Dubravka Ritter
@dubravkaritter.bsky.social
Sr Advisor and Research Fellow, Consumer Finance Institute @philadelphiafed | education finance researcher | Views my own. RT not E.
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Ed researchers! @aeraedresearch.bsky.social asks that we take a 5 min survey on "how specific [IES] datasets, surveys, research, and evaluations are used and relied upon by members" by May 28th to respond to questions from the judge. I'm not including the link on purpose but please check your email!
May 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ed researchers! @aeraedresearch.bsky.social asks that we take a 5 min survey on "how specific [IES] datasets, surveys, research, and evaluations are used and relied upon by members" by May 28th to respond to questions from the judge. I'm not including the link on purpose but please check your email!
With some of the “analysis” floating around these days, sometimes I wonder if the best use of my time is simply tattooing “SHOW ME THE COUNTERFACTUAL” on my forehead.
Pay for gym? Cholesterol normal. Cut my gym membership? Cholesterol up 20 points! Great spending to “not see any progress.”
Pay for gym? Cholesterol normal. Cut my gym membership? Cholesterol up 20 points! Great spending to “not see any progress.”
March 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
With some of the “analysis” floating around these days, sometimes I wonder if the best use of my time is simply tattooing “SHOW ME THE COUNTERFACTUAL” on my forehead.
Pay for gym? Cholesterol normal. Cut my gym membership? Cholesterol up 20 points! Great spending to “not see any progress.”
Pay for gym? Cholesterol normal. Cut my gym membership? Cholesterol up 20 points! Great spending to “not see any progress.”
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Update to @fordschool.bsky.social tool that lets you figure out how much federal funding public schools in your congressional district may lose
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
» Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard
poverty.umich.edu
March 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Update to @fordschool.bsky.social tool that lets you figure out how much federal funding public schools in your congressional district may lose
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
College closures have been in the news lately, and especially in the greater Philly area. @dougwebberecon.bsky.social and @robertkelchen.com and I have been working on improving on existing methods for predicting closures — and financial distress more generally — in higher ed. Check out the paper!
I have a new @nberpubs.bsky.social working paper out with @dubravkaritter.bsky.social and @dougwebberecon.bsky.social that examines the extent to which college closures can be predicted. Using machine learning, we improve on traditional models. But it's still hard to predict exact closure dates.
Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
December 2, 2024 at 12:41 PM
College closures have been in the news lately, and especially in the greater Philly area. @dougwebberecon.bsky.social and @robertkelchen.com and I have been working on improving on existing methods for predicting closures — and financial distress more generally — in higher ed. Check out the paper!
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Now arriving at #EconSky !
Several of our finest minds—> @lkatz42.bsky.social @susanathey.bsky.social @dacemoglumit.bsky.social et (many) al.!
And our top journals—> @qjeharvard.bsky.social @jpolecon.bsky.social @reveconstudies.bsky.social @aeajournals.bsky.social
Tell your colleagues it's time.
Several of our finest minds—> @lkatz42.bsky.social @susanathey.bsky.social @dacemoglumit.bsky.social et (many) al.!
And our top journals—> @qjeharvard.bsky.social @jpolecon.bsky.social @reveconstudies.bsky.social @aeajournals.bsky.social
Tell your colleagues it's time.
November 15, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Now arriving at #EconSky !
Several of our finest minds—> @lkatz42.bsky.social @susanathey.bsky.social @dacemoglumit.bsky.social et (many) al.!
And our top journals—> @qjeharvard.bsky.social @jpolecon.bsky.social @reveconstudies.bsky.social @aeajournals.bsky.social
Tell your colleagues it's time.
Several of our finest minds—> @lkatz42.bsky.social @susanathey.bsky.social @dacemoglumit.bsky.social et (many) al.!
And our top journals—> @qjeharvard.bsky.social @jpolecon.bsky.social @reveconstudies.bsky.social @aeajournals.bsky.social
Tell your colleagues it's time.
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Spoiler alert: International students cross-subsidize domestic students
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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November 12, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Spoiler alert: International students cross-subsidize domestic students
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🚨Job alert!🚨
Our group (@buwheelock.bsky.social @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social) is hiring an Assistant Professor of Education Policy.
Description below, along with a link to apply. I'm chairing the search, so reach out and spread the word.
Come work with us!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28451
Our group (@buwheelock.bsky.social @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social) is hiring an Assistant Professor of Education Policy.
Description below, along with a link to apply. I'm chairing the search, so reach out and spread the word.
