Greg Rosalsky
@elliswonk
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Inhabitant of @Planetmoney in the @NPR universe, where I report stories & write a weekly newsletter on economics. Send hate mail to [email protected]
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Joined May 2012
RT @PatrickMcGee_: "Reading Apple in China, it's hard not to wonder whether Apple, in its pursuit of profit, may have inadvertently helpedā¦.
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RT @civicanalytics: Helpful primer on traded industries for a newly elected board member to an #econdev organization @elliswonk @planetmoneā¦.
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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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RT @KeepitMadeinUSA: š Can rebuilding American manufacturing help revitalize the heartland?. NPR explores how factory closures didnāt justā¦.
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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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Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
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Leaders from both major political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.
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RT @B_Eichengreen: In "Planet Money's Newsletter" on the dollar's exorbitant privilege:
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It's not just tariffs. The White House is rethinking the central role of the dollar in the global economy.
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Given there's no important news right now - ahem - why not read this deep dive on Jevons paradox? While in many contexts it might be BS, it provides a helpful framework for thinking thru effects of greater efficiency, including on how AI could affect jobs
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The primer on Jevons paradox that you didn't know you needed.
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"The California Department of Insurance is seriously at fault," Wallace says. "They destroyed the markets."
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An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.
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RT @KouroshKhoylou: āThe economists find that, between 2001 and 2015, the properties that burned down and got rebuilt were actually signifiā¦.
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RT @ChrisWorsham: Check out this writeup in @planetmoney by @elliswonk about our working paper and the role cognitive biases may be playingā¦.
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A new study suggests that holidays can affect your provider's decision making.
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RT @nivincent: The Chinese Exclusion Act is widely considered to be the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history, wriā¦.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.
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Chinese immigrants sacrificed their lives to create America's first transcontinental railroad. But its completion may have ironically contributed to a populist backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in American history.
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Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history.
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RT @PGunigantiAT: I was resistant to the premise of @elliswonk claim that music festivals are in decline (I just went to a sold-out festivaā¦.
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RT @Jon_Hartley_: "Have economists gone out of fashion in Washington?" by Greg Rolasky via @NPR
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Once the high priests of policy, economists may now be seeing lower demand. But who's taking their place?
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RT @ChaiWallahs: A very sad truth - Great piece of journalism - a terrifying reality for parents, and for our children, that mobile phonesā¦.
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Music festivals are canceling their events like maybe never before. Call it the music festival recession.
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The year the music fest died.
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Music festivals are canceling their events like maybe never before. Call it the music festival recession.
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RT @MITshapingwork: On Planet Money with @elliswonk and @DarianWoods, @DAcemogluMIT discusses why he estimates AI will impact less than 5%ā¦.
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Are the promises made by AI boosters all hype, or are we actually under-appreciating the transformative potential of AI?Can artificial intelligence make humans more productive, unlock hidden potent...
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RT @byHeatherLong: The big news today is Fed Chair Powell saying "The time has come for policy to adjust.". But take a minute to read thisā¦.
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RT @CassSunstein: Sludge Reduction from the White House - the terrific Time Is Money initiative. @neeratanden @NeeraTanden46 @GeneSperling4ā¦.
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The Biden-Harris administration has a new initiative called "Time Is Money."
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RT @amyhanauer: "Harrisās selection of Walz may say something about her commitment to progressive policy goals, like greater government supā¦.
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A rundown on some of the Democratic VP candidateās important economic policy decisions.
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