Wayne Sandholtz
@wsandholtz.bsky.social
waynesandholtz.com
Dad. Assistant Prof of Economics at @NovaSBE. PhD @UCSDEcon, BA @BYUEcon. Interested in development, education, and political economy. He. Him.
Dad. Assistant Prof of Economics at @NovaSBE. PhD @UCSDEcon, BA @BYUEcon. Interested in development, education, and political economy. He. Him.
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Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @robertohsu @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE who works on topics related to labor, entrepreneurship, and finance
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @robertohsu @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE who works on topics related to labor, entrepreneurship, and finance
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Local tax compliance is a key challenge for revenues & governance.
🎙️ Join Prof. @wsandholtz.bsky.social @NovaSBE for the next NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social at Quelimane 2025 Webinar on:
Willingness to Pay Local Taxes
📅 Mon, Sep 15 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz
📍 Online via Teams: bit.ly/48awYHy
🎙️ Join Prof. @wsandholtz.bsky.social @NovaSBE for the next NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social at Quelimane 2025 Webinar on:
Willingness to Pay Local Taxes
📅 Mon, Sep 15 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz
📍 Online via Teams: bit.ly/48awYHy
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Local tax compliance is a key challenge for revenues & governance.
🎙️ Join Prof. @wsandholtz.bsky.social @NovaSBE for the next NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social at Quelimane 2025 Webinar on:
Willingness to Pay Local Taxes
📅 Mon, Sep 15 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz
📍 Online via Teams: bit.ly/48awYHy
🎙️ Join Prof. @wsandholtz.bsky.social @NovaSBE for the next NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social at Quelimane 2025 Webinar on:
Willingness to Pay Local Taxes
📅 Mon, Sep 15 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz
📍 Online via Teams: bit.ly/48awYHy
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You have to bring the teachers along when you implement educational reform! waynesandholtz.com/pdfs/PSL_PE_... by @wsandholtz.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You have to bring the teachers along when you implement educational reform! waynesandholtz.com/pdfs/PSL_PE_... by @wsandholtz.bsky.social
You have to bring the teachers along when you implement educational reform! waynesandholtz.com/pdfs/PSL_PE_... by @wsandholtz.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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A 2011 Wisconsin reform weakened teachers' unions, raised test scores, and was a political win for its main proponent, from Barbara Biasi and Wayne Aaron Sandholtz https://www.nber.org/papers/w33666
April 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A 2011 Wisconsin reform weakened teachers' unions, raised test scores, and was a political win for its main proponent, from Barbara Biasi and Wayne Aaron Sandholtz https://www.nber.org/papers/w33666
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.@barbarabiasi.com
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
🚨🆕 In a new NBER working paper out today (tinyurl.com/2vv3vnhf), with
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
April 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
.@barbarabiasi.com
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
.@barbarabiasi.com
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
🚨🆕 In a new NBER working paper out today (tinyurl.com/2vv3vnhf), with
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
April 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
.@barbarabiasi.com
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
and I show that Scott Walker's teacher pay reform worked on 2 levels: it improved student performance, and it won votes.
Big implications for current policy debates -- and, I promise, something to cheese people off from every part of the political spectrum. 🧵:
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🚨🆕 In a new NBER working paper out today (tinyurl.com/2vv3vnhf), with
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
April 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🚨🆕 In a new NBER working paper out today (tinyurl.com/2vv3vnhf), with
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
@wsandholtz.bsky.social we ask a 🔥question: Can controversial public policies end up being political successes even when they cause lots of backlash? And if the answer is yes, what drives pol success? A thread 👇
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📢 New NOVAFRICA Working Paper!
"Urbanization, Political Interests, and Electoral Mobilization in Mozambique"
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Professors #AlexArmand, @wsandholtz.bsky.social, #PedroCVicente & PhD candidate @fredam22.bsky.social.
🔗Full paper: bit.ly/4j8dFB9
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hW8J27
"Urbanization, Political Interests, and Electoral Mobilization in Mozambique"
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Professors #AlexArmand, @wsandholtz.bsky.social, #PedroCVicente & PhD candidate @fredam22.bsky.social.
🔗Full paper: bit.ly/4j8dFB9
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hW8J27
April 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📢 New NOVAFRICA Working Paper!
"Urbanization, Political Interests, and Electoral Mobilization in Mozambique"
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Professors #AlexArmand, @wsandholtz.bsky.social, #PedroCVicente & PhD candidate @fredam22.bsky.social.
🔗Full paper: bit.ly/4j8dFB9
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hW8J27
"Urbanization, Political Interests, and Electoral Mobilization in Mozambique"
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Professors #AlexArmand, @wsandholtz.bsky.social, #PedroCVicente & PhD candidate @fredam22.bsky.social.
