Joshua Goodman
@joshua-goodman.com
Education economist @ BU Wheelock & Economics Dept | Wheelock Education Policy Center | Co-editor @ JHR | White House CEA 2022-23 | www.joshua-goodman.com
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Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
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Full paper here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/65r3g...
www.dropbox.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Full paper here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/65r3g...
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If anyone has a job market paper they would like me to repost, tag me and I will do my best to do so! Would love to follow what people are working on more closely.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If anyone has a job market paper they would like me to repost, tag me and I will do my best to do so! Would love to follow what people are working on more closely.
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This is such a bizarre talking point; I've thankfully never had to use most of the types of insurance that I have for me and my family
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is such a bizarre talking point; I've thankfully never had to use most of the types of insurance that I have for me and my family
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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🚨Calling all education+social science researchers! 🚨
For the second time ever, Common App is hosting an open Call for Research Proposals to solicit innovative and rigorous research projects using our expansive (& still mostly untapped) data warehouse!
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/Co...
For the second time ever, Common App is hosting an open Call for Research Proposals to solicit innovative and rigorous research projects using our expansive (& still mostly untapped) data warehouse!
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/Co...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚨Calling all education+social science researchers! 🚨
For the second time ever, Common App is hosting an open Call for Research Proposals to solicit innovative and rigorous research projects using our expansive (& still mostly untapped) data warehouse!
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/Co...
For the second time ever, Common App is hosting an open Call for Research Proposals to solicit innovative and rigorous research projects using our expansive (& still mostly untapped) data warehouse!
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/Co...
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Lol look at education shining
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Lol look at education shining
That voters/media often don't focus on counterfactuals is a serious problem for public policy.
Biden got hammered for inflation that was happening across the globe.
Trump gets credit for a stock market rising more slowly than across the globe.
This leads to counterproductive electoral outcomes.
Biden got hammered for inflation that was happening across the globe.
Trump gets credit for a stock market rising more slowly than across the globe.
This leads to counterproductive electoral outcomes.
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
That voters/media often don't focus on counterfactuals is a serious problem for public policy.
Biden got hammered for inflation that was happening across the globe.
Trump gets credit for a stock market rising more slowly than across the globe.
This leads to counterproductive electoral outcomes.
Biden got hammered for inflation that was happening across the globe.
Trump gets credit for a stock market rising more slowly than across the globe.
This leads to counterproductive electoral outcomes.
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New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
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📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
Fed one of my published papers to an AI, which promptly and correctly noted that the single most important exhibit in it was Figure 7, which means we wrote the paper wrong.
a person is standing in front of a window with a bullet hole in it .
ALT: a person is standing in front of a window with a bullet hole in it .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Fed one of my published papers to an AI, which promptly and correctly noted that the single most important exhibit in it was Figure 7, which means we wrote the paper wrong.
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Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
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After 15 years together, it was time to refresh DRECON.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
After 15 years together, it was time to refresh DRECON.
One of the rabbis at our synagogue is in the current season of "Squid Game: The Challenge", even though squid is not kosher.
Rabbi stars in new season of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’
JTA — Jamie Field was still a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College in New York City when she watched the first season of “Squid Game: The Challenge” and saw a call to action flash across the screen: “Could this be you? Apply…
JTA — Jamie Field was still a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College in New York City when she watched the first season of “Squid Game: The Challenge” and saw a call to action flash across the screen: “Could this be you? Apply…
Rabbi stars in new season of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’
JTA — Jamie Field was still a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College in New York City when she watched the first season of “Squid Game: The Challenge” and saw a call to action flash across the screen: “Could this be you? Apply now.” It was 2023, and Field, who had long gravitated toward other reality television shows like “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race,” said she saw something deeply Jewish in them.
todayheadline.co
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
One of the rabbis at our synagogue is in the current season of "Squid Game: The Challenge", even though squid is not kosher.
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I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics.
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics.
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
Ensuring students build skills means sometimes cutting them off from AI. From my student after I returned their paper exam:
"I use Grammarly to improve my writing on problem sets. Doing the midterm the way you had us do it helped me realize some essential skills I need to develop more. Thank you!"
"I use Grammarly to improve my writing on problem sets. Doing the midterm the way you had us do it helped me realize some essential skills I need to develop more. Thank you!"
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ensuring students build skills means sometimes cutting them off from AI. From my student after I returned their paper exam:
"I use Grammarly to improve my writing on problem sets. Doing the midterm the way you had us do it helped me realize some essential skills I need to develop more. Thank you!"
"I use Grammarly to improve my writing on problem sets. Doing the midterm the way you had us do it helped me realize some essential skills I need to develop more. Thank you!"
Why would you phrase it this way? Just be a normal website and ask if I'm willing to provide a reference. This is chaotic bad.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Why would you phrase it this way? Just be a normal website and ask if I'm willing to provide a reference. This is chaotic bad.
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It's #jobsday! Except it isn't, because of the government shutdown. Which means that we're left sifting through alternative data sources to try to figure out what's going on in the labor market.
