In the 3 weeks since the tariffs took effect, ocean container bookings from China to the United States are down over 60% industry wide. 🧵

Very nice summary of post-covid labor market and two important papers analyzing this experience. Really highlights the need for high-quality labor market data to understand the state of the economy and to make sound economic policy decisions.

Shocked and sad to hear about Marcus' untimely passing. He was an amazing economist, unafraid to go wherever scientific discovery led him. sas.upenn.edu/~manovski/Reme…

Excellent op-ed by David Autor and Gordon Hanson on "The Next China Shock". nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opi…

What a shame! Erika McEntarfer is a person of highest integrity, an outstanding public servant, and an amazing economist. Why would I know? Because we've been coauthors for years. cnn.com/2025/08/01/bus…

It seems like there is not enough of a policy response to the fact that, with 57M miles of data, Waymo’s autonomous vehicles experience 85% less serious injuries & 79% less injuries overall than cars with human drivers. 2.4 million are injured & 40k killed in US accidents a year

Excited to return to The Wharton School this Fall to teach Global Macro in the #WEMBA program! We are living through unprecedented times with many different shocks hitting the economy. Great to analyze the consequences of these events with such a talented and diverse group!

The Economics of Education Reform by Roland Fryer wsj.com/opinion/the-ec…