Jason DeBacker

Economist. Father. Fly-fisherman. @UofSC_Econ, @PSLmodels, @PSLFoundation, @OpenRG

[Jason DeBacker @jasondebacker]

@Raeda_Anderson @UsmanovGeorge @DrEricRWright @zra_research @AppDemography @PasciutiDaniel @Dcollier74 @DanImmergluck @gmvelarde85 @j_morrrrow @jdbrooks15 @Jenn_A_Andersen @ahyde110 @JDaltonStevens @Stata @shiri_noy @zakiyaluna @FTMathteacher It's great to share resources like this. Here's an alternative using Python in a Colab notebook that does the same with about 4 lines of working code:
https://t.co/yNCvPOsmf8

[Policy Simulation Library @PSLmodels]

Check out the new US population impact pages from @ThePolicyEngine, where you can simulate tax and benefit policies' aggregate effects.

https://t.co/3D3QNbCyPL

[PSLFoundation @PSLFoundation]

🎉 It's official, PSL Foundation is a tax-exempt entity under IRC 501(c)(3)! We look forward to being better able to support @PSLmodels and transparency and reproducibility in public policy analysis with this status!

[Jason DeBacker @jasondebacker]

@Doreltwt @MaxGhenis If you want to design reforms for the US tax system, you can use the Tax-Brain (population results) and Tax-Cruncher (individual results) web apps: https://t.co/Vo2MsHuEOX

[Jessica H. Brown @JHB_econ]

🚨 New working paper (w @ChrisMHerbst) 🚨

How responsive is the child care market to changing economic conditions?

How does quality change over the business cycle?

🧵 ⬇️

[Jason DeBacker @jasondebacker]

@JaminSpeer Here was my best sales pitch from when I was at a TN Board of Regents School and we had the same struggle: https://t.co/dVIxYbRA3T