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@assameeting.bsky.social attendees, join the Institute, LERA, & @neaecon.bsky.social in celebrating the many contributions of Bill Spriggs to econ profession & policy at a luncheon on Jan 4 and two paper sessions. Search “Spriggs" at https://bit.ly/4ohwkg4 for details
25.11.2025 16:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Long-term #unemployment can be a desperate situation. Benefits expire, savings deplete, and debts grow. Our data dive in the latest For All looks at the share of unemployed workers who eventually enter long-term unemployment: https://bit.ly/47vuClR
24.11.2025 17:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
First-time moms not only cut back on hours--they move to progressively lower-paying firms during the decade after birth. Meanwhile, new dads keep climbing the ladder. More findings from Institute visiting scholar @btimpe.bsky.social & co-authors. https://bit.ly/4mONNvK
21.11.2025 19:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The role of AI in job searches and potential policy shifts could impact long-term unemployment. LTU is a particularly worrisome outcome, so its trends, fluctuations, and future are important to understand. @AbigailWozniak & @agoodmanbacon dig in: https://bit.ly/42DHhk3
20.11.2025 15:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In the middle is a profile photo of Bill Spriggs. The image text reads: Events honoring Bill Spriggs' contributions to policy, economics, and the economics profession, January 3 & 4, 2026, ASSA annual conference Philadelphia Find these events by searching "Spriggs" at aeaweb.org/conference/20206/program
Over nearly 4 decades, Bill Spriggs made significant contributions to labor economics, economic policy, & economics profession. At @assameeting.bsky.social, the Institute, LERA, and @neaecon.bsky.social are co-sponsoring sessions to honor and celebrate his many contributions. https://bit.ly/4pkJN7M
19.11.2025 18:56 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 2
Line chart illustrating the ration of job postings requiring a college versus a high school degree from 2010-2022
In 2010, there were 1.2 job postings requiring a college degree for every 1 posting that did not. By 2020, the ratio was 0.6. Our new article from senior writer @lisacamnermckay.bsky.social looks at how the labor market for college grads has changed: https://bit.ly/4mUUNaZ
18.11.2025 17:12 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Visiting scholar Katherine Richard grew up in a neighborhood where people of different means mingled. That awareness of different degrees of economic challenge has helped shape her research agenda as an economist. From @tuuyentran.bsky.social in new For All: https://bit.ly/4hmbOZW
17.11.2025 16:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It has been an active year in the U.S. economy. Watching for clues to the economy’s direction is important in many sectors and of course at the Fed. But the drivers of economic opportunity and inclusive growth often only come into view over time. https://bit.ly/475QG5i
17.11.2025 15:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Many thanks to the presenters, discussants, and audience who made our fifth annual Institute Research Conference a success! The event video and paper PDFs are available on our website:
https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
Designing Cash Transfers in the Presence of Children's Human Capital Formation, Joseph Mullins, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Working Paper
A mother's time and household income both shape children's skill outcomes. To evaluate cash assistance programs, then, we need to account for the children's future outcomes. This is @jmullins.bsky.social @umn-econ.bsky.social project in a new Institute Working Paper https://bit.ly/3WJHGhC
Watch the Institute Research Conference live online: https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
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What do earnings changes look like for residents of neighborhoods that are better off or less well off? Watch Bryan Stuart discuss his research at the Institute Research Conference: https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
13.11.2025 21:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Watch the Institute Research Conference online: https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
Watch the Institute Research Conference live online: https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
13.11.2025 19:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What does wealth mobility look like over people’s lifetimes? Richard Audoly and his coauthors find that broadly speaking, there are four paths of wealth trajectory. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
13.11.2025 18:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2025 Institute Research Conference 10:30 a.m. CT | "The Determinants of Credit Access in the United States," presented by Nathaniel Hendren, MIT To submit a question: pigeonhole.at/2025/INSTITUTE
Tune in to the Institute Research Conference online here: https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
13.11.2025 17:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Person standing in front of a room at a conference, pointing to a screen. The screen shows a map of the United States with the Title: Credit Scores by County for White Individuals from Low-Income Families
Individuals' credit scores are quite stable, Nathan Hendren says. Differences in credit scores emerge early in life and persist over time. Watch live: https://bit.ly/3sRd0d9
13.11.2025 16:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2025 Institute Research Conference 10:30 a.m. CT | "The Determinants of Credit Access in the United States," presented by Nathaniel Hendren, MIT To submit a question: pigeonhole.at/2025/INSTITUTE
Watch the Institute Research Conference online https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
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To ask a question during today’s Institute Research Conference, visit pigeonhole.at/2025INSTITUTE . Our moderators will relay select questions to presenters during Q&As.
13.11.2025 15:30 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
It’s time! Our annual conference starts at 9:30am CT with opening remarks from @minneapolisfed.bsky.social President Neel Kashkari followed by a keynote with Nobel prize winner David Card. Please join us for a day of research insights and scholarly exchange! Watch here: https://bit.ly/4gSFopm
13.11.2025 15:08 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
In an aging economy, long-term unemployed workers are a resource for growth and should not be overlooked. New analysis from Abigail Wozniak and Andrew Goodman-Bacon looks closely at trends in LTU: where we have come from, where we are, where we might be headed. https://bit.ly/42DHhk3
11.11.2025 16:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tune in this Thursday for the Institute's annual research conference with a keynote from Nobel prize winner David Card followed by presentations on access to credit, migration from poor neighborhoods, how workers keep up with inflation, and more. https://bit.ly/4gSFopm #EconSky
10.11.2025 17:11 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Why do retirees save more than classical economic models predict? Why do couples save differently than singles? Why are more older Americans aging in place? Institute system affiliate and @richmondfed.bsky.social economist John Bailey Jones studies life’s fuzzy stuff. https://bit.ly/4hn36dS
10.11.2025 15:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Designing Cash Transfers in the Presence of Children's Human Capital Formation, Joseph Mullins, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Working Paper
Both money and time with parents matter for children's long-run skill development, with important implications for the optimal size and shape of government transfers. Read @jmullins.bsky.social @umn-econ.bsky.social new paper: https://bit.ly/3WJHGhC
07.11.2025 21:05 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
U of MN Carlson School of Business professor Jacelly Cespedes loves it when nonfinance majors take her Finance 101 class. "If that person can understand the concept of compounding, the diversification concept—that is going to have a big effect on their financial decisions.” https://bit.ly/4q9AMQ0
06.11.2025 16:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Join us November 13! #EconSky
05.11.2025 20:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The economy is growing—but are workers seeing the benefits? In new Q&A, economist Erik Hurst explores the disconnect between rising productivity and stagnant wages, and what it means for the economy in the long run. https://bit.ly/43d3pSs
05.11.2025 17:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In new For All: Long-term unemployment recovered fast after COVID but may now be on the rise. Erik Hurst considers how automation + inflation change labor markets in the long run. Plus the stagnating college wage premium and the path of new mothers' wages. https://bit.ly/32ycmGd
03.11.2025 15:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
“It is reasonable to conclude that when two elephants fight, some of the hens in the grass will suffer.” Yewande Olapade @minneapolisfed.bsky.social discusses her research on the 2018-2019 US-China trade war and the impact on low-income countries. https://bit.ly/42I0iSo
31.10.2025 14:35 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Image of a line graph illustrating long-term unemployment rate from 2018 through 2025
Historical trends show that long-term unemployment rises in recessions and falls in recoveries. However, recent data indicates an uptick in LTU, which could signal future challenges. What do labor market flows tell us about where LTU may be headed?
https://bit.ly/42DHhk3
