Kathleen Bolter, PhD
@kathleenbolter.bsky.social
Political scientist & data viz creator passionate about simplifying complex ideas for leaders & policymakers. I study place-based policy, labor markets, & workforce development.
Portfolio: https://kathleenbolter.com
Portfolio: https://kathleenbolter.com
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@mmilleradams.bsky.social, @bradhershbein.bsky.social, @kathleenbolter.bsky.social, Bridget Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman, all had a a great time. We can’t wait for the next one!
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@mmilleradams.bsky.social, @bradhershbein.bsky.social, @kathleenbolter.bsky.social, Bridget Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman, all had a a great time. We can’t wait for the next one!
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@kathleenbolter.bsky.social had the one of the most in demand sessions with her promise programs trivia game.
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
@kathleenbolter.bsky.social had the one of the most in demand sessions with her promise programs trivia game.
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My papers arguing that the "Abundance Movement" needs broadening to include place-based jobs policies for distressed places are being released today, with a long paper at the Upjohn Institute & a shorter summary at Brookings Metro.
September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My papers arguing that the "Abundance Movement" needs broadening to include place-based jobs policies for distressed places are being released today, with a long paper at the Upjohn Institute & a shorter summary at Brookings Metro.
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Why does Tulsa Remote produce over $4 in higher per capita income benefits for other Tulsa residents, per $1 of program costs? 3 reasons: (1) the program's offer of $10,000 moving incentive, plus other support services, tips location decision of at least 58% of Tulsa Remoters.
Programs to woo remote workers to a city or region have blossomed across the U.S. since the pandemic. But do they improve the lives of people already living there? New report from our @timbartik.bsky.social finds one program, Tulsa Remote, has benefits that far outweigh its costs.
#econsky #EconDev
#econsky #EconDev
Each dollar spent drawing remote workers to Tulsa delivers $4 benefit to current residents
Study finds 58 to 70 percent of Tulsa Remote workers would not have moved to Tulsa without the program
www.upjohn.org
May 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Why does Tulsa Remote produce over $4 in higher per capita income benefits for other Tulsa residents, per $1 of program costs? 3 reasons: (1) the program's offer of $10,000 moving incentive, plus other support services, tips location decision of at least 58% of Tulsa Remoters.
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Finally, @mattyglesias.bsky.social mentions that notion that high end housing can help requires looking at "complicated" analyses by economists. I should mention that my colleague @kathleenbolter.bsky.social has done a great "explainer" on this topic: research.upjohn.org/reports/310/
How Even Luxury Housing Can Help Solve the Housing Shortage
By Kathleen Bolter, Published on 02/11/25
research.upjohn.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Finally, @mattyglesias.bsky.social mentions that notion that high end housing can help requires looking at "complicated" analyses by economists. I should mention that my colleague @kathleenbolter.bsky.social has done a great "explainer" on this topic: research.upjohn.org/reports/310/
Beautiful data visualization from the @nytimes.com. I love the subtle color shift that runs through the piece.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
30 Charts That Show How Covid Changed Everything in March 2020
It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Beautiful data visualization from the @nytimes.com. I love the subtle color shift that runs through the piece.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Here is the Friday night executive order on Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which directs ED to make changes (with Treasury) to the list of eligible organizations.
Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose. In
www.whitehouse.gov
March 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Here is the Friday night executive order on Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which directs ED to make changes (with Treasury) to the list of eligible organizations.
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As we appear headed for more economic turmoil, I wanted to share the latest New Hires Quality Index from @upjohninstitute.bsky.social, which tracks the earnings power of newly hired workers: www.upjohn.org/nhqi
NHQI: New Hires Quality Index | Upjohn Institute
www.upjohn.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As we appear headed for more economic turmoil, I wanted to share the latest New Hires Quality Index from @upjohninstitute.bsky.social, which tracks the earnings power of newly hired workers: www.upjohn.org/nhqi
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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Childcare isn’t a market that can self-correct, and deregulation will be an incomplete solution.
A more complete fix? Strong public investment to ensure families have the care they need.
@ehaspel.bsky.social breaks it down ⤵️ rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
A more complete fix? Strong public investment to ensure families have the care they need.
@ehaspel.bsky.social breaks it down ⤵️ rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
We Can’t Deregulate Our Way Out of Childcare Market Failures - Roosevelt Institute
Childcare is a sector in flux. Since the 1960s, when mothers of young children first began entering the external labor force in large numbers, it has been treated largely as a market good as opposed to a social good akin to schools, libraries, and parks.
rooseveltinstitute.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Childcare isn’t a market that can self-correct, and deregulation will be an incomplete solution.
A more complete fix? Strong public investment to ensure families have the care they need.
@ehaspel.bsky.social breaks it down ⤵️ rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
A more complete fix? Strong public investment to ensure families have the care they need.
