Labor econ. Formerly White House CEA senior economist for labor, UMN prof, union organizer, bike courier, dishwasher. Minneapolis. Posts mine, not employer's (@upjohninstitute.bsky.social). Fellow @iza.org aaronsojourner.org Be kind. Work hard. Have fun.
Watch that list of "essential staples" grow
HeadquartersMayor Mamdani: Since 2019, food prices have soared at grocery stores around the country by roughly 30%. Wages have not kept up. Today, I am proud to announce a collection of essential staples that will be predictably 30% cheaper at all five of our city-run grocery stores.
One of my deep frustrations with US K12 education is that we typically don't teach a second language until secondary school. This is backwards. Kids pick up languages so quickly when they are young. I'd gladly exchange 6 years of secondary language classes for 6 years of elementary. I'd prefer 12.
Michael PetrilliU.S. high schools should stop pretending to teach foreign languages Consider: Less than 1 percent of Americans became fluent in a 2nd language in school. Going through the motions contributes to the "bull-shittification" of the U.S. high school. schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/us-high-sc...
In today's blog, I summarize a new working paper I have that looks at whether it is better to give 36K prizes or 9K prizes in a business plan competition - and how you should select the winners. 1/3 blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Creating Jobs Through a Business Plan Competition: Does it matter how entrepreneurs are selected and how much funding they are given?blogs.worldbank.org
For decades, Sherburne County Generating Station, known as Sherco, burned thousands of tons of coal every day to generate electricity. Over the next few years, the plant’s owner, Xcel Energy, is winding down operations. In it's place, Xcel is building a massive solar energy facility.
As central Minnesota coal plant edges toward closure, massive solar project keeps growingWith the completion of its third phase, the Sherco Solar project near Becker is now one of the largest solar facilities in the U.S. Xcel Energy has plans to make it even bigger.www.mprnews.org
Trump admin has quietly drafted new rules governing the census expected to recategorize millions of immigrants (both unauthorized and legal) as not actually living here in the United States This would allow the GOP to steal congressional seats & redirect hundreds of billions of federal dollars
Inside Trump’s Stealth Trick to Rig the Census—and CongressThe administration’s latest power grab is disguised as boring technical guidance.www.thebulwark.com
Tragic: Overland couple killed in Guatemala after being deported by ICE | STLPR www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.www.stlpr.orgAfter months of protests, Citizens Bank stops lending credit to ICE contractors www.phillyvoice.com/citizens-ban...
After months of protests, Citizens Bank stops extending credit to ICE contractorsThe financial group is distancing itself from CoreCivic and GEO Group, which operates Moshannon Valley Processing Center.www.phillyvoice.com"...for every 1,000 immigrants arrested there is a statistically significant 0.54 percent decline in the employment of U.S.-born men in the area. The study also finds no increase in wages for those men who continue to hold a job." immresearch.org/reports/ice-...
ICE Arrests Result in a Decline in Employment: State-Level Projections - Immigration Research InitiativeThe program of mass deportation being carried out by the Trump Administration is hurting American workers, both immigrants and those born in the United States. How much would employment drop in your s...immresearch.org
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ICE Arrests Result in a Decline in Employment: State-Level Projections - Immigration Research InitiativeThe program of mass deportation being carried out by the Trump Administration is hurting American workers, both immigrants and those born in the United States. How much would employment drop in your s...immresearch.org
Writing a paper introduction is more art than science, but a good formula gets you most of the way there. Today's blog post: a paragraph-by-paragraph template that is used pretty commonly, plus the mistakes I see most often. 🧵 #EconSky deryugina.com/a-two-for-on...
A two-for-one blog post on writing introductions – Tatyana Deryuginaderyugina.com
Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader Caught in L.A. Immigration Raid www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader David Huerta in L.A. Immigration RaidThe arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.www.nytimes.com"...the net present value of the flow of fiscal benefits may recapture between 75 and 117 percent of the upfront costs of the program." Congrats on getting this out and thanks for your work. Excited to read it.
Kevin MilliganNew paper: Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal Child Care Program on Maternal Work and Income Joint with Michael Baker and Jon Gruber. We look at long-run (up to age 54) labour impact on mothers of kids eligible for the Quebec childcare program. www.nber.org/papers/w35514
Trump's Section 301 tariffs reach beyond the statute’s intention @kclausing.bsky.social says, & the focus on forced labor “is a mere pretext for recreating the IEEPA tariff regime.” There's “no evidence linking this sort of trade measure to the supposed policy goal” of cracking down on forced labor.
Trump sued hours after new tariffs take effect, as experts say they may not hold upPresident Donald Trump has renewed a flurry of tariffs, including slapping 25% duties on Brazilian imports and vowing 50% tariffs on goods from Canada.www.cnbc.com
