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Fixing the US statistical infrastructure

Science
In this editorial, Erica Groshen writes that a bold effort is needed to modernize and coordinate the U.S. federal statistical system.
Fixing the US statistical infrastructure

Trump wants to create manufacturing jobs. His tech allies invest in robots to do the work.

ABC News
“Automation is something we’ve seen for a long time,” said Philipp Kircher. “Whether it’s the companies that currently support the U.S. president or not, somebody would be doing this innovation, maybe slightly slower.”
Trump wants to create manufacturing jobs. His tech allies invest in robots to do the work.

BLS Ends Some PPI Data Collection. It Isn’t Expected to Affect Inflation Calculations.

Barron's
The biggest drivers of the proposed cuts are declining response rates and chronic underfunding of the agency, said ILR’s Erica Groshen
BLS Ends Some PPI Data Collection. It Isn’t Expected to Affect Inflation Calculations.

Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints

The Guardian
“There are a number of changes to the civil service that make it much easier for the administration to try to interfere with the activities of the statistical agencies and that worries me,” says Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR.
Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints

The Vital Importance of Good Economic Statistics

EconoFact
Erica Groshen joins EconoFact Chats to discuss the history and the role of the BLS, the importance of good data for decision-making by government, businesses, and families, and her concerns about political interference degrading the integrity of government statistics.
The Vital Importance of Good Economic Statistics

How the BLS and its data could be affected by a proposed Trump rule

Marketplace
Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR, discusses the reliability of data supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How the BLS and its data could be affected by a proposed Trump rule

Five Faculty Members Honored

Professors Emeritus John M. Abowd, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Tove Helland Hammer, Robert Hutchens and William J. Sonnenstuhl were lauded at a retirement celebration Monday.
Faculty wing of ILR's Ives Hall
Five Faculty Members Honored

Census Bureau's use of 'synthetic data' worries researchers

AP News
Lars Vilhuber, senior research associate at the ILR Labor Dynamics Institute, says that the use of synthetic data allows researchers to get details about people at really small geographic levels, such as neighborhood blocks, because the data protects privacy.
Census Bureau's use of 'synthetic data' worries researchers

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