Pamela Metz
@pamelametz.bsky.social
Dir of Chapter Development @scholars.org.
Founding Associate Director, Harvard Inequality & Social Policy (1998-2021)🚢
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Founding Associate Director, Harvard Inequality & Social Policy (1998-2021)🚢
🔸 scholars.org/staff/pamela-metz
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The first of the two is a collab with political scientist Nathan Chan. We used two waves of CMPS data (including the latest 2024) to examine relationship between meritocracy and deportation sentiments among Asian and Latino Americans
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November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The first of the two is a collab with political scientist Nathan Chan. We used two waves of CMPS data (including the latest 2024) to examine relationship between meritocracy and deportation sentiments among Asian and Latino Americans
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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@robertmanduca.bsky.social @bhighsmith.bsky.social & Jacob Waggoner—Incredible work! Looking forward to diving in!
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@robertmanduca.bsky.social @bhighsmith.bsky.social & Jacob Waggoner—Incredible work! Looking forward to diving in!
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Policy implication: Supporting legacy energy communities likely requires deliberate human capital policy (not just physical capital investment incentives) to help regions rebuild and recover.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Policy implication: Supporting legacy energy communities likely requires deliberate human capital policy (not just physical capital investment incentives) to help regions rebuild and recover.
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tldr: Recent collapse of coal mining emp in Appalachia ➡️
- No detectable increase in postsecondary training investments;
- Big rise in govt transfers, driven by Medicaid (& not explained by ACA alone)
So, safety-net use rose, but human cap investment didn’t (unlike responses in other settings)
- No detectable increase in postsecondary training investments;
- Big rise in govt transfers, driven by Medicaid (& not explained by ACA alone)
So, safety-net use rose, but human cap investment didn’t (unlike responses in other settings)
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
tldr: Recent collapse of coal mining emp in Appalachia ➡️
- No detectable increase in postsecondary training investments;
- Big rise in govt transfers, driven by Medicaid (& not explained by ACA alone)
So, safety-net use rose, but human cap investment didn’t (unlike responses in other settings)
- No detectable increase in postsecondary training investments;
- Big rise in govt transfers, driven by Medicaid (& not explained by ACA alone)
So, safety-net use rose, but human cap investment didn’t (unlike responses in other settings)
Reposted by Pamela Metz
Reflecting on his work & acknowledging the importance of research in the policymaking process, Dr. Martínez said: "My hope is for a future where policy prioritizes human life and dignity, where communities have the tools to protect each other, and where our research helps make that future possible.”
October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reflecting on his work & acknowledging the importance of research in the policymaking process, Dr. Martínez said: "My hope is for a future where policy prioritizes human life and dignity, where communities have the tools to protect each other, and where our research helps make that future possible.”
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Full research & media coverage:
📄 Research: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
🎙️ NPR: soundcloud.com/chika-okafor...
📄 Research: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
🎙️ NPR: soundcloud.com/chika-okafor...
Seeing Through Color Blindness: Social Networks as a Mechanism for Discrimination | The Journal of Law and Economics: Vol 68, No 3
Abstract I study labor markets in which firms both hire via referrals and are race blind or color-blind. I develop an employment model showing that despite initial equality in ability, employment, wag...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Full research & media coverage:
📄 Research: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
🎙️ NPR: soundcloud.com/chika-okafor...
📄 Research: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
🎙️ NPR: soundcloud.com/chika-okafor...
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You can find the National Academies of Science report here. The bottom line is that we can use the tax system to vastly reduce poverty.
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
You can find the National Academies of Science report here. The bottom line is that we can use the tax system to vastly reduce poverty.
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2916...