Lisa A. Gennetian
@lisagennetian.bsky.social
Prof at Duke, policy scholar, Wellesley College alum, firstgen, applied economist, child poverty, child development. www.lisagennetian.org
Reposted by Lisa A. Gennetian
You can find the National Academies of Science report here. The bottom line is that we can use the tax system to vastly reduce poverty.
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
You can find the National Academies of Science report here. The bottom line is that we can use the tax system to vastly reduce poverty.
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...
Thx for this opportunity @irpwisc.bsky.social ! 🙏🏻
April 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thx for this opportunity @irpwisc.bsky.social ! 🙏🏻
Reposted by Lisa A. Gennetian
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ #econsky
"You’re like an indifference curve, more really is better. "
"On this day of Valetine's Saint, for you I have no budget constraint."
"You’re like an indifference curve, more really is better. "
"On this day of Valetine's Saint, for you I have no budget constraint."
February 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ #econsky
"You’re like an indifference curve, more really is better. "
"On this day of Valetine's Saint, for you I have no budget constraint."
"You’re like an indifference curve, more really is better. "
"On this day of Valetine's Saint, for you I have no budget constraint."