Jordan Matsudaira
@jdmatsudaira.bsky.social
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Prof at American Univ. and Director @peerresearch.bsky.social; School of Public Affairs. Dep. Under Secretary and Inaugural Chief Economist at US Dept. of ED46; Chief Economist for CEA44.
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 1d
NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...
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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 4d
The US economics job market is in complete free-fall. Look at the private sector hiring especially. Way below 2020 levels. Academic at 2020 levels.
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Courtney Boen @courtneyboen.bsky.social · Sep 1
🚨 Job! 🚨

Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).

Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655

Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!
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Jordan Matsudaira @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social · 6d
Congratulations Zach! Well deserved!
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Come join our team!
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 7d
🚨The PEER Center is hiring! We currently have two positions posted (details below). We're a #highered research center (led by @srcellini.bsky.social @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social) focused on generating actionable research for state, federal policy. Put your data skills to work for an important purpose!
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 8d
In just over two weeks, my department starts reviewing applications for two faculty positions.

Assistant professor of higher education: apply.interfolio.com/172680

Associate/full professor of education policy: apply.interfolio.com/172632

Please share with other top-notch scholars and people!
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Jesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · 8d
Come join us at the @capolicylab.bsky.social as our new policy director in Sacramento!
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The California Policy Lab @capolicylab.bsky.social · 8d
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
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Jordan Matsudaira @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social · 12d
Reminds me of this profound and joyful piece www.noapparentmotive.org/papers/DiNar...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 23d
The typical borrower in four of the largest professional, half of the 30 largest master's programs will hit new graduate loan limits. @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social of @PEERresearch.bsky.social explained how an ROI-based approach to limits could have worked better. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Loan Caps Could Force Students Into Private Market
Multiple analyses show that in certain programs, like dentistry, as many as half of students may need to take out more debt than a new federal limit allows.
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 13d
Really cool TT job for a scholar studying issues at the intersection of education, the environment, and sustainability. Very excited to see this type of job ad in the wild!
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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · 14d
🌍+🎓 job alert!

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hiring a tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor with expertise in education, the environment, and society. Check out the opportunity at the link below + share with your networks!

jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 14d
ED is requesting public comments on the direction that they should take the Institute of Education Sciences. Feedback is due October 15.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18608.pdf
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 15d
NCES released IPEDS data on institutional characteristics, 12-month enrollment, and completions for the 2023-24 academic year. It's 2-8 weeks later than the typical year.

Also, it looks like revised data for these variables for the prior year are available, but not indicated like usual.
Use The Data
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), established as the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all p...
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 16d
This is...incredible?????
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 16d
A guy on tik tok onside kicks into random things
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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 17d
The Educational Policy Studies Department at UW-Madison is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor with a focus on climate, sustainability, and education. Please share with folks you think would be interested! #climatepolicy #edpolicy #EduSky jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 28d
#econra #econsky
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 28d
We (development econ faculty at Princeton) are hiring predocs, to start in summer 2026. Please share the application with folks who might be interested: rpde.princeton.edu/rpde-%E2%80%93-predoctoral-fellows-research-specialists-start-summer-2026
We'll review apps starting on 9/15. Thanks!
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Princeton Research Program in Development Economics @princetondevo.bsky.social · 29d
🚨🚨 Pre-doc Hiring! 🚨🚨

We are hiring pre-docs to start in Princeton in Summer 2026, supporting Pascaline Dupas, @thomasfujiwara.bsky.social @seema.bsky.social and Mica Sviatschi. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in development economics research before applying to PhD programs. Link 👇
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 28d
We (development econ faculty at Princeton) are hiring predocs, to start in summer 2026. Please share the application with folks who might be interested: rpde.princeton.edu/rpde-%E2%80%93-predoctoral-fellows-research-specialists-start-summer-2026
We'll review apps starting on 9/15. Thanks!
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Princeton Research Program in Development Economics @princetondevo.bsky.social · 29d
🚨🚨 Pre-doc Hiring! 🚨🚨

We are hiring pre-docs to start in Princeton in Summer 2026, supporting Pascaline Dupas, @thomasfujiwara.bsky.social @seema.bsky.social and Mica Sviatschi. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in development economics research before applying to PhD programs. Link 👇
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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 29d
Your daily reminder that US economic data is of extremely high quality even when compared to other advanced nations and the envy of the world
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 29d
Exclusive: The White House is preparing a report laying out alleged shortcomings of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs data, five weeks after President Trump fired the chief of the agency
White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency
The assessment would follow President Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · Sep 5
My team at the Pew Research Center is hiring!

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Computational Social Science Assistant, Data Labs
Position Summary The Computational Social Science Assistant works with other staff at Data Labs to produce original research that expands on the work of the Pew Research Center using new methods, data...
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Sep 4
A generation of researchers will vanish, as intended, due to the US Administration’s illegal politicized attacks on our universities. Our national capacity for innovation and competitiveness, hobbled.
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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · Sep 3
The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
Bar plot showing the number of psychology jobs posted each year by area. There are major dips in 2020 due to covid, and in 2025 (now).
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Sep 1
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 31
I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Governor Lisa Cook

Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 29
Update: we are at 379 signatures in support of Lisa Cook and Fed independence!

The letter be open for signatures through Sun. (Link to sign at the top).

If you are on X or listservs, please spread the word there!

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Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 27
Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.

There's still time to sign! And please share.

#EconSky

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Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · Aug 26
My department is searching for two tenure-line positions to start in August 2026. Come join our growing team and make a difference in building the future!

Assistant professor of higher education: apply.interfolio.com/172680

Associate/full professor of education policy: apply.interfolio.com/172632
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