Judy Chevalier

Trump's Decision to Fire BLS Chief Echoes Putin's Strategies "While Trump may or may not be friends with Putin, he is clearly following the Russian leader's HR staffing guidelines."

In TIME magazine - How Trump’s Decision to Fire BLS Commissioner Echoes Putin’s Strategies - Trump may or may not be friends with Putin, but he's clearly following the Russian President’s HR staffing guidelines, eliminating lieutenants who bring bad news.

time.com/7307097/trum...

Named in honor of a Ms. Globle?

Also parents, start early. Recommend this book! Does all of the illustrations with peas.

I hope everyone is excited for #IIOC2025 at Drexel LeBow
in Philadelphia starting Friday May 2! On Friday, we have the Rising Star Sessions at 5, followed by the Cocktail Party sponsored by Analysis Group. A whole lot of great sessions on Saturday and Sunday. See you there IOs!

I thought it was brilliant. But SCARY.

Okay you may be bettee than me at this. I was legit terrified.

Prepare to never sleep again.

So sad about Pat. He loved economics and was devoted to his kids.

Attn: #FundSocSci

As I DM'd I will be sending you my daughter's invention which deals with this problem.

Getting gunk under your manicure is the worst.

One month until #IIOC2025 in Philly! Check out the great program posted on our website. Registration links and the hotel link are there also. We have some great papers lined up!

Trump’s Escalating War With Higher Education How colleges are responding to pressure from the administration, and what it might mean for the future of America’s university system.

I'm Jewish, named after my uncle who was executed by the Nazis in a forced labor camp in Poland. My gradfather died in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Trump's use of antisemitism as a smokescreen to underminine free speech and destroy academic research is reprehensible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/p...

How many cites do I need to just stop going to the gym?

Registration for 2025 IIOC is Now Open | Industrial Organization Society The IIOC will start on Friday, May 2, at 5PM with the Rising Stars sessions and proceed through noon Sunday, May 4. There will be a reception Friday evening and a keynote luncheon Saturday. ...

Registration for #IIOC2025 is now open! Hotel information posted here too:
www.indorgsociety.org/news/registr...

POTASH. POTASH. POTASH.

90s kid here: I distinctly remember an episode of Growing Pains in which Ben has to make a resource map for a school assignment, & one of the ongoing jokes as he & his older brother spend all night driving around trying to buy paste is that no one, anywhere, has any idea what potash is.

Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears (Gift Article) Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.

Comments from Howard Lutnick, the secretary of Commerce, and Elon Musk have renewed concerns that the Trump administration could interfere with federal economic statistics.
with @colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

"... should be impeached immediately"

Not exactly. I read the op ed. "The decision to vaccinate is a personal one...By 1960, before the vaccine's introductiin- imptovements in sanitation and nutrition had eliminated 98% of measlesndeaths. Good nutrition remains a best defense against most chronic and infectious illnesses."

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Tracksuit !!

#Fundsocsci

Two days left to submit!

In addition to the exciting upcoming #IIOC2025 in Philly in May, the IO Society is organizing sessions at the #WEAI2025. Info below:

Need an IO fix to tide you over until #IIOC2025? We have some banger sessions at #ASSA2025! Plan your schedule around them. Competition & Productivity Effects of AI, Effects of Mergers & Acquisitions, and Information Provision & Distortion in Platforms.

You can wear that to class on the first day!

International Industrial Organization Conference | Industrial Organization Society

Our call for papers has been posted! Get ready for #IIOC2025 May 2-4 in Philadelpha. Submission deadline 1/31.
www.indorgsociety.org/conference