Thomas Barrios @tbarrios2
Applied Scientist, Labor Economist, Econometrician CA, USA Joined April 2009-
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Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, with private sector payrolls up 38,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% (This is the highest since 2021.) Job growth for June was revised down to show a *loss* of 13,000 jobs, and July was revised up to a gain of 79,000 from 73,000. On…
I recently received an unsolicited review of Our Dollar, Your Problem yalebooks.yale.edu/book/978030027… from the head of economic research at an important central bank who granted permission to post it on my own social media. It is on my substack Dollar Decoded
DOG-efficiency calls for having a single corporation here, I propose calling it "Intrak" or "Amtrintel"
A few comments from the #LINNCParis directors on this innovation: Jacques Moret describes the procedure as "tremendous" yet also very simple, Laurent Spelle calls it "absolutely extraordinary", and @vitorpereiracan says it is "a crazy idea, but a great idea" @LINNConline
BREAKING: new study just dropped that shows compelling evidence that cell phone bans cause student grades to modestly increase. Grade increases are largest among low performing students.
NEWS: Fed governor Adriana Kugler is resigning effective next Friday. federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pre…
What if Michael Jordan had to mow his own lawn but now he can have a AI robot do this job? How does 1996 MJ reallocate his time? Do the Bulls become a better team due to AI? The Impact of AI Adoption on Worker Productivity and Quality of Life open.substack.com/pub/mattheweka…
🔵 Watch live: the #ECBForum on Central Banking opens with a session on the macroeconomic implications of changes in euro area labour markets with: - Luis de Guindos - Benjamin Schoefer @Schoefer_B - Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln Follow the event europa.eu/!9F4cq3
Relatedly, does anyone have a connection to Zohran? (even a few degrees removed). Would like to briefly talk with him about economic policy and help him find advisors who can analyze policy in an objective way behind closed doors.
Relatedly, does anyone have a connection to Zohran? (even a few degrees removed). Would like to briefly talk with him about economic policy and help him find advisors who can analyze policy in an objective way behind closed doors.
“While modernization is essential for economic efficiency, small farms often serve as a critical safety net in regions with limited social protection systems.” – UBS Foundation Professor Lorenzo Casaburi ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_events… How can we address the complexities of fostering…
In a recent episode of Economics, Applied with Steven Davis, Harvard Economist Kenneth Rogoff @krogoff recalls a pivotal moment in 1971 that captured the boldness—and arrogance—behind US dollar dominance. As inflation rose and global partners questioned the value of US debt,…
Good to see this one finally in print. Market design for jobs platforms is still grossly understudied given its importance. Glad we could make a modest contribution.
MIT Economics obituary for Stan Fischer. news.mit.edu/2025/stanley-f…
Updated my "computational resources" page: maxkasy.github.io/home/computati… Added resources for Python: - Polars for data wrangling & large data sets - Vega-Altair for data visualization - GreatTables for table formatting and exporting - Scikit-Learn for supervised learning
Folks interested in marketplaces who are in the Bay Area, I'll be giving a talk called "Marketplace design: what have we learned?" on Thursday at Lyft HQ. Do come by and say hi! I'll also be at Manifest this weekend.
Amazon. I'm happy with just having restaurants, bodegas, yoga studios, gyms, entertainment - things that you actually need to do in person
Amazon. I'm happy with just having restaurants, bodegas, yoga studios, gyms, entertainment - things that you actually need to do in person

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