David H Feldman
@dhfeldman.bsky.social
I write about the economics of higher education and international trade.
Love New Mexico & cats.
My books:
https://academic.oup.com/book/7559
https://academic.oup.com/book/5108
Social media posts are my own views and do not reflect my employer.
Love New Mexico & cats.
My books:
https://academic.oup.com/book/7559
https://academic.oup.com/book/5108
Social media posts are my own views and do not reflect my employer.
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Here is a slightly revised, and much prettier, version of my new working paper on the impact of walking distance on first year student performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to measure this effect, which proved significant and surprisingly large.
www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
How do YOU spell collective punishment?
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
How do YOU spell collective punishment?
Sunset over Santa Fe, looking south to Sandia peak in the distance.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sunset over Santa Fe, looking south to Sandia peak in the distance.
What can I say, Michelin got it right. Dalessandro's FTW! 👍😀
Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
What can I say, Michelin got it right. Dalessandro's FTW! 👍😀
Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
Here is a slightly revised, and much prettier, version of my new working paper on the impact of walking distance on first year student performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to measure this effect, which proved significant and surprisingly large.
www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Here is a slightly revised, and much prettier, version of my new working paper on the impact of walking distance on first year student performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to measure this effect, which proved significant and surprisingly large.
www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
Please distribute this to every Cuban in south Florida. Almost sixty-eight percent of Miami-Dade Cuban voters pulled the lever for this.
www.wcax.com/2025/11/21/m...
www.wcax.com/2025/11/21/m...
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Please distribute this to every Cuban in south Florida. Almost sixty-eight percent of Miami-Dade Cuban voters pulled the lever for this.
www.wcax.com/2025/11/21/m...
www.wcax.com/2025/11/21/m...
Telling people that their feelings and experiences are wrong usually makes them angry. It may make the political spinmeister feel like they're doing something to counter a developing narrative, but denying what people see all around them has always been a losing strategy.
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Telling people that their feelings and experiences are wrong usually makes them angry. It may make the political spinmeister feel like they're doing something to counter a developing narrative, but denying what people see all around them has always been a losing strategy.
Sounds Fox like.
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Sounds Fox like.
Nice piece by @rosehorowitch.bsky.social on mathematical (il)literacy among incoming students at American universities.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
I'd like to add some corroborative evidence about the timing.
This is a fairly recent phenomenon.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
I'd like to add some corroborative evidence about the timing.
This is a fairly recent phenomenon.
‘A Recipe for Idiocracy’
What happens when even college students can’t do math anymore?
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Nice piece by @rosehorowitch.bsky.social on mathematical (il)literacy among incoming students at American universities.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
I'd like to add some corroborative evidence about the timing.
This is a fairly recent phenomenon.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
I'd like to add some corroborative evidence about the timing.
This is a fairly recent phenomenon.
In all likelihood a small army of TA's already takes care of mundane tasks like grading exams.
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
In all likelihood a small army of TA's already takes care of mundane tasks like grading exams.
Couldn't agree more!
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Couldn't agree more!
Oh my, what a goal! David O'Feldman approves!
Actually, my grandmother was born in Donegal back in 1904 and was a native Irish speaker.
Actually, my grandmother was born in Donegal back in 1904 and was a native Irish speaker.
Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Oh my, what a goal! David O'Feldman approves!
Actually, my grandmother was born in Donegal back in 1904 and was a native Irish speaker.
Actually, my grandmother was born in Donegal back in 1904 and was a native Irish speaker.
Karl ambushed him. He had that diagram all ready to go when Hassett spouted nonsense. That's an elegant way to call bullshit on a bullshitter who ought to be shunned by everyone in the economics profession.
Hassett is a complete and utter hack. He knows better, but he lies for his corrupt boss.
Hassett is a complete and utter hack. He knows better, but he lies for his corrupt boss.
KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Karl ambushed him. He had that diagram all ready to go when Hassett spouted nonsense. That's an elegant way to call bullshit on a bullshitter who ought to be shunned by everyone in the economics profession.
Hassett is a complete and utter hack. He knows better, but he lies for his corrupt boss.
Hassett is a complete and utter hack. He knows better, but he lies for his corrupt boss.
We're gonna see some amazing public trials once this administration (and party) is cleaned out of the executive branch. The GOP will scream "Lawfare." Let them. These trials will be necessary to restore American democracy. There can be no return to a status quo ante without a full reckoning.
The formula is set. Any crony who committed crimes in the past sues the government now, then DOJ “settles” with a vast payout.
Result: limitless payments straight from Treasury to cronies.
Breathtaking corruption poisons us. It steals money from every Conservative and Liberal American taxpayer.
Result: limitless payments straight from Treasury to cronies.
Breathtaking corruption poisons us. It steals money from every Conservative and Liberal American taxpayer.
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We're gonna see some amazing public trials once this administration (and party) is cleaned out of the executive branch. The GOP will scream "Lawfare." Let them. These trials will be necessary to restore American democracy. There can be no return to a status quo ante without a full reckoning.
