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David Brady
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Public policy professor, Price School USC @priceschool.usc.edu, father, poverty/social policy/racial inequality/immigration/policymakers, posts do not speak for employer, https://bradydave.wordpress.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · Oct 26
More than 1 million refugees migrated to Germany in 2015-2016.

How did this affect Germans’ exclusionary beliefs & behaviors?

New at American Journal of Sociology w/Giesselmann & @tabeanaujoks.bsky.social

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
The Increase in Refugees to Germany and Exclusionary Beliefs and Behaviors1 | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 130, No 3
In 2015–16, Germany experienced a rapid and controversial increase in refugees that varied substantially across German districts. This increase provides unique leverage for analyzing how fractionaliza...
www.journals.uchicago.edu

Reposted by David Brady, Rense Nieuwenhuis

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Roxana-Diana Burciu @roxanaburciu.bsky.social · 17h
Today is a very special day for me 🎉 my first ever solo-author paper is out in Journal of Marriage and Family (this was my dream journal during my PhD and I am beyond excited to have this paper published there). Go check it out, it's open access.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Journal of Marriage and Family</em> | NCFR Family Science Journal | Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aims to reveal the heterogeneity of single parents by focusing on the variation in poverty risks across countries and across pathways into single parenthood. It also adjudicates...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 2d
This reminds me Sassoon’ brilliant interview with Karl Marx. Seems appropriate to post it in this thread:

www.angelfire.com/or/sociology...
Imaginary Interview with Karl Marx
www.angelfire.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 2d
Relatedly, Masoud and I were just going on about how awesome Donald Sassoon is as a historian of the Left. His book _One Hundred Years of Socialism_ should be required reading by the Left intellectual space Mamdani has tapped into.

www.amazon.com/One-Hundred-...
One Hundred Years of Socialism: The West European Left in the Twentieth Century
One Hundred Years of Socialism: The West European Left in the Twentieth Century [Sassoon, Donald] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. One Hundred Years of Socialism: The West European Left in the Twentieth Century
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 2d
My friend Masoud does a nice job articulating what democratic socialism means. I’m not a democratic socialist, but happy to see Masoud’s mentor Erik Olin Wright get some credit.

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Mamdani’s democratic socialism is a promise of true freedom for all
It is not communism but a vision of equality, opportunity and a life people can afford.
www.aljazeera.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 2d
Great thread by an eminent scholar.

Durlauf is a role model.
durlauf.bsky.social Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 10d
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.

www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 2d
Delighted to post this recording of my public conversation with Sam Bowles, moderated by @ethanbdm.bsky.social,
on Why Economic Inequalities Endure.

Our discussion ranges from the distant past to speculation on how AI will affect future inequality.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG0C...
UChicago Stone Center | Why Economic Inequalities Endure
YouTube video by Harris Public Policy
www.youtube.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”

Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 5d
Good riddance.

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The Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 6d
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com

Reposted by Steven N. Durlauf, David Brady

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 6d
Doug Downey wants to convince you that schools actually reduce inequality, not expand it. In his conversation with @gtwodtke.bsky.social, they examine how the education system likely compensates for SES gaps and why school reforms are a band-aid fix to root problems.
Listen now → bit.ly/48nPLij

Reposted by David Brady, Aaron Sojourner

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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · 8d
When states like Colorado passed policies requiring employers to disclose salary information in job postings, what happened?

It increased competition, and raised wages, without harming employment or changing skill requirements.

Improved functioning of markets, helped workers.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 9d
Agreed - thanks for posting.

Reposted by David Brady, Miles Corak, Bruce Buchan

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Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 9d
This may be the best thing ive read yet on AI in higher ed, and its written by a Yale undergrad. Highly recommend.
Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI | The New Journal
Amid ChatGPT's rising popularity and a computer science cheating scandal, Yale students, professors, and administrators wrestle privately with the proper role of AI in education. What happens when eve...
thenewjournalatyale.com

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Marshall Steinbaum @econmarshall.bsky.social · 10d
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 10d
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.

www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 12d
Only real apples to apples comparison is net of arrest and trial. Otherwise you’re comparing apples and oranges. Read more than the abstract - it’s great work and worth it.

