Jennifer Doleac
@jenniferdoleac.bsky.social
Economist. Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures. Host of the Probable Causation podcast. Author of The Science of Second Chances, available for pre-order now! I study crime & discrimination. https://jenniferdoleac.com
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I loved talking with Jerusalem Demsas for The Argument podcast, about how to improve public safety. Link below.
Want more? Check out my new book, THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES, launching in one week(!) and available for preorder now.
Want more? Check out my new book, THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES, launching in one week(!) and available for preorder now.
February 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I loved talking with Jerusalem Demsas for The Argument podcast, about how to improve public safety. Link below.
Want more? Check out my new book, THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES, launching in one week(!) and available for preorder now.
Want more? Check out my new book, THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES, launching in one week(!) and available for preorder now.
The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, February 19, at 1pm ET.
Diogo Britto will present: "Small Children, Big Problems: Childbirth and Crime"
Diogo Britto will present: "Small Children, Big Problems: Childbirth and Crime"
February 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, February 19, at 1pm ET.
Diogo Britto will present: "Small Children, Big Problems: Childbirth and Crime"
Diogo Britto will present: "Small Children, Big Problems: Childbirth and Crime"
My team is looking for a CJ Innovation Fellow to support our new Market-Based Innovation portfolio. This portfolio focuses on strategies to improve public safety that involve private sector actors (like AI startups & biotechs). Lots of opportunities to spark catalytic change. ✨
Come join us!
Come join us!
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
My team is looking for a CJ Innovation Fellow to support our new Market-Based Innovation portfolio. This portfolio focuses on strategies to improve public safety that involve private sector actors (like AI startups & biotechs). Lots of opportunities to spark catalytic change. ✨
Come join us!
Come join us!
Curious what research projects the
@Arnold_Ventures
Criminal Justice team is funding? Here is a list of projects funded in Q4 of 2025:
@Arnold_Ventures
Criminal Justice team is funding? Here is a list of projects funded in Q4 of 2025:
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Curious what research projects the
@Arnold_Ventures
Criminal Justice team is funding? Here is a list of projects funded in Q4 of 2025:
@Arnold_Ventures
Criminal Justice team is funding? Here is a list of projects funded in Q4 of 2025:
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Care about child well-being, schools, &/or mental health?
Great discussion between Ezra & @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social on Probable Causation
probablecausation.podbean.com/e/episode-12...
Great discussion between Ezra & @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social on Probable Causation
probablecausation.podbean.com/e/episode-12...
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Care about child well-being, schools, &/or mental health?
Great discussion between Ezra & @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social on Probable Causation
probablecausation.podbean.com/e/episode-12...
Great discussion between Ezra & @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social on Probable Causation
probablecausation.podbean.com/e/episode-12...
My first book, THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES, comes out in two weeks! 🎉🎉🎉
Many of you have asked what you can do to support the book. The best things you can do are (1) pre-order it, wherever you buy books, and (2) tell your friends about it.
Thank you!!🙏
Many of you have asked what you can do to support the book. The best things you can do are (1) pre-order it, wherever you buy books, and (2) tell your friends about it.
Thank you!!🙏
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
My first book, THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES, comes out in two weeks! 🎉🎉🎉
Many of you have asked what you can do to support the book. The best things you can do are (1) pre-order it, wherever you buy books, and (2) tell your friends about it.
Thank you!!🙏
Many of you have asked what you can do to support the book. The best things you can do are (1) pre-order it, wherever you buy books, and (2) tell your friends about it.
Thank you!!🙏
The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, February 12, at 1pm ET.
Ben Feigenberg will present: "The Geography of Educational Opportunity: Teacher Quality"
Ben Feigenberg will present: "The Geography of Educational Opportunity: Teacher Quality"
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, February 12, at 1pm ET.
Ben Feigenberg will present: "The Geography of Educational Opportunity: Teacher Quality"
Ben Feigenberg will present: "The Geography of Educational Opportunity: Teacher Quality"
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Come join my team! I'm hiring a Housing Director to support implementation of pro-housing policies by state & local govts (zoning reform, streamlined development process). Looking for someone with substantial local/state govt experience in housing & land use. www.arnoldventures.org/careers/dire...
Arnold Ventures | Maximize Opportunity. Minimize Injustice.
Viewing philanthropy as an engine of innovation, we rigorously research problems and answers in criminal justice, health, education and public finance.
www.arnoldventures.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Come join my team! I'm hiring a Housing Director to support implementation of pro-housing policies by state & local govts (zoning reform, streamlined development process). Looking for someone with substantial local/state govt experience in housing & land use. www.arnoldventures.org/careers/dire...
The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, February 5, at 1pm ET.
Matt Ross will present: "Measuring Racial Disparities in Police Stops: Evidence from Telemetric Mobility Data"
Matt Ross will present: "Measuring Racial Disparities in Police Stops: Evidence from Telemetric Mobility Data"
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, February 5, at 1pm ET.
Matt Ross will present: "Measuring Racial Disparities in Police Stops: Evidence from Telemetric Mobility Data"
Matt Ross will present: "Measuring Racial Disparities in Police Stops: Evidence from Telemetric Mobility Data"
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Solving and preventing violent crimes should be our number one priority. Utah taking action.
