Cool paper out today examining the impact of a Polish expansion of job protections for older workers

Emp. among incumbent workers: ⬆️
Emp. among the non-employed: ⬇️

nber.org/papers/w32371#…

What is Mayor Bowser doing to rectify this situation

You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum they raised me in

This was fun

Joe Biden’s America

Babe wake up, new evidence that child benefits don’t reduce labor supply just dropped nber.org/papers/w32343#….

The Revolution never ended

Cool Fed paper on wealth mobility in Norway.

About 60% of the population remains at the top or bottom of the wealth distribution, and the remaining 40% mainly moves within the middle of it.

Parental wealth is a key predictor of wealth persistence.

Me whenever I’m accused of “falling” “asleep” during a movie

Cable’s back? Nature is healing

Building more housing isn't this horrible cross we must bear. New homes and neighbors are not pollution. This crisis is an opportunity for richer lives: more housing options, more choice in how you get to work, more shops and services and restaurants, etc.

DC summer 2026 is gonna be a movie

The cool part about solar eclipses is seeing the outside light settings change briefly, but just looking at is a little underwhelming

Why have the pier? Seems like it’s taking up space that could go towards more parking

turning off auto-caps

I would survive this