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Class matters: New York Times op-ed
This morning’s New York Times has a strong op-ed by Helen Ladd and Ed Fiske. Helen Ladd is a well-known public finance economist at Duke. Ed Fiske is the former education editor of the Times, but is perhaps best known … Continue reading
Why is the political support for evidence-based policies so weak and inconsistent?
A recent New York Times article by Annie Lowery pointed out that several important programs with strong research support for effectiveness are being threatened in the federal appropriations process. In particular, a House appropriations subcommittee recommended cutting all fiscal year … Continue reading
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Bigger funding needed for big ideas for job creation
A project entitled “Big Ideas for Job Creation” recently released a policy brief on a wide range of job-creation proposals. This project was managed by the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at the University of California-Berkeley, and funded … Continue reading
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How socially valuable is additional employment?
I have a new working paper available that looks at how job-creating policies should be evaluated in benefit-cost analyses. The paper is technical, and is mainly addressed to economists interested in benefit-cost analysis. However, the paper’s findings have some important … Continue reading
Posted in Business incentives, Distribution of benefits, Early childhood programs, Economic development, Local variation in benefits
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Two new reviews of “Investing in Kids”
Two new book reviews have been published of my book Investing in Kids. One review appeared in Business Economics, the academic journal of the National Association for Business Economics. This review is by Steve Barnett, one of the leading scholars … Continue reading
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State economic development policies: what works?
I delivered a speech about state economic development policies on November 30, 2011. The presentation was made in D.C. at the 19th Annual State Fiscal Policy Conference of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The text of my prepared … Continue reading
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Top 9 reasons why universal access to pre-K makes sense
I was recently asked to give some key reasons why pre-K systems with broad or even universal access make sense. Here are my top 9 reasons. Political sustainability. Systems that help income groups that comprise a majority of voters are … Continue reading
How do payoffs differ between early interventions and late interventions?
A recent paper, by Susan Dynarski, Joshua Hyman, and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, has received some attention in the early education community, and elsewhere. The paper is entitled “Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Childhood Investments on Postsecondary Attainment and Degree … Continue reading
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Who creates jobs?
A few months ago I read the following quote in a local newspaper from a business leader, which expresses a commonly-held sentiment: “Government doesn’t create jobs…People opening that new pizza shop [or] that new dry cleaners – those are the … Continue reading
The strengths and limitations of multiplier spending effects of early childhood programs
I have been asked by several people lately for my reactions to recent reports about the short-run multiplier and input-output effects on state economies of early childhood programs. Over the years, these reports have been produced by America’s Edge, by … Continue reading
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