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Simon Burgess
@profsimonb.bsky.social
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Researching pupils, teachers and schools. Professor of Economics, University of Bristol. FBA. Views my own.

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 3d
🚨 We are hiring! 🚨

CEPEO is a really great place to work and you'll be contributing to 2 important projects.

This post-doc role involves engaging with practitioners and employers to ensure high-impact research!

For more info and to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at UCL
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk

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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 3d
We’re hiring @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social!

Come and join our team of researchers to work across two cool projects with really exciting, unique data.

This role involves engaging with practitioners and employers regularly for high impact research.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at UCL
Explore an exciting academic career as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 12d
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 14d
BÆM💥5 days left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings!

🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi

👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides

⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås

👉 baem.info

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · 20d
Everything that Paddy and Ludger @woessmann.bsky.social say here is true. Jon was first and foremost a wonderful person. We never wrote a paper together, but he was my colleague for almost 20 years. I always enjoyed talking with him, and always learnt a lot. We need more people like Jon.

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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 20d
Extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Jon Temple. He was a leading thinker on the economics of growth, and such a decent person.

Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful:

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

R.I.P., dear Jon.
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.   https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B   We must have first met at several conferences…...
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.   https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B   We must have first met at several conferences ...
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Reposted by Simon Burgess, Hessel Oosterbeek, Aaron Sojourner , and 1 more

Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen @andbjn.bsky.social · 23d
🚀 Postdoc in School Choice & Admissions

Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment.

📅 Apply by Feb 8

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Talentech - Postdoctoral Position in School Choice Modeling and Simulation
candidate.hr-manager.net

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Toman Barsbai @tomanbarsbai.com · 27d
📢 Less than 3 weeks left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM). Come join us!

🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi

👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides

⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås

👉 baem.info

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Dec 16
One of the side projects I've been involved in over the last few years is the Centre for Education Systems - doing big comparative reviews of 14 systems around the world.

We've now published our first three reports on curriculum, accountability and SEND.

www.ces.partners/copy-of-latest
The Centre For Education Systems | CES Partners
Centre for Education Systems (CES) exists to improve the effectiveness of education policy by learning from education systems around the world
www.ces.partners

Reposted by Simon Burgess, Will Jennings, Steve Peers

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Dec 8
The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)

The price of aid cuts.

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · Dec 4
Great to see the brilliant work from the education researchers at @theifs.bsky.social recognised in this way.
ckfarquharson.bsky.social Christine Farquharson @ckfarquharson.bsky.social · Dec 4
Absolutely delighted our research has won the ONS' Research Excellence prize for impact!

I always say to people that the ideal @theifs.bsky.social work is rigorous enough to publish in top journals, and relevant enough to be on the front page. I think we've ticked that box here!
theifs.bsky.social The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Dec 4
We're pleased to share that our report on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has won the 'Impact of Analysis' Award in this year's ONS Research Excellence Awards.

🏆 Find out more: ifs.org.uk/news/ifs-sur...

Reposted by Simon Burgess, Luke Sibieta, Peter Levell

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Christine Farquharson @ckfarquharson.bsky.social · Dec 4
Absolutely delighted our research has won the ONS' Research Excellence prize for impact!

I always say to people that the ideal @theifs.bsky.social work is rigorous enough to publish in top journals, and relevant enough to be on the front page. I think we've ticked that box here!

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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · Dec 1
Heartening to see this level of intellectual ambition & breadth in the new 'London Consensus' agenda set out by Tim Besley & many colleagues at the LSE (& beyond).

www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
Shaping a 21st Century Policy Consensus
www.lse.ac.uk

Reposted by Simon Burgess, Joshua Goodman, Raquel Fonseca

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Dec 1
School equalization in the shadow of Jim Crow: Causes and consequences of resource disparity in Mississippi circa 1940 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"We estimate large positive marginal effects of local educational spending on Black students’ enrollment, attainment, and lifetime earnings."
School equalization in the shadow of Jim Crow: Causes and consequences of resource disparity in Mississippi circa 1940
Mississippi’s 1920 school finance equalization program failed to benefit many of the state’s Black students—an outcome emblematic of broader patterns …
www.sciencedirect.com

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Nov 24
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu

Reposted by Lawrence F. Katz, Simon Burgess, Dan Goldhaber , and 10 more

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Nov 23
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*
Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca
doi.org

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FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social · Nov 17
NEW POST: What difference will the proposed changes to Attainment 8 and Progress 8 make?

