Danielle Graves Williamson
@daniellecgw.bsky.social
Econ PhD Candidate at Boston University
Econ History | Education | Labor | Social Insurance
2025 Spencer/NAED Dissertation Fellow
Council of Economics Advisers alum 2024
Raised in Alabama
https://daniellecgw.github.io/
Econ History | Education | Labor | Social Insurance
2025 Spencer/NAED Dissertation Fellow
Council of Economics Advisers alum 2024
Raised in Alabama
https://daniellecgw.github.io/
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👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
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I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
Hi #SEA2025! I’m presenting my JMP on segregation academies at SEA today alongside some other great papers on labor and education in US history!
📍Edison (3rd floor JW marriot)
⏰ 1pm
📍Edison (3rd floor JW marriot)
⏰ 1pm
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hi #SEA2025! I’m presenting my JMP on segregation academies at SEA today alongside some other great papers on labor and education in US history!
📍Edison (3rd floor JW marriot)
⏰ 1pm
📍Edison (3rd floor JW marriot)
⏰ 1pm
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Mississippi has long failed to count and report all deaths in local jails that serve the state’s 82 counties, despite a federal requirement to do so. These often dangerous facilities operate virtually free of any state oversight.
Why No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippi’s Jails
Mississippi has long failed to count and report all deaths in local jails that serve the state’s 82 counties, despite a federal requirement to do so.
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Mississippi has long failed to count and report all deaths in local jails that serve the state’s 82 counties, despite a federal requirement to do so. These often dangerous facilities operate virtually free of any state oversight.
Reposted by Danielle Graves Williamson
Deeply concerned about the trauma and developmental harm this admin is inflicting on students. Local news reporting absenteeism rate post ICE raid doubled relative to its rate from prior year in Charlotte. What @tomdee.bsky.social found in Central Valley, CA occurring in many cities throughout US.
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Deeply concerned about the trauma and developmental harm this admin is inflicting on students. Local news reporting absenteeism rate post ICE raid doubled relative to its rate from prior year in Charlotte. What @tomdee.bsky.social found in Central Valley, CA occurring in many cities throughout US.
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Girls’ test scores dropped more than boys’ post pandemic—but not everywhere. We use 15 years of data from 7k+ districts to understand why, and what this might teach us about how societal shocks impact gender disparities in ed outcomes. Hear sean present our findings tomorrow: lnkd.in/eEe-DTND
Why have girls' test scores declined relative to boys' in recent years? Next Tuesday (11/18) at 4 pm, join the PIER Public Seminar series for a conversation with Stanford University's sean...
Why have girls' test scores declined relative to boys' in recent years? Next Tuesday (11/18) at 4 pm, join the PIER Public Seminar series for a conversation with Stanford University's sean reardon, wh...
www.linkedin.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Girls’ test scores dropped more than boys’ post pandemic—but not everywhere. We use 15 years of data from 7k+ districts to understand why, and what this might teach us about how societal shocks impact gender disparities in ed outcomes. Hear sean present our findings tomorrow: lnkd.in/eEe-DTND
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I remember when this was a thing in my town. All of a sudden, a new private school opened… it was just several rooms in an office building. And I remember my parents conversation at the dinner table saying that other parents had taken their kids out of public school
The student attended a "segregation academy," an all-white private school established in the 1950s, 60s, or 70s to maintain school segregation.
We know little about how these schools, called "the most important form of local resistance", affected public schools and students.
2/12
We know little about how these schools, called "the most important form of local resistance", affected public schools and students.
2/12
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I remember when this was a thing in my town. All of a sudden, a new private school opened… it was just several rooms in an office building. And I remember my parents conversation at the dinner table saying that other parents had taken their kids out of public school
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💰 Childcare in the U.S. is expensive: in 2022, annual costs ranged from 5% to 35% of median income.
Prices are highest in the Northeast and West Coast, but many counties elsewhere still fact childcare costs >20% of median household income.
Prices are highest in the Northeast and West Coast, but many counties elsewhere still fact childcare costs >20% of median household income.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
💰 Childcare in the U.S. is expensive: in 2022, annual costs ranged from 5% to 35% of median income.
Prices are highest in the Northeast and West Coast, but many counties elsewhere still fact childcare costs >20% of median household income.
Prices are highest in the Northeast and West Coast, but many counties elsewhere still fact childcare costs >20% of median household income.
