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Come visit the Business and Economic Statistics table at the JSM Expo! @bes-section-asa.bsky.social

04.08.2025 02:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

02.08.2025 20:13 — 👍 5120    🔁 2149    💬 120    📌 113
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Welcome to Day 2, #JSM2025 attendees! Today's program is jam-packed. With technical sessions, the First-Time Attendee Orientation, EXPO 2025, and the Opening Mixer and Invited Poster Session, there is something for everyone⁠—seize the day! tinyurl.com/33rsh7kx #statssky

03.08.2025 11:29 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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25.06.2025 11:59 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks everyone who atteended the #nokings protests yesterday and signed the Stop SB1 petition!

We're now reaching the final week of petition signings. If you haven't signed yet, and don't know where to go, DM this account and we can help.

15.06.2025 13:56 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Collecting signatures for the ballot initiative to repeal Ohio SB1 at the Asian Festival in Columbus. It was a great day to collect! @stopsb1oh.bsky.social

25.05.2025 00:44 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…

Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office.

Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.

24.04.2025 03:00 — 👍 1252    🔁 514    💬 35    📌 44
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Columbus, OH #TeslaTakedown. 500+ came out today. @columbusfreepress.bsky.social @rickneal.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @nbc4i.com @teslatakedown.com @dispatch.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @foxnewsradio.bsky.social

13.04.2025 01:01 — 👍 79    🔁 21    💬 2    📌 2
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When the Indivisible town hall is so big the traffic shows up in Google maps. Yet our Ohio senators and representatives didn't accept the invitation to speak to this crowd (and only one, a Democrat, even sent a statement) . #icotownhall

22.03.2025 18:22 — 👍 28    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 1
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The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.

Trump Administration may be on track to put its thumb on critical GDP data: “Doing so could potentially complicate or distort a fundamental measure of the U.S. economy’s health.” Via AP.

02.03.2025 23:43 — 👍 266    🔁 101    💬 34    📌 53
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#TeslaTakedown Columbus, Ohio. #Elon #Trump #Resist #Protest

22.02.2025 22:23 — 👍 129    🔁 23    💬 4    📌 0
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Register Today! ASA B&E Section Web Course on Time Series by Dr. Tucker S. McElroy (amstat.users.membersuite.com/events/2e04b...)

18.02.2025 00:35 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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