Come work with us!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28451
Boston University, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
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September 16, 2024 at 6:26 PM
🚨Job alert!🚨
Our group (@buwheelock.bsky.social @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social) is hiring an Assistant Professor of Education Policy.
Description below, along with a link to apply. I'm chairing the search, so reach out and spread the word.
Come work with us!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28451
Our group (@buwheelock.bsky.social @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social) is hiring an Assistant Professor of Education Policy.
Description below, along with a link to apply. I'm chairing the search, so reach out and spread the word.
Come work with us!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28451
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Some colleges and universities are investing in more thoughtfully designed course evaluations, preparing faculty members to substantively critique their colleagues, and fostering discussions of teaching in departmental meetings
www.chronicle.com/article/teac...
www.chronicle.com/article/teac...
Teaching Evaluations Are Broken. Can They Be Fixed?
Superficial assessments hurt professors and students, but reform is hard.
www.chronicle.com
February 8, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Some colleges and universities are investing in more thoughtfully designed course evaluations, preparing faculty members to substantively critique their colleagues, and fostering discussions of teaching in departmental meetings
www.chronicle.com/article/teac...
www.chronicle.com/article/teac...
New research alert!
The 3rd report in CFI’s 4-part series on the student loan payments resumption is live.
Tomas Monarrez and I studied how aware borrowers were of the SAVE IDR plan, whether they intended to enroll, and who might see payment reductions if enrolled.
For more: bit.ly/4b0HyQq
The 3rd report in CFI’s 4-part series on the student loan payments resumption is live.
Tomas Monarrez and I studied how aware borrowers were of the SAVE IDR plan, whether they intended to enroll, and who might see payment reductions if enrolled.
For more: bit.ly/4b0HyQq
Special Four-Report Series on Student Loan Payments Resumption
In a four-part series of special reports, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia studies the financial and economic impacts of the federal student loan payments resumption.
www.philadelphiafed.org
February 2, 2024 at 3:10 AM
New research alert!
The 3rd report in CFI’s 4-part series on the student loan payments resumption is live.
Tomas Monarrez and I studied how aware borrowers were of the SAVE IDR plan, whether they intended to enroll, and who might see payment reductions if enrolled.
For more: bit.ly/4b0HyQq
The 3rd report in CFI’s 4-part series on the student loan payments resumption is live.
Tomas Monarrez and I studied how aware borrowers were of the SAVE IDR plan, whether they intended to enroll, and who might see payment reductions if enrolled.
For more: bit.ly/4b0HyQq
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The student loan borrowers least aware of repayment plans that benefit low-income borrowers are... wait for it... low-income borrowers
February 1, 2024 at 9:32 PM
The student loan borrowers least aware of repayment plans that benefit low-income borrowers are... wait for it... low-income borrowers
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Out today: Deep dive into Biden administration's new SAVE income-based payment plan for student loans: www.urban.org/research/pub...
The SAVE Plan for Student Loan Repayment
To better understand how borrowers from different degree programs and higher education institutions will benefit from the new SAVE plan, this report uses College Scorecard data to examine loan repayme...
www.urban.org
October 18, 2023 at 2:34 PM
Out today: Deep dive into Biden administration's new SAVE income-based payment plan for student loans: www.urban.org/research/pub...
One of these things is not like the others…
October 14, 2023 at 3:08 PM
One of these things is not like the others…
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(X'X)^-1 X'Y
Drop something blue from your gallery
September 23, 2023 at 1:00 AM
(X'X)^-1 X'Y
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Just made the move from EconTwitter, so it's intro time! 👋
I'm a PhD candidate at UW-Madison. My research interests are in the economics of education and education policy (mostly higher ed), labor economics, and public economics.
Oh, and a shameless plug that i am on the job market this year 😉
I'm a PhD candidate at UW-Madison. My research interests are in the economics of education and education policy (mostly higher ed), labor economics, and public economics.
Oh, and a shameless plug that i am on the job market this year 😉
September 22, 2023 at 1:15 AM
Just made the move from EconTwitter, so it's intro time! 👋
I'm a PhD candidate at UW-Madison. My research interests are in the economics of education and education policy (mostly higher ed), labor economics, and public economics.
Oh, and a shameless plug that i am on the job market this year 😉
I'm a PhD candidate at UW-Madison. My research interests are in the economics of education and education policy (mostly higher ed), labor economics, and public economics.
Oh, and a shameless plug that i am on the job market this year 😉