IT'S HERE! Announcing the #SHESG2022 Call for Abstracts! Date: Oct. 21-22 Location: George Mason University, Arlington, VA Hosts: The fabulous Alison Cuellar & Priyanka Anand! ABSTRACTS DUE JUNE 15 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ hap.gmu.edu/19th-annual-so…

Out today in AER: Insights, my paper "The Liquidity Sensitivity of Healthcare Consumption" with Tal Gross and Daniel Prinz We show that Medicare prescription fills spike on social security paydays for those facing very small copays ($2-4) but not for those facing no copays.

We’re pleased to announce the release of our new WP "Wealth of two nations: The US racial wealth gap, 1860-2020," in which we provide the first continuous time series of white-to-Black per capita wealth ratios over the past 160 years. 1/10 nber.org/papers/w30101

Here's a job grads might interested in: CMSGov is hiring an economist to support States conducting economic studies and program evaluations, and examine cross-state differences in the health and cost outcomes of Medicaid Section 1115 demonstrations. usajobs.gov/job/657591800

Today, CEA released a blog discussing ways in which recently-enacted laws expand health coverage and affordability for Americans, including many individuals with cancer. 1/ whitehouse.gov/cea/written-ma…

**new** Using linked survey, census, admin and commercial data, we aim to produce the best possible estimates of income and poverty in the US. We find median household income in 2018 is 6.3% higher than survey estimate, and poverty is 1.1 pp lower. (1/n)

The Economic Report of the President is a great resource for econ students, instructors, and everyone interested in the interaction between economics and policy. Check it out!

Do urgent care centers reduce Medicare spending? 1-bit summary: No. (w Anastasia Karpova and Janet Currie) doi.org/10.1016/j.jhea… 1/🧵

New handbook article summarizing the intergenerational health mobility literature. I discuss seminal work (dating back over 100 years!) and recent developments. A huge focus is on health measurement which is critical to produce credible estimates. ⬇️ link.springer.com/referenceworke…

📢 CSWEP mentoring workshop📢 We are SO excited to announce the 2023 workshop for 3rd & 4th year female & nonbinary graduate students in economics! 🤸In-person in New Orleans LA🤸 11/17/2023 (day before #SEA2023) Celeste Carruthers Dr. Melanie Guldi Orgül Öztürk

Are we still doing sirens for working papers? Because I've got a new 🚨🚨🚨 Working Paper 🚨🚨🚨 out today, joint with Caroline Weber and Christian Imboden. This one's all about income measurement, particularly for the self-employed. Paper is here: census.gov/library/workin…

Today, @potus met with CEOs in the event tickets industry to announce they have voluntarily committed to eliminate junk fees -- and transition to all-in, up-front pricing. 1. How did the President do it? 2. Why is it good for markets and consumers? usatoday.com/story/news/pol… 1/

The U.S. economy, as usual, is in the midst of tailwinds—strong job market, headline inflation coming down, solid consumer spending—and headwinds. What it is very likely NOT in the midst of, based on data—not vibes, not animal entrails, but data—is a recession. /1

Over the past year, gas prices are down and nominal wages* are up. Last June, an hour of pay for a mid-wage worker bought her 5.5 gallons of gas. Today, an hour of pay buys her 8.1 gallons, almost a 50% increase. [*real wages up too, recently: x.com/econjared46/st…

Economist Amy Finkelstein says after 20+ years studying America's patchwork health insurance system, she's now convinced it's broken beyond repair. She talks with Dan Gorenstein about how she came to that conclusion and what a new system could look like. tradeoffs.org/2023/07/06/uni…

🚨🩺 Working Paper Alert 🚨🩺 I am delighted to share an overhauled version of our paper on docs’ earnings and labor supply. Thanks Andrew Van Dam for the extensive write up in The Washington Post yesterday! 1/4

Today, Gopi Shah Goda, Wes Yin, Jeff Zhang & I are launching Briefing Book, a newsletter about economic policy. We’re ex-CEA senior economists, loved the work, and wanted to keep doing it. Now we’re sending you the memos we used to send the Chair. Check it out! briefingbook.info/p/welcome-to-b…

BEA has mapped our health care estimates in GDP to the framework of CMS’ National Health Expenditure Account, allowing researchers to get an earlier look at 2022 health care spending numbers. Learn more: bea.gov/news/blog/2023…

Friends and family have long since lost all patience with my constant talk about occupational licensing. But that won't stop me from sharing a new tool we've created that lets users explore licensure estimates from BLS microdata. minneapolisfed.shinyapps.io/licensing-dash…

Our paper exploring how wealth at retirement is correlated with eventual disability and mortality is out at Journal of Health Economics -- coauthored with Tyler Welch and Hessam Bavafa. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…