Reposted by Jeff DenningAEFP Live Handbook @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Student loans can help students pay for college, but their effects depend on how and why students borrow. In a new chapter, Jeffrey T. Denning examines student loans, borrowing, student debt, college prices, and income-driven repayment. Learn more: livehandbook.org/higher-educa... 122
Reposted by Jeff DenningJoshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 12/11/2025Popular discourse attributes falling college enrollments to the rising cost of four-year college. That story is wrong in multiple ways, as @mattbarnum.bsky.social points out in his latest roundup of the evidence (citing a new working paper of ours): www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/11/i...chalkbeat.orgIs college enrollment plummeting?Reports of the death of the bachelor’s degree have been greatly exaggerated. 13316
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 15/10/2025Don't forget that the deadline for SOLE is coming up. The meeting will be in Denver on May 1-2 this year. I am a big fan of SOLE and will be on the program committee reviewing higher education papers, so *definitely* submit if you have papers in higher education. Link below 251
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 04/09/2025If you know of a student who is looking for a education post doc (now, odd timing I know), I may have an opportunity for them. They would be working Texas admin data so experience with that would be a big plus. 078
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 03/09/2025Nothing makes me feel more like a professor than checking out a dusty old library book for research. Economics rarely looks like this—but it’s exactly what I thought professors did when I was a kid 071
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 02/09/2025One of the best feelings in research is coming up with a great title. I may have come up with my favorite yet, stay tuned 2200
Reposted by Jeff DenningJournal of Public Economics @jpube.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "The graduation part II: Graduate program graduation rates" By @jeffdenning.com & @lesleyturner.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics 151
Reposted by Jeff DenningMichael Petrilli @michaelpetrilli.bsky.social · 29/05/2025IES REBORN? On today's Education Gadfly Show podcast, Fordham's Amber Northern (of "Amber's Research Minute" fame) announces that she's joining the Trump Administration for six months to help develop a plan for a new IES. Listen now (starts around 24:30): fordhaminstitute.org/national/res... 013
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 30/05/2025Happy surprise to see this discussion of our paper in Jessica Hoel's substack (which is good generally!) liberalartsledger.substack.com/p/day-14-gra...liberalartsledger.substack.comDay 14: Grades, graduation rates, and actual learningA series following my new class: The Economics of Higher Education 020
Reposted by Jeff DenningUpjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 29/05/2025We're thrilled to announce three outstanding researchers are joining the Upjohn Institute: Chloe Gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social and Monique Davis @monique-e-davis.bsky.social in August and Ethan Jenkins June 2. Welcome! #laboreconomics #econsky 0435
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 23/05/2025Next year I'll be joining the LBJ School of Public Affairs and College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. It's a dream come true to be back at UT. I want to thank @ndecon.bsky.social for the last two years--it has been a great place for me and my family. 3460
Reposted by Jeff DenningJanelle Shane @janelleshane.com · 13/04/20251. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but 2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but 3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So 4. Now the LLM code points to malware. 12078743580
Reposted by Jeff DenningTodd Jones @toddrjones.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Mississippi State Univ. is hiring a tenure-track Econ Assistant Prof w/ August start! Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall). Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768 Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks! 04842
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 25/03/2025At the district spell bowl, a night for the nerds. Let's get ready to rumble! 130
Reposted by Jeff DenningJoshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 22/03/2025Thanks to @chloergibbs.bsky.social and @jeffdenning.com and others for a great visit to Notre Dame (and great feedback on our paper studying the past 15 years of declines in community college enrollment). Among many highlights of the visit was the branded waffle I just made myself for breakfast. 1422
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 17/03/2025Happy to contribute this chapter on student loans in the United States to the @aefpweb.bsky.social live handbook. I try to summarize what we have learned in student loan research recently. livehandbook.org/higher-educa...livehandbook.orgStudent LoansThis report analyzes the effects of student loans on education, jobs, & finances. Key findings include loan access, college costs, & repayment options. 1125
Reposted by Jeff DenningJill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I was just informed that the Department of Education has taken down all its Civil Rights data. If you need it, alternative sites are now hosting it for the public. See links in this thread. ocrdata.ed.gov/notfoundocrdata.ed.govCivil Rights Data | U.S. Department of EducationUnderstand trends in student opportunity, security, and diversity. 310580
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 05/03/2025Anyone have cites for the effects of graduate school tuition on enrollment? I can't think of any offhand but could use one. Thanks! 241
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 24/02/2025How are parents affected by their kid going to college? How are they affected when their kid gets a scholarship or grant? New working paper with @palaashbhargava.bsky.social @econsandy.bsky.social @odedgurantz.bsky.social and Rob Fairlie www.nber.org/papers/w33497 12313
