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Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia

@sabrinapabilonia.bsky.social

Economist. Interests: Labor, Productivity, Remote Work, Time Use. Alumna of University of Washington and Smith College. The views provided herein are my own. www.sabrinapabilonia.com

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Shelly Lundberg@shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My book (!) How Economics Discovered Women is now available for pre-order from the University of California Press. The book is a survey and critique of how the economics of gender has developed since the mid-1970s. www.ucpress.edu/books/how-ec...

How Economics Discovered Women by Shelly Lundberg - Hardcover

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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John Haltiwanger@jchaltiwangerum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BFS statistics released today show continued surge in new business applications in AI-intensive sectors. The surge is dominated by likely new nonemployers. Index for likely new employers is 1.3 (relative to base of 1 in 2019m1) in May 2026 but 2.9 for likely new nonemployers.

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Erika McEntarfer@erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New Census data on AI adoption released today, finding: - only 5% of AI-adopting firms report headcount impacts, with equal numbers increasing and decreasing staff - but...

John Haltiwanger@jchaltiwangerum.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New BTOS AI Supplement from Census released today. AI use for any business function varies dramatically across sectors and firm size. In AI intensive use sectors, employment-weighted AI use 60-70% -- compared to 32% economy-wide employment weighted. See www.census.gov/library/work...

Greg Rosalsky@elliswonk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it’s everywhere, and a new book by @arindube.bsky.social argues it’s key to understanding today’s inequality. www.npr.org/sections/pla...

The hidden power keeping wages low

For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to un...

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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter@realbachscore.bsky.social · 4mo ago

After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The US is now building more data centers than office buildings for the first time Spending on data centers hit a record high of nearly $47B/yr in data released today, up 31% over the last year, as office construction keeps falling Also, I'm aware this graph looks like Kentucky

a graph of US office construction spending versus US data center construction spending
Capital Weather@capitalweather.com · 5mo ago

Noting: While storms may be most widespread late afternoon and evening Monday, a few severe storms -- capable of producing tornadoes -- could develop between midmorning and midafternoon. Some areas could see more than one round of storms. You need to be weather-aware all day.

Claudia Persico@claudiapersico.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm excited that my paper on Air Quality and Suicide has found a great home at the Journal of Health Economics! Pollution affects mood. We show that on days of high air pollution, there are more suicide attempts and deaths by suicide in the US. www.nber.org/papers/w30626

Air Quality and Suicide

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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EconomicsInTen@economicsinten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Celebrate 'International Women's Day' by listening to our podcasts on these inspirational female economists: Elinor Ostrom Joan Robinson Millicent Fawcett Esther Duflo Edith Penrose Jayati Ghosh #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

Economics In Ten

Social Sciences Podcast · Every two months · Economics In Ten is your go-to podcast if you want to learn about the lives, times and ideas of the world's greatest economic thinkers. Each episode is a f...

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