🔗Full paper: bit.ly/4j8dFB9
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hW8J27
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Mississippi State Univ. is hiring a tenure-track Econ Assistant Prof w/ August start!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
March 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Mississippi State Univ. is hiring a tenure-track Econ Assistant Prof w/ August start!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
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Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford will automatically consider all applicants from Africa for full funding for the MPhil in Economics - we have new scholarships for eligible students.
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
Aspiring economists from Africa:
Extended deadline 4 March
Oxford's CSAE offers full scholarships >3 year for African students
How?
Apply for grad studies in Econ = 2 yr Master's course w/ progress to PhD
We automatically consider all applicants
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
Extended deadline 4 March
Oxford's CSAE offers full scholarships >3 year for African students
How?
Apply for grad studies in Econ = 2 yr Master's course w/ progress to PhD
We automatically consider all applicants
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
MPhil in Economics | University of Oxford
About the courseThe MPhil in Economics is designed to provide rigorous training in economic theory, applied economics, and econometric methods. It is comparable to the first two years of a PhD
www.ox.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford will automatically consider all applicants from Africa for full funding for the MPhil in Economics - we have new scholarships for eligible students.
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
This is such a cool paper!
Recently accepted by #QJE, “What Works and For Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across the U.S.,” by Biasi (@barbarabiasi.com), Lafortune, and Schönholzer (@davidschonholzer.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
What Works and for Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across the U.S.*
Abstract. This paper identifies which investments in school facilities help students and which and are valued by homeowners. Using novel data on school dis
doi.org
February 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is such a cool paper!
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📢 New NOVAFRICA Working Paper by NovaSBE Professors @wsandholtz.bsky.social & #PedroCVicente
"Tax morale, public goods, and politics: Experimental evidence from Mozambique"
They use an RCT to explore how public goods info & political autonomy impact tax morale & electoral support.
🔗 bit.ly/3D5jZK7
"Tax morale, public goods, and politics: Experimental evidence from Mozambique"
They use an RCT to explore how public goods info & political autonomy impact tax morale & electoral support.
🔗 bit.ly/3D5jZK7
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📢 New NOVAFRICA Working Paper by NovaSBE Professors @wsandholtz.bsky.social & #PedroCVicente
"Tax morale, public goods, and politics: Experimental evidence from Mozambique"
They use an RCT to explore how public goods info & political autonomy impact tax morale & electoral support.
🔗 bit.ly/3D5jZK7
"Tax morale, public goods, and politics: Experimental evidence from Mozambique"
They use an RCT to explore how public goods info & political autonomy impact tax morale & electoral support.
🔗 bit.ly/3D5jZK7
I'll be teaching Development Economics to PhD students later this year and really psyched for it.
If you feel inclined to be a giant upon whose shoulders I could stand, I'd love to see the PhD dev syllabus from a class you think worked well.
If you feel inclined to be a giant upon whose shoulders I could stand, I'd love to see the PhD dev syllabus from a class you think worked well.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'll be teaching Development Economics to PhD students later this year and really psyched for it.
If you feel inclined to be a giant upon whose shoulders I could stand, I'd love to see the PhD dev syllabus from a class you think worked well.
If you feel inclined to be a giant upon whose shoulders I could stand, I'd love to see the PhD dev syllabus from a class you think worked well.
R&R! Woo
Are you a researcher who hopes your work will shape policy?
*Consider policymakers' incentives!*
For a policy to have legs, politicians must believe it will help them win elections🗳️. But researchers often (willfully?) overlook this crucial detail. A 🧵 on my recent WP: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
*Consider policymakers' incentives!*
For a policy to have legs, politicians must believe it will help them win elections🗳️. But researchers often (willfully?) overlook this crucial detail. A 🧵 on my recent WP: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
School reform in Liberia improved test scores but lost votes by
Public service reforms can provoke political backlash from service providers, but when quality increases sufficiently, the electoral rewards can outweigh the costs
voxdev.org
January 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
R&R! Woo
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⏳ One month left to submit - we are looking forward to your paper!
Scientific Chairs: Shafik Hebous and @fgerard.bsky.social + 35 committee members;
Local Organizers: Amos Njuguna (USIU), @dinapomeranz.bsky.social + team;
Keynotes: Rema Hanna, Niels Johannesen, Ravi Kanbur, @oyebolaoo.bsky.social .
Scientific Chairs: Shafik Hebous and @fgerard.bsky.social + 35 committee members;
Local Organizers: Amos Njuguna (USIU), @dinapomeranz.bsky.social + team;
Keynotes: Rema Hanna, Niels Johannesen, Ravi Kanbur, @oyebolaoo.bsky.social .
Here we go #EconSky #EconConf 📢
Proud to announce our #IIPF2025 congress Call for Papers.
Let's meet at USIU Nairobi in August 2025!
