Nora Strecker

Did you know that @Arnold_Ventures has a standing RFP for causal research proposals related to crime and the criminal justice system? Send us your ideas! We aim to get you an answer fast (within 3 months). All we need from you is a 3-page LOI that describes the intervention you're testing and the research design you're using. (Link below.)

📣 St Patrick’s Day tradition: deadline for submissions to the 3rd Irish Public Economics Workshop extended until midnight 31st March. 27-28 August in Dublin featuring keynote by Prof Jim R Hines @UMich. publiceconomics.ie/submit for more details

85 people have paid the $100,000 H-1B fee so far, totaling $8.5 million in revenue. But fee revenue from H-1B apps abroad is down $28 million. So the fee — justified by a paper claiming the revenue-maximizing fee was >$100,000! — appears to have lost the government $20 million.

Nick Bloom on "Does AI boost US Productivity?". He provides survey evidence which changed his mind. Here a teaser. Youtube link for full video: youtube.com/watch?v=FYUBRv…

One week left to apply to our Tax Policy Economist vacancy. Contribute to OECD research and analysis advancing the international tax policy agenda⤵️ brnw.ch/21x09Lj

Let's discuss different DiD estimators with unbalanced panels -- often due to missing data on Y, or attrition. I will use the Stata commands csdid and jwdid as part of the discussion. First, a review. Assume time-constant covariates, X and a balanced panel.

central limit theorem

Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar met Polish PM Donald Tusk in Munich and introduced Anita Orban as “Hungary’s future foreign minister,” joking that “her name is only a coincidence, Orban” “My name is Donald,” Tusk joked in response. 🇵🇱🇭🇺

13 countries, 16 skaters, one choreographer. When you work at this level, your wardrobe has to keep up. Benoit Richaud: globalization on ice.

IPEW goes into its third iteration! Looking forward to another two days of taxes taxes taxes! Jointly organized with @EndaHargaden @calder_tara @barratree. @Public_Econ_IE

Enda Hargaden, Barra Roantree, Tara McIndoe Calder, and I are once again organizing the Irish Public Economics Workshop. Equity and Efficiency in Tax Policy 27-28 August 2026 ‼️Keynote by James R. Hines, jr. (UMichigan)‼️ Submit here: publicheconomics.ie/submit

⚠️#BREAKING: Russia denies attacking Europe. Europe checks map. 👀 Europe disagrees.👎

... remote coding life ...😵‍💫

Yep. Same procedure as every year.

AEA job market update. The numbers don't lie, as this is the toughest market for PhD economists in recent memory. JOE listings are down 20% from last year. Worse: they are 19% below COVID levels. Let that sink in. The academic market took the biggest hit. Full-time US positions dropped 33% year-over-year. Liberal arts colleges and PhD-granting universities? Both down about a third. International academic postings fell 13% from last year, 25% from COVID. Nonacademic isn't much better: down 27% from last year, 45% below COVID. And federal government hiring? That's where it gets ugly. Down 71% year-over-year, 79% below COVID. DOGE cuts plus the shutdown created a perfect storm. One bright spot: private sector jobs in consulting, research, banking, and finance are holding steady at recent-year levels. Bottom line for candidates: the data confirm what you're feeling. It's brutal out there. Universities facing their own financial pressures should still find ways to bridge unmatched candidates for another year. The talent is there—the opportunities aren't. H/T John Cawley

The evidence shows that tariffs have raised overall retail prices by about 5% hubs.ly/Q03YcPmV0 @alex_durante_

The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP in over 30 years.

@EconomicsUCD @KillianCarroll_ Very warm congratulations, Killian! Very proud supervisor moment!! Many thanks to Prof. John McHale (Galway), @alandebromhead, @msamahita for taking the time to serve on Killian’s viva panel!

🎓 Warm congratulations Dr @KillianCarroll_ on successfully completing your PhD! This achievement reflects your hard work, dedication, and academic excellence. All of us at the School of Economics wish you every success in the next chapter of your career. 🎉

Very proud supervisor moment!