I am delighted to announce that I will take over as lead editor of AEJ: Economic Policy in January 2023. @AEAjournals
C. Kirabo Jackson
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C. Kirabo Jackson
@KiraboJackson
- This is a huge honor and privilege. 🙏🏿The Council of Economic Advisers is thrilled to welcome C. Kirabo Jackson as its new Member. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
- Excited to start in my new role as editor in chief. Send us your best work! @AEAjournals
- Hey RDDers, it turns out that it is very difficult to see an effect visually that is significant at the 5 percent level. Perhaps we should stop using RD plots to make statistical inference..... I made a gif (based on simulated data) to illustrate this point.
GIF - A difference in average SAT scores among admitted students IS NOT evidence of preferential treatment or lower standards for any group.
- There are enough students with near perfect SATs to fill these top places. As such, some will be rejected. Anecdotes like these are not evidence of lack or meritocracy (as many have suggested), it's evidence of scarcity.Kaitlyn Younger applied to five Ivy League schools, plus Stanford and Berkeley, with a 1550 on her SAT. None accepted her. on.wsj.com/3OqVuIn
- My best attempt at explaining how economists can tell correlation from causation with a graphic (slower than my first attempt).
GIF - Credible empirical evidence that traffic tickets can lead to a downward spiral for financially fragile families....The social welfare effects are likely negative. Statistical evidence of something many already beleived to be true.
- Been trying to explain this to students for years... While they are often skeptical, now there is credible evidence that my posting slides only AFTER the lecture is good pedagogical practice.Giving students access to class slides before class might seem helpful but hurts learning, according to multiple studies & experiments. Having slides in advance lowers note-taking, attendance, and overall class performance. (Of course, this must be balanced with accommodation)
- I am proud of the work President Biden has done and am honored to serve in his administration.
- States that went all in on tutoring (using high-dosage and regular school day models) such as Illinois recovered much more of the learning losses than others.
- It feels wonderful to be singled out for such an honor. I am super grateful for my excellent colleagues (both at @sesp_nu and outside), collaborators, supportive family, and my partner.Congratulations to IPR fellow and @sesp_nu professor @KiraboJackson, who was honored with the David N. Kershaw Award by @APPAM_DC. The award recognizes distinguished policy research contributions for scholars under 40. ipr.northwestern.edu/news/2020/jack…
- Delighted to announce that I am now the Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy. @sesp_nu @IPRatNU Harris was a pretty influential figure at Northwestern: exhibits.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhib…
