last summer, a cable news network asked me to write an op-ed about taylor swift for their website. i saw it as a way in to talk about consolidation in the music industry. the editor wrote me back and said antitrust in the music industry is not interesting.

🚨 important news alert for my UCR CHASS and Harris Policy #rockonomics alums…

For an index and ranking of potential earnings by undergraduate major (and how those majors map to occupations), see our Fall 2021 JEP paper:

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Pop stars have long been comfortable with showing the pain behind the glitter. It’s relatable to fans who take the arena stage in their own lives on days when they are less than performance-ready. Lindsay Ellis and I️ got to talk about just that:

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as discussed in my Harris Policy #rockonomics course last quarter… one music physical remains popular in Japan (it’s not vinyl):

Retroactive March 1, Spotify pays lower mechanical royalty rates to songwriters on ad-supported music streaming that is bundled with Audiobooks Access Tier subscriptions. #rockonomics alums: watch this space

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Been thinking about Marissa R. Moss Her Country book a lot while listening to Cowboy Carter… and it was on our required reading list for my Harris Policy #rockonomics course last quarter! Read this book!

I️ might just talk about Tigers Blood for an hour. See you Thursday!

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“We release the heaviness of the news. The worn-out scripts of violence, destruction, and desperation. We move with consideration of others and love thy neighbor. We live because we know our lives are worth living and living well.”
Sydney Williams, brilliant Harris Policy student

Today we had the honor of welcoming Max Brown music director and multi-instrumentalist for The War And Treaty to Harris Policy #rockonomics . We chatted about touring, recording, sync work, country radio, and more. Our fingers are crossed for y’all for the Grammys! Thanks Max!

Got to chat with Maggie McGrath about Forbes 5th most powerful woman… Taylor Swift

my first UChicagoWBB game did not disappoint. go maroons!

This is bound to come in Rockonomics: Public Policy and Creative Sectors next quarter! Harris Policy students: see ya there.

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“In addition to being a generational talent, #TaylorSwift is a great economist,” said Carolyn Sloane. Taylor Swift 'has great ideas, is able to scale her ideas and seems to be pretty risk-seeking.” bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-…

I️ like a data visualization flex as much as the next nerd. The good folks at Bloomberg Wealth took it a step beyond for their story on Taylor Swift being minted with billionaire status. I️ got to chat Claire Ballentine with for the story.

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As one of the many labor economists who has long wished this honor for Dr. Goldin from my grad school cubicle to my classrooms and research meetings, feels so sweet that it’s official today. What a great day! Thank you and congrats Claudia Goldin

#rockonomics alums required reading ⬇️

I️ would say a Gen Z found a dry erase marker but y’all know a millennial did this.

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