Jim Ryan's letter should spark a January investigation into potential Board malfeasance at UVA. Spanberger is absolutely right in suggesting that UVA's presidential search needs to be paused.
Yet the ultimate goal needs to be a restoration of institutional ..
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Yet the ultimate goal needs to be a restoration of institutional ..
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Jim Ryan Breaks Silence on UVA Resignation
The former University of Virginia president who resigned abruptly in June accused the board of being dishonest about the circumstances of his exit and complicit in his ouster.
www.insidehighered.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Jim Ryan's letter should spark a January investigation into potential Board malfeasance at UVA. Spanberger is absolutely right in suggesting that UVA's presidential search needs to be paused.
Yet the ultimate goal needs to be a restoration of institutional ..
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Yet the ultimate goal needs to be a restoration of institutional ..
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
New working paper!
Did you know that walking distance to class is a significant and meaningful predictor of grade performance in first year students? We didn't either, so we tested the proposition using data from W&M over two academic years when dorm allocation to first year students was random.
Did you know that walking distance to class is a significant and meaningful predictor of grade performance in first year students? We didn't either, so we tested the proposition using data from W&M over two academic years when dorm allocation to first year students was random.
Graded Walks: How Students' Dorm Locations Affect Grade Perf
We evaluate the impact of walking distance from dormitory to classroom on academic performance among first-year students at William & Mary. Leveraging a natural experiment created by the university's
ideas.repec.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
New working paper!
Did you know that walking distance to class is a significant and meaningful predictor of grade performance in first year students? We didn't either, so we tested the proposition using data from W&M over two academic years when dorm allocation to first year students was random.
Did you know that walking distance to class is a significant and meaningful predictor of grade performance in first year students? We didn't either, so we tested the proposition using data from W&M over two academic years when dorm allocation to first year students was random.
Trust the elderly and increasingly doddering grandpa from Mar-A-Lago to confuse Chicago's Magnificent Mile with Miracle Mile in Coral Gables.
I was born in Coral Gables and spent a lot of time wandering around Miracle Mile. My grandparents lived in Coral Gables in the 40s through 60s.
I was born in Coral Gables and spent a lot of time wandering around Miracle Mile. My grandparents lived in Coral Gables in the 40s through 60s.
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trust the elderly and increasingly doddering grandpa from Mar-A-Lago to confuse Chicago's Magnificent Mile with Miracle Mile in Coral Gables.
I was born in Coral Gables and spent a lot of time wandering around Miracle Mile. My grandparents lived in Coral Gables in the 40s through 60s.
I was born in Coral Gables and spent a lot of time wandering around Miracle Mile. My grandparents lived in Coral Gables in the 40s through 60s.
We'll see if Schumer has any control over the Democratic caucus ...
He could move the eight out of any major role on Senate committees and replace them with new people. Jean Shaheen is the "Ranking Member" on the foreign relations committee. Durbin on the Judiciary Committee. That should end.
He could move the eight out of any major role on Senate committees and replace them with new people. Jean Shaheen is the "Ranking Member" on the foreign relations committee. Durbin on the Judiciary Committee. That should end.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We'll see if Schumer has any control over the Democratic caucus ...
He could move the eight out of any major role on Senate committees and replace them with new people. Jean Shaheen is the "Ranking Member" on the foreign relations committee. Durbin on the Judiciary Committee. That should end.
He could move the eight out of any major role on Senate committees and replace them with new people. Jean Shaheen is the "Ranking Member" on the foreign relations committee. Durbin on the Judiciary Committee. That should end.
@kaine.senate.gov, this defeat is on you. When Virginians see their ACA premiums soar and want to blame someone, many will blame Democrats. They will be right to do so.
You have failed us.
You have failed us.
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@kaine.senate.gov, this defeat is on you. When Virginians see their ACA premiums soar and want to blame someone, many will blame Democrats. They will be right to do so.
You have failed us.
You have failed us.
Our government is foul. People who think this is good are ... foul.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Our government is foul. People who think this is good are ... foul.
Tonight‘s libation is the Alaska. Monkey 47 gin and yellow chartreuse, with orange bitters and a twist of lemon.
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tonight‘s libation is the Alaska. Monkey 47 gin and yellow chartreuse, with orange bitters and a twist of lemon.
Justin has a knack for condensing a set of major arguments into less than a minute of air time.
Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Justin has a knack for condensing a set of major arguments into less than a minute of air time.
Yep. JD Vance and his bullshit politics ...
Go, Josh.
Go, Josh.
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yep. JD Vance and his bullshit politics ...
Go, Josh.
Go, Josh.
Sandwich Man found innocent!
I guess the DOJ had a .... sub-par case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
I guess the DOJ had a .... sub-par case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury chews over fate of 'sandwich guy,' who became a D.C. hero after chucking a sub at a federal officer
Defense attorney Sabrina Shroff told the jury that "a footlong from Subway could not and certainly did not inflict bodily harm."
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Sandwich Man found innocent!
I guess the DOJ had a .... sub-par case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
I guess the DOJ had a .... sub-par case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Poor lost Mike ...
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Poor lost Mike ...