Alex Bolves

Education researcher with a penchant for swimming, biking, and running

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

@MatthewAKraft @MemeMedianMode Oof I’m the worst twitter-er! If this is something you’re still trying to figure out, shoot me a dm and happy to help! There’s a lot to get right…and thus many opportunities to mess up

[Kate Donohue @kate_donohue]

5 years ago I was recruiting teachers in Dallas...grateful that my work today can hopefully inform teacher recruitment in Providence. Read more about it in our second brief!

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"There is no reason to fear low-skilled migration."

Nobel prize-winning economist Esther Duflo says "the effect of low-skilled migration on low-skilled wages is zero".

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

It’s right about now when I give up on next summer’s beach body

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

Instagram likes disappearing in the US as early as next week? Excited to see the eventual findings on improved mental health outcomes among adolescent users. #2025APPAM

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

Come hear me talk about my work with @MatthewAKraft in ten minutes in Governors square 14!

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

Can’t get over the intellectual diversity at #APPAM2019. Went from a philosophical chat about school choice to the role of renewables and energy stability just by looking the other way at my lunch table.

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

Excited to be presenting the work I’ve been doing with @MatthewAKraft at #APPAM2019 this weekend!

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

When it comes to communication between home and schools, there probably isn’t a silver bullet. Excited to share results from work with @MatthewAKraft at APPAM!

[Annenberg Institute at Brown @AnnenbergInst]

New #EdWorkingPaper by @MatthewAKraft and Alex Bolves analyzes how a new communication technology might improve the quality and flow of information between schools and families...

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

@causalinf Rick and morty. If cartoons aren’t your thing then community (but only seasons 1-3...main writer left/was booted from the show after this)

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

@JoshuaSGoodman (No sarcasm) what’s the pro-stata argument? I completely get status quo bias and historical coursework using Stata, but is there reason to expect stata won’t be usurped by R sometime soon-ish? Asking for a friend who should polish up on R...

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Ban noncompete agreements. Ban them completely. Ban them throughout the country. Ban them now.

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

@causalinf Whats the jury’s take on Bartik instruments? I feel like depending on who I talk to I get a different facial reaction every time.

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

@ProfJonCollins Meanwhile lebron chilling out sipping wine in LA highlands letting lake show autopilot 😂

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

Pauses are important to make sure we're all speaking the same language when we label results big or small. Here's a great piece that gives us an opportunity to do just that!

[Alex Bolves @AlexBolves]

I used to teach in a school that adopted these practices and found them an interesting tool for developing student soft skills. These findings highlight the dual tensions of developing soft and/or hard skills in schools. Which - if either - is more important?

[Matt Barnum @matt_barnum]

New: Major study shows restorative justice reduced suspension disparities and improved (teachers' perceived) school safety, but led to a drop in test scores for black students https://t.co/LT0xhDNlbq

[Todd Rogers @Todd_Rogers_]

I really like this idea of asking scholars to nominate some of their favorite new research. I learned a lot from this:

Twelve leading economists on the research that shaped our world in 2018 https://t.co/pnGO1FTp2e via @qz

[C. Kirabo Jackson @KiraboJackson]

Super thought-provoking thread 👇

[Matt Barnum @matt_barnum]

New: Ten lessons from education research in 2018 https://t.co/VgfzaTfZVh