Owen Zidar
@omzidar.bsky.social
Economics Professor at Princeton. Dad of 3. Working on a book - see everywheremillionaire.substack.com for updates
Summer reads: Explore five books on money, inequality, taxation, trade and economic power, including works by Princeton Professor @omzidar.bsky.social and graduate student @bhgreeley.bsky.social. Read this summer, then join us this fall for conversations with the authors. https://bit.ly/4b9qN7o
A recent @economist.com article highlighted Princeton Professor Owen Zidar’s (@omzidar.bsky.social) new book, "The Everywhere Millionaire," which explores the overlooked world of America’s wealthy private business owners and their impact on the economy. Read: https://econ.st/449wRce
American capitalism is run by millionaires, not billionaires
They hide in plain sight--and wield enormous power
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Another measurement issue is re-labeling of labor income as capital income for tax avoidance. As careful work by @omzidar.bsky.social and others shows, this is a real phenomenon. However, this can only explain a minority of the L-share fall, so most of it remains. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Rise of Pass-Throughs and the Decline of the Labor Share
(September 2022) - We study the coevolution of the fall in the US corporate-sector labor share and the rise of business activity in tax-preferred pass-throughs. We find that reallocating activity to t...
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Amici include AEI colleagues (incl. @kylepomerleau.bsky.social & @michaelrstrain.bsky.social) and folks from other thinktanks and academia (incl. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @danieldbunn.bsky.social, @stevecicala.bsky.social, @kclausing.bsky.social, @jasonfurman.bsky.social & @omzidar.bsky.social).
At the Stone Center (@mitshapingwork.bsky.social) launch event, Professors @atifrmian.bsky.social and @omzidar.bsky.social presented research on the debt crisis and wealth in America during a panel discussion on wealth inequality. Learn more and watch the full panel: https://bit.ly/4j42Cdv
(2/) 💰 The top 1% isn’t just tech billionaires @omzidar.bsky.social stressed that owners of businesses like car dealerships, construction firms, and franchises make up a significant portion of the top 1%.
Was fun discussing whether the US is a gerontocracy www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
Is the U.S. a gerontocracy?
What an aging Congress has to do with the United States’ generational wealth gap.
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Who is rich in America, and how did they become rich? How is wealth inequality connected to housing markets, finance, and the macroeconomy? A panel at our upcoming launch will feature @atifrmian.bsky.social, @omzidar.bsky.social, and Antoinette Schoar. Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone...
Many thanks to all the signatories, including @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @emilyjblanchard.bsky.social, @danieldbunn.bsky.social, @kclausing.bsky.social, @stevecicala.bsky.social, @jasonfurman.bsky.social, @kylepomerleau.bsky.social, @michaelrstrain.bsky.social, and @omzidar.bsky.social.
An early Christmas gift 👇 Thanks, @davidragrawal.bsky.social, Jim Poterba and @omzidar.bsky.social, for leading this project so successfully. It was an honor and a pleasure to contribute a chapter on corporate tax competition among the Swiss cantons.
David R. Agrawal@davidragrawal.bsky.social · 10mo agoExcited to receive our new 536 page book on tax competition and coordination in the mail today: "Policy Responses to Tax Competition" (w/ Poterba & @omzidar.bsky.social) I know everyone is looking forward to order it here: amazon.com/-/es/Respons...
you are about to see the nation’s beer distributors—aka “the toughest lobby you’ve never heard of”—lose their fucking minds
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10mo ago* TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESTRICTING COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES FOR NON-U.S. CITIZENS, USDOT SAYS @reuters.com
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Senior Research Specialists-AY27
We have opened our search for predoctoral research positions starting July 6, 2026 to assist faculty members in all aspects of their research.For more information, register for a Zoom info session wit...
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The GOP megabill now before the Senate cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades
Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.
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Fun fact: debt and sin are the same word in German HT: Andreas Peichl
I've had the pleasure to organize this year's @cepr.org Public Economics Symposium, together with @sigginho.bsky.social and Johannes Spinnewijn. Here's the program: drive.google.com/file/d/1CggW... Looking forward to 2 great days in Cologne, keynotes by @omzidar.bsky.social and Cecile Gaubert!
CEPR Public Economics Annual Symposium 2025_2v.pdf
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Eric Zwick was on @DKThomp’s podcast talking about our research on the tax cuts and jobs act and a bit about our forthcoming book on the stealthy wealthy podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Is Great for the
Podcast Episode · Plain English with Derek Thompson · 05/28/2025 · 1h 8m
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