If you’ve spent any time on econ Twitter or econ Bluesky since 2022, you’ve almost certainly come across the idea of the “vibecession.” For the uninitiated, the vibecession essentially says that starting in 2022, the “vibes” about the economy became significantly negative and out of line with the fundamentals of Read more…
Last week on the preeminent social media site, Bluesky, a spirited debate broke out between Matt Darling and seemingly most of the site’s other users. The point of contention was how many gig workers there are in America. Darling pointed to data from the BLS that he said indicated the Read more…
Hello and welcome to my first post. In 2022, voters in Washington, DC, passed Initiative 82, which raised the tipped minimum wage to be on par with the standard minimum wage. Prior to this (and the way it is in most other states), tipped workers were subject to much lower Read more…