Reposted by Danielle Graves Williamson
👋 I'm a health and labour economist on the #EconJobMarket!
My JMP explores a factor that often comes up when talking to people about having children - childcare costs
🗣️ “It’s frustrating to read articles asking why people aren’t having kids - have they looked at the cost of childcare?”
🧵…
My JMP explores a factor that often comes up when talking to people about having children - childcare costs
🗣️ “It’s frustrating to read articles asking why people aren’t having kids - have they looked at the cost of childcare?”
🧵…
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
👋 I'm a health and labour economist on the #EconJobMarket!
My JMP explores a factor that often comes up when talking to people about having children - childcare costs
🗣️ “It’s frustrating to read articles asking why people aren’t having kids - have they looked at the cost of childcare?”
🧵…
My JMP explores a factor that often comes up when talking to people about having children - childcare costs
🗣️ “It’s frustrating to read articles asking why people aren’t having kids - have they looked at the cost of childcare?”
🧵…
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The Alabama Reflector is launching its end-of-year fundraiser today! We’re trying to raise $5,000 to support our independent, nonprofit journalism. Every donation is tax-deductible. If you like what you’ve seen from us in 2025, consider a small donation at the link below.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Alabama Reflector is launching its end-of-year fundraiser today! We’re trying to raise $5,000 to support our independent, nonprofit journalism. Every donation is tax-deductible. If you like what you’ve seen from us in 2025, consider a small donation at the link below.
Hi #APPAM2025! I'm presenting my JMP on segregation academies this morning with some other great work on school stratification by income and race -- would love to see folks there!
📍Grand Hyatt, Leonesa 3
⏰ 10:15 - 11:45 AM
📍Grand Hyatt, Leonesa 3
⏰ 10:15 - 11:45 AM
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hi #APPAM2025! I'm presenting my JMP on segregation academies this morning with some other great work on school stratification by income and race -- would love to see folks there!
📍Grand Hyatt, Leonesa 3
⏰ 10:15 - 11:45 AM
📍Grand Hyatt, Leonesa 3
⏰ 10:15 - 11:45 AM
Michael is a dear friend, an excellent writer and presenter (communicator of research), and pretty funny. My work is better because I share an office with him. Everyone should check out his JMP 👇
Hi #EconSky, I'm on the #EconJobMarket!
My JMP provides the first evidence on how teacher labor market shocks affect long-run student outcomes.
I study one of the largest teacher supply shocks in US history, larger even than Covid or the Great Recession.
Let’s talk about WWII… 🧵
My JMP provides the first evidence on how teacher labor market shocks affect long-run student outcomes.
I study one of the largest teacher supply shocks in US history, larger even than Covid or the Great Recession.
Let’s talk about WWII… 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Michael is a dear friend, an excellent writer and presenter (communicator of research), and pretty funny. My work is better because I share an office with him. Everyone should check out his JMP 👇
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TLDR APPAM Ed Policy folks informal happy hour tonight starting at 6, at Seattle Beer Co. #2025Appam #Appam2025
All welcome, hope to see you there!
All welcome, hope to see you there!
Hi folks attending #2025APPAM #APPAM2025! Excited to see many of you in Seattle this week.
As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).
As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
TLDR APPAM Ed Policy folks informal happy hour tonight starting at 6, at Seattle Beer Co. #2025Appam #Appam2025
All welcome, hope to see you there!
All welcome, hope to see you there!
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Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident, from Sarah R. Cohodes and Katherine B. Leu www.nber.org/papers/w34456
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident, from Sarah R. Cohodes and Katherine B. Leu www.nber.org/papers/w34456
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This is such interesting and impt work--and especially so in light of today's voucher push and the fact that, per @douglasharris9.bsky.social, the average private school in the US is a low-tuition school serving 30 kids. It'd be pretty cheap to create new, low-quality, segregative private schools.
3️⃣ We find white children exposed to academies fared worse as adults.
📉 Human capital index ↓ 0.04 SD
📉 Economic self-sufficiency ↓ 0.06 SD
This evidence suggests White families may have sacrificed educational quality to maintain racial segregation.
11/12
📉 Human capital index ↓ 0.04 SD
📉 Economic self-sufficiency ↓ 0.06 SD
This evidence suggests White families may have sacrificed educational quality to maintain racial segregation.