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 20/02/2025In a moment of weakness this morning I looked up flights to Florida *leaving today* Pretty ready for mornings that start with temperatures in the single digits to be over for the year 020
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 19/02/2025Should be on every econ of ed syllabus (and labor too imo) 070
Reposted by Jeff DenningAndrew Bacher-Hicks @abacherhicks.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Back by popular demand! We just released another call for proposals using RCTs and quasi-experiments. 3-page LOIs are due March 14. Details here: bit.ly/4ambjv3 (1/2)bit.lyArnold Ventures | Two New Ways to Learn What Actually WorksThe Evidence and Evaluation team has launched two new requests for proposals to strengthen and build evidence of proven programs, policies, and… 21711
Reposted by Jeff DenningJennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 15/02/2025The @arnoldventures.bsky.social Criminal Justice team will soon launch a monthly newsletter! Subscribe here to get fresh CJ research, policy, and advocacy developments delivered to your inbox. I promise we'll keep it interesting.🥳 www.arnoldventures.org/subscribe 084
Reposted by Jeff Denningchloe gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social · 11/02/2025I know lots of stuff is off the rails, but just got another R&R, so for now, we celebrate 🎉 🎉 🎉 2631
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 29/01/2025I have a project where one of @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social 's papers is relevant. He has slides posted which were very helpful in understanding what is going on etc. I like this convention and hope others adopt it. Not sure what is says about me that i find slides easier to digest than a paper... 3132
Reposted by Jeff DenningJoshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 22/01/2025It's the time of year when economics-trained faculty can be nominated to become NBER affiliates. If you primarily work on the economics of education and would like me to nominate you, send me an e-mail. Though budget constraints prevent all nominees from being chosen, it's worth trying! 2199
Reposted by Jeff DenningCSWEP @aeacswep.bsky.social · 14/01/2025It was a great to celebrate Sandy Black's accomplishments with family, friends, and colleagues at #ASSA2025! @econsandy.bsky.social 0305
Reposted by Jeff DenningJill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social · 13/01/2025National Student Clearinghouse just emailed a big correction to ed reporters: freshman enrollment did not fall by 5% in Fall 2024, it INCREASED. We all blamed the FAFSA roll out fiasco with tamping down college going. But that was wrong. Revised figs to come out Jan 23 316252
Reposted by Jeff DenningProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 14/01/2025In an ideal world we would have a government statistical agency doing this work of counting college students However Congress has banned the existence of a federal “unit record” data system bc higher ed lobbyists pressed them to Wouldn’t want transparency and accountability after all 611236
Reposted by Jeff DenningJeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 10/01/2025Researchers who use credit data--how did you decide which credit bureau to use? 322
Reposted by Jeff DenningWayne Sandholtz @wsandholtz.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I'm hiring RAs to work on data analysis for projects on education, infrastructure, and political economy in Latin America. Spanish/Portuguese language helpful; remote work possible. Please share, and/or apply! Links in next tweet. #econra #econ_ra #EconSky 12020
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 10/01/2025Researchers who use credit data--how did you decide which credit bureau to use? 322
Reposted by Jeff DenningEthan Jacobs 🇺🇦 @ejacobslaw.com · 08/01/2025LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck. 469472977268
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 09/01/2025My third grader made the spell bowl team today, and she's trying to beat the rival schoolb that shares a parking lot, they apparently have a 7-year win streak. Sounds like the plot of a Disney Channel show 240
Reposted by Jeff DenningSandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025**Professional/Personal Update** I am happy to share that, come Fall 2025, I will be (re!) joining the Department of Economics at the University of Texas. Hook 'em!🤘 201556
Reposted by Jeff DenningSandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I was incredibly honored to be awarded the CSWEP Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. When I accepted the award, I talked about the importance of mentoring. The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵) 725588
Reposted by Jeff DenningSandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · 05/01/2025By far the high point of my career—thank you to everyone who made this happen!❤️ 1017215
Reposted by Jeff DenningSabrina Wulff Pabilonia @sabrinapabilonia.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Sandy Black accepting the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award at the CSWEP business lunch #ASSA2025 29112
Jeff Denning @jeffdenning.com · 05/01/2025Is there a consensus on the use of LLMs to help write research papers? Fine to use? Use but cite? Don't use? I have something in mind like, "help me improve the flow of this paragraph" etc I have not done this but I am curious if people have thought more deeply about this than I have 420
Reposted by Jeff DenningPedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Here are the first five sets of slides: 01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro... 02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b... 03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust... 04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct... 05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...psantanna.com 50731181