The proposed new method of calculating Attainment 8 will not affect schools' Progress 8 scores greatly but will shift the incentives to enter particular subjects.

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What difference will the proposed changes to Attainment 8 and Progress 8 make? - FFT Education Datalab
The proposed new method of calculating Attainment 8 will not affect schools' Progress 8 scores greatly but will shift the incentives to enter particular subjects
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk

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Felix C Tropf @fctropf.bsky.social · Nov 13
Behavioral, social and health scientists: if you’d like to combine social and genetic data, this is for you: shorturl.at/8gUcu. This course in London features all aspects from data collection to model estimation in our local cohort data - and the incredible @timtmorris.bsky.social as instructor.
Introduction to genetic data analysis in the social, behavioural, and health sciences
This 4-day course will provide social scientists with the knowledge and skills needed to analyse genetic data, critically interpret results, and integrate genetics into their research.
shorturl.at

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LISER's Living Conditions department @liser-lc.bsky.social · Nov 13
🆕 Report ‘Modifying school choice for more equitable access in England’

Pupils from affluent households are more likely to gain a place at a top 2ry school.

✍️ @profsimonb.bsky.social @estellecantillon.bsky.social @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social & E. Greaves.

ℹ️ www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
November: Affluent pupils are more likely to gain a place at a top secondary school | News and features | University of Bristol
www.bristol.ac.uk

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NBER @nber.org · Nov 12
Over the past 3 decades, high-skill migrants from Asia—especially India and China—have transformed the US economy, fueling innovation, tech, higher ed, and healthcare growth, from Gaurav Khanna www.nber.org/papers/w34449

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · Nov 10
New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · Nov 9
Congratulations!!

Hope you treat it like a sports trophy and raise it above your head shouting your team.

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Nov 6
How to address the problem of poor children being assigned to poor schools, in England
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/11/scho...
#econsky
School choice and performance gaps in England: a report by Burgess, Cantillon, Greaves and Cavallo
marketdesigner.blogspot.com

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Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social · Nov 6
Important research on how to improve school results of poor kids. A Labour government will surely want to do this? Well done @simonburgess.bsky.social and co-authors.

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · Nov 6
Maybe of interest:

@woessman.bsky.social
@annavignoles.bsky.social
@hhsievertsen.bsky.social
@samfr.bsky.social
@timleunig.bsky.social
@nuffieldfoundation.org
@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social

9/9

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · Nov 6
Maybe of interest:

@dynarski.bsky.social
@camilleterrier.bsky.social
@matthewakraft.com
@barbarabiasi.com
@gzamarro.bsky.social
@kirabojackson.bsky.social
@hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social
@cohodes.bsky.social
@aaronsojourner.org
@joshua-goodman.com
@combeju.bsky.social
@odegroote.bsky.social

8/9

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · Nov 6
We also have a full report on methods, data, modelling and full results, a satisfying 110 pages long:
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...

Many thanks for funding to Nuffield Foundation www.nuffieldfoundation.org

Hosted by Uni of Bristol Economics.
7/9
www.bristol.ac.uk

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · Nov 6
We consider many objections to the policy (see blog).

Just one: family background definitely more important than school;

BUT narrowing differences in family background is very hard for policy, so that route near-impossible. This policy reform is feasible and cheap and works.

6/9

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Simon Burgess @profsimonb.bsky.social · Nov 6
This reform strikes a good balance between equity (more equal access to effective schools) and community (pupils and families in a school live nearby). Access to highly effective schools will raise GCSE scores for FSM-eligible pupils, reduce the attainment gap and ultimately impact inequality.

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