Chief economist at @InnovateEconomy. Host of the EconTwitter Water Cooler, live on twitter spaces and downloadable here: https://xitter.cf/t.co/toyjfDruRu
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What should we do about high skilled immigration and why? This is the topic of my huge new report with @LettieriDC and @cojobrien: Exceptional by Design. Quick thread on why I think you should read this report.
eig.org/exceptional-by-desig…
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Even if employment returns to normal, workers who enter the labor market during an economic downturn can experience lower earnings for years afterward, with effects that may persist well into their careers.
w/ @BenGlasner
I made it 15 minutes in but I don't think he's really answering any of Tyler's questions unfortunately
nytimes.com/2026/10/22/opini…
In other words, Zuckerberg's plan to leave was so credible that board was willing to take drastic steps to avoid it? This is supposed to be comforting about that elasticity?
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How does the American workforce rate President Trump's performance on the economy as the midterms loom?
This week @wsj, EIG fellow @jordanmcgillis presents the findings of our collab with @EchelonInsights, the American Worker Survey.
Check it out here: wsj.com/opinion/trumps-tarif…
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Is it a "revolving door"-type conflict of interest that this campaign to block permitting reform in order to preserve more litigation opportunities is sponsored by a plaintiff's law firm that makes money by bringing these suits?
MARK IT DOWN: The New Mexico Democratic primary in 2028 will be won by an opponent of BAAJA. 106strong.com/
I also wonder if we need a federal agency with the singular task of working with utilities and other critical infrastructure on a free consulting basis to assess cybersecurity risks
I really think something like the IFP plan for equipping critical infrastructure to be ready for AI should be implemented urgently ifp.org/operation-patchlight…
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My latest for @PostOpinions is a first look at the new & improved "Freedom in the 50 States" report from @CatoInstitute, discussing how common partisan breakdowns of economic & personal freedom in the US are mostly wrong:
wapo.st/4igStdq (🎁)
The point of George Borjas paper is that we should provide H-1Bs to employers who are underpaying specifically. If you are overpaying, his model suggests you won't get visas, because the underpaying is WHY you are willing to pay a fee.
This is the basis of the admin's proposed H-1B fee. A paper that aims to maximize underpayment.
Vice President JD Vance breaks down the data:
"If you are working as an H-1B visa in the United States of America, you’re earning $20,000 less than an American citizen hired in the same position. If you were brought in by one of these foreign outsourcing firms, you’re making $48,000 less than an American citizen in a similar position. So I’m sure that everybody here understands the game that is being played. You bring in indentured servants from outside the country, you lay off American workers and, if you’re a corporation, you make a ton of money by under cutting the wages of American workers, replacing them with people who frankly shouldn’t be in the United States of America to begin with."
This guy has been on SNL literally for a quarter of a century (almost twice as long as the second place tenure record) because he has no other options.
If Shane Gillis were to come back to SNL, “I’m sure we would have a conversation … like a little kid” about what he could have done differently, @nbcsnl cast member @KenanThompson tells @sarafischer at #MediaTrendsLive.