Ok, @douglaspmackay what do you think of the ethics here?

Other early career quant scholars in education policy/econ of ed- I've been thinking a lot about how valuable it is to have feedback on works in progress in low stakes environment to advance our research. Is there any interest in a monthly WIP Zoom meeting? Low stakes, primarily

Economics of Education Review is reviewing submissions for two special issues:

🚨Job Alert!!🚨 Steph Cellini and I are hiring a full time Policy Director to co-lead a new initiative focused on bringing rigorous research and analysis to current higher education and workforce problems faced by federal and state policy makers and institution leaders. 1/3

It's well known that lower income people tend to suffer much worse health. Is poverty at the heart of this disparity, and, if so, could a large cash transfer help close this gap? We examine an RCT that provided 1000 low income participants $1000/month for 3 years. We find…

This is a great systematic ethical analysis by my colleagues @douglaspmackay Kate Saylor, Ph.D. on the econ job market tweet boosting study from a couple months back

Usage of the word 'Dawg' in the United States

Let me tell you why the Midwest is the absolute hottest trend right now. You heard me right…the Midwest Join me for a thread 🧵

Very nice article in Washington Monthly about the return on investment to regional universities that draws on my research with Kevin Stange, Steve Hemelt, Andrew Simon, and Johnathan Conzelmann. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/08/25/tho… 1/5

UNC Public Policy's Steve Hemelt and Ph.D. Alum Johnathan Conzelmann were featured in WSJ Article. The article discussed students' recent shift to attending southern universities and used the two’s work to discuss the potential economic impact this shift could have. wsj.com/us-news/educat…

Today, we are launching the Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research (PEER) Center out of School of Public Affairs with GWTrachtenberg. Details here: american.edu/media/news/202…

New research paper alert! 🚨 I've combined economics with ideas from biochemists and medical doctors to explore what's driving obesity and other metabolic diseases. The main finding? Vegetable seed oils seem to play a big role. 🌱🛢️ (1/25) tyleransom.github.io/research/obesi…

Shit, I just remembered we have to look at these god awful arrow charts for the next 3 months post election. These are as bad as political text messages for me

🚨Thrilled to share our new paper "Causal Claims in Economics"! 🚨 Thiemo Fetzer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 - same handle elsewhere and I analysed over 44,000 economics papers using AI to create a knowledge graph of economics and map out causal relationships. Here's what we found 🧵👇

Online sports betting has been really bad for financially vulnerable households. "Following legalization, sports betting spreads quickly..." "...credit card debt increases, available credit decreases, and overdraft frequency rises." nber.org/papers/w33108

my department of government efficiency

1/ Excited to share my JMP! I study how the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)—which taxed nonprofit salaries over $1M—reshaped college leadership. Using a natural experiment, I explore how financial incentives impact presidents’ pay, exits, and priorities. 🧵