Judy T

Professor of Public Affairs, Director of PhD program @HHHschool U of MN
1st-gen | econ alum of @MichiganStateU @UWMadison | public econ | ECE | CBA | twin mom

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

Me 15 years ago, as a PhD student: “It seems like all the interesting questions have been answered & there are no useful studies left to do.”

Me now, as a funder focused on evidence-based criminal justice policy: “The biggest constraint we face is finding researchers with time to engage in important new projects.”

Truly, this is the most pressing problem I have. I need an army of scholars who understand causal methods & who would jump at an opportunity to study a program or policy. Would you like to help? Email me. 🙏

[Jeffrey Wooldridge @jmwooldridge]

Not an easy achievement for a university that started out as a small agricultural college and had to overcome obstacles to gain entry into the Big Ten. I think we do well with our resources. We can always do better, of course.

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

Female economists are less likely to receive letters of recommendation that emphasize their ability.

Female economists are more likely to receive letters of recommendation that can be called grindstone letters--that is, they emphasize their hardworking tendencies.

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.

[Sam Haselby @samhaselby]

Hard to exaggerate how bad the effective disappearance of historians from the great public land grant universities will be for public knowledge of history.

[SBCA @benefitcost]

Happy New Year! May all your benefits be greater than your costs this year.

[Vinay Tummarakota @unboxpolitics]

My latest article tackles a classic question in the nature vs nurture debate: do books in the home really improve academic achievement?

A Thread 🧵

[Judy T @Judy_A_Temple]

Looking forward to seeing Sylvie and our other Humphrey PhD students at @APPAM_DC next eeek!

[Humphrey School @HHHSchool]

We are #HHHProud of PhD student Sylvie Guezeon for her participation in @The_ACSP and @APPAM_DC 👏⭐️ https://t.co/ALdKqGSZsA #StudentSpotlight #AcademicExcellence

[Judy T @Judy_A_Temple]

Early childhood expert Barbara Bowman’s contributions to the ECE field are summarized at this link. Bowman was a much valued co-PI on one of our research projects at the U of MN. Her daughter is Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Obama Foundation.

[HCRC @humancapitalrc]

We are sad to hear about the death of Barbara Bowman (1928-2024), early childhood education expert, advocate, and a long-time partner and supporter of the HCRC. Visit https://t.co/txFmAV0Duy to read a letter written by HCRC Co-Director, Arthur Reynolds, in her honor.

[Judy T @Judy_A_Temple]

@jmwooldridge Ron Fisher was my dissertation advisor at MSU. I appreciated his mentorship very much and enjoyed meeting up with him at conferences and whenever his work brought him to the Twin Cities. I wrote more at: https://t.co/1jTZsMmbzb

[Judy T @Judy_A_Temple]

Interesting discussion about the role of preregistration in preschool RCTs

[Jon Baron @JonBaronforMD]

NBER posted an RCT of the Chicago Heights (CHECC) preschool program. Quick take: The study doesn't report findings for its prespecified primary outcome - grade 3 test scores for full sample - & instead highlights positive results of an unreliable (post-hoc) subgroup analysis. 1/6

[SBCA @benefitcost]

We are delighted to announce that, from January 2025, the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis <https://t.co/5bPbCq8cJQ> will become a fully open access journal.

[Jeffrey Wooldridge @jmwooldridge]

It has dawned on me that the more than one thousand problems I've written for my books, course problem sets, and exams are now just fodder for ChatGPT training.

The era of graded problem sets appears to be over -- unless one puts in a lot of effort. Too pessimistic?

[Judy T @Judy_A_Temple]

Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Prof in Science, Tech or Environmental Policy. Teaching includes a grad course in environmental econ/policy analysis.

Application review begins 12/6/2024 https://t.co/oeVPPE2V6a
Job Number: 365030

[Judy T @Judy_A_Temple]

Excited to start this research project funded by @ACFHHS with co-PIs and former Humphrey students Irma Arteaga @IrmaArteagaPhD and Sangyoo Lee @lee_sangyoo

[Humphrey School @HHHSchool]

Over the next few years, Professor Judy Temple and her team of co-investigators will explore the evolving burden of childcare costs and the impact of expanding public school-based preschool programs over time. 🔍📊 #ResearchGrant #HHHProud

[Helen H. Yu, Ph.D. | 유 혜 영 | 🇺🇸 🇰🇷 @DrHelenHYu]

📢 UPCOMING VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and @on_puba will be hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Public Administration position with teaching interests in public policy to begin 8/1/25. Keep your 👀 out for the vacancy ad in the coming weeks.

[ISA-RC21 @ISA_RC21]

The Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) invites applications for two Assistant/Associate positions. Topics: transportation, housing, public administration. https://t.co/AWAbDAUyRo https://t.co/fIkXExXzCj

[Judy T @Judy_A_Temple]

Congrats to @HHHSchool PhD student Noah Wexler @n_wexler on his new publication in the Oxford Bulletin of Econ and Statistics!

[Jon Hartley @Jon_Hartley_]

Al Harberger, namesake of the deadweight loss Harberger triangle and long-time Chicago School economist, turns 100 today https://t.co/JpwMf4xwab

[Ana-Maria Dimand @AnaDimand]

The School of Public Policy at UCR is seeking to hire up to two Assistant Professors of Public Policy.

https://t.co/X6boWIKTF6

#PAJobMarket