Thread by @Claudia_Sahm, started a heated debate about how economists should talk with others ... [...]

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, excludes other researchers, and can be confusing

3) audience always matters, RESPECT your audience. I give comments in research seminars and in press calls -- not same audience

4) good communication is hard work. no one is born with these skills, work at it!

here are my tips on good communication for economists: http://macromomblog.com/2019/09/01/lets-talk/ #macromom is here to help

let’s talk …

Communication is FUNDAMENTAL to good research. Communication in writing, visualizing, and speaking deserves as much effort as your analysis. The ‘there’ there, such as, getting your mod…

http://macromomblog.com/2019/09/01/lets-talk/

follow up post has tips for writing research papers (my most popular post): http://macromomblog.com/2019/09/29/we-need-to-talk-more/

we need to talk MORE …

This post is for job market candidates. You need to spend more time editing your abstract and introduction. It will be worth more than your fourth robustness check. Promise. I have commented on TEN…

http://macromomblog.com/2019/09/29/we-need-to-talk-more/

eventually you too can mix your knowledge of technical models (aka steaming pile of macro horseshit) with vividly accessible words: http://macromomblog.com/2020/05/25/why-talk-about-inflation/

Why talk about inflation?

Prices will not spike in the United States for years, maybe decades. In fact, they are falling at record pace. So why talk about inflation? Why risk an economic depression and a painfully slow reco…

http://macromomblog.com/2020/05/25/why-talk-about-inflation/

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