There’s a paradox around remote work. Jamie Dimon says it will kill productivity, while startups are hiring for remote roles. Who is right?
With @Abhinav_Gupta91 and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: https://t.co/BDMabJF85v
Substack: https://t.co/cqanUgsPI0
Necesité 8 cámaras, 72 hrs sin comer, ni tomar agua ni ir al baño, 5 baterías portátiles para mi cel, 18 baterías de repuesto para las cámaras y tuve que amarrar a 6 Yucatecos que querían tumbar a Poseidón para lograr esta foto del Huracán Beryl, regálenme aunque sea un RT.
Una gran noticia el Premio Nobel de Economía a Claudia Goldin por al menos 3 razones:
- Por reconocer el trabajo de una gran Historiadora Económica, una área a menudo menospreciada por otros campos y que se refleja en el poco peso que se le da en la formación de los economistas.
I have been arguing for the use of stochastic debt sustainability analysis (SDSA) to think about debt. Here is a nice example of it, and how it can improve the conversation and the assessment, applied to Japan:
https://t.co/UQribYMAGd
“The interesting thing about macroeconomics is that the questions don’t really change; they are damn hard questions. And we only get marginally more insights about how to look at them.” Tom Sargent
Hi #EconTwitter!
Dealing with/teaching/learning (𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨)𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦(𝐞𝐭𝐫)𝐢𝐜𝐬? 📚
Don't forget about this classic book by @UncertainLars (@UChicago) & Tom Sargent (@nyuniversity). It must have a place in your reading list & #econometrics collection!📖
Get it now! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
- Incorrect interpretation: "See? Inflation is caused by corporate greed".
- Correct interpretation: "Firms have adapted faster than workers to the nominal cost-push shock, because goods prices move sequentially faster than wage contracts".
https://t.co/PCIR4zcwQD
An American female whose parents rank in the bottom decile of earners has a 3 in 10 chance of having a teenage pregnancy. For daughters in the top decile, it’s 3 in 100. https://t.co/whXZk2TxEV
There are 4 basic team cultures, with different emphases on psychological safety and different emphases on intellectual honesty. Each culture supports or discourages learning and innovation to different degrees. https://t.co/ea4rlS3K6w
Can Google Search data predict the economy?
@Google Chief Economist Hal Varian visited @Yale this week to present on how Google Trends can be used to forecast economic activity, including GDP, unemployment, and where you’ll buy your next coffee: https://t.co/fR2QmK87Mb
Our paper "Targeting High School Scholarships to the Poor: The Impact of a Program in Mexico", written with @orazio_at and @CostasMeghir has recently been accepted at EDCC (@ChicagoJournals).
Zero impact of high school scholarships on graduation rates.
https://t.co/6vsppSnS3z