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morning chart. attempt to figure out how I totally missed surge back to work after stay-at-home orders ended last year AND totally missed slower return to work now even with

data question -- please help:seeing takes on @AtlantaFed Wage Tracker so trying to read its methodology this morning.Atlanta page https://www.atlantafed.org/chcs/wage-growth-tracker not clear. click thru to San Fran Fed, "annual wage

/ thread on jobless benefits. debate we SHOULD have.ya' know what I would like to see the econ world fired up about **instead** of the possible work disincentives from jobless

morning chart.in the coming months inflation will likely pick up substantially -- big fiscal packages work! even so, average inflation since last January will remain below the Fed's new 2%

disagree. Biden finally!!! gave establishment Dem macro/finance economic experts the boot. now Janet Yellen, Nellie Liang, Cecilia Rouse, and other economists are VERY prominent in the economic policy in this

GDP rose 33.1% at an annual rate in the 3rd quarter, a massive jump after a massive fall of 31.4% in the 2nd quarter: https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-productit's important to look 'under' the

now Danielle Guizzo on how Research Excellence Framework and how macro researchers respond to its incentives (note: REF is used in United Kingdom to assesses the research of British higher

/ thread with openings for economist outside academia ... THREE super positions at @ClevelandFed 1) Macro: JOE ID Number: 2020-02_111465379https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2020-02_111465379&q=eNplkFFqw0AMRK9i9jsFY-iPD1Ao9A6

translation: jobless benefits that last longer in a recession give the unemployed time to find jobs that reward (and pay) them for their skills ... especially true for workers with

nail in coffin of federal jobs policy: human capital economist (like Gary Becker) argued unemployment stemmed from disadvantaged *individuals* not market institutions, more training not more jobs needed. then folded

started a heated debate about how economists should talk with others ... it's topic I feel passionate about:1) technical models and jargon are essential in research 2) overuse is bad,

17.3 million workers filed jobless claims, March 1 to April 4.that misses millions who lost their jobs but aren't eligible for benefits or couldn't file due to administrative problems.14.0 percent