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Tammy Schirle πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Professor of Economics, labour/policy researcher at WLU. Mom, gardener & beer drinker in Kitchener πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦. Work stuff: https://sites.google.com/view/tammyschirle

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That's on my top 5 list of worst bridges to drive across. I tense up just thinking about the middle lanes.

11.03.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my fave undergrad courses was History of Economic Thought (w Anthony Waterman). I wish more students read Wealth of Nations before trying to use quotes from it

09.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I've known you for many years, you know many things I do not, but I'm pretty sure you made up that word

09.03.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy IWD! Woke up this morning, remembered I hadn't changed that clock, and then had less time to get everything done.

08.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breathe
Jeff Dillon
2022

05.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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taylor swift is wearing a pink dress and talking to someone . ALT: taylor swift is wearing a pink dress and talking to someone .

It's just my name. As it has always been.

03.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2 dogs looking out a window.

2 dogs looking out a window.

It's been a tough week, with a tough week ahead, so here's to the dogs who seem to understand what matters

01.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can respect food and pet bans, but... wtf

01.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There is just too much news for my morning.

28.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been seeing the Facebook narratives recently and allowing myself to just not respond. (I really can't convince my neighbour they aren't making up numbers at StatCan, because he knows people who know people who are getting laid off at record rates.)

28.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think I found the definition of dystopian

22.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We really need a πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Heritage Minute video for our grand tradition of blaming immigrants for [enter anything that makes us unhappy that we could fix but don't want to try].

20.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, I'll do that too.

19.02.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

so there's a reason my partner is yelling at the TV in the basement....

19.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“’ Brown Bag Seminar πŸ—“ Feb 23 | πŸ’» Online | ⏰ 1 PM ET
πŸŽ€β€’ Andrea Craig, UBC-Okanagan, Rapid Transportation and Dwelling Prices: Proximity and Market Access
πŸŽ€β€’ Epio Odette Bayala, UniversitΓ© de Sherbrooke, Environmental Shock and Children’s health: The Case of Toxic Waste Dumping in Ivory Coast

18.02.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A very large part of my post-secondary education was funded with student loans.

FTR I have never taken a basket-weaving course.

17.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It really is all about the pastries. I mean, really.

17.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tammy Schirle - Having kids There are a variety of reasons I get asked about people's decisions about having kids, because it's a decision that interacts with so many decisions and outcomes in the labour market. For example, I g...

So people are talking about fertility again. I keep some notes/links here πŸ‘‡ FTR

"I think women having control over their fertility is a good thing. I am not in the business of convincing women to have more children for reasons that aren’t in their own best interest"
sites.google.com/view/tammysc...

16.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Online Mentoring Series
CWEC and CEDC are thrilled to invite you to our next Online Mentoring Series event: "Pursuing a career outside academia with Austin Nichols", Principal Economist at Amazon. With a PhD from the University of Michigan and a career spanning the Urban Institute and Abt Global

14.02.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I need to create a 'conversation starter' graph about πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ public pensions. Think this could work?

12.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for our International Women’s Day Lecture with professor Ulrike Malmendier, on March 4th, 2 pm Eastern time.

12.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. This matters.

12.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So... I'm gonna wait and see what @alexusherhesa.bsky.social figures out, but at least we're recognizing inflation matters.

Details matter, but I'm sure the headlines today will overlook that.

12.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Once upon a time, long, long ago, I lived in subsidized social housing. I don't know what my counterfactual would look like today, but it probably changed my life. πŸ‘‡πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ€”

12.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear email sender #162: I'm working on it, really.

12.02.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It doesn't matter how long it's been since I was a student, free food at events is still a great thing.
(Little Mushroom Catering, the cookies are yummy
littlemushroomcatering.ca )

11.02.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brian Lewis

Always great to have Brian Lewis back to join us as well for Economic Outlook 2026 to discuss this Era if Uncertainty. @lcerpa.bsky.social

munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/brian...

11.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to see @trevortombe.bsky.social today at @lcerpa.bsky.social Economic Outlook 2026: The Era of Uncertainty.

Mentioned it's worth checking out www.policyuncertainty.com

11.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0