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Kathleen Bolter, PhD

@kathleenbolter.bsky.social
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Political scientist & data viz creator passionate about simplifying complex ideas for leaders & policymakers. I study place-based policy, labor markets, & workforce development. Portfolio: kathleenbolter.com

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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New Upjohn Institute research finds incentives for most large-scale clean energy projects are expected to generate positive economic returns for state residents. But whether residents benefit — and by how much — depends heavily on how deals are designed. Read more: buff.ly/jOUuSl1 #econsky,
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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
@mmilleradams.bsky.social, @bradhershbein.bsky.social, @kathleenbolter.bsky.social, Bridget Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman, all had a a great time. We can’t wait for the next one!
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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
@kathleenbolter.bsky.social had the one of the most in demand sessions with her promise programs trivia game.
A woman addressing a crowdAdults at tables discussing trivia.
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
My papers arguing that the "Abundance Movement" needs broadening to include place-based jobs policies for distressed places are being released today, with a long paper at the Upjohn Institute & a shorter summary at Brookings Metro.
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Why does Tulsa Remote produce over $4 in higher per capita income benefits for other Tulsa residents, per $1 of program costs? 3 reasons: (1) the program's offer of $10,000 moving incentive, plus other support services, tips location decision of at least 58% of Tulsa Remoters.
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Finally, @mattyglesias.bsky.social mentions that notion that high end housing can help requires looking at "complicated" analyses by economists. I should mention that my colleague @kathleenbolter.bsky.social has done a great "explainer" on this topic: research.upjohn.org/reports/310/
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How Even Luxury Housing Can Help Solve the Housing Shortage
By Kathleen Bolter, Published on 02/11/25
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Beautiful data visualization from the @nytimes.com. I love the subtle color shift that runs through the piece. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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30 Charts That Show How Covid Changed Everything in March 2020
It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 08/03/2025
Here is the Friday night executive order on Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which directs ED to make changes (with Treasury) to the list of eligible organizations.
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Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1.  Purpose.  In
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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
As we appear headed for more economic turmoil, I wanted to share the latest New Hires Quality Index from @upjohninstitute.bsky.social, which tracks the earnings power of newly hired workers: www.upjohn.org/nhqi
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NHQI: New Hires Quality Index | Upjohn Institute
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/02/2025
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 27/02/2025
Childcare isn’t a market that can self-correct, and deregulation will be an incomplete solution. A more complete fix? Strong public investment to ensure families have the care they need. @ehaspel.bsky.social breaks it down ⤵️ rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
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We Can’t Deregulate Our Way Out of Childcare Market Failures - Roosevelt Institute
Childcare is a sector in flux. Since the 1960s, when mothers of young children first began entering the external labor force in large numbers, it has been treated largely as a market good as opposed to a social good akin to schools, libraries, and parks.
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
A good breakdown of why it's important to invest in distressed places. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections.
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Simon Johnson @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Learn more and apply by March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...
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Call for Proposals: The Labor Economics of Frontier AI - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Not every benefit/cost estimate gives you roughly the proportions of a pencil to visualize. But, the large benefits to Michigan residents in the form of increased earnings by enabling parents to work are a win/win for the populace and design!
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
My new report, on shorter-run economic benefits of Michigan's state pre-K program, was released today by @upjohninstitute.bsky.social . This links to the Research Highlights page, from which you can access the full report: www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
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Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program yields positive economic return
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
This one-pager summary, prepared by @kathleenbolter.bsky.social , provides a nice summary of the report: www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul...
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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 19/02/2025
I really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork} www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
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How to use a histogram as a legend in {ggplot2} | Andrew Heiss
Land isn’t unemployed—people are. Here’s how to use R, {ggplot2}, {sf}, and {patchwork} to create a histogram legend in a choropleth map to better see the distribution of values.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 19/02/2025
Wow, listen to this guy. He served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, former senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers and serves as board member @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & the Society of Labor Economists, & is generally a great labor economist. ⬇️
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MDRC @mdrc-news.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
ICYMI: What Works in Workforce Development? A Review of the Evidence by @maryalicemcc.bsky.social @newamerica.org
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What Works in Workforce Development?
Understanding which programs and strategies are successful at connecting job seekers to employers is critical to building an inclusive and globally competitive economy. Studies reveal three key takeaw...
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
A research "explainer" on how building more new housing, even market-rate housing, can provide broad benefits.
