Mark Chin
@mememedianmode.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Education Policy & Inequality, Vanderbilt University.
Post mainly about old doggos & being a new dad. NBA & ultimate frisbee fan.
https://www.markjchin.com/
Post mainly about old doggos & being a new dad. NBA & ultimate frisbee fan.
https://www.markjchin.com/
(My wife’s) view from the couch as a sick parent on a monday
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
(My wife’s) view from the couch as a sick parent on a monday
Ms Frizzle and Liz
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ms Frizzle and Liz
Happy Halloween 👻!
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy Halloween 👻!
this week 4yo Sid asked to buy chocolate while getting groceries to gift to his best friend. I thought it was a kind gesture so I said yes. His BF gifted him back Twizzlers. Yesterday I heard them discuss trading candy again. I am starting to feel like I’m getting played preschool organized crime
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
this week 4yo Sid asked to buy chocolate while getting groceries to gift to his best friend. I thought it was a kind gesture so I said yes. His BF gifted him back Twizzlers. Yesterday I heard them discuss trading candy again. I am starting to feel like I’m getting played preschool organized crime
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Econ of Ed (and other) friends: what are the best studies linking in-college interventions to labor market outcomes? Especially interested in those that improve outcomes via different mechanism than completion. E.g. if a college wants to improve earnings of grads, what should they do?
October 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Econ of Ed (and other) friends: what are the best studies linking in-college interventions to labor market outcomes? Especially interested in those that improve outcomes via different mechanism than completion. E.g. if a college wants to improve earnings of grads, what should they do?
Sid the 4yo is showing us his art from school today and picked up a sheet he drew and just said totally deadpan “what the heck is this”
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sid the 4yo is showing us his art from school today and picked up a sheet he drew and just said totally deadpan “what the heck is this”
Random Monday question for diff-in-diff enthusiasts - have you ever drawn up a directed acyclic graph (DAG) or seen a DAG that captures the diff-in-diff model and the parallel trends assumption? (If so please share)
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Random Monday question for diff-in-diff enthusiasts - have you ever drawn up a directed acyclic graph (DAG) or seen a DAG that captures the diff-in-diff model and the parallel trends assumption? (If so please share)
The 4 institutions I've ever been employed by have college football team records that add up to 21-1, with the 1 loss to Alabama (Harvard, Indiana, Swarthmore, and Vandy)
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The 4 institutions I've ever been employed by have college football team records that add up to 21-1, with the 1 loss to Alabama (Harvard, Indiana, Swarthmore, and Vandy)
dope academic position alert:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05162
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05162
Assistant Professor - Diversity and Democracy - Goldman School of Public Policy and the Othering & Belonging Institute
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
dope academic position alert:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05162
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05162
What a time to be in higher ed and doing research on education, politics, and inequality. Feeling thankful in particular this past fall break week for the chance to engage with smart, thoughtful, kind scholars at the 1st MidSouth Ed Policy workshop, and then to see Lucius again (after a decade!)
October 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What a time to be in higher ed and doing research on education, politics, and inequality. Feeling thankful in particular this past fall break week for the chance to engage with smart, thoughtful, kind scholars at the 1st MidSouth Ed Policy workshop, and then to see Lucius again (after a decade!)
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Wow. This is the paper I have been waiting for. Mobile apps are brain rot, with meaningfully bad economic consequences for those who overuse them.
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes*
Abstract. Concerns about excessive mobile phone use among youth are mounting. We present estimates of both behavioral and contextual peer effects, along wi
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wow. This is the paper I have been waiting for. Mobile apps are brain rot, with meaningfully bad economic consequences for those who overuse them.
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Had a great time at the inaugural MidSouth Ed Policy Conference, organized by @rajdarolia.bsky.social, @mikekofoed.bsky.social, and @riacton.bsky.social and truly pulled off by the amazing Emily Wilcox Walls, in my beautiful hometown, Lexington.
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Had a great time at the inaugural MidSouth Ed Policy Conference, organized by @rajdarolia.bsky.social, @mikekofoed.bsky.social, and @riacton.bsky.social and truly pulled off by the amazing Emily Wilcox Walls, in my beautiful hometown, Lexington.
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New working paper on contemporary child labor in the U.S. and its impacts on school attendance ⬇️
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302
With absolute dream team @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social @stevebholt.bsky.social & PhD student Ji Hyun Byeon
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302
With absolute dream team @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social @stevebholt.bsky.social & PhD student Ji Hyun Byeon
Contemporary Child Labor and Declining School Attendance in the U.S.
