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Come learn from me! And enjoy a fun and stimulating week in Madrid!

New St. Louis Fed research uses corporate earnings calls to establish a link between labor scarcity and firms' proclivity to invest stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy…

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A St. Louis Fed analysis finds that since 2021 an increase in labor issues has spurred an additional $55B in investment, driven by firms that heavily employ routine manual tasks like assembly and warehouse packaging. aakash kalyani Serdar Ozkan edwardconard.com/macro-roundup/…

A shout-out to our piece from one of my favorite podcasters. 🥳 aakash kalyani St. Louis Fed Economic Research

First day of our workshop 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤 𝙁𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 at the Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum Sessions on information, technology, monopsony, and search frictions Co-hosting with Jan Eeckhout Simon Mongey andres blanco

It's a beautiful day for a workshop on Macroeconomic Fluctuations with Micro Frictions! #bseforum

Fantastic two days! Big thanks Isaac Baley Gaytán Jan Eeckhout Simon Mongey and Andres for organizing and including our paper on the program!

Consumption Dynamics and Welfare under Non-Gaussian Earnings Risk | Fatih Guvenen Serdar Ozkan Rocío Madera #EconTwitter cesifo.org/en/publication…

When labor costs rise, do firms invest more in automation? Read the analysis: ow.ly/YWnA50SSoka

My blog post with aakash kalyani on whether firms invest more in automation in tight labor market.

Hers is some new work on health. How unequal is it?