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economeash.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ University of Florida. I study information in capital markets, regulation, & taxation. MA econ BS math/BA econ ‘19. 📈📉🧾
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WFH increases productivity by 12% in the public sector. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Really cool thread!!

the market priced this immediately; NYT does not have to feign uncertainty

🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨 Our paper out as @nberpubs.bsky.social working paper. Joint with Tarek Hassan, @aakashkalyani.bsky.social, @lvanlent.bsky.social, Markus Schwedeler, and Ahmed Tahoun www.nber.org/papers/w33158

there is a noticeable Simcity 2000-2004 to economics grad school pipeline

Investors can use highly correlated ETFs to harvest capital losses without violating the wash-sale rule. By exploiting the tax loophole, investors earn a better return than the index. The annual tax revenue loss is equal to approximately $25 billion.

How liquidity shocks caused by currency shortages impact exports, from Ritam Chaurey, Ryan Kim, and Pravin Krishna https://www.nber.org/papers/w33142

New study looks at protests against far right in 2002 French elections. Finds “larger protests reduced number of votes for Le Pen and abstention, while increasing number of votes for the incumbent president, Chirac.” Also finds “effect worked through media exposure.” nicolas-lagios.com/files/fn.pdf

This kid!!!!

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The IRS is quietly the most important regulator in the US. IRS audits can be a quiet, non-flashy way to drown political opponents (and firms) with costs. We don’t know very much about how the IRS operates given its importance imo.

If you get past the self-selection, this could be an amazing dataset to study private reactions