Tim Bresnahan
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Please join The Friends of BLS in welcoming BLSers back to their important work with gratitude for their skills and dedication.
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#econsky
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To the BLS Staff from the Leadership of the Friends of BLS — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Welcome back. On behalf of the Friends of BLS, we extend our deepest appreciation to each of you for your work this year. As you return from the recent government shutdown, we want to express this gra...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Please join The Friends of BLS in welcoming BLSers back to their important work with gratitude for their skills and dedication.
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#econsky
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The proudest moment of my life was my admission to
Harvard in 1976. Today I am deeply ashamed. @harvard.edu must revoke Summers' University Professorship. His holding the school's highest honor debases the university and is an insult to every woman and person of color in the academic community.
Harvard in 1976. Today I am deeply ashamed. @harvard.edu must revoke Summers' University Professorship. His holding the school's highest honor debases the university and is an insult to every woman and person of color in the academic community.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The proudest moment of my life was my admission to
Harvard in 1976. Today I am deeply ashamed. @harvard.edu must revoke Summers' University Professorship. His holding the school's highest honor debases the university and is an insult to every woman and person of color in the academic community.
Harvard in 1976. Today I am deeply ashamed. @harvard.edu must revoke Summers' University Professorship. His holding the school's highest honor debases the university and is an insult to every woman and person of color in the academic community.
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predatory men are an enormous tax on women’s productivity (and happiness)
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
predatory men are an enormous tax on women’s productivity (and happiness)
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A bipartisan note of appreciation to the folks at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from folks who value honest data www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
To the BLS Staff from the Leadership of the Friends of BLS — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Welcome back. On behalf of the Friends of BLS, we extend our deepest appreciation to each of you for your work this year. As you return from the recent government shutdown, we want to express this gra...
www.friendsofbls.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A bipartisan note of appreciation to the folks at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from folks who value honest data www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
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A senior academic using mentoring as leverage to obtain sex is a contemptible abuser of power.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A senior academic using mentoring as leverage to obtain sex is a contemptible abuser of power.
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The Crimson is doing great work with this story. Heckuva kicker here:
"The final messages, dated July 5, 2019, show Summers still in regular contact with Epstein....
The thread ends at 1:27 p.m.
Epstein was arrested the next day."
Else they'd still be emailing!
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
"The final messages, dated July 5, 2019, show Summers still in regular contact with Epstein....
The thread ends at 1:27 p.m.
Epstein was arrested the next day."
Else they'd still be emailing!
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The Crimson is doing great work with this story. Heckuva kicker here:
"The final messages, dated July 5, 2019, show Summers still in regular contact with Epstein....
The thread ends at 1:27 p.m.
Epstein was arrested the next day."
Else they'd still be emailing!
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
"The final messages, dated July 5, 2019, show Summers still in regular contact with Epstein....
The thread ends at 1:27 p.m.
Epstein was arrested the next day."
Else they'd still be emailing!
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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This is the face of asymmetric bargaining power
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is the face of asymmetric bargaining power
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Maybe, just maybe, don't treat women in your profession, especially women in a mentor/protege or supervisor/employee relationship, as part of your potential dating pool?
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe, just maybe, don't treat women in your profession, especially women in a mentor/protege or supervisor/employee relationship, as part of your potential dating pool?
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
If Marshall's interpretation is right, this is a grave departure from the professional standards of Economics. I have written to the relevant Harvard administrators. #EconSky
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If Marshall's interpretation is right, this is a grave departure from the professional standards of Economics. I have written to the relevant Harvard administrators. #EconSky
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During Jim Crow, everything from restaraunts to stores to hotels to pharmacies to gas stations required making safe choices. They shaped every trip a Black person made. We document that history, and you can add your story to it here #CommunityMap: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #EconSky
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
During Jim Crow, everything from restaraunts to stores to hotels to pharmacies to gas stations required making safe choices. They shaped every trip a Black person made. We document that history, and you can add your story to it here #CommunityMap: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #EconSky
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NBER grants to fund research into economic measurement - I find this agenda very compelling and important #linkoftheday
www.nber.org/news/nber-la...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NBER grants to fund research into economic measurement - I find this agenda very compelling and important #linkoftheday
www.nber.org/news/nber-la...
www.nber.org/news/nber-la...
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NBER launches initiative on economic measurement. nber.org/news/nber-la...
NBER Launches Initiative on Economic Measurement
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November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NBER launches initiative on economic measurement. nber.org/news/nber-la...
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Congratulations to Mark Duggan, Stanford economist and former SIEPR director, on his appointment as director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Policy @utoronto.ca, starting Sept. 1 2026! We thank him for his service to the Stanford community. He will be missed on The Farm!
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to Mark Duggan, Stanford economist and former SIEPR director, on his appointment as director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Policy @utoronto.ca, starting Sept. 1 2026! We thank him for his service to the Stanford community. He will be missed on The Farm!
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
tinyurl.com/4hm4h8um
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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
www.nber.org
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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This Veterans Day I want to acknowledge the Black veterans of WWII who fought fascism and nazism and came home to fight for civil rights and democracy here. New research shows Black veterans were critical in securing the voting rights currently under attack.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Homefront: Black Servicemembers and Black Voters in the Civil Rights Era
The role of Black World War II veterans in the Civil Rights Movement has been well documented, but the effect of Black military service on Black voting patterns remains unclear. Combining detailed in...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This Veterans Day I want to acknowledge the Black veterans of WWII who fought fascism and nazism and came home to fight for civil rights and democracy here. New research shows Black veterans were critical in securing the voting rights currently under attack.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The most typical car loan went from 3 or 4 years to 6 or 7 over the time car durability approximately doubled.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The most typical car loan went from 3 or 4 years to 6 or 7 over the time car durability approximately doubled.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
Perhaps too long: First-owner holding periods are significantly shorter than that. Still, a reasonable expectation that the collateral will be there if there is a default.
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New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
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📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
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The Race and Stratification Working Group at @nber.org will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. December 11, 2025 is the deadline to submit your paper!
www.nber.org/conferences/...
www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
www.nber.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Race and Stratification Working Group at @nber.org will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. December 11, 2025 is the deadline to submit your paper!
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!
Great quote from proto-IO scholar John Malcolm Blair!
Earlier this week I came across a book with this dedication page (from 1938).
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Great quote from proto-IO scholar John Malcolm Blair!