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Jakob Brounstein

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Postdoc at the Institute for Fiscal Studies working on tax and inequality issues. PhD @UC Berkeley

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I wanna watch old movies and EAT

07.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A pleasure to be presenting my work on unilateral anti tax haven policy out of Ecuador!

03.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I suppose they'll sell them through a shell company

28.11.2025 02:00 πŸ‘ 334 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 1

Very exciting to be talking about unilateral anti tax haven policy at the EU Tax Observatory this week!

17.11.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rate changes (up or down) aren’t in of themselves bad, but just aim to achieve a policy goalβ€”-the key tradeoff being growth v. inflation.

That said, the Trump admin has been actively pressuring the Fed to cut rates to boost growth. You could say they’re an interested party.

29.10.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greater inflation

29.10.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Portuguese!! That makes it all better

18.10.2025 08:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think he mentioned before it’s where all nyt people do their podcasts

15.10.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So you’re saying you hate people that use Bluesky and not twitter?

30.09.2025 03:04 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These nepo babies smh 😀😀😀

06.09.2025 10:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Chris Walter’s handbook chapter!

27.08.2025 06:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."

26.08.2025 03:02 πŸ‘ 4682 πŸ” 1362 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 122

Do you have strong opinions RE prose versus rhyming translations?

I just read Fagle’s Iliad and I couldn’t help but think how it’d be so much more engaging in a rhyming version, more like the context of how it used to be told.

18.08.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A man standing on what appears to be a balcony of his home.

A man standing on what appears to be a balcony of his home.

The man's living room. There's a couch, coffee table, and foot stool, as well as some tall windows. Lots of wood.

The man's living room. There's a couch, coffee table, and foot stool, as well as some tall windows. Lots of wood.

Another living space with a fireplace and bookshelf. Possibly a compression hallway leading to this room.

Another living space with a fireplace and bookshelf. Possibly a compression hallway leading to this room.

The outside of the home.

The outside of the home.

Incredible.

Roland Reisley is 101 years old, the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright. He still lives in the 3,200 square foot home that Wright built for him in 1952.

The price? $40,000. Or a little less than half a million in today's money.

10.08.2025 07:40 πŸ‘ 5268 πŸ” 768 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 43

new methods paper shows that your preferred estimator works great, is even more accurate and well founded than you thought, and recommends no changes.

31.07.2025 04:10 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I feel like /r/menwritingwomen would get a kick out of Northern Song Chinese lyric poetryβ€”-an untapped karma market!

29.06.2025 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨New working paper🚨 w/ @jeannebomare.bsky.social

We use data leaked from the Isle of Man to understand how well international agreements meant to provide tax authorities with info on foreign accounts actually work

We find that tax authorities probably receive a lot less than they would desire

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19.06.2025 10:01 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

If Beetle Moses has a million fans, then I am one of them. If Beetle Moses has ten fans, then I am one of them. If Beetle Moses has only one fan then that is me. If Beetle Moses has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against Beetle Moses, then I am against the world.

17.06.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love this! Gives contrapoints twilight!

05.05.2025 09:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Write it on my tombstone

29.04.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Stefanie Stantcheva, Clark Medalist 2025

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

22.04.2025 12:05 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 29
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Harvard's Stefanie Stancheva has won the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal, given to an economist under 40 "judged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge."
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

22.04.2025 13:16 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I just feel out of touch wondering what’s taking so long? Like, pretty much everything with US govt in the past 3 months has been catastrophic, what are people holding out on?

16.04.2025 23:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The discourse around tariffs has been β€œthings will get more expensive” but I am here to tell you that I am knee deep in reporting on this subject and I strongly suspect that if super high tariffs endure, it will shift to *certain items cease to be available at any price*

08.04.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 13521 πŸ” 3574 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 294

Mmm I dig, thanks!

04.04.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, earnest q, do you think a cdf or a pdf is a more intuitive way to visualize this?

04.04.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering

Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering

Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
theonion.com/trump-c...

03.04.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 4341 πŸ” 592 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 45

Anyone? Anyone?

03.04.2025 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For Trans day of visibility you should be able to go up to Contrapoints and ask for a favour like in the Godfather

31.03.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 2328 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3