Todd Pugatch

PhD students working on topics related to crime & the criminal justice system in the US:

Join us for a research workshop this October! We're bringing y'all together so that you can meet each other, and (selfishly) so the Arnold Ventures CJ team can meet you.

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So when are we starting to monitor US GDP with nightlights?

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

Do you know someone who is interested in a doctoral program? The AEFP Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship program is a great opportunity to learn more about doctoral programs in the fields of education finance and policy. Learn more: aefpweb.org/pre-doc_...

Aw, dang. In a perfect world, you don't rely on public media because it's subject to state capture. But @npr.org is such a good source of news and content. I hope local stations survive.

From @dmckenzie.bsky.social's links, this BREAD-IGC virtual course on social protection looks amazing: www.theigc.org/events/bread...

Annual Central Bank Conference on Development Economics in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Submission deadline: September 20, 2025 #EconConf

www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...

2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). Deadline for Applications: August 15, 2025. Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). This is the seventh cohort of the successful GLO venture to support career developments of young researchers. It also provides a unique opportunity to interact with the large and very active GLO global research network. The application deadline is August 15, 2025, 5 PM GMT…

2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). Deadline for Applications: August 15, 2025.

Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). This is the seventh cohort of the…

Econ seminar comment trends:

Out: your standard errors look too small

In: your biceps look too small

When this letter came out, I naively thought universities would fight collectively. Instead they are folding, one by one.

Trump admin to universities: Your money or your life!

Columbia: fine, take the money

Brown: why not both?

Dear Editorial Manager: yes, my reviewer report is complete. Why else would I be completing your reviewer report form?? 🤦‍♂️

We're hiring for a short-term (mid-Sept to mid-Dec) role as a field RA on an RCT about rural healthcare in northern Uganda. Must have fieldwork experience and ideally experience in Uganda/East Africa. Please share with anyone who might be interested.

what fucking backwards ass logic does it take to say "oh we have to exempt the ORANGE JUICE from tariffs but not the COFFEE" is there like a mormon deep state inside the White House or is Oren Cass just messing with me

I’m thinking 20% tariffs

If it's not from the Champagne region, it's not a deal, it's a sparkling memo

Ok I wasn’t aware. But what proportion of those are alt-ac jobs where they aren’t really using their PhD?

I’m sympathetic to lots of points in this thread. But with all due respect, the Econ PhD job market downturn *is* an ominous sign because economists get hired by all sectors: academia, public, nonprofit, and private. Not so for history PhDs.

Lexington, KY

Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY!

Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!

Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf

Nice paper by @leightjessica.bsky.social @nkarachiwalla.bsky.social et al.

Unscientific observation but seems like JDE is publishing more null results these days, and that’s good.

I sincerely hope my higher ed friends have access to intellectual property lawyers to protect them from the 2025 version of McCarthyism.

lol call me crazy but paying someone $500 million who can renege tomorrow based on their mood feels like a bad deal. 🤷🏿‍♀️

a man is talking into a microphone and the words playoffs are visible on his face . ALT: a man is talking into a microphone and the words playoffs are visible on his face .

Lol season ticket marketing email from the Buffalo Sabres offers the perk of "playoff presale access." Easy there guys...

📢ReCIPE’s First Call for Compact Research Grants is now open! New deadline: 14 August. Proposals exploring the links between conflict & economic growth within ReCIPE research themes and in ReCIPE focus countries are welcome.

More information here: recipe.cepr.org/funding/comp...
#EconSky

A description of researcher initiative that is both accurate (imo) + unflattering

Call for applications: Senior Research Fellows at the FCDO

FCDO's Research Commissioning Centre invites applications for three part-time Senior Research Fellow placements in the fields of Migration, Humanitarian and Clean Energy and Innovation.

More details here: bit.ly/FCDO_SRF

Institutional Partner Grants|STEG Open

📣STEG Call for Institutional Partner Grants. Now Accepting Expressions of Interest

STEG invites applications to the first call for proposals for IPGs. Awards up to the value of £75,000 for 1 year with the possibility of renewal.

⏰EOI deadline: Thurs, 31 July 25

Only one day left to apply for the Senior Programme Manager position @wwhglobaled.bsky.social!

🖋️Don’t miss your chance – apply now: www.wwhge.org/vacancies/se...

Is there a field biologist in the Portland, Oregon, area who wouldn't mind being in a bear suit for an hour in the woods on August 4. For science. DM me.

Thanks Sam!