David S Johnson

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

Last week's release of @BEA_News data shows the top 10 percent's share of income has returned to its previous record high.

A new analysis from Austin Clemens highlights what this means for evaluating inequality and designing effective policy responses.

https://t.co/YmFjgPzY36

[BEA News @BEA_News]

Try our new tool for exploring BEA’s distribution of personal income data. Custom build charts and tables based on income, years, or quantiles.

https://t.co/OSiSNtQ0kM..

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

https://t.co/KSEyMfh0Xa

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

@swinshi I have a version graph to send you.

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

@MakeUSAVAT @swinshi And I changed the release from late august to September since no one is around in august and we wanted to release the SPM at the same time. So, as usual, blame me.

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

@swinshi The ASEC is collected thru April (no longer the March supplement). Transforming instrument to data takes until June. The plethora of tables for income and poverty take awhile. And the. Statistical testing and drafting the reports - now three (income, poverty, health insurance ).

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

Check out our new paper, https://t.co/8ai7EMHLhy, from the RESET team https://t.co/yVicDs8jAU

[AEA Journals @AEAjournals]

The June 2026 issue of the American Economic Review (116, 6) is now available. https://t.co/v0chLnSVil

[AEA Journals @AEAjournals]

The June 2026 issue of the American Economic Review (116, 6) is now available. https://t.co/v0chLnSVil

[Michael R. Strain @MichaelRStrain]

If you care about the health and future of economic statistics, then you should check out this important new initiative from @BrookingsEcon, in collaboration with experts from several respected research institutes. https://t.co/EYxEyGL5aY

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

@JedKolko @brent_moulton But you can adjust them. https://t.co/sb7ZKl4R5u

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

Source: Stats + Stories. Me on poverty https://t.co/BfRN5PMjJd

[David S Johnson @djatumich]

@hamiltonproj @DAcemogluMIT @davidautor @baselinescene @NatashaRSarin I want a hat. Maybe put Wall-E on it too

[IARIW @theiariw]

@Claudia_Sahm See update, https://t.co/7U7gpYRICM
there are no superusers

[Jonathan A. Parker @ProfJAParker]

Awesome, and congrats and thank you to these four!

[Nationale Bank van België @NBB_BNB_NL]

🔔 Goed nieuws! De deadline voor het indienen van abstracts voor de #IARIW2026 conferentie (24–28 augustus 2026, bij de Nationale Bank van België) is verlengd tot en met 31 oktober.

[ESCoE @ESCoEorg]

There's till time to submit a paper for @theiariw conference in #Brussels in August 2025.

Read about the 2024 IARIW conference, hosted by ESCoE at @kingsbschool: https://t.co/SlcScBkisX

[Jed Kolko @JedKolko]

Update: The Consumer Expenditure Survey is being delayed ~5 weeks, with no impact on the CPI weights, and for good technical reasons.

[IARIW @theiariw]

The deadline to submit a paper for the 39th IARIW General Conference has been extended to October 31st! See the site for more details, https://t.co/IGDclG1Gdb

[Stefanie DeLuca @Stefanie_DeLuca]

Come join us for a webinar on our new @theNASEM report: Research Agenda for Improving Economic and Social Mobility in the United States on Monday, September 22 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET. Join me, Luke Shaefer, Florencia Torche, Lonnie Berger, David Grusky, Fabian Pfeffer, Patrick Sharkey, Ken Troske
https://t.co/LNPHUpEadc

[Scott Winship @swinshi]

Join @AEICosm scholars @kevincorinth @AngelaRachidi @weidinger_matt & me on September 9 for our annual panel reacting to the new Census Bureau income and poverty stats (link in next)
Should be lots in the 2024 estimates to discuss & lots to speculate about for 2025!