Mike Kofoed
@mikekofoed.bsky.social
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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.
This week we saw, once again, the rise of "zombie ideas" that were awful from history but yet still rise from the crypt. In today's Deseret News column, I write about the danger of when elected officals hijack the central bank and manipulate monetary policy.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: History’s warning to U.S. manipulation of monetary policy
Political interference with monetary policy has a disastrous history, from Germany to Argentina to Zimbabwe. Will we ignore that?
www.deseret.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This week we saw, once again, the rise of "zombie ideas" that were awful from history but yet still rise from the crypt. In today's Deseret News column, I write about the danger of when elected officals hijack the central bank and manipulate monetary policy.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
Excited for my handbook chapter on FAFSA completion to come out in the @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social
Also a good time to announce that I recently was invited to join @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social journal @efpjournal.bsky.social as an Associate Editor. Send us your best papers on education policy.
Also a good time to announce that I recently was invited to join @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social journal @efpjournal.bsky.social as an Associate Editor. Send us your best papers on education policy.
As the Fall semester kicks off, learn more about FAFSA and administrative burdens and how they may hinder student success in @mikekofoed.bsky.social's AEFP Live Handbook chapter: livehandbook.org/fafsa-simpli....
August 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Excited for my handbook chapter on FAFSA completion to come out in the @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social
Also a good time to announce that I recently was invited to join @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social journal @efpjournal.bsky.social as an Associate Editor. Send us your best papers on education policy.
Also a good time to announce that I recently was invited to join @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social journal @efpjournal.bsky.social as an Associate Editor. Send us your best papers on education policy.
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Reminder - submit to the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop in Lexington, KY Oct 16-17!
Deadline is next Wed 08/27. Info & link to submit: bit.ly/44TdiGf
@ckcarruthers.bsky.social @riacton.bsky.social @mikekofoed.bsky.social #Econconf #EconSky #EduSky #policysky
Deadline is next Wed 08/27. Info & link to submit: bit.ly/44TdiGf
@ckcarruthers.bsky.social @riacton.bsky.social @mikekofoed.bsky.social #Econconf #EconSky #EduSky #policysky
August 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Reminder - submit to the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop in Lexington, KY Oct 16-17!
Deadline is next Wed 08/27. Info & link to submit: bit.ly/44TdiGf
@ckcarruthers.bsky.social @riacton.bsky.social @mikekofoed.bsky.social #Econconf #EconSky #EduSky #policysky
Deadline is next Wed 08/27. Info & link to submit: bit.ly/44TdiGf
@ckcarruthers.bsky.social @riacton.bsky.social @mikekofoed.bsky.social #Econconf #EconSky #EduSky #policysky
My column out this morning at @deseret.com.web.brid.gy discusses why the firing of the BLS commissioner over the jobs report will hurt trust in public data, demonstrates poor leadership principles, and creates incentives for dishonesty.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
Perspective: Complaining about the scorekeeper doesn’t help you score more
Revisions to the U.S. job report are actually a sign of commitment to getting the numbers right, rather than something nefarious.
www.deseret.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My column out this morning at @deseret.com.web.brid.gy discusses why the firing of the BLS commissioner over the jobs report will hurt trust in public data, demonstrates poor leadership principles, and creates incentives for dishonesty.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
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One of my good friends and coauthors @mikekofoed.bsky.social was on a podcast talking about the enrollment of men in college.
I think this was a good listen, Mike is always a good conversation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAi...
I think this was a good listen, Mike is always a good conversation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAi...
Are men turning away from college? | Mike Kofoed and Melinda Brock
YouTube video by Sutherland Institute
www.youtube.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
One of my good friends and coauthors @mikekofoed.bsky.social was on a podcast talking about the enrollment of men in college.
I think this was a good listen, Mike is always a good conversation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAi...
I think this was a good listen, Mike is always a good conversation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAi...
Or better yet...maybe @dcollier74.bsky.social and I should have our own higher ed podcast!!
Ok who wants to see me and @mikekofoed.bsky.social on a podcast together RE: higher Ed as guests?
And who wants to tell Joe Rogan or better yet @hungrybowtie.bsky.social?
We got anyone with any pull here to have a middle right and a middle left professors with opposite personalities do this shit?!
And who wants to tell Joe Rogan or better yet @hungrybowtie.bsky.social?
We got anyone with any pull here to have a middle right and a middle left professors with opposite personalities do this shit?!
July 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Or better yet...maybe @dcollier74.bsky.social and I should have our own higher ed podcast!!
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@mikekofoed.bsky.social and I have been doing a few things together that haven't come out to the light recently but it's always fun to work with him.
