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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My column from Monday. Alabama politicians give voters little but paranoia and niche right-wing issues, which may be why just 37% of voters turned up for the last midterm in 2022. Those politicians who truly want to make a government for Alabama have to restore Alabamians’ faith in the process.
A better Alabama government requires a bigger Alabama electorate | Alabama Reflector
What Alabama voters want is not necessarily what Alabamians want. Because in state elections, most Alabamians don't vote.
alabamareflector.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:25 PM
My column from Monday. Alabama politicians give voters little but paranoia and niche right-wing issues, which may be why just 37% of voters turned up for the last midterm in 2022. Those politicians who truly want to make a government for Alabama have to restore Alabamians’ faith in the process.
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Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
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Graduate Dissertation Fellowships – EH.net
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January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)
eh.net/graduate-dis...
eh.net/graduate-dis...
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🚨 the best state policy & public opinion database is now online. ~200 (!!!) state policies and 80 public opinion series on abortion, labor, taxes, environment, guns, education…
dynamicdemocracy.shinyapps.io
Massive public goods provision from @devincaughey.bsky.social & @chriswarshaw.bsky.social
dynamicdemocracy.shinyapps.io
Massive public goods provision from @devincaughey.bsky.social & @chriswarshaw.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
🚨 the best state policy & public opinion database is now online. ~200 (!!!) state policies and 80 public opinion series on abortion, labor, taxes, environment, guns, education…
dynamicdemocracy.shinyapps.io
Massive public goods provision from @devincaughey.bsky.social & @chriswarshaw.bsky.social
dynamicdemocracy.shinyapps.io
Massive public goods provision from @devincaughey.bsky.social & @chriswarshaw.bsky.social
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We @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social are hiring a director for our Policy-Aligned Research Agenda Buildling Lab (PARABL), to help education system leaders build research roadmaps to effect change in a particular area.
More info here:
wheelockpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...
More info here:
wheelockpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
We @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social are hiring a director for our Policy-Aligned Research Agenda Buildling Lab (PARABL), to help education system leaders build research roadmaps to effect change in a particular area.
More info here:
wheelockpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...
More info here:
wheelockpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...
I was gently informing my seat mate that unfortunately there are no outlets on the new Acela, yes, yes, a shame, really, and giving him the insider tip that he could go to the cafe car to plug in his computer when a very nice woman turned around and pointed them out to us. Thanks again Sue!
PSA
on the new Acelas
the power outlets
are between the seats
on the new Acelas
the power outlets
are between the seats
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I was gently informing my seat mate that unfortunately there are no outlets on the new Acela, yes, yes, a shame, really, and giving him the insider tip that he could go to the cafe car to plug in his computer when a very nice woman turned around and pointed them out to us. Thanks again Sue!
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Putting together the list of papers and posters that I want to see at the ASSA Annual Meeting, and this poster session project (by @michaelbriskin.bsky.social) looks interesting
Paper is here: mbbriskin.github.io/files/Briski...
Paper is here: mbbriskin.github.io/files/Briski...
January 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Putting together the list of papers and posters that I want to see at the ASSA Annual Meeting, and this poster session project (by @michaelbriskin.bsky.social) looks interesting
Paper is here: mbbriskin.github.io/files/Briski...
Paper is here: mbbriskin.github.io/files/Briski...
Joining the throng of economists taking a delayed Amtrak to PHL today to present my JMP at #ASSA2026!
📍 Philadelphia Convention Center, 204-A (Elementary & Secondary Education)
⏰ Sunday, 1/4, 10:15-12:15
#EconConf
📍 Philadelphia Convention Center, 204-A (Elementary & Secondary Education)
⏰ Sunday, 1/4, 10:15-12:15
#EconConf
👋 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 🧵 -->
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Danielle Graves Williamson
There has not been a grocery store in the small Mississippi Delta town of Drew in 11 years. The nearest grocery store is a 20-minute drive to Cleveland, forcing residents like Melinda Davis to make a 40-minute commute to access fresh food.
buff.ly/g1gSdiz
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December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
There has not been a grocery store in the small Mississippi Delta town of Drew in 11 years. The nearest grocery store is a 20-minute drive to Cleveland, forcing residents like Melinda Davis to make a 40-minute commute to access fresh food.
buff.ly/g1gSdiz
buff.ly/g1gSdiz
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Wow, the estimated effects of the orientation of elected school board members are enormous!
Identity and Ideology in the School Boardroom www.nber.org/papers/w34590
Identity and Ideology in the School Boardroom www.nber.org/papers/w34590
Identity and Ideology in the School Boardroom
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December 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Wow, the estimated effects of the orientation of elected school board members are enormous!
Identity and Ideology in the School Boardroom www.nber.org/papers/w34590
Identity and Ideology in the School Boardroom www.nber.org/papers/w34590
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ICYMI: Do workers actually learn from collaboration, or just benefit from the help?
New paper uses teacher co-teaching to answer this question. Spoiler: genuine skill transfer is real, but partner experience matters a lot.
john-fallon-econ.com/Files/LBDT.pdf
#ASSA2026 #EconSky
New paper uses teacher co-teaching to answer this question. Spoiler: genuine skill transfer is real, but partner experience matters a lot.
john-fallon-econ.com/Files/LBDT.pdf
#ASSA2026 #EconSky
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
ICYMI: Do workers actually learn from collaboration, or just benefit from the help?
New paper uses teacher co-teaching to answer this question. Spoiler: genuine skill transfer is real, but partner experience matters a lot.
john-fallon-econ.com/Files/LBDT.pdf
#ASSA2026 #EconSky
New paper uses teacher co-teaching to answer this question. Spoiler: genuine skill transfer is real, but partner experience matters a lot.
john-fallon-econ.com/Files/LBDT.pdf
#ASSA2026 #EconSky
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Pretty cool to have one of my papers listed as most cited in the Economic Reports of the President from the past 15 years.
See the recent NBER working paper for the source on this: www.nber.org/papers/w34597
See the recent NBER working paper for the source on this: www.nber.org/papers/w34597
December 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Pretty cool to have one of my papers listed as most cited in the Economic Reports of the President from the past 15 years.
See the recent NBER working paper for the source on this: www.nber.org/papers/w34597
See the recent NBER working paper for the source on this: www.nber.org/papers/w34597
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A short piece on the tragedy at Brown University—and why we must refuse to accept mass school shootings as normal.
matthewakraft.substack.com/p/the-insani...
matthewakraft.substack.com/p/the-insani...
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A short piece on the tragedy at Brown University—and why we must refuse to accept mass school shootings as normal.
matthewakraft.substack.com/p/the-insani...
matthewakraft.substack.com/p/the-insani...
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"Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve...highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments."
Nature research paper: Built environment disparities are amplified during extreme weather recovery
go.nature.com/3YcD2ZS
go.nature.com/3YcD2ZS
Built environment disparities are amplified during extreme weather recovery - Nature
Higher-income neighbourhoods rebuild and improve after disasters while lower-income areas do not return to pre-disaster conditions.
go.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve...highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments."
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December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I don't just work at @propublica, I'm also a donor. And today your donation is doubled PLUS free swag. give.propublica.org/campaign/748....
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Even $5 would be enough. (A $5 monthly recurring donation would be awesome.)
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December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Even $5 would be enough. (A $5 monthly recurring donation would be awesome.)
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I'm on the #EconJobMarket! I study how policies and childhood environments shape outcomes of low-income & vulnerable kids.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm on the #EconJobMarket! I study how policies and childhood environments shape outcomes of low-income & vulnerable kids.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.
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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?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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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