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U.S. labor market engine has stalled: Dec jobs report shows anemic job growth (+50K) and steady unemp rate (4.4%) & annual trends are even worse
-All job growth driven by services
-Employed part time for economic reasons +980K
-Not in the labor force who want a job +684K
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🚨New Working Paper!🚨
We show that expanding substance use treatment increases access to care and reduces intimate partner violence linked to drug use. Public health investments matter.
nber.org/papers/w34642
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Our episode on the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity podcast is now live:
brookings.edu/articles/has-t…
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Check out some work I’ve been doing with City of Boston on green jobs - we can’t have a climate ready city without a climate ready workforce! @Northeastern @NUCSSH @NUEcon
Building a skilled workforce for a sustainable future has been much discussed in climate proposals. Now researchers are figuring out what green jobs actually entail, and how to support them.
(Sponsored by @NU_PolicySchool) grist.org/sponsored/how-the-…
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@NUEcon’s @SilviaPrina and Mindy Marks recently published research showing the importance of the timing of #SNAP payments, not just the amount. Their results show that inconsistent deposits can push a family off of a smooth budgeting path. @NUGlobalNews news.northeastern.edu/2025/1…
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More than a hundred US companies will be laying off employees this month. @NUEcon Prof Robert Triest cites factors like tariffs and generative AI as pressure points for American industries, pushing for cheaper labor in the form of computers. newsweek.com/list-companies-…
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Meet the 2025-26 job market candidates from @NUEcon!
6 fantastic PhD researchers working on labor, development, health, industrial organization, and financial economics.
Full details: cssh.northeastern.edu/econom…
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.@NUGlobalNews highlights new research from @Prof_Nishith_P showing talk therapy can overcome stigma in developing nations. @NUCSSH @NU_PolicySchool news.northeastern.edu/2025/1…
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This @NUEcon student is using science to find happiness! Sameerah Nawaz, co-founder of The Happiness Cup club on @northeastern’s Boston campus, is finding scientifically backed methods to support a lifestyle of positivity. Read more @NUGlobalNews news.northeastern.edu/2025/1…
Proud of our faculty! Bilge Erten & Shuo Zhang's research on opioid policy spillover effects accepted at Journal of Health Economics. @BilgeErten @ShuoZhang3648 @NUCSSH cssh.northeastern.edu/econom…
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New #BPEA research by @BilgeErten, @JosephEStiglitz, & @EricVerhoogen
estimates that the CHIPS and Science Act led to a 15-21k increase in US semiconductor jobs and 27-33k job increase in upstream input sectors and non-residential construction.
Read more >> brookings.edu/articles/emplo…
.@Northeastern @NUCSSH Associate Professor @BilgeErten, @JosephEStiglitz & @EricVerhoogen co-authored new research on the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act for the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. #BPEA brookings.edu/articles/emplo…
Congratulations to Philip Strumine on successfully defending his dissertation "Experimental and Observational Evidence in Healthcare and Reproductive Markets." Kudos as well to his committee: Mindy Marks, Silvia Prina, and Robert Triest! @NUCSSH
Northeastern students help shape economic development policy during trip to Rwanda news.northeastern.edu/2025/0… via Northeastern Global News @NUCSSH
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Don't miss out on our Open House. Join us from the comfort of your own home for this virtual event on September 16-17. Learn more and register at: bit.ly/4l7YnwW.
.@Northeastern @NUCSSH economist Prof. Bob Triest explains how a Fed rate cut could ripple through mortgages, jobs, and spending.
news.northeastern.edu/2025/0… @NUGlobalNews
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📣#EconTwitter submit your papers for #NEUDC2025
Last day to submit papers is August 17. Submit your papers here: editorialexpress.com/confere…
More details and registration is available via the conference website: neudc2025.com
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Tufts University is thrilled to host the North East Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference on November 8-9, 2025!
📝 Call for Papers: Submissions start June 16, and end August 17. Submit your papers here: editorialexpress.com/confere…
📌More details to come!
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Congratulations to Roy Gernhardt on successfully defending his dissertation, Three Essays on the Econometrics of Social Justice! 🎓@NUCSSH
Pictured with committee members Professors @BilgeErten and Mindy Marks. (Not pictured: Professor @SilviaPrina)
Silvia Prina: "Too Fast Too Furious? Digital Credit Speed and Repayments Rates" Journal of Development Economics sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Madhavi Venkatesan: “The Contribution of University Economics Teaching to Sustainability” (North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education, World Sustainability Series). link.springer.com/chapter/10…
Madhavi Venkatesan: “Policy Gaps and Opportunities in Bio-Based Plastics: Implications for Sustainable Food Packaging” (Foods) mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/11/195…















