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Nonfarm Payroll Employment in 2026: More Volatile?

1341. Nonfarm Payroll Employment in 2026: More Volatile?

by Menzie Chinn | April 06

Guns and Butter: The Oldest Trade-Off in Economics Is Back

1342. Guns and Butter: The Oldest Trade-Off in Economics Is Back

by Jadrian Wooten | April 06

The Terrorist in Chief

1343. The Terrorist in Chief

by Paul Krugman | April 06

Adam Smith on Slavery

1344. Adam Smith on Slavery

by Jack Russell Weinstein | April 06

Swiping Under Monopoly: Market Power and Welfare in Online Dating

1345. Swiping Under Monopoly: Market Power and Welfare in Online Dating

by scott cunningham | April 06

Social media has become a freak show

1346. Social media has become a freak show

by Nate Silver | April 05

Trump Credibility Measured

1347. Trump Credibility Measured

by Menzie Chinn | April 05

Roundup #80: All AI, all the time

1348. Roundup #80: All AI, all the time

by Noah Smith | April 05

1349. Living in Hell

by Paul Krugman | April 05

Claude Code 38: A Plug for Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham's Markus Academy Series

1350. Claude Code 38: A Plug for Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham's Markus Academy Series

by scott cunningham | April 05

The CA Minimum Wage Increase: Summing Up

1351. The CA Minimum Wage Increase: Summing Up

by Alex Tabarrok | April 05

Large Datasets and Structured Databases: Claude Code for Economists

1352. Large Datasets and Structured Databases: Claude Code for Economists

by Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham | April 05

Private Credit and the New World of Financial Risk

1353. Private Credit and the New World of Financial Risk

by Paul Krugman | April 05

Questions to help you get 'financially naked' with your partner

1354. Questions to help you get 'financially naked' with your partner

by Marielle Segarra | April 05

Given Projected Population, Is the Administration’s Forecast Plausible?

1355. Given Projected Population, Is the Administration’s Forecast Plausible?

by Menzie Chinn | April 04

So Much Winning: Guess I Should’a Bought My Airline Ticket Five Weeks Ago

1356. So Much Winning: Guess I Should’a Bought My Airline Ticket Five Weeks Ago

by Menzie Chinn | April 04

1357. Donald Trump Isn't Sounding Like Himself

by Paul Krugman | April 04

The Troika Economic Forecast under Vought-Miran-Bessent

1358. The Troika Economic Forecast under Vought-Miran-Bessent

by Menzie Chinn | April 04

Closing out my tabs: spring cleaning

1359. Closing out my tabs: spring cleaning

by scott cunningham | April 04

Talking With Lina Khan

1360. Talking With Lina Khan

by Paul Krugman | April 04