with the understanding that you will post an updated paper when you are able and note that in the abstract!
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Wharton’s real estate department is hiring pre-docs!
Please send your amazing undergrads our way and reach out with any questions! #Econsky
Please send your amazing undergrads our way and reach out with any questions! #Econsky
🚨 undergrads and masters students interested in careers in applied econ research:
My department is recruiting 4-5 full-time RAs to start summer 2026. See the announcement here for more details: jessiehandbury.com/misc/RAflyer...
A few reasons you should apply...
My department is recruiting 4-5 full-time RAs to start summer 2026. See the announcement here for more details: jessiehandbury.com/misc/RAflyer...
A few reasons you should apply...
jessiehandbury.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wharton’s real estate department is hiring pre-docs!
Please send your amazing undergrads our way and reach out with any questions! #Econsky
Please send your amazing undergrads our way and reach out with any questions! #Econsky
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Getting ready for my Workshop for Ukraine. Coming up in a bit under two hours!
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Getting ready for my Workshop for Ukraine. Coming up in a bit under two hours!
I have been thinking this year will be a particularly rough year for economists seeking employment, and this new data tool from the AEA definitely shows that is the case with 1/3 less listings than the same time last year, basically matching COVID lows.
October 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have been thinking this year will be a particularly rough year for economists seeking employment, and this new data tool from the AEA definitely shows that is the case with 1/3 less listings than the same time last year, basically matching COVID lows.
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Just a reminder to submit your papers to SoLE!!! It will be a great conference, with not-to-be-missed keynotes by Janet Currie, Kerwin Charles, and Jeff Smith! Avoid FOMO and submit!
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Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...
SOLE 2026 Submissions Open
mailchi.mp
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just a reminder to submit your papers to SoLE!!! It will be a great conference, with not-to-be-missed keynotes by Janet Currie, Kerwin Charles, and Jeff Smith! Avoid FOMO and submit!
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Happy Caturday from Big Gus and Archie who like to politely join me at the kitchen counter for an afternoon snack.
September 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Happy Caturday from Big Gus and Archie who like to politely join me at the kitchen counter for an afternoon snack.
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Hi Bluesky!
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
April 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hi Bluesky!
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
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The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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PhD students working on projects in the crime & criminal justice space (empirical w/ a causal focus) - see below for a fun workshop in October! Will be a great opportunity for feedback and networking with other scholars.
PhD students working on topics related to crime & the criminal justice system in the US:
Join us for a research workshop this October! We're bringing y'all together so that you can meet each other, and (selfishly) so the Arnold Ventures CJ team can meet you.
Sign up by August 11! bit.ly/3GUT0De
Join us for a research workshop this October! We're bringing y'all together so that you can meet each other, and (selfishly) so the Arnold Ventures CJ team can meet you.
Sign up by August 11! bit.ly/3GUT0De
August 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
PhD students working on projects in the crime & criminal justice space (empirical w/ a causal focus) - see below for a fun workshop in October! Will be a great opportunity for feedback and networking with other scholars.
There is some great discussion by one of my dissertation committee members, Jimmy Roberts who happens to be an excellent industrial organization economist, around claim #4.
Market concentration and market power, while sometimes correlated, are not the same thing.
Market concentration and market power, while sometimes correlated, are not the same thing.
Antitrust critics of Abundance claim homebuilding oligopolies are holding back supply and driving up prices, esp in Texas.
I did something really simple. I called up their sources.
Everyone I spoke to told me the same thing: Their claims are bullshit.
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-anti-a...
I did something really simple. I called up their sources.
Everyone I spoke to told me the same thing: Their claims are bullshit.
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-anti-a...
The Anti-Abundance Critique on Housing Is Dead Wrong
Antitrust critics say that homebuilding monopolies are the real culprit of America’s housing woes. I looked into some of their claims. They don’t hold up.
www.derekthompson.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There is some great discussion by one of my dissertation committee members, Jimmy Roberts who happens to be an excellent industrial organization economist, around claim #4.
Market concentration and market power, while sometimes correlated, are not the same thing.
Market concentration and market power, while sometimes correlated, are not the same thing.
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Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY!
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
July 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY!
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
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38 states have legalized sports betting, but little is known about the financial, social, and behavioral impacts.
@arnoldventures.bsky.social is committed to building the evidence base with our newest RFP.
LOIs due 9/15 and details here: www.arnoldventures.org/causal-resea...
@arnoldventures.bsky.social is committed to building the evidence base with our newest RFP.
LOIs due 9/15 and details here: www.arnoldventures.org/causal-resea...
