Favorite Rejects 2022-08-28

NBER @nberpubs

A study using linked tax data finds large and long-lasting effects of cash transfers to low-income families after the birth of a first child, from Andrew C. Barr, Jonathan Eggleston, and @alexaptsmith nber.org/papers/w30373

Common Ground USA @CGUSAOfficial

Land value tax shifts are hitting the mainstream! Check this out. #georgism #housing

commonground-usa.netRedfin Economist thinks a land value tax could ease the housing crisis - Common Ground U.S.A.

The New York Times @nytimes

San Franciscans are done apologizing for their cold Julys and Augusts. In a time of punishing heat waves, the city likes being a place to chill out. nyti.ms/3ArzxTo

Elizabeth May/Katrina Kendrick @_ElizabethMay

jesus christ.

Rina @rinanpakkala

It’s such a deep disservice to progressivism to spread this anti-intellectual idea. More often than not, many mainstream progressive ideas are firmly rooted in empirical evidence validated over a number of years.

Kate Willett @katewillett

Man it's incredibly convenient that "Economics" almost always aligns perfectly with making sure rich people get more money and poor people get less. Welp, I guess there is nothing we can do but trust the science of this completely non-ideological discipline.

sam @sam_d_1995

you didn’t peak in college. it’s just that for most Americans college is the only time you get to live in a walkable community where everything you need is nearby

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

Millennials are on exactly the same wealth trajectory that Gen X were on at the same age (adjusted for inflation). And Gen X are wealthier than the Boomers were.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The only thing keeping the UK economy afloat at this point is HBO’s conviction that everyone in Westeros spoke with a British accent — full employment scheme for their actors.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

I think I found the real reason so many white people want to get rid of standardized test scores

Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani

Another Twitter debate breaking out over whether the SAT is racially biased that is excluding the top performing groups. The gap between Asian and white at the top end is bigger than the gap between whites and AA/Latino. https://t.co/vYeOYuSPcw