Brett Fischer

Postdoctoral scholar @CAPolicyLab @ucberkeley | Public and labor economist

[Brett Fischer @BrettFischer]

Just because you can't afford a lawyer doesn't mean you should spend more time in jail. Exciting and simple intervention by the County of Santa Clara Public Defender's Office helps tackle this issue!

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

New research: In 2020, the County of Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office began piloting a program to provide a lawyer to low-income people shortly after their arrest. People who participated in the pilot had dramatically better case outcomes: https://t.co/LMoAWpJyOC Thread (1/6)

[Brett Fischer @BrettFischer]

Thrilled to see this work out in the world! Our school boards matter, and can make a bid difference in local ed policy. Check out these fantastic studies for even more evidence: https://t.co/EJNrssQB4D; https://t.co/H0jdpFJMQU

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

Congratulation to our colleague, @BrettFischer, whose job market paper was just published:
"No Spending without Representation: School Boards and the Racial Gap in Education Finance" https://t.co/BW7CWjp2yK

[Brett Fischer @BrettFischer]

Our chartbook shares more visuals like this one, showing how pre-existing gender disparities impacted women during the pandemic, and have persisted in the recovery: https://t.co/PVxS36Grmv

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

“The concern is that a lot of individuals who were eligible for this credit would not end up going through the administrative burdens of applying and filing taxes in order to gain the credits,” -@HilaryHoynes, interviewed in #ChildTaxCredit article: https://t.co/I1HscME0nT (1/2)

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

*New Research Alert* Changes made to the Child Tax Credit resulted in a $3.8 billion boost for low-income California families, according to new research by @BrettFischer, @HilaryHoynes, @PalosKB, and @arparnar: https://t.co/8geHPq0b94 Thread (1/8)