Please, no more. I can't take it. This is not how the economy works. This is not how data analysis works. This is not how anything works

It is sobering to recall t-hacking is everywhere: x.com/BrianCAlbrecht… papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

I hate waiting for grad school decisions lol

I’ve been in Boston for 5 minuetes. Does everyone here just smoke cigarettes??

Privately held firms have higher returns than publicly traded firms. Why is this? They are either taking greater risks or gaining market power. My work with James Traina Carter Davis and Alexandre Sollaci is now published!

Hear from our outgoing class of research associates, who are wrapping up their time with our team. Please join us in congratulating them on their graduate school placements! sffed.us/45KHEJV

Sports betting legalization reduces net investments of households by nearly 14% overall. $1 of sports betting reduces net investment by over $2, increases credit card debt, but has no effect on participation in lotteries or other online gambling outlets. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Grad students in their natural habitat (the leftovers table in the dark)

This paper shows that inflation hit stuff bought by the poor substantially harder than the rich, in % terms. Expensive products within categories got around 9.3% more expensive. Cheap products got 20.7% more expensive!

Forthcoming in AER: Insights: "Regional Dissent: Do Local Economic Conditions Influence FOMC Votes?" by Anton Bobrov, Rupal Kamdar, and Mauricio Ulate. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

Do local economic conditions influence Fed officials' votes on interest rates? A new Economic Letter shows that an elevated unemployment rate in a District has been associated with a higher probability of dissenting in favor of looser policy. sffed.us/4mPJ1zd