Jonathan A. Parker
@ProfJAParker
Followers
11K
Following
8K
Media
539
Statuses
10K
Economist. See my MIT webpage to verify that this is me. Evidence-based economics and finance and humor. I do not endorse any cryptocurrency investment.
Joined November 2012
RT @JStein_WaPo: New analysis from @Cato finds the tax bill adds *+$6 trillion* to the debt. Honestly a bit surprising to me how much of Wa….
0
1K
0
Tariffs will do that.
0
1
5
The long term is grim under the party of Trump, but you will be told it is “beautiful”.
I'm once again getting lots of questions about whether we should trust the economic data coming out of this administration. My answer remains the same: Yes, but budget cuts (and other factors) are threatening to erode reliability over the longer term.
0
0
1
The extraordinary resilience of the US labor market thanks to… [checks notes] … State, local government hiring, and health and social services ?.
0
2
4
Warning: substance on X 👇.
1/ New paper: "FCI-star" with Ricardo Caballero and @TomasCaravello. We introduce FCI*—the neutral level of financial conditions that closes the output gap. Think of it as the analogue of r*, but for the broader financial conditions that actually drive monetary transmission
0
0
3
RT @jasonfurman: BTW the market agrees with the chance of a July rate cut going from 24% to 5%.
0
4
0
RT @RpsAgainstTrump: Republican Senator Ron Johnson last month on Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”: “I couldn’t care less if he’s upset. I’m co….
0
6K
0
Great Tweet!.
Move past the stale debate between government & business. The goal is to lower prices. If government rules are the problem, like permitting that drives up the cost of housing & transportation, then Democrats should challenge government power. If corporate behavior is the problem,.
0
0
0
When an NBA team trades for a great player in exchange for a good player and future picks, Trump and Navarro always think that team lost the trade, right?.
0
0
0
This is infuriating news.
Ever feel like everything online is getting angrier? You’re not imagining it. Tweets with anger have surged since 2013, while neutral content has declined. 📉.And it matters for policy—our new paper shows how emotions shape what people support.
1
0
8
“I regret that I have but one life to spend reading CBO reports for my country”.
While we wait, my fun game of this whole episode has been to imagine the person in every portrait and bust in the Capitol with the caption: “I just received the CBO score on my bill.”.
0
0
2
RT @nberpubs: Introducing FCI* (Financial Conditions Indices), the neutral level of financial conditions that closes output gaps. FCI gaps—….
0
15
0
RT @reidhoffman: "We’re not running out of jobs. We’re running out of workers.". MIT Economist David Autor on how the rise of AI automation….
0
16
0
Just bought a couple of items of new clothing, so I’m set for the next few years and can completely avoid the effect of tariffs on apparel prices #AcademicEconomist.
0
0
5
RT @MacroFinanceSoc: Call for Papers!.The 26th MFS Workshop will take place on November 13–14, 2025, at the University of Chicago. Carolin….
0
10
0
RT @Noahpinion: A lot of people are mad about Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, for many reasons — the health insurance cutoffs, the huge cuts to….
0
56
0
“Economists Support Zohran Mamdani’s Plan for New York City” according to The Nation. Actual economists: “Local ordinances that limit rent increases … have had a positive impact over the past three decades on the amount and quality of broadly affordable rental housing…”
0
0
5
Incredibly dishonest headline .
Even S. Kelton passed on signing this. He did get Varoufakis to sign it.
2
0
3
RT @JustinWolfers: There's a horror film that still gives me nightmares. A populist strongman comes to power with a weak grasp of economics….
0
653
0