We disagree on a few things and lean differently politically but agree on the same basic concepts - we want Higher Ed opportunities.
This was fun.
We disagree on a few things and lean differently politically but agree on the same basic concepts - we want Higher Ed opportunities.
This was fun.
June 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@mikekofoed.bsky.social and I have been doing a few things together that haven't come out to the light recently but it's always fun to work with him.
We disagree on a few things and lean differently politically but agree on the same basic concepts - we want Higher Ed opportunities.
This was fun.
We disagree on a few things and lean differently politically but agree on the same basic concepts - we want Higher Ed opportunities.
This was fun.
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@mikekofoed.bsky.social and I have read recent bad takes about what a recession could mean for higher Ed.
Some drew on the Great Recession, we wanted to show how things are much different this time around and outcomes unlikely similar.
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Some drew on the Great Recession, we wanted to show how things are much different this time around and outcomes unlikely similar.
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
As Recession Risk Rises, Don’t Expect 2008 Repeat (opinion)
With recession risks rising, higher ed faces very different circumstances than it did during the Great Recession, Daniel A. Collier and Michael Kofoed write.
www.insidehighered.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@mikekofoed.bsky.social and I have read recent bad takes about what a recession could mean for higher Ed.
Some drew on the Great Recession, we wanted to show how things are much different this time around and outcomes unlikely similar.
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Some drew on the Great Recession, we wanted to show how things are much different this time around and outcomes unlikely similar.
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Keep an eye out my next OpEd written with my man @mikekofoed.bsky.social will be out on Wed with @insidehighered.com
It’s Not 2008 Anymore: With recession risks rising, higher ed faces very different circumstances than it did during the Great Recession, Daniel A. Collier and Michael Kofoed write.
It’s Not 2008 Anymore: With recession risks rising, higher ed faces very different circumstances than it did during the Great Recession, Daniel A. Collier and Michael Kofoed write.
June 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Keep an eye out my next OpEd written with my man @mikekofoed.bsky.social will be out on Wed with @insidehighered.com
It’s Not 2008 Anymore: With recession risks rising, higher ed faces very different circumstances than it did during the Great Recession, Daniel A. Collier and Michael Kofoed write.
It’s Not 2008 Anymore: With recession risks rising, higher ed faces very different circumstances than it did during the Great Recession, Daniel A. Collier and Michael Kofoed write.
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Thanks to everyone who attended #AEFP2025 and safe travels home!
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
March 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended #AEFP2025 and safe travels home!
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
Bumped twice from my flight.
Got paid.
Did some writing and email.
Even did a TV interview from the airport terminal.
Starting to feel like Tom Hanks.
@aefpweb.bsky.social hope to make it to you someday.
#AEFP2025
Got paid.
Did some writing and email.
Even did a TV interview from the airport terminal.
Starting to feel like Tom Hanks.
@aefpweb.bsky.social hope to make it to you someday.
#AEFP2025
a man in a brown jacket has a name tag on his chest that says ' a. j. '
ALT: a man in a brown jacket has a name tag on his chest that says ' a. j. '
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Bumped twice from my flight.
Got paid.
Did some writing and email.
Even did a TV interview from the airport terminal.
Starting to feel like Tom Hanks.
@aefpweb.bsky.social hope to make it to you someday.
#AEFP2025
Got paid.
Did some writing and email.
Even did a TV interview from the airport terminal.
Starting to feel like Tom Hanks.
@aefpweb.bsky.social hope to make it to you someday.
#AEFP2025
Tight connection through Atlanta.
Turns out, what may be a statistical improbability, that my Delta flight from Columbia, South Carolina is the SAME plane and gate as my next flight to Knoxville.
Turns out, what may be a statistical improbability, that my Delta flight from Columbia, South Carolina is the SAME plane and gate as my next flight to Knoxville.
snoop dogg is wearing a suit and tie and smoking a cigarette in a crowd .
ALT: snoop dogg is wearing a suit and tie and smoking a cigarette in a crowd .
media.tenor.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Tight connection through Atlanta.
Turns out, what may be a statistical improbability, that my Delta flight from Columbia, South Carolina is the SAME plane and gate as my next flight to Knoxville.
Turns out, what may be a statistical improbability, that my Delta flight from Columbia, South Carolina is the SAME plane and gate as my next flight to Knoxville.
Not a real Nobel they said.
February 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Not a real Nobel they said.
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For Econ/policy PhD students on the market interested in higher ed/workforce related policy - come work with us! See postdoc position below at a new Center Steph Cellini and I co-Direct.
