Jacob Light

@Stanford Econ, @Hooverinst Fellow. he/him 🏳️‍🌈

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

1 - My #JMP studies how universities respond to changing student demand for courses and skills. I use novel data to peek inside the black box of #highered supply.

TLDR: Universities respond inelastically, both in course quantity and content #EconTwitter

https://t.co/fIuz3vOh9N

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

@SIEPR @GideonMoore TL;DR: College courses have become modestly more political and more liberal since 2000. The changes are small relative to persistent differences across fields, and both instructor-specific factors and student demand matter. See the full paper (12/12).

https://t.co/PAf2KoEpsu

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

In a new @SIEPR WP, @GideonMoore, Sam Thau, and I document a modest but broad-based shift towards more political, more liberal courses across nearly 1,000 US colleges and universities since 2000. We then study how students and faculty shape political content. A thread: (1/N)

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

@SIEPR @GideonMoore Students consistently preferred somewhat more political courses. Preferences over slant changed over time: demand for liberal content rose through the 2010s, peaked around 2020, and has partially reversed since. (11/N)

[Tanner @tannerwutang]

OH-4

[Jonathan Chait @jonathanchait]

@mattyglesias WHAT DOES JD VANCE SAY ABOUT MICHIGAN BEATING OHIO STATE?

[Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach]

Kalel Mullings: "Some people gotta learn how to lose."

[Santiago Pérez @seperez84]

We are very excited to release a new working paper (joint work with Ran Abramitzky, Jenna Kowalski, and Joe Price). I am especially excited as this paper has been in the making for a long time (4+ years 😬).
https://t.co/WB2hTQhJQg

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

I’ve obviously been despairing for most of the day, but my landlord’s message breaking the election result (in case the news hadn’t reached Switzerland) is making me laugh

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

@kalzonecount Need to hear your review of liquid death severed lime

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

One feature I love about this paper is Ian’s ability to distinguish ability among high achievers whose ability would be censored using conventional measures (e.g. SAT). His JMP provides new insight into the role of mentors in the production of talent. Take note, #econjobmarket

[alz @alz_zyd_]

Here's a fun paper by a Stanford econ JMC on grade school math teachers. Looking at AMC data matched to Linkedin, paper finds that even just decent, above-average middle/high school math teachers dramatically increase students' AMC scores: top AMC scorers increase by 165%!

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

@MarannaYoder Good luck, Maranna!