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Analyzing US multinational enterprises' trade flows using newly linked customs transaction data and their production networks, revealing intrafirm linkages and trade frictions in regional supply chains, from Alfaro, Conconi, @fkamal.bsky.social, and Kroff https://www.nber.org/papers/w33887

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It has now been 134 consecutive combined seasons for Minnesota’s NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and MLS teams without a finals appearance.

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Political scientists: what is the best set of estimates of the demographics of the median *voter* by year (and ideally state or an even finer geography)? Emphasizing *voter* because I would like something better than median registered voter..

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Recently published in @jpube.bsky.social: "Tax Avoidance through corporate accounting: Insights for corporate tax bases" By Eric Heiser, Michael Love, & @jm0rt.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Excited to have this paper out in JPubEc. Relevant to folks pondering/evaluating/designing corporate tax bases!

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🚨New Predoc Posting Alert!🚨 @koenig-felix.bsky.social and I are looking to hire a full-time predoctoral fellow to work with us on projects about the economics of labor markets and the future work at @carnegiemellon.bsky.social Please share and/or apply! apply.interfolio.com/164383 #econ_ra

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Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Labor Supply and Entertainment Innovations: Evidence From the U.S. TV Rollout" by George Fenton and Felix Koenig. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Reminder to submit your papers on topics related to the economics of state and local government finances, fiscal federalism, and related themes by February 27th: www.nber.org/conferences/... Conference to be held September 11-12, 2025.

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Present your best public finance research in Dublin ☘️ Theory and empirics welcome, just send us your best work. Keynote from one of best PF economists in Europe, @dinapomeranz.bsky.social. Thanks to support from the Central Bank, UCD, and TCD. Go to publiceconomics.ie for details on how to submit.

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🚨now out in the Journal of Financial Economics 🚨 “Financial Inclusion Across the United States” by Moto Yogo, Natalie Cox, and me https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304405X2500011X?dgcid=coauthor

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Just published in the @jpube.bsky.social: "How Do Business Owners Respond to a Tax Cut? Examining the 199A Deduction for Pass-through Firms" By Lucas Goodman, Katherine Lim, Bruce Sacerdote, & @andrew-whitten.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky

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If you’re looking for ways to improve your local school district, this excellent piece of research suggests HVAC improvements as low hanging fruit. [ungated version here]: www.barbarabiasi.com/uploads/1/0/...

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Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "Correlation in state and local tax changes" By Scott R. Baker, Pawel Janas, & @lorenzkueng.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky

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I’m excited to share a funded year-long PhD student fellowship, combining non-partisan economic policy research & public service at: - Congressional Budget Office - Congressional Research Service - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Deadline is Thursday 30 January 2025

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1/ It's Christmastime, and for a certain elite few that means our thoughts turn to only one thing: the greatest holiday special of all time, 1987's "A Muppet Family Christmas." And in this THREAD I have a *treat* for all of you, courtesy my family's 1989 VHS recording.

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Was nice to see this from the CBO www.cbo.gov/publication/...

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Few people even know about this; when people are asked in surveys how child mortality has changed the majority says it has stagnated or increased. If you consider that many don't know about humanity's biggest achievement, then it's not surprising that many are so pessimistic about our future.

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📯 Job Market Paper Alert 📯 Private businesses make up 50% of sales & profits and are the main wealth component of the wealthiest households. So, what is their value? Well, that's difficult, since they're not listed: their value is unobservable by definition! My #EconJMP tackles this problem 1/

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This is a thread on academic papers relevant to discussions of potential U.S. tax policy changes. Will be adding to it periodically. Please feel free to send suggestions. But first here is a list of expiring provisions between now and 2034, compiled by JCT: www.jct.gov/publications... [1/n]

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