1 in 5 US LinkedIn users edit job descriptions on well after leaving the position. In a new WP with @nickbloom.bsky.social, Lisa Simon, & Caelan Wilkie-Rogers, we argue this contaminates work using profiles as employment histories-but enables us to track skill demand over time. 🧵 (1/16)

🆕 Study looks at changes job seekers make to their LinkedIn profiles to match perceived demand for skills. AI mentions are ⬆️, DEI is ⬇️. SIEPR's @nickbloom.bsky.social, @gideonmoore.bsky.social & economists at @reveliolabs.com also identify heavy users of AI for resume help: tinyurl.com/3fvhne5d

Examining how much fraud there is in Medicare and who commits it, from Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Yunan Ji, @nealemahoney.bsky.social, and @gideonmoore.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w35280

Wrote about what’s behind conservatives watching movies and shows warning about the dangers of fascism and somehow coming away thinking the fascists are the good guys, and they should follow their example www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Republicans Are Confused About the Concept of Bad Guys

Some conservatives are embracing the villains in what are supposed to be cautionary tales.

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