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U.S. labor market engine has stalled: Dec jobs report shows anemic job growth (+50K) and steady unemp rate (4.4%) & annual trends are even worse -All job growth driven by services -Employed part time for economic reasons +980K -Not in the labor force who want a job +684K @NUEcon

🚨New Working Paper!🚨 We show that expanding substance use treatment increases access to care and reduces intimate partner violence linked to drug use. Public health investments matter. nber.org/papers/w34642 #econtwitter @NUGlobalNews @NUEcon @Northeastern

Our episode on the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity podcast is now live: brookings.edu/articles/has-t… @BrookingsInst @Northeastern @NUEcon @NUGlobalNews

Check out some work I’ve been doing with City of Boston on green jobs - we can’t have a climate ready city without a climate ready workforce! @Northeastern @NUCSSH @NUEcon

@NUEcon’s @SilviaPrina and Mindy Marks recently published research showing the importance of the timing of #SNAP payments, not just the amount. Their results show that inconsistent deposits can push a family off of a smooth budgeting path. @NUGlobalNews news.northeastern.edu/2025/11/06/gov…

More than a hundred US companies will be laying off employees this month. @NUEcon Prof Robert Triest cites factors like tariffs and generative AI as pressure points for American industries, pushing for cheaper labor in the form of computers. newsweek.com/list-companies…

Meet the 2025-26 job market candidates from @NUEcon! 6 fantastic PhD researchers working on labor, development, health, industrial organization, and financial economics. Full details: cssh.northeastern.edu/economics/job-… #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket @Northeastern @NUCSSH

.@NUGlobalNews highlights new research from @Prof_Nishith_P showing talk therapy can overcome stigma in developing nations. @NUCSSH @NU_PolicySchool news.northeastern.edu/2025/10/29/res…

This @NUEcon student is using science to find happiness! Sameerah Nawaz, co-founder of The Happiness Cup club on @northeastern’s Boston campus, is finding scientifically backed methods to support a lifestyle of positivity. Read more @NUGlobalNews news.northeastern.edu/2025/10/20/nor…

Proud of our faculty! Bilge Erten & Shuo Zhang's research on opioid policy spillover effects accepted at Journal of Health Economics. @BilgeErten @ShuoZhang3648 @NUCSSH cssh.northeastern.edu/economics/2025…

New #BPEA research by @BilgeErten, @JosephEStiglitz, & @EricVerhoogen estimates that the CHIPS and Science Act led to a 15-21k increase in US semiconductor jobs and 27-33k job increase in upstream input sectors and non-residential construction. Read more >> brookings.edu/articles/emplo…

.@Northeastern @NUCSSH Associate Professor @BilgeErten, @JosephEStiglitz & @EricVerhoogen co-authored new research on the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act for the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. #BPEA brookings.edu/articles/emplo…

Congratulations to Philip Strumine on successfully defending his dissertation "Experimental and Observational Evidence in Healthcare and Reproductive Markets." Kudos as well to his committee: Mindy Marks, Silvia Prina, and Robert Triest! @NUCSSH

Northeastern students help shape economic development policy during trip to Rwanda news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/15/nor… via Northeastern Global News @NUCSSH

Don't miss out on our Open House. Join us from the comfort of your own home for this virtual event on September 16-17. Learn more and register at: bit.ly/4l7YnwW.

.@Northeastern @NUCSSH economist Prof. Bob Triest explains how a Fed rate cut could ripple through mortgages, jobs, and spending. news.northeastern.edu/2025/08/01/wha… @NUGlobalNews

📣#EconTwitter submit your papers for #NEUDC2025 Last day to submit papers is August 17. Submit your papers here: editorialexpress.com/conference/Tuf… More details and registration is available via the conference website: neudc2025.com #NEUDC @JPAL @CGDev @IFPRI @CGIAR @WorldBank

Congratulations to Roy Gernhardt on successfully defending his dissertation, Three Essays on the Econometrics of Social Justice! 🎓@NUCSSH Pictured with committee members Professors @BilgeErten and Mindy Marks. (Not pictured: Professor @SilviaPrina)

Madhavi Venkatesan: “Policy Gaps and Opportunities in Bio-Based Plastics: Implications for Sustainable Food Packaging” (Foods) mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/1…

Madhavi Venkatesan: “The Contribution of University Economics Teaching to Sustainability” (North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education, World Sustainability Series). link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Silvia Prina: "Too Fast Too Furious? Digital Credit Speed and Repayments Rates" Journal of Development Economics sciencedirect.com/science/articl…