Best of #econtwitter - Week of June 2, 2024: interesting tweets

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Misc

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^hence “parallel counterfactual trends” rather than the usual lingo of “parallel trends”

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Charts

^the column is chock full of interesting charts, I’m wary of over-cannibalizing but this is delectable:

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^very interesting thread. I’ll also relink this tweet from a few months ago:

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^any takes?

^am extremely curious for references if this is a measurement issue or something real

^(obviously have to take of these historical charts with extra big grains of salt)

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