“Republican, Democrat pitch plan for new fund to help solve violent crime in Utah”
www.ksl.com/article/5143...
“Republican, Democrat pitch plan for new fund to help solve violent crime in Utah”
www.ksl.com/article/5143...
Republican, Democrat pitch plan for new fund to help solve violent crime in Utah
A bipartisan proposal to help police solve violent crimes was unveiled Tuesday at the Utah Legislature.
www.ksl.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Solving and preventing violent crimes should be our number one priority. Utah taking action.
“Republican, Democrat pitch plan for new fund to help solve violent crime in Utah”
www.ksl.com/article/5143...
“Republican, Democrat pitch plan for new fund to help solve violent crime in Utah”
www.ksl.com/article/5143...
Thrilled to see this starred Kirkus review for my new book, The Science of Second Chances.
February 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Thrilled to see this starred Kirkus review for my new book, The Science of Second Chances.
The Criminal Justice team at Arnold Ventures now has a Slack channel up and running, to share research ideas and opporutunities we see in the policy/practice space, with academic scholars. All researchers are welcome! Email me for the link. jdoleac@arnoldventures.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The Criminal Justice team at Arnold Ventures now has a Slack channel up and running, to share research ideas and opporutunities we see in the policy/practice space, with academic scholars. All researchers are welcome! Email me for the link. jdoleac@arnoldventures.org
What I’m thinking about this month (in newsletter form)…
January 29, 2026 at 10:52 PM
What I’m thinking about this month (in newsletter form)…
The next ViCE seminar is TODAY, Thursday, January 29, at 1pm ET.
Raimundo Undurraga will present: "School Re-enrollment and Crime Prevention: The Role of Centralized Dropout Monitoring Systems"
Raimundo Undurraga will present: "School Re-enrollment and Crime Prevention: The Role of Centralized Dropout Monitoring Systems"
January 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The next ViCE seminar is TODAY, Thursday, January 29, at 1pm ET.
Raimundo Undurraga will present: "School Re-enrollment and Crime Prevention: The Role of Centralized Dropout Monitoring Systems"
Raimundo Undurraga will present: "School Re-enrollment and Crime Prevention: The Role of Centralized Dropout Monitoring Systems"
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ATTN ECON JMCs: We are searching for a postdoc through to work with Steve Billings, Ludo Gazze and myself on a project to better understand impacts of lead exposure and potential benefits of remediation using linked administrative data in Colorado. Details here: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
PostDoctoral Associate
jobs.colorado.edu
January 29, 2026 at 12:43 AM
ATTN ECON JMCs: We are searching for a postdoc through to work with Steve Billings, Ludo Gazze and myself on a project to better understand impacts of lead exposure and potential benefits of remediation using linked administrative data in Colorado. Details here: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
The Society of Government Economists annual conference (April 17 in DC) doesn't typically include research on crime and the CJ system - but organizers would like to change this!
Send them your research. Deadline: Feb 13.
Send them your research. Deadline: Feb 13.
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The Society of Government Economists annual conference (April 17 in DC) doesn't typically include research on crime and the CJ system - but organizers would like to change this!
Send them your research. Deadline: Feb 13.
Send them your research. Deadline: Feb 13.
Please share with the PhD students in your life. 🙏
One thing I’ve been thinking about this week:
Improving the flow of information between practitioners/policymakers and researchers, particularly in the public safety space.
Improving the flow of information between practitioners/policymakers and researchers, particularly in the public safety space.
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Please share with the PhD students in your life. 🙏
One thing I’ve been thinking about this week:
Improving the flow of information between practitioners/policymakers and researchers, particularly in the public safety space.
Improving the flow of information between practitioners/policymakers and researchers, particularly in the public safety space.
January 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
One thing I’ve been thinking about this week:
Improving the flow of information between practitioners/policymakers and researchers, particularly in the public safety space.
Improving the flow of information between practitioners/policymakers and researchers, particularly in the public safety space.
I had such a blast talking with Cardiff Garcia about my new book for his fabulous podcast, The New Bazaar.
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I had such a blast talking with Cardiff Garcia about my new book for his fabulous podcast, The New Bazaar.
Is anyone working on a study of the causal effects of prison work release programs? If so, please DM or email me. 🙏
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Is anyone working on a study of the causal effects of prison work release programs? If so, please DM or email me. 🙏
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This year's Empirical Management Conference is at Stanford, May 27-29!
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
Empirical Management Conference 2026 – World Management Survey
worldmanagementsurvey.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This year's Empirical Management Conference is at Stanford, May 27-29!
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
I just posted the ViCE seminar schedule for early spring 2026:
January 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I just posted the ViCE seminar schedule for early spring 2026:
As people post reviews, it’s beginning to feel real - I have a book coming out, and people are going to actually read it!
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
As people post reviews, it’s beginning to feel real - I have a book coming out, and people are going to actually read it!
Had a blast talking with Cardiff Garcia for his terrific podcast, The New Bazaar. All about the book, and why economic insights are so useful for making criminal justice policy better. Subscribe now so you don’t miss the episode!
January 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Had a blast talking with Cardiff Garcia for his terrific podcast, The New Bazaar. All about the book, and why economic insights are so useful for making criminal justice policy better. Subscribe now so you don’t miss the episode!