Nathan Converse
@nathanecon.bsky.social
Economist living in DC. CEA alumn. Working on international macro and finance, capital flows to emerging markets. Dabble in applied econometrics. I go to shows and bike to work.
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So true!
i think it's funny that probably well over half of the population hears "double edged sword" and is picturing like, darth maul, just cause they've never really thought about it
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So true!
Great event, with some real heavy hitters.
Excited to host this Russia sanctions event on Dec 16 at @brookings.edu. Nobel Prize winner @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social will give a keynote on sanctions, followed by dark fleet expert Craig Kennedy. @econharris.bsky.social will moderate a panel with ambassadors from the EU, Lithuania, Sweden and UK.
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Great event, with some real heavy hitters.
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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Economists judge Brexit Bill to be worse than ever just as politics is shifting
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Economists Judge Brexit Bill to Be Worse Than Ever Just as Politics Is Shifting
It’s true the most dismal predictions about Brexit didn’t come true — immediately.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Economists judge Brexit Bill to be worse than ever just as politics is shifting
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
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As a parent of a now middle-schooler, I'm really hoping and expecting that by the time she hits 8th grade she's reading novels in school. But that's not happening everywhere in D.C., as I learned from this informative op-ed in @51st.news: 51st.news/opinion-dcps...
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Many parents like myself were shocked by a recent change to the English curriculum at Alice Deal Middle School.
51st.news
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As a parent of a now middle-schooler, I'm really hoping and expecting that by the time she hits 8th grade she's reading novels in school. But that's not happening everywhere in D.C., as I learned from this informative op-ed in @51st.news: 51st.news/opinion-dcps...
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Please. A beg.
When is private equity going to buy out and destroy Mr. Beast
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Please. A beg.
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Court rules that the Constitution exists
Federal agents can no longer arrest people in D.C. on immigration violations without a warrant or probable cause to believe they could potentially flee if not detained, a judge has ruled.
It's the second significant legal loss for the Trump administration over its activities in D.C. in two weeks.
It's the second significant legal loss for the Trump administration over its activities in D.C. in two weeks.
Federal judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
Lawyers say federal agents unlawfully operated under an ‘arrest first, ask questions later’ policy.
51st.news
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Court rules that the Constitution exists
Every damn time…
Me, prior to starting this workout class: This ain't gonna whup my ass
Me, after the first round is done and there's two more to go: Wow this is whupping my ass, that's wild bro
Me, after the first round is done and there's two more to go: Wow this is whupping my ass, that's wild bro
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Every damn time…
So psyched to listen to this one! Dream collab!
The Olivia Nuzzi affair is a media scandal tailor-made for media sickos, so Katelyn and Christine invited @marisakabas.bsky.social onto the show to talk about the latest developments and what this all says about the rotten core of access journalism.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Is Olivia Nuzzi the Only Villain in Her Scandal? (ft. Marisa Kabas)
Podcast Episode · Cancel Me, Daddy · 12/04/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So psyched to listen to this one! Dream collab!
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
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And just like that a whole new generation of bisexuals were born
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
And just like that a whole new generation of bisexuals were born
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DC is nice, man. the bike lanes are coming along, Metro is pretty good, drivers are not psychopaths, etc. miss this place
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
DC is nice, man. the bike lanes are coming along, Metro is pretty good, drivers are not psychopaths, etc. miss this place
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"If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
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The GEMs consortium has released its most comprehensive dataset yet: 40 years of sovereign lending data and 30 years for SOEs and private lending. Across the board, MDB lending risks remain low—including in low- and lower-middle-income countries. More:
https://go.cgdev.org/4pLgPOo
https://go.cgdev.org/4pLgPOo
GEMs and the 600-800 Billion Dollar Data Dividend
For years now, stakeholders from the private, public, and official sectors have campaigned for the release of data from the Global Emerging Markets Database (GEMs) consortium, which tracks the default...
go.cgdev.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The GEMs consortium has released its most comprehensive dataset yet: 40 years of sovereign lending data and 30 years for SOEs and private lending. Across the board, MDB lending risks remain low—including in low- and lower-middle-income countries. More:
https://go.cgdev.org/4pLgPOo
https://go.cgdev.org/4pLgPOo
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absolutely and uncontroversially one of the fucking best to ever fucking do it
One of the all-time greats - guitarist, songwriter, producer, icon. Rest easy, Steve. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
absolutely and uncontroversially one of the fucking best to ever fucking do it
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The Federal Trade Commission is hiring PhD Economists (very late, because shutdown)!
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- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
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- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Federal Trade Commission is hiring PhD Economists (very late, because shutdown)!
Please repost/quote so JMCs can see.
- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
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- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
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Eugene Hasenfus, whose 1986 capture in Nicaragua exposed the Iran-Contra scandal, has died at 84. The National Security Archive has published important documents on Hasenfus and the "off-the-shelf" covert operations run by the Reagan White House to sustain the Contra war.
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Eugene Hasenfus, whose 1986 capture in Nicaragua exposed the Iran-Contra scandal, has died at 84. The National Security Archive has published important documents on Hasenfus and the "off-the-shelf" covert operations run by the Reagan White House to sustain the Contra war.
Solid selection!
I’ve seen it said we need more frivolous dialogue on Bluesky to balance out all the politics. So, here’s my Spotify wrapped to start some music conversations. Lots of great music this year.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Solid selection!
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Happy Birthday to Viviane Katrina Louise "Viv" Albertine, guitarist for the English punk group the Slits and member of the Flowers of Romance, born on this day in 1954, Sydney, Australia
Photos by David Corio
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkrockhistory #womenofpunk #vivalbertine #theslits
Photos by David Corio
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkrockhistory #womenofpunk #vivalbertine #theslits
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Happy Birthday to Viviane Katrina Louise "Viv" Albertine, guitarist for the English punk group the Slits and member of the Flowers of Romance, born on this day in 1954, Sydney, Australia
Photos by David Corio
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkrockhistory #womenofpunk #vivalbertine #theslits
Photos by David Corio
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkrockhistory #womenofpunk #vivalbertine #theslits
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The case for a stock trading ban
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The case for a stock trading ban
Happy to see the AEA finally stepped up. I wish they would act this forcefully against other bad apples in the profession
The AEA has imposed a lifetime ban on Lawrence H. Summers’ membership and participation in AEA activities. See the full statement here. www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
Statement from the American Economic Association
www.aeaweb.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy to see the AEA finally stepped up. I wish they would act this forcefully against other bad apples in the profession
Wow. This really leaves me speechless.
This letter to @thetimes.com mourning Tom Stoppard's passing is a stunner.
What the sciences owe to the humanities cannot be quantified, predicted, or planned.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett... HT @paulnightingale.bsky.social @harrywallop.co.uk
What the sciences owe to the humanities cannot be quantified, predicted, or planned.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett... HT @paulnightingale.bsky.social @harrywallop.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Wow. This really leaves me speechless.
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes