@Steven Ruggles

Historical demographer and data impresario
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[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

My mom. https://t.co/FKbt6FNhqr

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

My paper on the Pig in the Python is now free of copyediting errors!
Gift link: https://t.co/4iRKUh2M7W

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

My paper on the Pig in the Python is now free of copyediting errors!
Gift link: https://t.co/4iRKUh2M7W

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

We just can't do anything right!
Oh well.
Email me if you need a non-paywalled copy.
https://t.co/401cywK8Md

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

Here's another post mangling my "Pig in the Python" paper. I argued that boomers departures will likely lead to higher wages and reduced inequality for the young. This person says we are screwing everything up by retiring.

[David Andolfatto @dandolfa]

Fascinating paper: "The pig in the python: US decennial labor flows and economic opportunity, 1910–2040." (h/t @marlongodot).
https://t.co/QBDArVF2rk

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

This article completely misinterprets my new paper on "The Pig in the Python." I argue that the the demand for young workers will grow dramatically over the coming decades, likely leading to rising wages, stronger unions, and lower inequality. /1

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

Lichtenberg somehow transforms my optimistic argument into a dystopian catastrophe. Labor shortages are clearly a good thing from the perspective of the laborers, but I guess Fortune Magazine has a different perspective.
https://t.co/401cywK8Md
https://t.co/b6Aps0Ijsl

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

This article completely misinterprets my new paper on "The Pig in the Python." I argue that the the demand for young workers will grow dramatically over the coming decades, likely leading to rising wages, stronger unions, and lower inequality. /1

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

@dandolfa @marlongodot Labor shortage leads to rising incomes and declining inequality.
But perhaps Fortune Magazine has a different perspective.
https://t.co/401cywK8Md
https://t.co/X8zHnuYl1r

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

@dandolfa @marlongodot A new article in Fortune Magazine manages to twist my optimistic interpretation of the "Pig in the Python" into a dystopian catastrophe.
I think labor shortages are generally a good thing, at least from the perspective of the laborers. /1

[David Andolfatto @dandolfa]

Fascinating paper: "The pig in the python: US decennial labor flows and economic opportunity, 1910–2040." (h/t @marlongodot).
https://t.co/QBDArVF2rk

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

The reporter asking the question is @maxnesterak of the Minnesota Reformer.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Reporter: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who stole millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy in the future?

McDonald: I'll take a different question

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy?

McDONALD: I'll take a different question

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

My new @ipums analysis of the “Pig in the Python” argues that the demand for young workers will grow dramatically over the coming decades, likely leading to rising wages, stronger unions, and lower inequality.

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

I argue that an unprecedented demographic transformation will drastically reduce competition for jobs by 2040. Barring an economic collapse, we can expect a massive shortfall of new workers, leading to upward pressure on wages and an improved climate for labor organizing.

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

@_alice_evans @nanransohoff Or 7 National Science Foundations!

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

Thanks Jason!

[Jason Kerwin @jt_kerwin]

@HistDem This is really cool

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

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[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

My new @ipums analysis of the “Pig in the Python” argues that the demand for young workers will grow dramatically over the coming decades, likely leading to rising wages, stronger unions, and lower inequality.

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

Los Angeles County opened a new school roughly every month from 1946 to 1964. Now the kids who necessitated those schools are leaving the labor force.

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

My new @ipums analysis of the “Pig in the Python” argues that the demand for young workers will grow dramatically over the coming decades, likely leading to rising wages, stronger unions, and lower inequality.

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

The full article is here:
https://t.co/401cywK8Md
For a more detailed thread, see:
https://t.co/qLaL8wBC7i

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

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[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

My new @ipums analysis of the “Pig in the Python” argues that the demand for young workers will grow dramatically over the coming decades, likely leading to rising wages, stronger unions, and lower inequality.

[@Steven Ruggles @HistDem]

I argue that an unprecedented demographic transformation will drastically reduce competition for jobs by 2040. Barring an economic collapse, we can expect a massive shortfall of new workers, leading to upward pressure on wages and an improved climate for labor organizing.