Econ nerd, Fed obsessive, Dodgers fan, recovering journalist (Ex-Econ Editor WaPo, WSJ), McKinsey alum, now Peterson Institute for International Economics VP Publishing, among other things. Opinions my own etc.https://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3muhktmbeis2tUrgent Must-Read from PIIE's Jed Kolko, ringing alarm bells over Trump administration's political meddling at the Census Bureau. https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/political-meddling-census-bureau-damages-entire-us-statistical-system01 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhktmbeis2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mttk3ct6cs2uPowerful piece from the amazing Sari Horwitz: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/school-shootings-campaign-spending-study/688377/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share24 Aug 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttk3ct6cs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mttjzx4sbc2uLatest must-read from PIIE's Cullen S. Hendrix: Weapons of brass destruction? Trump's tariffs target musical instruments as a national security threat https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/weapons-brass-destruction-trumps-tariffs-target-musical-instruments24 Aug 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjzx4sbc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mrmycffcsc2kLatest must-read from PIIE's Michael Clemens! A new US rule to restrict student visas will hurt the US economy https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/new-us-rule-restrict-student-visas-will-hurt-us-economy27 Jul 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmycffcsc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mpo5gpva5k2tLatest important research from PIIE's Michael Clemens: Firms allowed to hire immigrant manual laborers expand to hire more Americans https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/firms-allowed-hire-immigrant-manual-laborers-expand-hire-more02 Jul 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo5gpva5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mplnmzpxr22sAmerica's been arguing over trade for more than 250 years https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/americas-been-arguing-over-trade-more-250-years01 Jul 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplnmzpxr22shttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mpjtuzizgk2pChina's manufacturing export strength is curbing poorer countries' opportunities to industrialize https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2026/chinas-manufacturing-export-strength-curbing-poorer-countries30 Jun 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjtuzizgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3moxqo6awus2xPIIE's Michael Clemens explains how the US government is driving away international students at a long-term economic cost https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/us-driving-away-international-students-long-term-economic-cost23 Jun 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxqo6awus2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3moxqmgb7w22qLatest must-read from PIIE's Michael Clemens --Class dismissed: The effect of international student exclusion on the US STEM workforce and economic growth (Spoiler alert: the effect is bad) https://www.piie.com/publications/policy-briefs/2026/class-dismissed-effect-international-student-exclusion-us-stem23 Jun 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxqmgb7w22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3modwmf4cok2uLatest Must Read from PIIE's Adnan Mazarei and Maurice Obstfeld: Taking geopolitically motivated US swap lines too far would harm the dollar and Fed independence https://www.piie.com/publications/policy-briefs/2026/taking-geopolitically-motivated-us-swap-lines-too-far-would-harm15 Jun 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3modwmf4cok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mnrqdx7ffk2wNew from PIIE: Higher energy prices due to the Middle East war would slow economic growth globally, particularly in emerging markets https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2026/higher-energy-prices-due-middle-east-war-would-slow-economic-growth08 Jun 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrqdx7ffk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mnrpbzaqvc26Important new findings from PIIE's Mary Lovely and Christine Wan: Details of US so-called reciprocal trade deals reveal they are built to constrain China's economically https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/us-reciprocal-trade-deals-built-push-americas-trade-partners-away08 Jun 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrpbzaqvc26https://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mnrp2n3ops2kLatest must-read from PIIE's McKibbin, Noland! Global economic implications of the 2026 Middle East war: slower growth and higher inflation hitting emerging markets harder than advanced economies https://www.piie.com/publications/working-papers/2026/global-economic-implications-2026-middle-east-war08 Jun 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrp2n3ops2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mn3rvbcbec2rCongrats Chad Bown (PIIE) and Soumaya Keyenes (FT) on the great book review from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman! https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-to-win-a-trade-war?utm_source=substack&publication_id=277517&post_id=199829847&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=5tg6i&triedRedirect=true30 May 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3rvbcbec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mm7tswkrok25Source: Trade Talks19 May 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7tswkrok25https://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mm4safdjqk2nThe latest from Bown and Keynes: Trump and Xi Would Need Personality Transplants to Get This Deal Done https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/opinion/trump-china-xi-trade.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share18 May 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4safdjqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mlv6qqruk224Must See TV! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chad-bown-40583038_trump-xi-summit-is-the-us-president-equipped-ugcPost-7460472339554541568-gC0j?utm_source=social_share_send15 May 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv6qqruk224https://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mlt3sdz3t22sLatest must-read from PIIE's Jason Furman on Fed Chair Jay Powell: He Was Good at Steering the Fed, but He Was a Genius at Ignoring Trump’s Threats https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/opinion/jerome-powell-fed-chair.html?smid=bs-share14 May 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3sdz3t22shttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mlswhvw5lk2lBoston Fed Prez Collins flags rate-hike scenario as inflation risks rise, per Timiraos https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/boston-feds-collins-flags-rate-hike-scenario-as-inflation-risks-tilt-higher-0406efe6?st=QPvbmF&reflink=article_email_share14 May 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlswhvw5lk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mlnwtha4ac25Hot off the presses, by PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld et al, "Steering Structural Change" https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051910/steering-structural-change/12 May 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnwtha4ac25https://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mlnwrfuvc225PIIE'S Alan Wm. Wolff explains : Why do Trump's tariffs have such staying power? https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/why-do-trumps-tariffs-have-such-staying-power12 May 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnwrfuvc225https://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mjrpjmjbic2xNerd-Alert! News about former PIIE fellow Mark Carney:18 Apr 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrpjmjbic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mjfaswajdk2yMore from PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld. See Chapt. 4, "Global Imbalances Redux" in CEPR's latest Paris Report 4: https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-4-new-global-imbalances https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/dont-blame-americas-current-account-deficit-dollar13 Apr 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfaswajdk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nellhenderson.bsky.social/post/3mjfandwdok2qLatest Must Read from PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld: Don't blame America's current account deficit on the dollar https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/dont-blame-americas-current-account-deficit-dollar13 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:lb2kckosugihx4qnr5rtphfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfandwdok2q