SSRC-@Arnold_Ventures Criminal Justice Innovation Fellow @AriaGoles is studying whether pre-arrest diversion (e.g., ticketing rather than arrest) can improve public safety outcomes.
Read more here:
https://t.co/D5DbR8hrqy
Recently published short paper in the @JPubEcon :
"Measuring Take-up of the California EITC with State Administrative Data"
Vol 227 (Nov 2023)
by John Iselin (@john_iselin ), Taylor Mackay (@_tmackay ), & Matthew Unrath (@mattunrath )
https://t.co/uVy9XE4UGa
It continually astounds me how often I talk to fairly well-informed Americans who are under the impression that Afghan gov't troops "didn't put up a fight," and for whom the massive (and extensively covered) death toll Afghan forces suffered 2015-21 is completely new information.
Reggie's favorite book? "The Great Gatsby."
"What I love about reading -- it took me a long time as a kid, and the older I got, I'm like, that's the beauty of reading -- it's whatever you see. I can break it down to you, but you may not see it that way. Just so good."
Quick break from filling out innumerable job applications to issue a PSA for economists (and fellow nerds of all stripes!): Are you the market for a favorite NBA player? Consider Reggie Jackson!
His nickname? "Big government", for his propensity to bail his team out in big games
“Right now, I’m reading The Count of Monte Cristo. It’s an amazing story. My gosh, I swear, it’s gotta be like 200 words just describing if I walk out this room. I’m like, it’s an amazing book, but damn! Some people have vivid imaginations!”
- Reggie Jackson 😂
*New Research Alert* #ChildTaxCredit is projected to cut child poverty, but some of the most vulnerable California families are at risk of missing out. New research sheds light on who those families are: https://t.co/SAhiNkL3lX By @elsaleea@_tmackay@arparnar@mattunrath (1/12)
Early evidence shows that the refundable child tax credit, deposited in advance in parents' account, is associated with less food insecurity and financial hardship.
Read more from the census here:
https://t.co/7a4NP6VBmj
Many states believe that granting unauthorized immigrants driver’s licenses could lead to more uninsured drivers and accidents. A past paper by @bf_churchill, @_tmackay & Bing Yang Tan, dispels these claims and shows that little risk is actually involved. https://t.co/weI2hiX1I7
It's fully-featured and ready to go! The did Stata package allows Stata access to the Callaway and @pedrohcgs R package "did" for estimating difference-in-differences with staggered treatment and covariates. Check it out, and installation instructions, at https://t.co/Syr9Frx9OM