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Tight connection through Atlanta. Turns out, what may be a statistical improbability, that my Delta flight from Columbia, South Carolina is the SAME plane and gate as my next flight to Knoxville.

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Not a real Nobel they said.

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For Econ/policy PhD students on the market interested in higher ed/workforce related policy - come work with us! See postdoc position below at a new Center Steph Cellini and I co-Direct.

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There are a lot of new master's degree programs, and I have been concerned that they generate a return for the college but not for students. However, my newest working paper finds that new master's programs generate similar outcomes to longstanding programs (and even a bit better at privates).

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Higher Education is often modeled a strong ROI that states can invest in. It's not economic conditions that get into the way of higher ed - it's often political preferences. www.deseret.com/opinion/2025... www.upjohn.org/research-hig...

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

Siri, describe being over 40.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

One thing that econ critiques don't understand is there is no insult from them that economists haven't already heard from another economist in their professional career.

submitted 80 days ago • 8 comments

From what I can see, such a valuable piece of knowledge - hooray for the authors, both doctoral students (Kyu Matsuzawa is on the market qmatsuzawa.com) h/t @mikekofoed.bsky.social

submitted 74 days ago • 3 comments

Folks, please don't accept invites from an account pretending to be me with my handle with a 1 after it. Luckily, there seems to be only one of me on here...and only sparingly. Thanks!

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

The benefits of tariffs are concentrated but the costs are diffuse.

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

1/3// #EconJMCs and Search Chairs: this year’s 3rd CSWEP News (@aeacswep.bsky.social) focused on the post-pandemic PhD job market. It highlights what has, and what hasn't, changed from the pre-COVID times, and provides corresponding resources and advice. #EconSky www.aeaweb.org/content/file...

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

SEC-ACC Challenge: Syracuse Orange vs Tennessee Vols.

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Watching this Georgia-Georgia Tech game and missing my friend, Rodney Andrews. My phone would be blowing up with snarky banter right now. Rest in power, friend.

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Very thankful for reghdfe and ivreghdfe.

submitted 96 days ago • 7 comments

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. Hope you all have a great day. I am thankful for so many friends and colleagues!

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The conference will be followed with a call for papers for special issues of Economics of Education Review (which I will be co-editing) and Review of Black Political Economy on these topics in honor of Rodney, so please keep an eye out for those some time this summer.

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Tennessee vs UConn

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🚨Volume 7 is out! Handbook of the Economics of Education Edited w/ Rick Hanushek & Steve Machin Great overview chapters on cutting-edge topics in the economics of education by top scholars Have a look! 👉https://www.sciencedirect.com/handbook/handbook-of-the-economics-of-education/vol/7 1/7

submitted 487 days ago • 9 comments

Worf has also made more contributions to the theory of war than Lee.

submitted 492 days ago • 3 comments

Happy to share this oped in the Deseret News that I coauthored with Olga Stoddard (BYU) that describes the influential work of the 2023 Nobel Prize winner: Claudia Goldin. www.deseret.com/opinion/2023...

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And on the third day, God gave the economist exogenous variation

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Hi Everyone, as an FYI. I am on a slate of candidates to serve on the Board of the Economics of National Security Association. If you are interested in defense economics, policy, and research. Please join ENSA for free to receive a ballot. ensa.us.com

submitted 523 days ago • 2 comments