Senior economist at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Joined August 2012
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Jun 9
A major Upjohn Institute report is being released today.upjohn.org/research-highligh… This report looks at benefits vs. costs of state/local incentives for 50 large clean energy projects, involving over 95k in jobs, & almost $29B in incentives.
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Design: B/C goes up if avoid excessive incentives per direct job, put more emphasis on incentives that are customized services, and enforce clawbacks.
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Jun 9
Housing policy: B/C for incentives goes up if housing supply grows to accommodate population growth. This avoids effective multipliers being reduced by feedbacks from higher local costs.
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Jun 8
I am presenting a webinar tomorrow at 1 pm Eastern. Webinar summarizes a new report on state/local incentives for 50 large clean energy projects: 22 states, 95K jobs, $29B incentives. rmi.org/events/webinar-asses…
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15 Nov 2025
“Few books in political theory foreground the author’s biography this much. But it lands.”
My @LARB review of Furious Minds: Laura Field offers the closest thing to a mole’s-eye view of MAGA — and shows why liberals keep missing what they’re up against.
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31 Oct 2025
Our Upjohn Institute study on RxKids in Flint was released yesterday. RxKids is universal cash assistance to pregnant moms during pregnancy & child's first year. Bottom-line: program has large spillover benefits beyond direct benefits to assisted moms. upjohn.org/research-highligh…
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31 Oct 2025
This infographic by my Upjohn Institute colleague Katie Bolter does a great job of summarizing findings:
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31 Oct 2025
Study was done by me, & my colleagues Brad Hershbein, Iryna Lendel, and Sevrin Williams.
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14 Oct 2025
Very good column by @JerusalemDemsas @TheArgumentMag TLDR: efficiency-promoting policy approaches such as abundance need to compensate those who lose due to these advances. theargumentmag.com/p/creativ…
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14 Oct 2025
And if we succeed in being able to help places/industries/people be more productive, rather than simply handing out $, this is more genuinely empowering, and hence is more PERMANENTLY redistributive in who has clout, power, prestige, and strong claims.
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14 Oct 2025
The Abundance movement does not explicitly DISAGREE with this position. But it is certainly not emphasized. upjohn.org/news/without-focu…
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