Education economist @ BU Wheelock & Economics Dept | Wheelock Education Policy Center | Co-editor @ JHR | White House CEA 2022-23 | www.joshua-goodman.com
These PhD students and postdocs are on the job market, so take a look (and spread the word to others who might benefit from exposure).
And now onto the scholars... 👇
(As much as I wish it was a joke, it is in fact not one and this is exactly how it works here)
(Fun read, but not a great portrait of academia!)
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"Relying on paper, pencil, and my own brain forces me to focus on essential knowledge, helps me to retain understanding better, and gives me time to process what I write."
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sites.socsci.uci.edu/~ksmall/VOT%...
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Ryanair has determined customers are willing to pay $1.17 per extra two rows forward they can sit on an airplane, allowing them to disembark a bit sooner.
If that saves 1 minute, customers value their time at about $70/hour.
"Something In The Air: Environmental Conditions, School Infrastructure, and Student Learning"
Before the outrage, ignore the Twitter press release. Look at what they actually found.
Understand the facts and the economic theory to make sense of it
www.economicforces.xyz/p/instacarts...
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This reflects a inability to accept the statistical standards and skills in social science are often much much higher than in many areas of the natural sciences.
(I'm a chemist btw).
Let me know if you want to meet up (I'll be in the Frederiskberg area).
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Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
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I spoke with the Washington Post about administering oral exams for the first time in my Intro Data Science class - to combat AI use. Happy to chat with folks thinking about doing something similar:
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
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— please journalists read this
🔗 docs.iza.org/dp18285.pdf
God Pave the Scene
Flaking Out
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Plower to the People