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · 12d
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya just accepted an award from an RFK Jr.–aligned anti-public health group founded by a man accused of serial sexual harassment— and called it “the most fun I’ve had in ten months.”

www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
NIH Director Accepts Award From Anti-Vax Group Founded By Ally Accused Of Sexual Misconduct — AJI
Jay Bhattacharya reunited with his old ally Jeffrey Tucker weeks after the political operative was revealed to have faced a sexual harassment scandal. Walker Bragman Nov 05, 2025 This piece ...
www.accountabilityjournalism.org

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
Someone thought it was a good idea to make this guy president of one of the world’s best universities.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
That compelling figure shows most of the Colorado River goes to agriculture. And most of that goes to alfalfa to feed cows.

While cities have done a remarkable job on water conservation, the biggest problem is basically beef.

www.latimes.com/environment/...
Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds
Much of the Colorado River's water is used for agriculture. A new study shows 46% of the water that is diverted is used to grow hay to feed cattle.
www.latimes.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
That the Colorado River negotiations have grown urgent is clear, as @ianjames.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/...

But I always feel best way to think about this issue is the figure James reported on in 2024.

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JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 13d
Stay classy Larry

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
Compelling new article in Econometrica shows near zero long term effects of incarceration on earnings.

Notable given sociology’s strong emphasis on incarceration.

Better to understand this population as severely disadvantaged for many reasons beyond prisons.

ekrose.github.io/files/incar_...
ekrose.github.io

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 15d
I don’t actually know how much UCLA college football spends. But I bet it is surely more than ~$9 million. And I’d bet it spends similar amounts to peer college football programs.

I also would bet many college football programs spend more than the revenue they bring in.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 15d
In @latimes.com: “For the fiscal year 2024…UCLA reported $8.35 million in football ticket sales…and just $738,373 in revenue from game programs, novelties, parking and food and concessions.”

College football OFTEN does NOT making nearly as much $ as it spends.

www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...
UCLA Unlocked: See you at SoFi? A stadium switch could come as soon as 2026
It's not a done deal yet, but the Bruins could abandon the Rose Bowl for SoFi Stadium as soon as next season.
www.latimes.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 18d
Interesting discussion on causality by @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social including our paper joint necessity of external, internal and construct validity:

substack.com/@asocial/not...
Inequality Readers. Generally, My Best Guess
IBE, in y.
substack.com

Reposted by David Brady, David L. Anderson

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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 19d
So much to say about Nancy Pelosi, now retiring

Plausibly the most effective House leader of modern times

A telling episode, from early 2010 when Democrats were *this* close to giving up on what eventually became the ACA

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Excerpt from book, The Ten Year War meeting after the Massachusetts election, junior and vulnerable members lined up at the microphones, decrying reform as a “suicide mission.” Pelosi, with Hoyer at her side, heard out every one—and then made a speech of her own, declaring her determination to go forward because they had come so far. Chris Murphy, who in 2010 was finishing his second term representing a suburban House district outside Hartford, Connecticut, said later, “I just felt like the momentum was heading in the direction of surrender. Pelosi just did not allow it to happen. By sheer will, she turned that room around. People like me, I still wanted to do it but I don’t know that I had the confidence to stand up to this tidal wave. She breathed confidence into everybody in that room who wanted to stay the course.”

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 22d
This new trick in Economics of pretending almost everything everyone defines as the welfare state is not the welfare state…and then declaring PRE-distribution not redistribution drives inequality is not intellectually serious.

www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/10/26/d...
Do Predistribution People Know How to Read?
How many times will they fall for the same exact measurement tricks?
www.peoplespolicyproject.org

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 23d
Russ Roberts’ “Econ Talk” is one of the most interesting podcasts.

This episode with @davidbessis.bsky.social is truly fascinating.

It got me thinking we should train students to think of research as “a dialogue between intuition and evidence.”

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
A Mind-Blowing Way of Looking at Math (with David Bessis)
Podcast Episode · EconTalk · 10/27/2025 · 1h 22m
podcasts.apple.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 23d
I feel this: “The reason I have no hope for my own team is that the man who owns the franchise will never try hard enough to reach the World Series. But after what happened to the Blue Jays, I see a silver lining: There are worse things than hopelessness.”

slate.com/culture/2025...
The World Series Outcome Was Astonishing—and, Frankly, Obscene
The Los Angeles Dodgers had so many dumb things go right at the exact right moment.
slate.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 23d
Plenty of lively nature-nurture debates could be had about this. Are the Irish just genetically superior and talented writers? Or is it culture at work that makes such high per capita writing skill?

-signed a proudly 3/8 Irish American….a fraction held by seemingly all Americans