Raymond Guiteras

Is this an unusually large kindergartener? Or a new innovation in adjustable bike size?

Am Econ Assn speaks out about firing the #BLS Commish.

"It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as [better] data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor--not failure or bias."

I was expecting a

1/1

joke there.

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

The Friends of #BLS protest the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

The rationale for firing her is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers.

I was just informed that our Country’s “Jobs Numbers” are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s chances of Victory. This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000. These were Records — No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes. McEntarfer said there were only 73,000 Jobs added (a shock!) but, more importantly, that a major mistake was made by them, 258,000 Jobs downward, in the prior two months. Similar things happened in the first part of the year, always to the negative. The Economy is BOOMING under “TRUMP” despite a Fed that also plays games, this time with Interest Rates, where they lowered them twice, and substantially, just before the Presidential Election, I assume in the hopes of getting “Kamala” elected – How did that work out? Jerome “Too Late” Powell should also be put “out to pasture.” Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, a longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today

a step forward in conference fashion

Agreed, but things have gotten a bit stale. Time for some innovation.

Day what you will about economists but I think "jeans and a short-sleeve polo shirt" is the correct wardrobe for everything from academic conferences to dinner out. Works well in the summer too. They nailed it.

LyX is better than Overleaf.

I imagine we're about to find out the answer to the once-rhetorical question "who could possibly be worse than Vinay Prasad?"

I think you're first-order right.

All of them obvs

Or just the one about cap and trade

hey @gavinyamey.bsky.social here's something for your radio show

I play the video for "Fall On Me" to my environmental economics class every year.

Contains the greatest song ever written about cap and trade.

RFK Jr & his HHS has declared thimerosal dangerous. It’s not.

The result? US will no longer recommend vaccines with thimerosal (a safe preservative).

This lie, now policy, will ripple around the world, destroying vaccine trust, access, & uptake.

A thread ⬇️

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All I get is "why are you so stupid?" In a French accent, curiously enough.

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Optimal vaccine pricing

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Request for help from #EconSky: what is the best source for shapefiles on India's current / recent road network?

Aren't. Aren't aren't aren't. I implore you.

Some guys were saying it was Marty but @gwagner.com informs me that's a load of horseshit

I don't think it's Leontief, he was too much of a square.

Ok #EconSky let the wild speculation begin, who is the "now-deceased Harvard economist"?

A question for #EconSky: does anyone know where I can get village-level data from India's latest Agricultural Census? I can't even manage to get onto the Ag Census website.

2007-ish Hassett would have been fine in the 3.4 R/hr sense, and about the best you could hope for from this Administration.

Today Hassett? Less so.

US tariffs on Bangladesh threaten decades of economic and social progress The US has imposed a 37% tariff on Bangladeshi garment exports, a sector that employs more than 4 million people. Rigorous evidence shows that export-led manufacturing in Bangladesh has boosted female...

US tariffs on Bangladesh threaten decades of economic & social progress

In April, @susannahhares.bsky.social outlined why this trade shock threatens to reverse decades of economic & welfare gains for Bangladeshi women & girls.

Relevant again three months later: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...