11/12
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is such interesting and impt work--and especially so in light of today's voucher push and the fact that, per @douglasharris9.bsky.social, the average private school in the US is a low-tuition school serving 30 kids. It'd be pretty cheap to create new, low-quality, segregative private schools.
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Reposted by Danielle Graves Williamson
At 15 of the 20 academies benefiting from the tax credit program, student bodies were at least 85% white…And among the 20, enrollments at five were more than 60 percentage points whiter than their communities.”
www.propublica.org/article/miss...
www.propublica.org/article/miss...
Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
At 15 of the 20 academies benefiting from the tax credit program, student bodies were at least 85% white…And among the 20, enrollments at five were more than 60 percentage points whiter than their communities.”
www.propublica.org/article/miss...
www.propublica.org/article/miss...
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Mississippi
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Mississippi
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The aggressive immigration raids we now see across the nation began 10 months ago in California's Central Valley. Their impact on children, families, and communities is an important & active area of research
I'm pleased my study of the initial raid's early impact on students is now out in @pnas.org
I'm pleased my study of the initial raid's early impact on students is now out in @pnas.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The aggressive immigration raids we now see across the nation began 10 months ago in California's Central Valley. Their impact on children, families, and communities is an important & active area of research
I'm pleased my study of the initial raid's early impact on students is now out in @pnas.org
I'm pleased my study of the initial raid's early impact on students is now out in @pnas.org
a small thing you can do today if you’re mad about the government shutdown: I just donated to my hometown food bank (www.feedingthegulfcoast.org) and you can too! also vote if you are able, etc, etc
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Food bank serving 24 counties across South Alabama, South Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle
www.feedingthegulfcoast.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
a small thing you can do today if you’re mad about the government shutdown: I just donated to my hometown food bank (www.feedingthegulfcoast.org) and you can too! also vote if you are able, etc, etc
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Through segregation, violence, redlining, and sundown towns, Black families traveled. How did they know where to go? What places were safe? What places were welcoming? Search the data on this important part of American history: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
#EconSky
#EconSky
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Through segregation, violence, redlining, and sundown towns, Black families traveled. How did they know where to go? What places were safe? What places were welcoming? Search the data on this important part of American history: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
#EconSky
#EconSky
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For The Conversation, I wrote about how White Southerners are making sense of what it means to be White in these times.
In a nutshell, it’s complicated.
I hope you’ll read and share widely.
theconversation.com/its-a-compli...
In a nutshell, it’s complicated.
I hope you’ll read and share widely.
theconversation.com/its-a-compli...
‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on race reflect that
How do white Southerners think about their racial status in a world that is scrutinizing white advantages? Researchers found people across the political spectrum grappling with what being white means.
theconversation.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
For The Conversation, I wrote about how White Southerners are making sense of what it means to be White in these times.
In a nutshell, it’s complicated.
I hope you’ll read and share widely.
theconversation.com/its-a-compli...
In a nutshell, it’s complicated.
I hope you’ll read and share widely.
theconversation.com/its-a-compli...
Reposted by Danielle Graves Williamson
How segregated are your local private schools?
With our database, look up the demographics of private schools across the country and see how they compare to the public schools nearby.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social @natlash.bsky.social @bxroberts.org
With our database, look up the demographics of private schools across the country and see how they compare to the public schools nearby.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social @natlash.bsky.social @bxroberts.org
Private School Demographics — ProPublica
Look up the demographics of private schools across the country and see how they compare to the public schools nearby.
projects.propublica.org
July 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How segregated are your local private schools?
With our database, look up the demographics of private schools across the country and see how they compare to the public schools nearby.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social @natlash.bsky.social @bxroberts.org
With our database, look up the demographics of private schools across the country and see how they compare to the public schools nearby.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social @natlash.bsky.social @bxroberts.org
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Sometimes good research just finally provides well-designed evidence for an assumption many hold: supply in sex work is driven by economic slumps.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
Redirecting
doi.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Sometimes good research just finally provides well-designed evidence for an assumption many hold: supply in sex work is driven by economic slumps.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
Reposted by Danielle Graves Williamson
Excited to see my first paper out!
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"Fallen women: Recessions and the supply of sex work"
By @grant-goehring.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics
"Fallen women: Recessions and the supply of sex work"
By @grant-goehring.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics
June 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Excited to see my first paper out!