The United States has experienced a 400% increase in reported child labor violations over the past decade, coinciding with declines in K-12 school attendance and enrollment. We examine the causal rela...
edworkingpapers.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New working paper on contemporary child labor in the U.S. and its impacts on school attendance ⬇️
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302
With absolute dream team @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social @stevebholt.bsky.social & PhD student Ji Hyun Byeon
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302
With absolute dream team @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social @stevebholt.bsky.social & PhD student Ji Hyun Byeon
are there data out there measuring americans' views on higher education/value of a postsecondary degree over time (and maybe with geocodes for state)?
October 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
are there data out there measuring americans' views on higher education/value of a postsecondary degree over time (and maybe with geocodes for state)?
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Open-rank faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. The faculty will work within our new college of connected computing and one of the five departments in Peabody College (including psychology!)
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
Open-Rank Tenure Line Position in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations - Nashville, Tennessee job with Peabody College of Education and Human Development | 37894746
Vanderbilt University invites applications for two open rank tenure-track faculty positions in the area of AI and Education in Organizations.
jobs.chronicle.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Open-rank faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. The faculty will work within our new college of connected computing and one of the five departments in Peabody College (including psychology!)
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "The Segregative Effects of Charter Schools" by Angela Crema. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Segregative Effects of Charter Schools
(Forthcoming Article) - I study the effects of charters on student racial segregation, identifying a novel mechanism:
the assignment of white and nonwhite students to regular classrooms within their
s...
www.aeaweb.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "The Segregative Effects of Charter Schools" by Angela Crema. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Chins love their old dogs
October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Chins love their old dogs
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Super excited to host Arne Duncan and Diane Schanzenbach at #AEFP2026! Remember: you now have til Monday to submit your conference proposals! @aefpweb.bsky.social
We are excited to announce our keynote for #AEFP2026: Arne Duncan in conversation with Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach 🎉 We hope to see you in Chicago!
September 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Super excited to host Arne Duncan and Diane Schanzenbach at #AEFP2026! Remember: you now have til Monday to submit your conference proposals! @aefpweb.bsky.social
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Join the Doctoral Student Community Group tomorrow at 2 PM ET for a virtual event where panelists will share valuable insights and strategies to help doctoral students navigate the industry job market aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Join the Doctoral Student Community Group tomorrow at 2 PM ET for a virtual event where panelists will share valuable insights and strategies to help doctoral students navigate the industry job market aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
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Hi everyone. Some exciting news. We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Public Policy here at Rockefeller College. We are pretty flexible on topic areas. We have a great team here and Albany is a great place to live. #econsky #academicsky
Posting: albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
Posting: albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
albany.interviewexchange.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hi everyone. Some exciting news. We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Public Policy here at Rockefeller College. We are pretty flexible on topic areas. We have a great team here and Albany is a great place to live. #econsky #academicsky
Posting: albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
Posting: albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
looking at photos of our old dog Kyra the Great Pyr and we really lucked out with how much "this is fine" vibes she gave off with a toddler
October 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
looking at photos of our old dog Kyra the Great Pyr and we really lucked out with how much "this is fine" vibes she gave off with a toddler
Job Posting:
Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy – Berkeley School of Education
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211
Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy – Berkeley School of Education
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211
Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy – Berkeley School of Education
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
September 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Job Posting:
Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy – Berkeley School of Education
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211
Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy – Berkeley School of Education
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211
Folks on Bluesky who use RStudio - I have a student who for has had no issue using it for the past few months but all of a sudden RStudio has been crashing basically everytime after immediately opening and doing anything in RStudio (clicking a button, running code). Has this happened to anyone else?
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Folks on Bluesky who use RStudio - I have a student who for has had no issue using it for the past few months but all of a sudden RStudio has been crashing basically everytime after immediately opening and doing anything in RStudio (clicking a button, running code). Has this happened to anyone else?
Two papers on the Voting Rights Act and its impacts popped up in my inbox today:
Black Empowerment and White Mobilization: The Effects of the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1086/736766
The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1257/app....
Black Empowerment and White Mobilization: The Effects of the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1086/736766
The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1257/app....
September 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Two papers on the Voting Rights Act and its impacts popped up in my inbox today:
Black Empowerment and White Mobilization: The Effects of the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1086/736766
The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1257/app....
Black Empowerment and White Mobilization: The Effects of the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1086/736766
The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act
doi.org/10.1257/app....