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^what. is this legit? sticky wages? some discussion
Nicholas Decker@captgouda24
New Keynesian macroeconomic models starkly restrict the choices available to firms. They set prices, and then produce as much as needed to meet demand. This the first of three brilliant papers stretching what is possible in NK models, and well worth reading. 1/
11:46 PM · Aug 30, 2026 · 11K Views
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More paper summaries
César A. Hidalgo@cesifoti
In the cities of northern Brazil, more than 50% of the workers who start poor* are still poor 7 years later. But in southern Brazil, only a third are. Why? 👇🧵
*<1.5x minimum wage
2:20 PM · Aug 25, 2026 · 58.3K Views
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Simon Mongey@Simon_Mongey
New paper! We extend the neoclassical model of labor supply and demand to encompass rich heterogeneity in labor supply elasticities across margins, workers, and firms. We show this is important for optimal tax progressivity, and understanding firm wage setting.
NBER @nberpubs
Worker heterogeneity in wealth and income interacts with firm labor market power, shaping optimal taxes. New quantitative theory of market power with firm and worker heterogeneity, from @David_W_Berger, @KyleHerkenhoff, Jaehun Jeong, and @Simon_Mongey https://t.co/xk86gnq3hf
4:49 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 15.6K Views
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Juri Marcucci@JuriMarcucci
🧵 1/
🚨 What if we could measure the economy every hour — neighborhood by neighborhood?
On Sept 4, a new season of #AMLEDS begins with Allan Timmermann (@UCSanDiego) on
🎙️ “Gauging Hourly Economic Activity in Your Neighborhood”
🕚 11am EDT · 5pm CEST
#EconTwitter #BigData
4:03 PM · Aug 27, 2026 · 556 Views
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Megan Stevenson@MeganTStevenson
This is a cool experiment, but this thread misreports it. The 2% gain in speed it cites is for segments that had traffic diverted away from them. The net effect is 0.35%. Still valuable but very modest.
Yohan @yohaniddawela
For six months, Google Maps sent a slice of drivers in ten American cities down deliberately slower routes.
About 30 seconds slower on average, and under 2% of trips were touched. The experiment ran on roughly 100 of the most congested road segments in each city, switching on
10:38 AM · Aug 30, 2026 · 971 Views
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