Doug Webber
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Principal Economist, @federalreserve. Opinions are my own. I have many dogs.
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Robert Kelchen
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@dubravkaritter.bsky.social
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@dougwebberecon.bsky.social
, and I have a new Education Next article out that offers a less technical look at our research on predicting college closures using machine learning techniques.
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Colleges Are Closing. Who Might Be Next?
How machine learning can fill data gaps and help forecast the future
https://www.educationnext.org/colleges-are-closing-who-might-be-next-how-machine-learning-fill-data-gaps-forecast-future/
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If anybody is interested in a good cry
xkcd.com/3172/
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Fifteen Years
https://xkcd.com/3172/
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I truly enjoy a mischevious dog who likes to cause minor trouble.
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"The combination of luck, the courage to make mistakes, and a little initiative can lead to much success. But know this: the world needs more from you than personal achievements and individual success. I strongly urge you to find time in your careers for public service." -Chair Powell
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Baccalaureate remarks by Chair Powell at the Princeton University Baccalaureate Ceremony
Thank you, President Eisgruber, for the opportunity to speak here today. Congratulations to the Princeton University class of 2025 on the tremendous achievemen
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20250525a.htm
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Zach Bleemer
7 months ago
New study: The relative wage premium for going to college has halved for low-income Americans since 1960. What is to blame? Rising selectivity? Tuition hikes? State disinvestment? We decompose changes in the premium since 1900 to find out. đź§µ#EconTwitter
nber.org/papers/w33797
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Actual conversation: Catherine: "Doug!" Me: "Yes? C: "Do you want to see something really cool!?" Me: "Is it another STATA graph?" C: "Yes!"
7 months ago
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I am constantly amazed at what assistive technology can do compared to when I was a kid.
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Molly says "Go Birds!"
10 months ago
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My view from the kitchen while I am cooking dinner.
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C. Kirabo Jackson
11 months ago
As I am now handling papers at AEJ:Policy again, I want to encourage authors of papers that identify partial equilibrium effects to consider (in a rigorous manner) how they relate to policy effects or general equilibrium effects.
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Robert Kelchen
11 months ago
Using new IPEDS finance data, I took a look at the public and private colleges that consistently lose money. Forty-nine of the nearly 1,500 four-year institutions with available data lost money in eight or more of the last ten years--not a good sign.
robertkelchen.com/2025/01/07/w...
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Which Colleges Always Lose Money?
It is safe to say that there is a lot of concern right now about the financial viability of higher education. And while I think fewer colleges are going to close than pundits predict (and check out…
https://robertkelchen.com/2025/01/07/which-colleges-always-lose-money/
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I really wish Apple would pivot this toward the low-vision community. With some costless changes (granting developer access to the cameras/allow zoom) it would instantly be the best high-tech assistive device on the market.
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Robert Kelchen
11 months ago
Here is the reading list that I will be using when I get to teach a PhD class in higher education finance this spring. Happy reading!
robertkelchen.com/2025/01/02/m...
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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List
I hope that everyone had a restful break and is excited to come back for what will undoubtedly be an eventful year in the world of higher education. This spring is going to be quite busy for me wit…
https://robertkelchen.com/2025/01/02/my-2025-higher-ed-finance-reading-list/
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tom t
11 months ago
I'll leave it to others to review Jimmy Carter's political legacy - but I'm going to reshare this extraordinary story of how - as young Navy engineer - he had himself lowered into a nuclear reactor undergoing meltdown to fix the jammed control rods.đź§Ş
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/jimmy-c...
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Derek Thompson
12 months ago
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random. Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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Makoto Nakajima
12 months ago
(From Fed Board post on X. Great opportunity for PhD students doing macro!
#econsky
) The Federal Reserve Board is hiring Ph.D. Dissertation Fellows for summer 2025. Applications will be accepted through February 1, 2025. To learn more and apply, visit:
frbog.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Graduate Dissertation Fellow Program, Economic Research (Summer 2025)
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
https://frbog.taleo.net/careersection/1/jobdetail.ftl?job=R024879
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Nathan Blascak
12 months ago
Just in time before the holidays! New FEDS Notes with my coauthor Anna Tranfaglia on gender differences in credit card limit *changes*.
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...
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A Note on Gender Differences in Credit Card Limit Changes
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/a-note-on-gender-differences-in-credit-card-limit-changes-20241220.html
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Robert Kelchen
12 months ago
Operating costs for higher education rose by an estimated 3.4% in Fiscal Year 2024. For most colleges, revenue did not increase to match, requiring pulling from reserves or making cuts.
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College operating costs rose 3.4% in fiscal 2024
Commonfund Institute’s latest Higher Education Price Index shows that cost spikes slowed — but that doesn’t make them any less painful.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/college-operating-costs-rose-34-in-fiscal-2024/735560/
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John Cawley
12 months ago
As of 2024-12-01, the # of total jobs listed on JOE is down 4.9% from this point last year, down 25.1% from 2022, and down 15.7% from 2021. 2/8
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John Cawley
12 months ago
From our AEA cttee on the job market, here's the December update on the status of the job mkt for PhD economists of the 2024-25 cycle. A thread with graphs follows...
#EconJobMarket
#EconSky
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@aeacswep.bsky.social
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Dubravka Ritter
about 1 year ago
College closures have been in the news lately, and especially in the greater Philly area.
@dougwebberecon.bsky.social
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@robertkelchen.com
and I have been working on improving on existing methods for predicting closures — and financial distress more generally — in higher ed. Check out the paper!
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Economists on Thanksgiving (and every day tbh): "I am thankful for FRED"
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about 1 year ago
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I was woken up this morning by a kissing-attack and this view
about 1 year ago
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Adam Shapiro
about 1 year ago
Got the ball rolling on a Fed Economists starter pack
go.bsky.app/GudXeoo
Fed economists, let me know if you’re on Bluesky and I’ll add you
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Jonathan Smith
about 1 year ago
We're hiring at
@gsueconomics.bsky.social
! Come join our econ dept at Georgia State University! ATL is amazing! We are hiring for two tenured chair positions The first position is active on JOE and is open field; the second position will be posted soon.
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
#EconSky
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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=111475220
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Joshua Goodman
about 1 year ago
If you or someone you know might be interested in pursuing a PhD in Education Policy with our group at BU Wheelock, join us for a Zoom info session on October 17. I'll be there, with some of our current doctoral students, to answer any questions you might have.
mywheelock.bu.edu/phdedstudies...
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Inquiry Form : BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
A College's premier information gathering and delivery service. Help prospective students gain insight into the college or university by collecting information and delivering personalized content to t...
https://mywheelock.bu.edu/phdedstudiesedpolicysession/inquiryform
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