The PEER Center is hiring a postdoctoral fellow!
We want someone with strong empirical skills to conduct timely research to support better #highered outcomes.
We will be reviewing applications next week, so if that's you/someone you know, apply here! american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
We want someone with strong empirical skills to conduct timely research to support better #highered outcomes.
We will be reviewing applications next week, so if that's you/someone you know, apply here! american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
Postdoctoral Fellow - PEER Center
American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...
american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
For Econ/policy PhD students on the market interested in higher ed/workforce related policy - come work with us! See postdoc position below at a new Center Steph Cellini and I co-Direct.
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There are a lot of new master's degree programs, and I have been concerned that they generate a return for the college but not for students. However, my newest working paper finds that new master's programs generate similar outcomes to longstanding programs (and even a bit better at privates).
edworkingpapers.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
There are a lot of new master's degree programs, and I have been concerned that they generate a return for the college but not for students. However, my newest working paper finds that new master's programs generate similar outcomes to longstanding programs (and even a bit better at privates).
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Higher Education is often modeled a strong ROI that states can invest in.
It's not economic conditions that get into the way of higher ed - it's often political preferences.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
It's not economic conditions that get into the way of higher ed - it's often political preferences.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
Perspective: The case for public higher ed
Higher ed has its problems, but public schools are economic mobility generators.
www.deseret.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Higher Education is often modeled a strong ROI that states can invest in.
It's not economic conditions that get into the way of higher ed - it's often political preferences.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
It's not economic conditions that get into the way of higher ed - it's often political preferences.
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
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One thing that econ critiques don't understand is there is no insult from them that economists haven't already heard from another economist in their professional career.
December 14, 2024 at 9:29 PM
One thing that econ critiques don't understand is there is no insult from them that economists haven't already heard from another economist in their professional career.
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From what I can see, such a valuable piece of knowledge -
hooray for the authors, both doctoral students
(Kyu Matsuzawa is on the market qmatsuzawa.com)
h/t @mikekofoed.bsky.social
hooray for the authors, both doctoral students
(Kyu Matsuzawa is on the market qmatsuzawa.com)
h/t @mikekofoed.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 2:15 PM
From what I can see, such a valuable piece of knowledge -
hooray for the authors, both doctoral students
(Kyu Matsuzawa is on the market qmatsuzawa.com)
h/t @mikekofoed.bsky.social
hooray for the authors, both doctoral students
(Kyu Matsuzawa is on the market qmatsuzawa.com)
h/t @mikekofoed.bsky.social
Folks, please don't accept invites from an account pretending to be me with my handle with a 1 after it.
Luckily, there seems to be only one of me on here...and only sparingly.
Thanks!
Luckily, there seems to be only one of me on here...and only sparingly.
Thanks!
December 16, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Folks, please don't accept invites from an account pretending to be me with my handle with a 1 after it.
Luckily, there seems to be only one of me on here...and only sparingly.
Thanks!
Luckily, there seems to be only one of me on here...and only sparingly.
Thanks!
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The benefits of tariffs are concentrated but the costs are diffuse.
Sure, tariffs might make *some* people rich, but not the nation overall - optimal tariffs, etc. - literally textbook Chinn-Irwin #econsky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
December 15, 2024 at 4:22 PM
The benefits of tariffs are concentrated but the costs are diffuse.
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2/3// There are 5 articles: @johncawley.bsky.social & Sammy Gold quantify market changes, @anne-m-burton.bsky.social provides advice as a JMC, @mikekofoed.bsky.social as a search chair, @sebastiantt.bsky.social holistically, & @toddyarbrough.bsky.social discusses the rise of teaching specialists.
December 6, 2024 at 3:39 PM
2/3// There are 5 articles: @johncawley.bsky.social & Sammy Gold quantify market changes, @anne-m-burton.bsky.social provides advice as a JMC, @mikekofoed.bsky.social as a search chair, @sebastiantt.bsky.social holistically, & @toddyarbrough.bsky.social discusses the rise of teaching specialists.
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1/3// #EconJMCs and Search Chairs: this year’s 3rd CSWEP News (@aeacswep.bsky.social) focused on the post-pandemic PhD job market. It highlights what has, and what hasn't, changed from the pre-COVID times, and provides corresponding resources and advice. #EconSky
www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
www.aeaweb.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:39 PM
1/3// #EconJMCs and Search Chairs: this year’s 3rd CSWEP News (@aeacswep.bsky.social) focused on the post-pandemic PhD job market. It highlights what has, and what hasn't, changed from the pre-COVID times, and provides corresponding resources and advice. #EconSky
www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
www.aeaweb.org/content/file...