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Michael J. Hicks
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1/n The January Jobs report signals an economy stuck in neutral. Over the last three months, the nation has averaged fewer than 30,000 new jobs per month, which is effectively
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1/n My modest contribution to the #econtwitter minimum wage discussion. I wanted to see where potential employment effects might occur, and used the 60% threshold that @arindube QJE, 2019 paper
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Great new study out by @NeumarkDN and Peter Shirley @nber. This should change the current debate about the minimum wage effects since it gives a very even handed account of
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1/n Today's UI numbers shed some light on labor markets at the state level. In the week ending Jan 2, Indiana saw state UI grow by 12K to 93.1K. Those
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1/n Quick thread on today's jobless claims numbers, with a single state focus. It is grim news that highlights how misleading the jobless rate is today. As of Oct, Indiana's
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1/n At the request of a fellow economist, I’m expanding my criticism of a recent tweet from @oren_cass as part of his @amercompass project.https://twitter.com/oren_cass/status/1286691198594359296?s=20 2/n Two points need expansion. First,
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