Skanda Amarnath ( Neoliberal Sellout )

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Executive Director - @employamerica

Striving for tighter labor mkts w/ @sam_a_bell, @ranavain, @tragicbios, & @ArnabDatta321. RTs/likes != endorsements

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Article Feb 10, 2023

Bad Evidence From Disinflationistas (Q1 Inflation Risks Are To The Upside)

by Skanda Amarnath ( Neoliberal Sellout )

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Tweet Nov 30, 2022

Quits rate among the best out-of-sample predictors of wage pressure; think of wage increases as a hedge against labor turnover. Quits rate keeps falling from Dec-2021 peak of 3%, now down to 2.6%, just 0.2% above pre-pandemic peak. Labor mkt most

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Article Mar 23, 2022

Cherry-Picker's Delight: A Primer on Real Wages

by Skanda Amarnath ( Neoliberal Sellout ) and veb (alex williams)

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Tweet Mar 15, 2022

Now on the @employamerica blog: March FOMC Preview: Two Cheers For The Fed's Commitment To Its Liftoff Guidance www.employamerica.org/blog/march-fomc-preview/

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Tweet Dec 10, 2021

THREAD (1/4): Price inflation can hurt but "real wage" is not a great gauge: 1. Consumption heterogeneity: We measure “real wages” top-down, not bottom up. We do measure financial balances bottoms-up: allows us to compare effect of prices on expendit

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Tweet Nov 1, 2021

THREAD 1/ - @ArnabDatta321 and I wrote a piece about how the federal govt can use health care policy to offset inflationary pressures. It's one of the few areas where they exert significant direct authority on pricing. bit.ly/3bsQyAv

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Jun 21, 2022

The Supply-Side Damage Has Begun: The Dark Side Of Fed Tightening

by Skanda Amarnath ( Neoliberal Sellout )