But the billionaires will *stop* working if we take any of their "savings"? Am I getting this right?

The U.S. is the only wealthy nation without paid leave. Just 23% of private-sector workers have access to paid family leave, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 77% have access to paid sick leave. In both instances, they are disproportionately higher-paid workers

Hi #econ1! 👋 Remember Prof. Darrick Hamilton from our notes and reading list, on wealth and race in the U.S.? Don't just listen to me, hear it from him directly:

We know that economics has a gender and racial diversity problem. Socioeconomic background is less often discussed. @SchultzzyRun and I use the Survey of Earned Doctorates - a census of all PhDs from US institutions - to study the socioeconomic background of econ PhDs (1/N)

🚨BREAKING: UC-AFT’s Executive Board served notice to UC management that lecturers will strike on Nov. 17 and 18 against unfair labor practices committed by the University of California. #UCUnfair #WeTeachUC (1/4)

recovery in the labor market in the US so far 👇

This book by Beth Popp Berman (epopppp@bsky) is going to be so good that it's making me upset that I don't have it in my hands yet. There are about a dozen different things in chapter 1 that should go straight into #econ1. press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

My favorite albums of 2021 jimdcampbell.com/2022/01/02/my-…

The decline in immigration can explain the shortfall in workers. econofact.org/labor-shortage…

Terrific review essay from Sanjukta Paul laying out the promise and limits of antitrust law as a means of addressing labor market inequality. michiganlawreview.org/journal/charti…