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My @GWUEconomics class was graced with the visit of Nobel laureate economist Professor George Akerlof for a truly stimulating discussion of how economists should do better to see and understand

I would love economists to start recognizing there's such a thing as a "supply side multiplier" effect when it comes to subsidizing or investing in the #caregiving economy. (Thread follows...

Just for fun I used an online tax calculator to see what the federal income tax bill would be for a single person with (just) $20,000 in before-tax income. This

Updated charts still to come, but bottom line from August @BLS_gov data: #AsianWomen continue to suffer the largest increase in #unemployment of *all* race/gender categories; the rate was 3.0% in

A bit more context on interpreting forecasts that state *annualized* rates of GDP loss (scary 30%+ drops)... That would only become 30% *realized* loss of GDP (economic output) if our