Economist | Professor | Artist | Chicagoan ASU💜💛 & JSU💙🤍 Alum | 1908 Views are my own🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mteie232ps2eWhat do employment and wage data tell us about the impact of #AI and #automation so far? On August 25, I’ll present new research examining trends across occupations with different levels of AI applicability and automation risk, followed by a panel discussion. 🔗 https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/workers-ai-impact18 Aug 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteie232ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3msoqlxda7s22AI is becoming more integrated into everyday life, but what does that mean for jobs and workers? Join the Chicago Fed’s Economic Mobility Project on Aug. 25 at 11 a.m. CT for new research on employment, wages, automation, and AI. Register: https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/workers-ai-impact09 Aug 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msoqlxda7s22https://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mrsuff7d6s2zWhat happens when rising homeowners #insurance premiums begin affecting access to #mortgages and refinancing? Join us August 5 at 11 a.m. CT as we discuss new research on this increasingly important issue. Register here: https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/impact-of-rising-property-insurance29 Jul 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsuff7d6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mqurpiualk2c🗓️Wed., August 5 | 11 a.m.–12 p.m. CT Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Economic Mobility Project for a virtual event featuring new research from Sr. Economist Shanthi Ramnath on the #economic effects of rising property #insurance premiums. Register here: https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/impact-of-rising-property-insurance17 Jul 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqurpiualk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mqfovtiojs2xI am happy to share new #research I coauthored with Caleb Dunson and Anthony Barr examining how earlier forecasts about the impact of #AI and #automation on the labor force compare with how AI is being used in the workplace today. You can read the paper here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=707505811 Jul 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfovtiojs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3moikdj7cys2l17 Jun 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3moikdj7cys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3moerstrcnk2m16 Jun 2026 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3moerstrcnk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mndwjc4q5s2u“Who you are is beautiful and amazing.” — Laverne Cox 🏳️‍🌈03 Jun 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndwjc4q5s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mm5vgfagos2b#Quotes18 May 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5vgfagos2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mm5cu37euk2b“A tree has roots in the soil yet reaches to the sky. It tells us that in order to aspire we need to be grounded and that no matter how high we go it is from our roots that we draw sustenance.“ -Wangari Maathai18 May 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5cu37euk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mm3keuddic2b🗓️May 26 @ 12:30 PM CT Join the Chicago Fed for “Vanishing Tax Credits and a Shrinking Market: Who Can Afford to Rent?” a virtual discussion on the future of #LIHTC housing. #AffordableHousing #HousingPolicy 🔗Register here: https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/vanishing-tax-credits-shrinking-market-who-can-afford-rent17 May 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3keuddic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mlyds5nbw22b#Quotes #Motivation16 May 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyds5nbw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mlxyb7w5ek2b#LIHTC helped finance more than 2.8 million rental units nationwide. Now many are reaching a critical turning point. Learn more during a virtual event on Tues. May 26 at 12:30 PM CT. #AffordableHousing #EconomicMobility 🔗 https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/vanishing-tax-credits-shrinking-market-who-can-afford-rent16 May 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxyb7w5ek2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mlwepgnon22bNearly 845,000 #LIHTC units are expected to lose affordability restrictions over the next decade. What comes next for renters and communities? Learn more during a Chicago Fed virtual event on Tuesday, May 26. 🔗 https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/vanishing-tax-credits-shrinking-market-who-can-afford-rent15 May 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwepgnon22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mlbelegjqc2s#Quotes07 May 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbelegjqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mlbecl4xwk2s#Quotes07 May 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbecl4xwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3ml5q6hbabk2s#Quotes06 May 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5q6hbabk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mkkru2d5x227“There’s so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we’re going to get through it. Just be strong.” -Mary J. Blige28 Apr 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkru2d5x227https://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mkkrmmhugc2728 Apr 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkrmmhugc27https://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mjz5ecesps23“Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift.” – Oprah Winfrey #Quotes21 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz5ecesps23https://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mjrlt2ysvc2h18 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrlt2ysvc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mjpdvvoaw222It’s a great day in the world of #research! Dr. Antwon Woods and I are pleased to inform you that our paper "Who Earns #Economics PhDs, 2021–2024? Pathways, Mentoring, and Early Career Outcomes" has been published in the Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy. 🔗 rdcu.be/fdToK17 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpdvvoaw222https://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mjmlq5s6fk2i“Kindness eases change. Love quiets fear.” -Octavia E. Butler16 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmlq5s6fk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mjml4nbjmc2i“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie16 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjml4nbjmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mjctlzk3q22m“Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.” — Kerry Washington12 Apr 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjctlzk3q22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mjchh6xep22x“At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” -Toni Morrison12 Apr 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjchh6xep22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3miw24f4zrk2c07 Apr 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw24f4zrk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mivztyu6wk2c07 Apr 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivztyu6wk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3mimq2gzgsc2l“Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts.” -Cicely Tyson Celebrating year 46!03 Apr 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:6ktt4ufkonerp2ntodhi4kl7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimq2gzgsc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kelizbro.bsky.social/post/3miekk53e2s2bHappening now! 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