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Housing is a complex ecosystem and my latest explainer for @upjohninstitute.bsky.social illustrates (quite literally) why we need to build more of it. research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont... An excerpt from the report, here's a cartoon explaining the chain reaction driving this argument. . .(1/10)
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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Why do we need a Department of Education? Just a few of the things ED has done in recent years to help students, from @jbeowulf.bsky.social #EduSky www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Here’s How the Education Department Helps College Students—and What’s at Stake if Trump Guts It
Republicans who argue the agency is a bloated bureaucracy miss how it protects students and assists them in climbing the social mobility ladder.
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Along with @mmilleradams.bsky.social & @bradhershbein.bsky.social , I co-direct "Policies for Place" at the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social , w/ project manager @kathleenbolter.bsky.social . We'e updated our webpages so that they better highlight our data and research: www.upjohn.org/mri/policies...
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Policies For Place | Upjohn Institute
The Policies for Place initiative at the Upjohn Institute brings together experts from around the country to study community-based strategies to create good jobs—and how to help people get and keep th...
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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
And so it begins... "The Consumer Price Index jumped more than expected, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Wednesday, rising 0.5 percent from December in what was the fastest monthly increase since August 2023. Last month, the annual pace was 2.9 percent."
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Oddly one of the more reassuring takes on what is happening. “Democracy is not yet lost.”
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
The @nytimes.com literally connects the dots. Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
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Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up
Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling from President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.
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ICPSR @icpsr.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Looking for a simple, quick, fun way to participate in #LoveData25? Adopt a dataset! Find out more at buff.ly/3WPZ9p2 and then make it official at buff.ly/4jSZNMb!
Adopt a Dataset promo with the 5 LDW characters. Complete the form at myumi.ch/Dr1y7
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen -hot meals for elderly and disabled -groceries for those in need -maternal & child health services -a clinic that serves the poor www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...
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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I'm sorry to report
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It’s ‘Virtually Certain’ the World Has Already Breached 1.5C
Two new studies reveal that last year’s record heat is a sign that burning fossil fuels has already pushed the climate past a key threshold.
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Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D. @estebanjq.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
What can you do about the assault on USAID? Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
USAID What’s Happening & Why it Matters
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/02/2025
Murphy: "I continue to get reports from Connecticut that agencies there, like Head Start programs and community health centers, are actually not receiving the funding they are due. So I think there's a big question as to whether the administration actually is implementing the court order."
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Mark Lieberman @marklieberman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
“We know that we’re preparing for a longer-term fight. This is the beginning.” www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Dozens of Head Start Programs Still Aren't Receiving Promised Federal Funds
Some providers of pre-K and child care have waited more than a week for federal reimbursements that typically arrive in 24 hours.
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
list of banned keywords
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
#Econsky. If you're looking for a way to help your students better understand trade (or just want a fun party game 😄), here's an interactive classroom activity I used to use in my International Relations class to illustrate global trade. kathleenboltercom.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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Marco Cortella @mcx83.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
📊 W.E.B. Du Bois and Data Visualization in the Fight for Civil Rights In 1900, Du Bois created 60+ charts to illustrate Black Americans’ progress at the Paris Expo. The Du Bois Challenge 2025 invites participants to recreate them using modern tools. 📈 Join here: github.com/ajstarks/dub... #dataviz
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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I did not think I could love @ipums.bsky.social more!
An email from IPUMS about their efforts to preserve public data.  Use it for good!
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
You might not like it, or want to change or reduce it, but US engagement is a fact of the international system as we know it, and cutting it off at the knees this suddenly will hurt a lot of people, and it will not be the blob or the professors or the “elites” who will feel it first or worst.
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This is a masterclass in communication! Let’s start using terminology that people can better understand. Tariffs are taxes. Trump just raised taxes.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This is going to make work really interesting on Monday. . .
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
A plausible theory, based on anecdotal evidence and survey data. UMich consumer sentiment survey showed huge post-election surge in consumers saying they expected big-ticket durables to get more expensive
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I love a good trilemma chart!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Great explainer and visuals that up-ends the narrative that Musk and Trump have established about the federal government
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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
New results from "The Nation's Report Card" just dropped and they are pretty bad. I got a sneak peek as a member of IES’s Standing Committee, so I had an extra day or so to ruminate about them. A few thoughts 👇 1/n
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
What a cool way to learn about philosophers and see how their ideas are interconnected!
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Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Since this was blowing up my group chats, I was just curious how the rest of the internet felt...
Google Trends graph showing searches for moving to a different country from the USA.
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