Best of #econtwitter - Week of October 6, 2024: paper summaries
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Sections on “AI, etc.” and “the divorce paper” down below…
Idiosyncratic favorites
^definitely head-exploding emoji
^Note “This is specifically for a single woman in DC with a 3yo child”, but mind-bogglingly high statutory marginal tax rates really are an important stylized fact for some subpopulations — if you don’t like this study, here’s the CBO (again for a single parent with a child)
^pretty flat after-tax income for lower-to-middle incomes!
‘Fortunately’ the problem is ameliorated by very incomplete takeup of redistributive programs a la Medicaid etc 😂😂😂😂😂. Related very good discussion throughout the replies (peeking ahead a few weeks) here
^continues
AI, etc.
“Exogenous variation in gender-balance at fathers’ workplace”
More paper summaries
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^Kevin Drum has a skeptical comment
