Believe it or not, public speaking isn’t just a talent or gift someone is born with. It can be taught. Read more from Ann Velenchik, who runs a public speaking program for faculty here at Wellesley College: talkmeup.co/posts/why-fema…

"Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts to influence politics" University of Notre Dame news article highlighting the important work of our colleague Vicky Barone (Vicky Barone): news.nd.edu/news/opioid-ep…

Come join us Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) to work alongside Melissa S. Kearney in building evidence on how we can better support families in poverty. Work alongside a great team of RAs Notre Dame Economics and get hands-on project management, analysis, and communication experience apply.interfolio.com/146753

Forthcoming article in ReStud from our colleague Chris Cronin

With support from Arnold Ventures, Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) will identify and support organizations looking to conduct rigorous research around the connections between criminal justice and poverty. Read our interview with LEO Managing Director Heather Reynolds: arnoldventures.org/stories/resear…

This is so cool - citing work by some of my favorite Notre Dame Economics Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) economists to motivate efforts to connect justice-involved people w/ mental health treatment sherrill.house.gov/media/press-re…

Mild take: evidence that redistributive programs reduce labor supply is not a sign that they're a failure, it's an inherent tradeoff in redistribution

Another new NBER working paper this week from one of our colleagues. "Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving: New Findings from the TCJA" by Dan Hungerman (@D_Hungerman) along with Han and Ottoni-Wilhelm. Check it out: nber.org/papers/w32737

Episode #32 of JPAM’s Closer Look podcast is now live! In this episode, host Seth Gershenson talks with Professor Robin McKnight of Wellesley College (@WellesleyEcon) about the long-lasting and widespread consequences of school shootings. jpamscloserlook.podbean.com/e/32-the-long-… (1/4)

Our department has ten students on the job market for the 2024-25 cycle. Check out our placement page here to learn more about our job market candidates: economics.nd.edu/graduate/stude…

Earlier I tweeted about how awesome Kyu Matsuzawa is and y u should interview him. Well, more evidence came in. He & Emily Arnesen (another grad student at UO) got an r&r at ReStat on their paper about DV and sports gambling. Check them out if you're demand side. #econtwitter

Thank you MIT Blueprint Labs for supporting our work Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) Patrick S. Turner Olga Stoddard with The Excel Center to improve take-up of their adult high school diploma program!! Check out project descriptions of their most recently funded cohort here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/charter-collab…

Don’t make me tap the sign economicforces.xyz/p/prices-are-s…

If only there were some sort of mechanism to signal to people which skills are relatively scarce...

The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read: friendsofbls.org/updates/2025/8…

Come work with me! I'm hiring a pre-doc RA, starting ASAP, to work on projects in labor economics and the economics of crime. stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/pre-doctoral-f…

Trump's nominee for BLS commissioner, EJ Antoni, is disastrously terrible. He's a 1200%, 1300% maybe 1400% in-the-tank Trumper, with few credentials beyond a long history of misrepresenting or misunderstanding basic economic statistics. He has demonstrated no commitment to truth.

I don’t think I have ever publicly criticized any Presidential nominee before. But E.J. Antoni is completely unqualified to be BLS Commissioner. He is an extreme partisan and does not have any relevant expertise. He would be a break from decades of nonpartisan technocrats.

Let's focus on qualifications. Antoni finished grad school 5 years ago at Northern Illinois with no obvious distinction, his dissertation is meh, and involved no research on labor markets or data collection, he has never published a paper, and his life's work has earned 1

During Saturday night's game, Professor Lakshmi Iyer was honored as one of this year's All-Faculty Team. As a professor of Economics in ND Arts & Letters and Global Affairs in Keough School of Global Affairs, Iyer is seeking innovative solutions that give the world's most vulnerable a chance to