@ehaspel.bsky.social breaks it down ⤵️ rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
A good breakdown of why it's important to invest in distressed places.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A good breakdown of why it's important to invest in distressed places.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
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In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Learn more and apply by March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: The Labor Economics of Frontier AI - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
shapingwork.mit.edu
February 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Learn more and apply by March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...
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Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us?
A thread/
A thread/
February 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us?
A thread/
A thread/
Not every benefit/cost estimate gives you roughly the proportions of a pencil to visualize. But, the large benefits to Michigan residents in the form of increased earnings by enabling parents to work are a win/win for the populace and design!
February 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Not every benefit/cost estimate gives you roughly the proportions of a pencil to visualize. But, the large benefits to Michigan residents in the form of increased earnings by enabling parents to work are a win/win for the populace and design!
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My new report, on shorter-run economic benefits of Michigan's state pre-K program, was released today by @upjohninstitute.bsky.social . This links to the Research Highlights page, from which you can access the full report: www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program yields positive economic return
www.upjohn.org
February 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My new report, on shorter-run economic benefits of Michigan's state pre-K program, was released today by @upjohninstitute.bsky.social . This links to the Research Highlights page, from which you can access the full report: www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
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This one-pager summary, prepared by @kathleenbolter.bsky.social , provides a nice summary of the report: www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul...
www.upjohn.org
February 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This one-pager summary, prepared by @kathleenbolter.bsky.social , provides a nice summary of the report: www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul...
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I really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork}
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
February 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork}
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
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Wow, listen to this guy. He served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, former senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers and serves as board member @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & the Society of Labor Economists, & is generally a great labor economist.
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It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
February 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Wow, listen to this guy. He served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, former senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers and serves as board member @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & the Society of Labor Economists, & is generally a great labor economist.
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ICYMI: What Works in Workforce Development?
A Review of the Evidence by @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @newamerica.org
A Review of the Evidence by @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @newamerica.org
What Works in Workforce Development?
Understanding which programs and strategies are successful at connecting job seekers to employers is critical to building an inclusive and globally competitive economy. Studies reveal three key takeaw...
www.newamerica.org
February 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ICYMI: What Works in Workforce Development?
A Review of the Evidence by @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @newamerica.org
A Review of the Evidence by @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @newamerica.org
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A research "explainer" on how building more new housing, even market-rate housing, can provide broad benefits.
Housing is a complex ecosystem and my latest explainer for @upjohninstitute.bsky.social illustrates (quite literally) why we need to build more of it.
research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
An excerpt from the report, here's a cartoon explaining the chain reaction driving this argument. . .(1/10)
research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
An excerpt from the report, here's a cartoon explaining the chain reaction driving this argument. . .(1/10)
February 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A research "explainer" on how building more new housing, even market-rate housing, can provide broad benefits.
Housing is a complex ecosystem and my latest explainer for @upjohninstitute.bsky.social illustrates (quite literally) why we need to build more of it.
research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
An excerpt from the report, here's a cartoon explaining the chain reaction driving this argument. . .(1/10)
research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
An excerpt from the report, here's a cartoon explaining the chain reaction driving this argument. . .(1/10)
February 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Housing is a complex ecosystem and my latest explainer for @upjohninstitute.bsky.social illustrates (quite literally) why we need to build more of it.
research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
An excerpt from the report, here's a cartoon explaining the chain reaction driving this argument. . .(1/10)
research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
An excerpt from the report, here's a cartoon explaining the chain reaction driving this argument. . .(1/10)
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Why do we need a Department of Education? Just a few of the things ED has done in recent years to help students, from @jbeowulf.bsky.social
#EduSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
#EduSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Here’s How the Education Department Helps College Students—and What’s at Stake if Trump Guts It
Republicans who argue the agency is a bloated bureaucracy miss how it protects students and assists them in climbing the social mobility ladder.
www.newamerica.org
February 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Why do we need a Department of Education? Just a few of the things ED has done in recent years to help students, from @jbeowulf.bsky.social
#EduSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
#EduSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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February 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Along with @mmilleradams.bsky.social & @bradhershbein.bsky.social , I co-direct "Policies for Place" at the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social , w/ project manager @kathleenbolter.bsky.social . We'e updated our webpages so that they better highlight our data and research: www.upjohn.org/mri/policies...
Policies For Place | Upjohn Institute
The Policies for Place initiative at the Upjohn Institute brings together experts from around the country to study community-based strategies to create good jobs—and how to help people get and keep th...
www.upjohn.org
February 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Along with @mmilleradams.bsky.social & @bradhershbein.bsky.social , I co-direct "Policies for Place" at the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social , w/ project manager @kathleenbolter.bsky.social . We'e updated our webpages so that they better highlight our data and research: www.upjohn.org/mri/policies...