A really great Education Economics workshop yesterday in Stockholm with several fantastic presentations including a keynote by none other than @kirabojackson.bsky.social !
This suggests very low breakeven
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More here, including sources for these claims. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/03/24/c...
I agree that there remain many big open questions about the future of higher education. But any predictions about the future need to start with a basic understanding of the present.
Each ICE operation generates roughly $196,000 in monthly losses for nearby businesses and communities. (That's 11x the government's administrative cost of a deportation.)
Why?
ICE activity decreases foot traffic in those public areas.
Arin Dube
Now is the time to let the AEA know who you'd like to see in editorial positions at AEA journals. Link for nominations (including self-nominations): www.aeaweb.org/journals/edi...
Thanks! @aeajournals.bsky.social #EconSky
And can the enrollment boom last as artificial intelligence threatens to change the job market?
I hate a bad haircut as much as the next guy, but this seems disproportionate....
Know an economist who'd make a great AEA journal editor or board member? Nominate them — or yourself!
Delighted to share our revised paper (w/ @juliaturner.bsky.social & @jacobbastian.bsky.social ) showing that Universal Pre-K has broad effects on local labor markets — effects well beyond only mothers. Larger effects for full-day programs. nber.org/papers/w33767
#EconSky #EarlyChildhood #ECE
Fascinating paper just out in @jlaborecon.bsky.social by Ben Ost, Weixiang Pan, and @dougwebberecon.bsky.social.
Part of the economic value of college comes not from human capital or signaling but from a third thing: professional networks.
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Erzo F.P. Luttmer
C. Kirabo Jackson
Matt Barnum
John Holbein
C. Kirabo Jackson
C. Kirabo Jackson
Now is the time to let the AEA know who you'd like to see in editorial positions at AEA journals. Link for nominations (including self-nominations): www.aeaweb.org/journals/edi...
Thanks! @aeajournals.bsky.social #EconSky
Joshua Goodman
Here's a great training from @peerresearch.bsky.social explaining how researchers can provide the most effective public comments!
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Erzo F.P. Luttmer
Dominique Baker
In this newsletter I outline important actions to take.
1. Submit a comment opposing the rule change.
2. Contact state legislators to ensure states are engaged with the impact at the state and local level.
3. Contact members of Congress.
4. Spread awareness.
This rundown is a great source:
open.substack.com
Russell Vought is going to destroy American Science
Commentary: To get a license from Illinois to cut hair, aspiring barbers must complete the same number of training hours commercial airline pilots are required to log for flight training: 1,500. It’s nearly double the 640 hours required for Illinois State Police officers.
