Joshua Goodman

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Education economist @ BU Wheelock & Economics Dept | Wheelock Education Policy Center | Co-editor @ JHR | White House CEA 2022-23 | www.joshua-goodman.com

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Nov 12

Here's my thread of this year's new scholars in Economics of Education and Education Policy.

These PhD students and postdocs are on the job market, so take a look (and spread the word to others who might benefit from exposure).

And now onto the scholars... 👇

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Aaron Sojourner

James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 1d

Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)

eh.net/graduate-dis...

Graduate Dissertation Fellowships – EH.net

eh.net

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 2d

In Massachusetts, you can build a single-family home, by-right, on 96% of all residential land.

A building with 4-units+ is allowed on just 3%.

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Trevon D. Logan

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

This is encouraging. Signs of a Senate with a spine.

Reposted by Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Joshua Goodman, Scott A. Imberman , and 1 more Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Joshua Goodman, Scott A. Imberman, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 3d

NEW from me:

Job growth has been functionally zero over the last five months, as the US sinks from a “low hire, low fire” labor market to a “no hire” one.

That slowdown is hitting young & low income workers the hardest 🧵
www.apricitas.io/p/the-no-hir...

The 'No Hire' Economy

US Job Growth has Zeroed Out as Hiring Rates Sink, Hitting Young & Low Income Workers the Hardest

www.apricitas.io

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Trevon D. Logan, Gerald Friedman , and 6 more Joshua Goodman, Trevon D. Logan, Gerald Friedman, James Goodwin, Prokla Redaktion, Aviel Roshwald, Annette Yoshiko Reed, Timothy D. McBride, David Darmofal

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Mississippi’s largest synagogue was set on fire before dawn Saturday. Fire department ruled it arson, and a suspect has been arrested.
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...

Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today

A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...

mississippitoday.org

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 4d

After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research. From NYT Science:

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...

Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Trevon D. Logan, Erzo F.P. Luttmer , and 2 more Joshua Goodman, Trevon D. Logan, Erzo F.P. Luttmer, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Raquel Fonseca

Matt Notowidigdo @profnoto.bsky.social · 4d

I have been hearing recently that many people don't know about the ability to submit to AEJ-Policy (or any of the other AEJs) after submitting to AER-Insights (following the same process that existed going from the AER to the AEJs)

More details and instructions here: www.aeaweb.org/journals/pol...

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Adam Gamoran, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 1 more Joshua Goodman, Adam Gamoran, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Nathan P. Kalmoe

James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 4d

The NYT has numbers on the cuts at the Dept of Education.
Almost 800 people have been cut at Federal Student Aid. That's a lot larger than I expected. And IES has been gutted.

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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 4d

A long-awaited update of federal employment data shows crippling staff reductions in some federal agencies and offices:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency (Gift Article)

New data offers the first clear view of the impact of the buyouts and firings.

www.nytimes.com

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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 5d

New: A look at what we know and don't know about the last decade of test score declines.
–They've been remarkably pervasive and started before the pandemic.
–Other countries have been hit too.
–Experts (and everyone else) have theories, but not definitive answers.

www.chalkbeat.org/2026/01/08/w...

Why have test scores been going down for a decade?

Experts don’t really know. Leading theories include screens, school expectations, and the pandemic.

www.chalkbeat.org

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, David R. Miller, David Darmofal

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5d

someone probably made a lot of money off of this.
the reason these numbers are kept under seal until 8:30am sharp is that they move markets
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump Posted Unpublished Jobs Data Early in Social Media Post

President Donald Trump posted a chart on social media Thursday evening that included figures in the yet-to-be released December employment report.

www.bloomberg.com

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 5d

Economists are facing a recession

(My column this week)

1st 300 clicks free to read...
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Economists are facing a recession

[FREE TO READ] Demand for their work is down as a hiring crunch hits

as.ft.com

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Soooo, we now have more followers on BlueSky after 2-3 years than we did on Twitter in the 9-10ish years we were there. First of all: THANK YOU!!!!

Second, that's a long time to be a bookstore on social media, so seeing this is something of a milestone, just a couple of thoughts...

Reposted by Joshua S. Weitz, Joshua Goodman, Scott A. Imberman , and 1 more Joshua S. Weitz, Joshua Goodman, Scott A. Imberman, Kai Gehring

Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 6d

House passes minibus bill to fund science agencies www.politico.com/news/2026/01... headed to Senate next

House passes three-bill spending package with weeks left to avoid a shutdown

The Senate is expected to take up the so-called “minibus” next week.

www.politico.com

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Roddy Theobald, Matthew A. Kraft , and 1 more Joshua Goodman, Roddy Theobald, Matthew A. Kraft, Sean P. Corcoran

Beth Schueler @bethschueler.bsky.social · 6d

To ring in the new year, I'm excited to announce the launch of the Politics of Education Lab (PEdL) at the Stanford GSE. The goal is to advance understanding of the political dimensions of education policymaking to help policymakers and practitioners strengthen school systems.

pedl.stanford.edu