Scott Kominers Joe Hazell Fiona Scott Morton Dr. Peter Q. Blair @rothstein_jesse Manisha Padi Federico Huneeus Erica L. Groshen Laura Dague Linh Tô @priyanka_anand4 Rachel M. B. Atkins t ⏰ 2:30 P.M. CST: Our Steering Committee member Jason Furman, our Research Advisory Board member (and #EGgrantee!) Sandy Darity, Retweets do not mean endorsement., Joseph E. Stiglitz, and Mayor LaToya Cantrell will be taking part in a panel on inflation and inequality, hosted by EPS. aeaweb.org/conference/202…

Fin/ McEntarfer made decisions at the BLS free from political influence. The agency’s next leader should be just as independent. My Project Syndicate column. project-syndicate.org/commentary/tru…

In an interview with ScienceInsider, former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Erica L. Groshen warns that President Donald Trump’s harsh criticism of the agency could destroy public confidence in data that shape countless economic decisions by consumers, companies, and

“Losing trust in government statistics wouldn’t be the end of the world, but it would be the end of the world as we know it.” Sobering article from jeff sommer , NYT What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers? nytimes.com/2025/08/08/bus… via @NYTimes

Fmr. BLS Commissioner Erica L. Groshen talking about Donald J. Trump firing the #BLS Commissioner on the [email protected] Show! Catch the full interview on the SiriusXM App: siriusxm.us/Signorile

Former @PessClubDC President and Bankrate Senior Economic Analyst Mark Hamrick and former BLS Commissioner Erica L. Groshen discuss the recent BLS firing on the latest #Update1 podcast. press.org/newsroom/forme…

Imagine making financial decisions in the dark. That’s the risk if trust in official economic data is undermined or politicized. I discussed why credible numbers matter with Tom Young and former BLS Commissioner Erica L. Groshen on NPC’s Update One podcast. National Press Club

Must-read National Review piece from former BLS commissioners William Beach (appointed by Trump) and Erica L. Groshen (appointed by Obama) about how to restore trust in federal government statistics nationalreview.com/2025/09/how-ca…

Without independence from political control, official statistics lack credibility and value. | William Beach & Erica L. Groshen nationalreview.com/2025/09/how-ca…

Without independence from political control, official statistics lack credibility and value. | William Beach & Erica L. Groshen nationalreview.com/2025/09/how-ca…

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A useful (radio!) interview with Marketplace, digging into the value of economic statistics, why we know they're imperfect, that no-one has come up with less imperfect measures, the nature of the attacks on the BLS, and how bad data can lead to bad economic outcomes.