This just in from the dep't of "You're Not Getting Any Younger." Me: (some small talk). Other person: Any grandchildren yet?

Q for econ. twitter: Can someone point to a literature that identifies the elasticity of wage rate treating supply of unskilled labor as the independent variable? That is, I'm interested in the question of what happens to wages when the unskilled labor pool changes size. Thx!

"Manchin says he has reached a deal with Lucy Van Pelt on the rights to the football bit." washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022…

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To whoever is keeping track: "We are currently experiencing longer than normal wait times" is another synthetic a priori proposition.

For tax profs wringing their hands over what to ask on their final, I give you . . . nytimes.com/2022/12/07/sty…

For you ravens paradox fans, see attached.

Merry Christmas, everyone! May the Holy Spirit touch you today and every day.

This is your friendly reminder that, even though chocolate is delicious and scones are delicious, chocolate does not belong in scones. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. P.S. Also see my TedTalks on rice in burritos and fruit on pizza.

Hi, Folks. I'll be off Twitter for Lent. All the best, David

Should I be shorting the S&P 500? Help me out, folks.

For those of you who celebrate: nytimes.com/2023/06/10/spo… "'I still had a lot of horse when I passed the wire [at the Belmont],' Turcotte said. 'He wasn’t even sweating.'”

#antitrustMy Lyft driver told me Lyft drivers manipulate congestion pricing by congregating in the airport cell parking lot and turning off their Lyft apps. That reduces the supply of drivers visible to Lyft, causing a spike in pricing for rides from the airport.

I thought the idea was that creditors wouldn't notice the name change.

Guessing Musk's lawyers aren't familiar with IRC §197. . . .

New draft is available on SSRN, "Taxation of Work in Christian Theology." Supplies are limited, so order yours now . . . papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Hi, everyone. You can (also, for now) find me at davidhasen.bsky.social.

New draft available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…