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Treb Allen

@treballen.bsky.social

Economics professor, Dartmouth College.

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Stephen Redding@reddingecon.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Excited to see the new Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics (Volume 6), edited jointly with Dave Donaldson come out: www.sciencedirect.com/handbook/han.... Fantastic set of chapters on recent advances and pointing the way to exciting further research @treballen.bsky.social @siepr.bsky.social

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Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The military takeover of Washington is not a “distraction” from Epstein. It’s a military takeover of Washington, which is an even bigger deal, and those of us who kill brain cells reporting on this stuff knows it’s been an explicit goal since before the election.

Steven Durlauf@durlauf.bsky.social · last yr.

1/Kevin Hassett had long ago discredited himself as a scholar by parroting claims about the economy he knew to be false. Even so, parroting the lie about rigged statistics, is a new low. The academy should ostracize him the same way a fabricator of research should be ostracized.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · last yr.

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the president’s claim that weaker-than-expected jobs reports were “rigged,” but failed to produce any evidence to support Trump’s claim.

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social · last yr.

There's no declaration of war, and no AUMF that covers this. Entering this war is wrong on the merits; we had a perfectly peaceful way to address Iran's nuclear program. It's also unlawful. A democratic republic should not be able to enter a war of choice on one man's say-so.

Keith Boykin@keithboykin.bsky.social · last yr.

The US has hust dropped bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites, according to Trump, bringing American military forces into Israel’s war with Iran.

Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · last yr.

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

Joey Fishkin@fishkin.bsky.social · last yr.

University leaders need to understand: they are holding INCREDIBLY good cards. It is so rare in today's polarized era to have the support of 70+ percent of the public against the Trump admiministration on anything. Universities have that—AND winning legal arguments.

Graphic of Washington Post poll from April 18-22, 2025, showing "Majorities of Americans oppose various Trump proposals" highlighting two lines in particular: "Increasing the Federal Government's role in how private universities operate" - 28 percent support, 70 percent oppose "Reducing federal funding for medical research" - 21 percent support, 77 percent oppose
@undercoverhist.bsky.social · last yr.

1/n From the archive: is Econ graduate education at risk of training "savants idiots", 1990 edition Fears that econ graduate training has become too technicized has led, once again, to educational debates, so the AEA launched a huuuuuge survey of grad education, under the leadership of Ann Krueger

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Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · last yr.

This is archetypally impeachable. Trump’s innovation is to just announce it publicly, so it gets framed as a controversial political choice instead of what it is: a crime against the Constitution.

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social · last yr.

This is an incredibly dangerous step: The President is going to personally direct the Attorney General to investigate (presumably criminally) the principal fundraising website for Democratic Party-affiliated candidates and organizations. Fundamentally antidemocratic. www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/p...

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · last yr.

As you assess the DEAL we're striking with Korea, remember: We ALREADY have an active free trade agreement with Korea that provides tariff free trade in nearly everything. Expect this new agreement to... Provide for tariff free trade in nearly everything. Just like 6 weeks ago.

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Matthias Doepke@mdoepke.bsky.social · last yr.

30 years after arriving in the US, I just resigned from Northwestern and we sold our house. We are an American family, I became a citizen in 2014, and until recently did not expect to ever leave. But now, this no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career.

Larry Glickman@larryglickman.bsky.social · last yr.

Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

Ben Ross@benross.bsky.social · last yr.

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

Sarah Longwell@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · last yr.

He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. He’s defying the Supreme Court. Don’t you see what’s happening here?