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

[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."

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

I’m amused by some of ChatGPT’s memories about me from previous conversations. Imagine working with ChatGPT on an unrelated task and getting the response: “By the way, how was the dinner event where your advisor explicitly allowed you to bring a plus-one?”

[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!

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

Maranna Yoder

JMP: "Exhausted? The Effect of Diesel School Bus Emissions on Academic Achievement"

Website: https://t.co/kcTjQP3HNu

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

@kalzonecount And my mouth, because I didn’t realize my mistake until I refilled my bottle at a different, normally-sized refill station 🙃

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

I learned a tough lesson the hard way at Nashville’s airport: the undersized water bottle refill station next to the bathroom was, in fact, a hand sanitizer dispenser.

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

In her undergrad Econ of Ed class, Caroline Hoxby proposed a similar tool she called the “Ohio State Machine,” which would benchmark non-standardized courses to those at a large school like OSU. With this project, I’m relieved that this is actually a "Michigan Machine."

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

Standardizing courses across universities has been a massive headache in my research. Beyond my personal inconvenience, this tool will be practically helpful for universities that want to translate transfer courses. Very exciting work!

[Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy @fordschool]

🎉 Congrats to @kevin_stange & @edpolicyford on securing nearly $900K from @IESResearch! Their project will standardize college course data, creating an open-source mapping tool to study student experiences nationwide. 🌐📚 #EducationResearch #BigData https://t.co/jOVUClGRDm

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

Fantastic and important work linking the human capital students develop in college to job-relevant skills

[Morgan Frank @mrfrank5790]

General wisdom is that college gives students skills for good careers but what are those skills?

In a new study led by @ArjSabet in @ScientificData, we offer skills data based on millions of college course syllabi from US educational institutions.

https://t.co/JQauX1P4o3

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

@kalzonecount Importantly, she spells the word “shudders”

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

Huge day for Real Housewives fans who were at Michigan when the Tri-Delt essay leaked.

[sunny @sunny66878]

Awww Teresa is visiting Gabriella in Michigan. Her room is so organized and clean. #RHONJ

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

Also, the big takeaway from this experience is I’m willing to do just about anything if you send me an email addressed “Dear Dr. Light” 😁

[Jacob Light @jlight_]

Blink and you’ll miss it, but I contributed to this article’s analysis of trends in university course content. It’s great to see the data I collected used to generate new knowledge.

Stay tuned for more work related to ideology and college courses w/ @GideonMoore and @SamuelThau

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Republicans love to blame everything they consider wrong with America on an epidemic of wokeness, by which they tend to mean anything that smacks of political correctness.

In fact, woke views and practices have declined markedly since the early 2020s https://t.co/R15BcyrrJy👇

[This Day In Sports Clips @TDISportsClips]

September 10, 2011: @UMichFootball beats Notre Dame 35-31 in a thriller in Ann Arbor.
21 combined points in the final 1:22.