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Danny Yagan

@dannyyagan

Professor @BerkeleyEcon. Co-founder @The_Budget_Lab. Former chief economist to @ShalandaYoung46 and @PeteButtigieg.

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Marc Goldwein (@marcgoldwein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m so glad Danny Yagan produce this analysis. It’s a very important, but under explored, way of thinking about debt sustainability.

Danny Yagan (@dannyyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From the Bank of Israel's Head of Monetary Analysis Itamar Caspi on my Friday thread, translated: "An interesting thread on the stability of the US government debt. It raises an important point (and a trivial one after thinking about it a bit) - the higher the debt-to-GDP ratio,

From the Bank of Israel's Head of Monetary Analysis Itamar Caspi on my Friday thread, translated:

"An interesting thread on the stability of the US government debt. It raises an important point (and a trivial one after thinking about it a bit) - the higher the debt-to-GDP ratio,
Zachary Liscow (@zliscow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW PAPER! (w/ Ed Fox) We study 1) how much the wealthy borrow, quantifying “buy-borrow-die” for the first time, and 2) how much unrealized gains impact their taxes. The results changed (some of) our thinking on how to tax those at the top. 🧵 w/ findings ⬇️

NEW PAPER! (w/ Ed Fox) We study 1) how much the wealthy borrow, quantifying “buy-borrow-die” for the first time, and 2) how much unrealized gains impact their taxes. The results changed (some of) our thinking on how to tax those at the top.

🧵 w/ findings ⬇️
Martha Gimbel (@marthagimbel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last April, Natasha Sarin Danny Yagan and I launched The Budget Lab. We were excited about our team and what we were planning to produce - but absolutely could not have predicted this wild year 1/

Brendan Duke (@brendan_duke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hard to think of an organization having a more impactful first year than The Budget Lab. They’ve quickly become a go-to for rapid, comprehensive, and innovative analysis around a range of tax and budget issues.

Jason Furman (@jasonfurman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Full disclosure: I'm friends with everyone involved but when they first consulted with me about their ideas for The Budget Lab I thought it was worth a try but skeptical that it could accomplish 25% of what their ambitious plans. It is currently running closer to 400%.

Danny Yagan (@dannyyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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The story about our forthcoming book on the Stealthy Wealthy is on the front page of the WSJ. Please sign up here for updates on the book: everywheremillionaire.substack.com/p/the-stealthy…

The story about our forthcoming book on the Stealthy Wealthy is on the front page of the WSJ. Please sign up here for updates on the book: everywheremillionaire.substack.com/p/the-stealthy…