July 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
38 states have legalized sports betting, but little is known about the financial, social, and behavioral impacts.
@arnoldventures.bsky.social is committed to building the evidence base with our newest RFP.
LOIs due 9/15 and details here: www.arnoldventures.org/causal-resea...
@arnoldventures.bsky.social is committed to building the evidence base with our newest RFP.
LOIs due 9/15 and details here: www.arnoldventures.org/causal-resea...
As an amateur appreciator of urban amenities, I just arrived in Vancouver and the Canada Line train into the city is so nice. Easy to use, clean, and right on time.
July 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
As an amateur appreciator of urban amenities, I just arrived in Vancouver and the Canada Line train into the city is so nice. Easy to use, clean, and right on time.
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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.
econofact.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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It’s Day 2 of the Brookings Muni Finance Conference (livestream: www.brookings.edu/events/14th-...)! I will be live tweeting a lot less today but the papers—including my own paper on green muni bonds—will hopefully be just as good as yesterday
14th annual Municipal Finance Conference | Brookings
www.brookings.edu
July 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It’s Day 2 of the Brookings Muni Finance Conference (livestream: www.brookings.edu/events/14th-...)! I will be live tweeting a lot less today but the papers—including my own paper on green muni bonds—will hopefully be just as good as yesterday
The Brookings Municipal Finance Conference is today (available livestream: www.brookings.edu/events/14th-...) and the lineup of papers is excellent! I’m not much of a live tweeter but I’ll try to share a few highlights
July 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Brookings Municipal Finance Conference is today (available livestream: www.brookings.edu/events/14th-...) and the lineup of papers is excellent! I’m not much of a live tweeter but I’ll try to share a few highlights
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Finished a Ph.D. dissertation related to employment during July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025?
Does it have policy relevance?
Do you like winning money? Awards?
If yeses, consider applying. Get more info and check out the list of past winners.
#EconSky #Sociology #policysky #polisky #FundSocSci
Does it have policy relevance?
Do you like winning money? Awards?
If yeses, consider applying. Get more info and check out the list of past winners.
#EconSky #Sociology #policysky #polisky #FundSocSci
We welcome submissions for the 2025 Dissertation Award, given to the best Ph.D. dissertation on employment-related issues. The award furthers the Upjohn Institute mission to support and conduct policy-relevant research on issues related to employment, unemployment and social insurance programs.
Dissertation Award | Upjohn Institute
www.upjohn.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Finished a Ph.D. dissertation related to employment during July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025?
Does it have policy relevance?
Do you like winning money? Awards?
If yeses, consider applying. Get more info and check out the list of past winners.
#EconSky #Sociology #policysky #polisky #FundSocSci
Does it have policy relevance?
Do you like winning money? Awards?
If yeses, consider applying. Get more info and check out the list of past winners.
#EconSky #Sociology #policysky #polisky #FundSocSci
Why are most muni bonds that qualify for ESG labels issued without them? Our new working paper uses an unexpected data release to show investors price ESG info—even when bonds aren’t labeled. Political & institutional frictions drive the labeling gap. Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Who Labels and What's Priced? Evidence from Third-Party ESG Assessments in the Municipal Bond Market
We study the supply and pricing dynamics for ESG labels using a novel and unexpected third-party assessment of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) chara
papers.ssrn.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Why are most muni bonds that qualify for ESG labels issued without them? Our new working paper uses an unexpected data release to show investors price ESG info—even when bonds aren’t labeled. Political & institutional frictions drive the labeling gap. Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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🚨 Call for papers! The second edition of the Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) will be in November in London. Organized by @clpennec.bsky.social Cevat Aksoy and me.
The submission deadline is July 4, 2025. Apply here (and RT!):
sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...
The submission deadline is July 4, 2025. Apply here (and RT!):
sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...
April 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚨 Call for papers! The second edition of the Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) will be in November in London. Organized by @clpennec.bsky.social Cevat Aksoy and me.
The submission deadline is July 4, 2025. Apply here (and RT!):
sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...
The submission deadline is July 4, 2025. Apply here (and RT!):
sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...
56 miles with my dad for his 56th birthday (only 15 or so years after the fact)
It turns out that was a hard ride for both of us in this heat
It turns out that was a hard ride for both of us in this heat
June 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
56 miles with my dad for his 56th birthday (only 15 or so years after the fact)
It turns out that was a hard ride for both of us in this heat
It turns out that was a hard ride for both of us in this heat
Just a couple of proud American cats who do not recognize the authority of any king.
#nokingsonlycats
#nokingsonlycats
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Just a couple of proud American cats who do not recognize the authority of any king.
#nokingsonlycats
#nokingsonlycats