Nicholas Mader

Policy researcher at @Chapin_Hall, system builder, earnest man. All opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@forestgregg Quarto?

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@AlexCEngler @JennyNagaoka ... need certain mindsets, practices, structures, and potentially certain conditions that support effective use of the indicators."

I'd offer the timeless reflection on the lack of effectiveness: the data are not sufficient.

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@AlexCEngler Was reminded of your post here Alex as I happened to read this excellent piece by @JennyNagaoka on the use of Early Warning Indicators: https://t.co/LqR2iDUtI4. Excerpting: "[Early Warning Indicators] alone do not support improvements in student outcomes, and practitioners ...

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@forestgregg Wow

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@jessicaleecohen Hal Varian wrote a lovely piece many years ago called "How to Build an Economic Model in your Spare Time" https://t.co/YqLVF54Sf6

Includes how to source ideas, as well as cultivate and develop them. Great stuff, and well beyond my formal training in grad school.

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

Sharing, with pride, considerate, constructive measures @WIeconomics PhD students have raised in protection of current and future scholars. Institutions may well fear transgressions of due process in the course of seeking justice. To that: here is an object lesson in due process.

[Switchbox @switchbox_data]

🚨Big announcement!🚨

Today we presented a report to legislators on how much new single-family homes would save under the All-Electric Building Act that's being considered in New York State 👇

https://t.co/S0Gx4QcCMe

#GasFreeNY
@GovKathyHochul (1/11)

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

A deeply compelling thread on the responsibility of men, yes, to guns, but also to family.

[Gabrielle Blair @designmom]

When I hear men worshipping guns and talking about how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to Naaman in the Bible. Do you remember Naaman? He was a great military leader, and he also had leprosy.

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[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

Come work with me!

@Chapin_Hall is seeking a senior policy expert to lead and collaborate on initiatives using data to inform operations and coordination of youth-serving public agencies, non-profits, and funders. Please retweet!

https://t.co/wVXAriq0eI

[Cara Thompson @cararthompson]

Five quick #rstats tips I've picked up in the plots I've made for the first category of the #30DayChartChallenge 🧵👇

1. Need to plot a million points and ggplot() is taking too long but you want to stay within the tidyverse?

👉 Use 📦{scattermore} with geom_scattermore() 🥳

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@acspearot Oh deer

[Brian Bourque @bbourque]

6 years ago I joined a 20-person startup.

I wanted to quit after my first week, but I didn't.

Now our company is worth over $1B and has 200+ employees.

Here's what I've learned about succeeding at a startup:

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@biancafrogner @biancafrogner Together with offering great personal appreciation for your entire thread here, I'm extremely glad for your sharing the value of counseling. I benefitted from them during grad school, and would (and have) recommended to everyone to gain perspective and tools.

[Alyn Turner @alynmarie]

Hi folks! @Research4Action is hiring two quantitative research associate positions - including a really exciting postdoc working with me on an early childhood RCT! Check the positions out, and please share far and wide!

[braveen @braveenk]

Wait I actually like this version of the joke better👇🏾

Companies: "We believe in meritocracy around here."

The meritocracy:

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[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@forestgregg Over represented, like usual by proud, nth generation working class folks?

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@rodrikdani Indeed! The nature of econ research often makes it an individual process: no need for collaborators as in other fields, and academia incentives attribution over collaboration. Add scarce time, and there's major mentorship problems, worst of all in welcoming/developing new talent.

[Prof. Rucker Johnson @ProfRucker]

@dynarski

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@JacksonBrownNYC @straightedge @Erik27853400 @haralduhlig @Blklivesmatter From the right, seems like moderate leftists are arguably getting cover from the harder line take.

[Nicholas Mader @NickyMader]

@JacksonBrownNYC @straightedge @Erik27853400 @haralduhlig @Blklivesmatter Per the WSJ editorial board from last night: "...the response to the killing of George Floyd has sprinted past police reform to ‘defund the police'. ... By all means let’s debate other policies and accountability in using force. ..."