Submit your paper by Feb 15, 2025.
A bunch of links with more info available at iipf.org/cng.htm
Proud to announce our #IIPF2025 congress Call for Papers.
Let's meet at USIU Nairobi in August 2025!
Submit your paper by Feb 15, 2025.
A bunch of links with more info available at iipf.org/cng.htm
January 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
⏳ One month left to submit - we are looking forward to your paper!
Scientific Chairs: Shafik Hebous and @fgerard.bsky.social + 35 committee members;
Local Organizers: Amos Njuguna (USIU), @dinapomeranz.bsky.social + team;
Keynotes: Rema Hanna, Niels Johannesen, Ravi Kanbur, @oyebolaoo.bsky.social .
Scientific Chairs: Shafik Hebous and @fgerard.bsky.social + 35 committee members;
Local Organizers: Amos Njuguna (USIU), @dinapomeranz.bsky.social + team;
Keynotes: Rema Hanna, Niels Johannesen, Ravi Kanbur, @oyebolaoo.bsky.social .
These are the productivity enhancements I'm looking forward to in the AI economy. Make any movie a muppet movie
Pick a movie, keep one actor. The rest are muppets.
Interstellar
Michael Kaine
Interstellar
Michael Kaine
Pick a movie, keep one actor. The rest are muppets.
Taxi Driver
Only keep DeNiro as Travis Bickle
Taxi Driver
Only keep DeNiro as Travis Bickle
December 5, 2024 at 6:45 AM
These are the productivity enhancements I'm looking forward to in the AI economy. Make any movie a muppet movie
If you're curious about the posters in a starter pack but not ready to take the plunge on following them, you can make them a list and check in on them at your leisure. Very demure. Very mindful. nws-bot.us/bskyStarterP...
Convert BSky Starter Pack to List
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November 28, 2024 at 8:39 PM
If you're curious about the posters in a starter pack but not ready to take the plunge on following them, you can make them a list and check in on them at your leisure. Very demure. Very mindful. nws-bot.us/bskyStarterP...
Novafrica has entered the chat!
🌍✨Hello, BlueSky! We are NOVAFRICA, a research center at NovaSBE advancing evidence-based research in Africa & around the globe.
📚 From research projects & seminars to conferences & podcasts, we drive impactful change.
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#NOVAFRICA
📚 From research projects & seminars to conferences & podcasts, we drive impactful change.
🔎 Follow us for updates & more. Let’s connect!
🔗Web: novafrica.org
#NOVAFRICA
November 28, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Novafrica has entered the chat!
All policy is politics! Really cool work by @mrao.bsky.social
We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
All policy is politics! Really cool work by @mrao.bsky.social
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What do parents prefer, (a) on-site school meals, (b) take home rations or (c) #cashtransfers?
New evidence from #Ghana shows:
(a) > (b) coz of high meal prep time constraints at home;
(a) > (c) coz of food price volatility.
Abreh et al
www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
New evidence from #Ghana shows:
(a) > (b) coz of high meal prep time constraints at home;
(a) > (c) coz of food price volatility.
Abreh et al
www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
November 25, 2024 at 2:27 AM
What do parents prefer, (a) on-site school meals, (b) take home rations or (c) #cashtransfers?
New evidence from #Ghana shows:
(a) > (b) coz of high meal prep time constraints at home;
(a) > (c) coz of food price volatility.
Abreh et al
www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
New evidence from #Ghana shows:
(a) > (b) coz of high meal prep time constraints at home;
(a) > (c) coz of food price volatility.
Abreh et al
www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
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We have put together some of our favourite sources of research, newsletters, articles, blogs, podcasts & videos on development economics, including economists who have written for VoxDev, in this starter pack.
VoxDev has had ~2000 authors so let us know if we missed you! go.bsky.app/4rsxm7G
VoxDev has had ~2000 authors so let us know if we missed you! go.bsky.app/4rsxm7G
November 20, 2024 at 11:09 AM
We have put together some of our favourite sources of research, newsletters, articles, blogs, podcasts & videos on development economics, including economists who have written for VoxDev, in this starter pack.
VoxDev has had ~2000 authors so let us know if we missed you! go.bsky.app/4rsxm7G
VoxDev has had ~2000 authors so let us know if we missed you! go.bsky.app/4rsxm7G
Rad paper by a crack team:
📢 New Working Paper Alert! 🧵
“Resource Windfalls, Public Expenditures, and Local Economies” with @juanpablorud.bsky.social
We study whether inter-governmental transfers to local governments can stimulate economic activity.
ifs.org.uk/publications...
“Resource Windfalls, Public Expenditures, and Local Economies” with @juanpablorud.bsky.social
We study whether inter-governmental transfers to local governments can stimulate economic activity.
ifs.org.uk/publications...
November 21, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Rad paper by a crack team: