Joshua Goodman

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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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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Nov 12

Here's my thread of this year's new scholars in Economics of Education and Education Policy.

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... 👇

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10h

Read the caption and understand what is happening here in Minnesota.

Our local schools are empty, many are at 50% or 70% absenteeism, it’s like COVID except with zero resources to support families or students. Because the federal government keeps specifically targeting them with terror tactics.

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 1d

A Few Goodmanagers

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 1d

Recently accepted by #QJE: “How Do You Identify a Good Manager?” by Weidmann, Vecci, Said, Bhalotra, Adhvaryu, Nyshadham, Tamayo, and Deming: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

How Do You Identify a Good Manager?

Abstract. We introduce and validate a novel approach to identifying good managers. In a pre-registered lab experiment, we causally identify managerial cont

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 1d

The last year in American higher ed finance has been unlike anything else we have ever seen. I shared a few thoughts on the topic in this piece.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Tennessee, said cuts within universities are mitigating some of the effects of these pressures.

Stanford University has announced $140 million in budget cuts tied to reduced federal research funding. There have also been budget reductions at Boston University, Cornell University and the University of Minnesota.

“The general financial challenges facing higher education prior to the Trump administration have not abated, and the cuts to federal funding have been notable,” said Kelchen.

But he is skeptical that deals with the White House, to which some institutions have committed, are the right way forward, because they can always be “pulled or renegotiated at a whim.”

“Universities need to try to get funding from other sources, such as students and donors,” Kelchen added, “but that is often easier said than done in a highly competitive landscape.”

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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 2d

New: Rahm Emanuel has stepped into a void in the Democratic party on education — but some of his key claims are questionable. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/01/22/r...

Can Rahm Emanuel fix schools and the Democratic Party in one fell swoop?

Democrats need to embrace reform-minded education policies and pivot away from race and gender issues, the former Chicago mayor says.

www.chalkbeat.org

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Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social · 2d

Curious about what people said in response to the RFI about "re-imagining" the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)? I put the public comments in one file (763 pages) and used AI to analyze the themes and areas of agreement and disagreement (5 pages) by audience ⬇️: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Web word processing, presentations and spreadsheets

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gbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social · 3d

Mass. AG Andrea Campbell has sued the Trump administration 47 times in the last year, over funding cuts, changes to birthright citizenship, research funding from the National Institutes of Health and more: https://bit.ly/4qwHPSy

AG Campbell highlights lawsuits against President Trump on the anniversary of his inauguration

Campbell says her legal challenges have protected nearly $3 billion in funding for Massachusetts.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d

#SCOTUS is likely to do the right thing in the Lisa Cook case.

But it's worth bearing in mind that this idea that the Fed is some bespoke exception to the unitary executive theory is utterly incoherent as a matter of both law and history—and is really just proof that the UET is itself bollocks:

153. Living by the Ipse Dixit

A constitutional principle like the "unitary executive theory" isn't worth all that much if the Supreme Court can conjure new, unprincipled exceptions to it by simply asserting that they exist.

www.stevevladeck.com

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 3d

And if you work in the economics of education space and are thinking about this, e-mail me.

Reposted by Kathleen J. Mullen, Scott A. Imberman, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham , and 1 more Kathleen J. Mullen, Scott A. Imberman, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 3d

The annual call for @nber.org nominations has been released, so if you're a researcher hoping to become affiliated, reach out to existing affiliates to get nominated.

If you're an existing affiliate, advocate for talented researchers, particularly those with networks not already full of NBER folks.

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Greg Linden

Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · 3d

Science personnel and funding gutted at astonishing scale in the US:

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Reposted by Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, C. Kirabo Jackson

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 4d

The @nber.org Summer Institute call for papers is now live:

www.nber.org/calls-papers...

[Note that typical meeting dates have been pushed back by a week due to Boston hosting FIFA World Cup events ending on July 9.]

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 4d

Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.

And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.

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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 4d

New: Taken on its own terms, the Trump administration's case for closing US ED is a bit vexing. Officials suggest this will boost student learning by getting the feds out of the way. But they're also saying that major federal programs will be preserved.

So what exactly will change for schools?

The Trump administration is trying to close the Education Department but keep its biggest programs

Officials want to close the Education Department but keep its programs. It’s not entirely clear what that accomplishes.

cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org

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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 5d

If you're hoping to show students evidence to support your tech rules/interactive pedagogical approach, here's what I use. Decidedly not comprehensive, but makes the key points.

1) You learn more without laptops—they distract you from me, your peers, and the material.

2) You learn more taking notes by hand, even if it feels less effective.

3) You learn more when your phone is completely out of sight—face down isn’t enough.

4) You learn more by actively engaging with peers, even if it feels you are not.

5) You learn more when this class is a supportive, connected community.

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 5d

This great article by @richpatterson.bsky.social (and father!):

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Computers and productivity: Evidence from laptop use in the college classroom

This paper evaluates the effect of classroom computer use on academic performance. Using a quasi-experimental design and administrative data, we find …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 5d

I'd like to convince my students to go laptop-less in class based on their preferences. I recall @justinwolfers.bsky.social showing his students the research on laptops in classroom to prove to them why it's a bad idea. Anyone have any good examples they could share?

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Liz Willen @lizhech.bsky.social · 5d

One tiny indication that this was a rush job is in the Federal Register notice. Both enforce and admissions are misspelled in a proposal that’s all about admissions enforcement. Those words are spelled “admssions” and “enforece.” via @jillbarshay.bsky.social hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Trump's admissions data collection strains college administrators

Universities must report student demographics, grades and test scores by March 18

hechingerreport.org

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 5d

A new NBER working paper by @riacton.bsky.social and colleagues finds economic benefits to a community college baccalaureate relative to an associate degree, but that an earnings penalty still exists in tech fields relative to a traditional bachelor's degree.

Community College Bachelor’s Degrees: How CCB Graduates’ Earnings Compare to AAs and BAs

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

www.nber.org

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Thor Berger @thorberger.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone talks about the "credibility revolution", but I think one of the most valuable shifts in econ over the last decade has been the rise of rigorous descriptive historical work like this in top journals:

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Oct 16

Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006,” by Lyons (@ronanlyons), Shertzer (@econhist-allday), Gray (@econhistoryorbust), and Agorastos: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006*

Abstract. We construct the first annual market rent and home sales price series for American cities over the 20th century using 2.7 million newspaper real

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Reposted by Joshua Goodman, David Darmofal

Jim Aloisi @jimaloisi.bsky.social · 7d

This is VERY bad news for #mapoli Red Line riders and another example of why it is not good policy to experiment with procurements like this, or use them as political talking points for creating local jobs. www.masslive.com/business/202...

CRRC will lay off workers because U.S. customs still blocking car shells from China

The MBTA said it stays laser-focused on answering questions from customs officials: “we remain confident that car shipments will be allowed to resume”.

www.masslive.com

Reposted by Michael A. Clemens, Joshua Goodman

APDU @apduorg.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: "Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA-27) introduced the Statistical Agency Integrity and Independence Act (H.R. 4907), legislation proposed in response to the President’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer..."

Read more from our friends at The Census Project

Statistical Agency Integrity and Independence Act - H.R. 4907 - The Census Project

Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA-27) introduced the Statistical Agency Integrity and

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Reposted by Lawrence F. Katz, Joshua Goodman, Michael Kevane

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 9d

#QJE Feb 2026, #8, “Marginal Returns to Public Universities,” by Jack Mountjoy: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Marginal Returns to Public Universities*

Abstract. This article studies the returns to enrolling in U.S. public universities by comparing the long-term outcomes of barely admitted versus barely re

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Reposted by Lawrence F. Katz, Joshua Goodman

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 9d

#QJE Feb 2026, #2, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*

Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca

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Reposted by Lawrence F. Katz, Joshua Goodman

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 9d

#QJE Feb 2026, #1, “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 behavioral and contextual peer effects, along with co

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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 9d

⚡Key takeaways from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series!

A summary of “Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment” by @joshua-goodman.com and Joseph Winkelmann

📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...

#AnnenbergEdExchange

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 9d

Now if I can just write one more great paper and catch up with Caroline Hoxby and Josh Angrist...

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 9d

Proud to be on the list and to have so many @buwheelock.bsky.social colleagues who also engage deeply and publicly with issues of serious importance to education policy!

www.bu.edu/wheelock/new...

Four Faculty Rated Top Educational Policy Influencers

BU Wheelock's Joshua Goodman, Anthony Abraham Jack, Marcus Winters, and David Chard were named among the top 200 most influential scholars in educational policy and practice.

www.bu.edu

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 9d

US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.

And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.

Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip

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