So, what are those sources telling us? A 🧵:
So, what are those sources telling us? A 🧵:
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's #jobsday! Except it isn't, because of the government shutdown. Which means that we're left sifting through alternative data sources to try to figure out what's going on in the labor market.
So, what are those sources telling us? A 🧵:
So, what are those sources telling us? A 🧵:
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I would install each and all of them #AcademicChatter
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I would install each and all of them #AcademicChatter
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Voting is at the heart of Democracy and I want to thank everyone who voted on Tuesday. I also want to congratulate everyone who ran for City Council and School Committee. Putting yourself out there takes courage, and every candidate deserves respect for stepping up to serve their community.
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Voting is at the heart of Democracy and I want to thank everyone who voted on Tuesday. I also want to congratulate everyone who ran for City Council and School Committee. Putting yourself out there takes courage, and every candidate deserves respect for stepping up to serve their community.
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Earlier this week I came across a book with this dedication page (from 1938).
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Earlier this week I came across a book with this dedication page (from 1938).
🚨Fascinating research alert 🚨
"This paper explores how the proportion of teenagers skipping school has changed following the COVID-19 pandemic across the developed world.
We find that this problem is mainly confined to industrialised English-speaking nations, especially affecting teenage girls."
"This paper explores how the proportion of teenagers skipping school has changed following the COVID-19 pandemic across the developed world.
We find that this problem is mainly confined to industrialised English-speaking nations, especially affecting teenage girls."
Interesting comparative study of attendance patterns in OECD countries pre vs. post pandemic by @jakeanders.uk and colleagues!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The rise in teenagers skipping school across English-speaking countries following the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from PISA - Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
Many countries are grappling with the long shadow that COVID has cast over their education systems, including dramatic increases in absence from school. This paper presents new insights into this issu...
link.springer.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨Fascinating research alert 🚨
"This paper explores how the proportion of teenagers skipping school has changed following the COVID-19 pandemic across the developed world.
We find that this problem is mainly confined to industrialised English-speaking nations, especially affecting teenage girls."
"This paper explores how the proportion of teenagers skipping school has changed following the COVID-19 pandemic across the developed world.
We find that this problem is mainly confined to industrialised English-speaking nations, especially affecting teenage girls."
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On it's 50th birthday, special ed law is fighting for its life. On Oct 10, the Department of Ed cut hundreds of positions from OSEP, which oversees implementation of the law & investigates complaints from students who’ve been denied needed services.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
50 Years After Mandated by US Law, Special Education’s Future in Question, BU Scholar Says
Wheelock’s Elizabeth Bettini on the potential impact of Department of Education cuts to students and the special ed workforce
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On it's 50th birthday, special ed law is fighting for its life. On Oct 10, the Department of Ed cut hundreds of positions from OSEP, which oversees implementation of the law & investigates complaints from students who’ve been denied needed services.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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NEW REPORT: Modelling and reforming school choice
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
Access to highly effective schools: The case for reform – Welcome to the Economics blog
How do we address the gap in attainment between the most advantaged and disadvantaged students in the UK? Pioneering research, led by the University of Bristol, reveals the reforms most likely to equa...
economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
NEW REPORT: Modelling and reforming school choice
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
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We did it!
Thank you to everyone who made this win to keep fighting for an affordable, inclusive, and sustainable Cambridge on the City Council possible.
I’m so grateful to every person who knocked doors, wrote postcards, donated, talked to friends & family, and voted
Thank you to everyone who made this win to keep fighting for an affordable, inclusive, and sustainable Cambridge on the City Council possible.
I’m so grateful to every person who knocked doors, wrote postcards, donated, talked to friends & family, and voted
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We did it!
Thank you to everyone who made this win to keep fighting for an affordable, inclusive, and sustainable Cambridge on the City Council possible.
I’m so grateful to every person who knocked doors, wrote postcards, donated, talked to friends & family, and voted
Thank you to everyone who made this win to keep fighting for an affordable, inclusive, and sustainable Cambridge on the City Council possible.
I’m so grateful to every person who knocked doors, wrote postcards, donated, talked to friends & family, and voted
Cambridge elects school committee newcomers
"Four first-time committee members will join two incumbents when the new Cambridge School Committee is sworn in next January, ushering in a wave of change demanded by voters."
www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/05/c...
"Four first-time committee members will join two incumbents when the new Cambridge School Committee is sworn in next January, ushering in a wave of change demanded by voters."
www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/05/c...
Cambridge elects school committee newcomers, bringing back only Harding and Hudson - Cambridge Day
Campaigners stand outside the Graham & Parks School on Tuesday.
www.cambridgeday.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cambridge elects school committee newcomers
"Four first-time committee members will join two incumbents when the new Cambridge School Committee is sworn in next January, ushering in a wave of change demanded by voters."
www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/05/c...
"Four first-time committee members will join two incumbents when the new Cambridge School Committee is sworn in next January, ushering in a wave of change demanded by voters."
www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/05/c...