Kent Gardner

Economist working on public policy issues-emphasis on local government, economic competitiveness, health policy.

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

@CitizenMurphy That would imply a negative correlation between teacher experience and student achievement?

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

A revolution in the world of finance is here. If you're puzzled by digital money, crypto, fintech and all the rest, join the club. I'm trying to work through these issues in a series of occasional columns. Here's the first: https://t.co/idLekQCY3C

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@evandawson Some high school curricula are being revised to increase the emphasis on statistics. A fundamental grounding in statistics is critical if consumers are to understand the validity of modeling. https://t.co/BH7bkFyH0G

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

@stevation Feeling your hurt & Santia's.

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Rochester area schools' economic segregation singled out as worst in nation.... https://t.co/Z5sqK7hyA5

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Read Fareed Zakaria's... https://t.co/zxX80J41O0

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Rochester students will lose strong & weak teachers in the... https://t.co/q73edje2wg

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Great summary of what economists do & don't know about economic growth (from recent Nobel Prize winners). Authors tiptoe around the role of culture & institutions like the rule of law, tolerance for... https://t.co/pXzI4VTEne

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Trump's trade tweets (we can't call this mishmash a policy) have long given economists angina. Douglas Holtz-Eakin reminds us why: https://t.co/qz7SQE4Pn0

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Last week I posted the first in a series of articles on Eastman Kodak's enduring impact on the Rochester economy. Here's the first--the second will post tomorrow. https://t.co/LicgPi4eZL https://t.co/LicgPi4eZL

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The shortage of affordable housing in high cost cities can't be addressed simply by building new--we need to make better use of what's already built. See info on "Padsplit":... https://t.co/ZCiEUp6Byw

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Cory Booker in NYT: Noting that improving funding for public education should be a priority for Democrats, he notes, too, that "Supporting well-regulated public charters, in the meantime, is a meaningful complementary solution."

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

All-electric vehicles promise lower maintenance, longer life. Electric motors have a handful of moving parts--unlike the complexity of internal combustion engines.... https://t.co/kaX0imyAB0

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Justin, thanks for the detailed data analysis in today’s story on students in unstable housing & with disabilities. The... https://t.co/T2GhoIjkt3

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NYT's Neil Irwin notes that the Warren's wealth tax... https://t.co/cbZCBrEG9t

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Having lived through the inflation nightmares of the 1970s, LOW inflation as a PROBLEM seems incomprehensible. See my Rochester Beacon post on the inflation measurement challenge. https://t.co/nx3xPS88NH https://t.co/nx3xPS88NH

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"Plans that will pass are better... https://t.co/fvEDS0ENuc

[Kent Gardner @KentGardnerEcon]

Rochester Beacon selected to receive matching funds from national funders for Nov-Dec contributions. https://t.co/HZYll71lBl https://t.co/HZYll71lBl

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Taylor subtext: "I should have listened to my wife"?? https://t.co/bMIBTnG5ID https://t.co/bMIBTnG5ID

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ACA premiums fall for 2020--partly because they rose so much in previous years? ACA has always been a work in progress--with construction halted, the building has a frame but big holes in the walls. See Axios summary. https://t.co/8GbEjT8exa See also... https://t.co/8GbEjT8exa