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NPR is bringing the spice to their coverage of the military parade and protests yesterday, especially with their pictures: showing no crowd at the parade, massive crowds at the protests, and this one - boredom, disgust, sleeping Melania, and a perfect typo in the caption!

Don’t miss this! I always make sure my Ph.D. students attend. Huge bonus is that I get to go too!

WTF is a "sky tracker"??? Does Trump mean radar, or is this some weird-ass SciFi fantasy?

Health Economics (Early View): Researcher Juan Manuel Martín-Álvarez has found that tobacco sales and consumer behavior is impacted by multiple economic factors, so differentiated policies may be more effective in addressing smoking behavior. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

Health Economics (Early View): A new article in Health economics has demonstrated the potential for joint minimum wage and EITCs on reducing poverty and hunger rates when combined. Read more here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

Dhaval Dave, Catherine Maclean (@jcmecon.bsky.social), @eriknesson and Chad Cotti - an all-star team of risky behavior policy presenters at #ASHEcon2025

Health Economics (Early View): Several cities in China have begun implementing DIP reforms for non-resident patients. This study found that these reforms significantly reduced overall charges for non-residents, and primarily impacted high-cost hospitals. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

Thank you for attending the #ASHEcon2025 Annual Conference! The 2025 conference featured over 200 sessions and special events. In all, 625 papers and posters were presented to over 900 attendees. Click here to see a preview of photos from the event! 👉 flickr.com/photos/1986926…

Health Economic (Early View): In 2022 Australia began providing incentives to increase access to healthcare in rural areas. This study found that this policy has been successful in increasing visits and decreasing costs, but that effects are unequal. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

It's not my university, and not my job, but if it were, I would fight like hell to stay in place in the face of this intolerable intrusion into academic freedom by our tyrannical president. You have to consider the next 200 years, not just 200 days. nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/…

“Arbeit Macht Frei” nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/…

Health Economics (Early View): A new study examining the impact of forced relocation on mental health found that it individuals who moved were more likely to seek out mental health treatment more often than individuals who were stationary. Read more here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

Health Economics (Early View): A fascinating new paper dissects the potential causes of racial disparities in maternal morbidities in Georgia. Read more about how race can impact healthcare outcomes here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

A new paper from several professors at Lund University highlights the impact that compulsory grading policies have on adolescent mental health- and the heightened impact it has on girls. Read more in Health Economics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

More tariffs, more The Budget Lab analysis. Incl last night's Canada hike -- we are now up to effective tariff rate of 18.7%, up more than 16 percentage points since January.

Where We Go From Here youtu.be/ifcc8MNY304?si… via YouTube

I’m sick of trivializing the human rights abomination that DeSantis and Trump have built with that stupid “Aligator Alcatraz” title. If we’re going to give it a nickname, let’s be more accurate. It’s “Alligator Auschwitz” or “American Auschwitz” if anything.

A fascinating new paper in Health Economics highlights the positive impact of walkability on mental health during COVID-19. Read the article here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

Man!! I am sorry to have missed this! I hope everyone at IHEA is enjoying Bali!