John’sEcon

Economist at @mnthinktank

[John’sEcon @JohnsEcon]

Got locked out of my old account, so here I am again.

[NBER @nberpubs]

Progressive income taxation discourages human capital investment, which makes a consumption tax appear as an attractive alternative, from Han Gao, Michael P. Keane, Kaja Kierulf, and Alan Woodland https://t.co/ZVZfUkHVvD

[Jenna S @JennaLynn88]

"The American Ethos And The Ghosts Of The West"
I wrote a long-ish essay about men, the West, and America, here: https://t.co/EqSsGIjXj4

[Stefanie Stantcheva @S_Stantcheva]

A major driver of tax evasion isn't just the tax rate but the reporting requirements, at least when it comes to wealth taxes. Our newly revised paper finds that how much you have to disclose matters at least as much as how much you owe 🧵 https://t.co/mAFjV4Jhjk [1/14]

[John’sEcon @JohnsEcon]

@cozy_denise @rarthuranderson @MNThinkTank One tweet, ever, about the cover up.

[John’sEcon @JohnsEcon]

@TwoPuttTommy @MNThinkTank How do you expect the marketplace to pass judgement on nuclear power when it’s banned?

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@billtwalsh @MaxHailperin @MNThinkTank Looking forward to his reply.

[NBER @nberpubs]

A review essay on financial crises that applies new insights to the historical experience of crises in the US, from Eric Hilt https://t.co/3sk55AdRsW

[Vincent Geloso @VincentGeloso]

One prediction of Marxist theory (which some have tried to pretend isnt) is that capitalist economies should have a lower "Labor share" of total income. Problem is that capitalist economies (if you use economic freedom) have higher shares of labor income.

[NBER @nberpubs]

New research finds that valuable education data is being wasted: Large gains are possible at nearly zero cost simply by better leveraging all of the test items currently collected, from @jmb112485, Michael Gilraine, Jens Ludwig, and @m_sendhil https://t.co/tMCKuD4ogb

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@AeonCoin @CuriousMrFox101 @WallStreetApes If it’s a good question, what is the answer?

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@ItsThomAnt @WallStreetApes So why is the situation so especially dire in Minnesota?

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@LiLesah @MNThinkTank No. As the article explains, the Walz period covers 2019 to 2024.

[John’sEcon @JohnsEcon]

@MinnesotaDFL Actually, Ellison was friends with the fradsters and the House DFL blocked the creation of an Inspector General to fight fraud.

[KARE 11 @kare11]

Minnesota soybean farmers heading into harvest season facing a storm that has nothing to do with weather https://t.co/14GwtL0XXp

[John’sEcon @JohnsEcon]

@grok How does Minnesota rank among the 50 states for Total nonfarm job growth from January 2019 to July 2025?

[John’sEcon @JohnsEcon]

@grok How does that compare to other states?

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@grok How many people, net, have left California for other parts of the United States since Gavin Newsom became governor?

[John’sEcon @JohnsEcon]

@grok Is it true that health economists have studied the link between health insurance and health outcomes and can estimate how many more preventable deaths Americans will suffer as health coverage declines, among other outcomes?