Greg Rosalsky
@elliswonk.bsky.social
Inhabitant of @Planetmoney in the @NPR universe, where I report stories & write a weekly newsletter on economics. Send hate mail to grosalsky@npr.org
new episode!! we wanted to know how students are faring in the battle between education and AI - so we called up legendary coding professor Jae Woo Lee. what he described is ummmm not heartening. but he had constructive lessons! literally! watch me learn to code: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxJn...
The Hidden Cost of Letting AI Think for You
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it's so fking hot out. Today's episode is a conversation with someone whose entire focus is extreme heat, Kathy Baughman McLeod. she's been bringing market tools to climate change to mitigate at least the economic costs. hear more: open.spotify.com/episode/04mb...
How Much Does Extreme Heat Cost Us?
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This, from @planetmoney.bsky.social , makes me want a whole series of movie commentaries from nerdy economists. www.npr.org/2026/06/19/n... It's absolutely great. And got me wondering what kind of salary people might get when a job takes a hundred years to complete. Hourly rate? Inflation?
The real horror of ‘Alien’ and how it explains why we’re not paid enough : Planet Money
Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump scares is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. T...
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I talk with Greg and Kenny on Planet Money about a really scary word, as revealed in the movie Alien. No, it’s not Xenomorph. Have a listen. www.npr.org/2026/06/19/n...
The real horror of ‘Alien’ and how it explains why we’re not paid enough : Planet Money
Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump scares is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. T...
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Ooooooo I'm making the Department of Homeland Security mad with my new research y'all Check out @planetmoney.bsky.social's coverage of my research on the labor market effects of ICE in Trump 2.0 and DHS' response here: www.npr.org/sections/pla...
The economic chilling effect of Trump's immigration crackdown
New research finds that ICE raids and deportation fears disrupted local economies, reduced work among undocumented immigrants, and may have hurt some U.S.-born workers too.
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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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Did you need Planet Money using Weyland-Yutani from the Alien franchise to explain monopsonies? I didn't realize it, but I TOTALLY did. www.npr.org/sections/pla...
The labor economics of 'Alien' — and its lessons for inequality on Earth
Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of ineq...
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This is the content I am here for. Alien science fiction and protecting against evil mega corporations. In case you were wondering, Musk is Burke. www.npr.org/sections/pla...
The labor economics of 'Alien' — and its lessons for inequality on Earth
Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of ineq...
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"Sure, Alien is about an alien. But, on a deeper level, it's the story about the horrors of a cartoonishly evil company with unchecked power. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation is an extreme form of what's known in economics as a monopsony."
Greg Rosalsky@elliswonk.bsky.social · 4mo agoBehind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of inequality on Earth. Featuring @arindube.bsky.social www.npr.org/sections/pla...
This is a fun Planet Money newsletter introduction to The Wage Standard.
Greg Rosalsky@elliswonk.bsky.social · 4mo agoBehind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of inequality on Earth. Featuring @arindube.bsky.social www.npr.org/sections/pla...
Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of inequality on Earth. Featuring @arindube.bsky.social www.npr.org/sections/pla...
The labor economics of 'Alien' — and its lessons for inequality on Earth
Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of ineq...
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Out now: The Planet Money Book. Everywhere you get your books. Also, we're going on tour - get your tix at the link in our bio. 🖼️ : Jackie Lay
“From 2015 to 2024, Austin added 120,000 units to its housing stock—an increase of 30%, more than three times the overall rate of growth in the United States (9%).”
Austin’s Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents
After decades of explosive growth, Austin, Texas, in the 2010s was a victim of its own success. Lured by high-tech jobs and the city’s hip reputation, too many people were competing for too few…
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Great to chat today with Greg Rosalsky @elliswonk.bsky.social from NPR's Planet Money about The Wage Standard! www.thewagestandard.com
The Wage Standard by Arindrajit Dube: 9780593471418 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“The go-to guy on minimum wage” (Nobel Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Paul Krugman) tackles one of the thorniest social issues of our times—income inequality—from...
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“Many of the places that used to build a lot are starting to look more like the NIMBY strongholds on the coasts.” www.npr.org/sections/pla... By @planetmoney.bsky.social’s @elliswonk.bsky.social
Is the YIMBY movement doomed?
For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development…
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Even the grandson of the Reese's candy guy thinks their candy sucks now lol.
The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation
The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.
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our @planetmoney.bsky.social report from attending a Replication Game -- one economist's proposal for how to help fix science's replication crisis. It was so fun, and so complicated: www.npr.org/2026/02/27/n...
Don't hate the replicator, hate the game : Planet Money
The world of science has been stuck in an existential crisis over whether we actually know the things we thought we knew. Re-running an old study today doesn't always yield the same result. Same with ...
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For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them? www.npr.org/sections/pla...
Is the YIMBY movement doomed?
For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inhere...
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Supply-side interventions were working to reduce the amount of cocaine being produced for export to the United States. Then the Colombian civil war ended, things started looking up, and the cocaine trade rebounded. Unintended consequences abound in this @elliswonk.bsky.social story for @npr.org
NPR@npr.org · 6mo agoCocaine has made a roaring comeback, and it's having some big negative effects in the U.S. and around the world. n.pr/4rSgD0R
how powerful IS the Fed, actually? www.npr.org/sections/pla... @elliswonk.bsky.social @planetmoney.bsky.social
How much power does the Fed chair really have?
On paper, the Fed chair is just one vote among many. In practice, the job carries far more influence. We analyze what gives the Fed chair power.
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In the 90s, Congress created a program to improve public housing and economically desegregate poor neighborhoods. The hope was that this would improve opportunities for the people who lived there. But no one knew whether it worked … until now.
This housing program helped kids escape poverty — by changing who they befriended : Planet Money
In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with more up-to-date ones. But the program went further than just improving public…
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This article has a lot of really interesting information about the history of mortgages; I didn't realize the way we handle them in the US is this distinctive and the look at how they affect the housing market was very enlightening.
Is a 50-year mortgage really that much crazier than a 30-year one?
Last week, the internet piled on President Trump's proposal for a 50-year mortgage. But maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds.
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Germany thrived during the first China Shock. But the next one could prove catastrophic. www.npr.org/sections/pla...
Germany thrived in the first China Shock. But the next one could prove catastrophic.
The export-led industrial model that Germany has pursued for decades is now at a crossroads.
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Hitler's bunker is now just a parking lot. But it's a 'dark tourism' attraction anyway. www.npr.org/sections/pla...
Hitler's bunker is now just a parking lot. But it's a 'dark tourism' attraction anyway
Why evil histories sell. A visit to Hitler's bunker, and a deep dive into the economics and ethical quandaries of "dark tourism."
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PM's @elliswonk.bsky.social rounds up recent econ papers: -economic history of firewood in America -political spending after school shootings -NIMBYism spreads to the Sunbelt? -economic effects of Native American casinos -longer kindergarten days boost mothers' work hours www.npr.org/sections/pla...
A Planet Money guide to 5 fascinating new econ papers
The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economics studies.
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🔑 Is reviving manufacturing the key to local economic development? Today’s installment of @planetmoney.bsky.social addresses this question, ft. commentary from David Card and Enrico Moretti #econsky #policysky
Can bringing back manufacturing help the heartland catch up with 'superstar' cities?
In recent decades, America has seen economic opportunities concentrated in superstar cities. Manufacturing boosters hope reshoring factories could help change that. We look at the theory and evidence.
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