Prof. Rucker Johnson’s Tweets

May 18, 2019

My essay published today in The Crisis Magazine (NAACP) to commemorate 65th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education. In the spirit of W.E.B. Du Bois’ mission to “set forth those facts & arguments which show the dangers of race prejudice”, past & present thecrisismagazine.com/single-post/20

Jesse Rothstein

@rothstein_jesse

Jul 14

NBER is holding a conference on economic mobility on Dec. 2.

@Econ_Sandy

and I are organizing, and

@S_Stantcheva

will give the keynote. The conference program is open to all, NBER affiliates or not. Please submit your papers by the Sept. 15 deadline! nber.org/calls-papers-a

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Tom Dee

@ProfTDee

Jun 8

A police reform everyone should like? Send health care—not cops—to deal with nonviolent mental-health & substance-abuse emergencies. Our *preregistered* quasi-experimental study is finally out

@ScienceAdvances

: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv

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Stanford Econ Policy

@SIEPR

· Jun 8

New @Stanford research by SIEPR/@StanfordEd's @ProfTDee yields compelling evidence that dispatching #mentalhealth workers instead of police officers lowers crime & cuts costs in nonviolent emergency situations. Read a synopsis of the research: stanford.io/3zsBRdQ #EconTwitter

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Ellora Derenoncourt

@EDerenoncourt

Jun 6

We’re pleased to announce the release of our new WP "Wealth of two nations: The US racial wealth gap, 1860-2020," in which we provide the first continuous time series of white-to-Black per capita wealth ratios over the past 160 years. 1/10 nber.org/papers/w30101

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Celebrating incomparable legacy of David Card: beyond winning Nobel Laureate in economics, jubilant appreciation & gratitude from so many for being part of his extended family—he’s nurtured us as mentor/colleague/friend…surrounded by brilliance…part of why we 💙 UC-Berkeley!

Economist Lisa Cook to become first Black woman on Fed board

Jenn Dowd

@drjenndowd

May 12

A real honor to be part of the moving

@umisr

event honoring the life & work of Bob Schoeni. Bob taught us so many professional & life lessons, but a few that stuck with me:

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BIG CONGRATULATIONS

proud!…#spelhouse

Cook’s confirmation comes as the Federal Reserve is trying to slash inflation and stabilize a recovery that serves all Americans.

Susan M. Collins becomes first woman of color to lead Boston Federal Reserve Bank - The Boston Globe

Feb 10

What an inspired choice! Congratulations Susan Collins, a true trailblazer & phenomenal leader…

bostonglobe.com

The economist will join the Fed in July from the University of Michigan, where she has been provost and executive vice president for academic affairs since 2020.

Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute

@OIGInstitute

Jan 31

Reminder: Institute advisor

joins other

fellows

& Mary Patillo to discuss “Civic Responsibility & the Repair of American Democracy.” Register here for the 2/1 event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist

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· Jan 28

JOIN US for a virtual discussion, “Civic Responsibility and the Repair of American Democracy”. Our newest Fellows, @ProfCAnderson, @ProfRucker, @kathryn_sikkink , @Jacob_S_Hacker, and Mary Pattillo of @NUsociology and moderator @NicholasLemann on 2/1: bit.ly/2021AAPSSFello

Jesse Rothstein

@rothstein_jesse

Jan 28

This is an awesome visualization. I'm proud of how

does here. In general, the sharp contrast between publics and privates just leaps off the page. public.tableau.com/shared/XMQ894N

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Jon Boeckenstedt

@JonBoeckenstedt

· Jan 28

No rankings are perfect or precise. No rankings will consider all the things you think are important or should be in the formula. You can create your own rankings if you want. Have at it. Here is my visualization of his data: highereddatastories.com/2022/01/on-ran

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Carol Anderson and 4 others

Jan 26

Join us for a discussion, "Civic Responsibility and the Repair of American Democracy", about our current moment and what might be done to repair our institutions. Register to join at 2pm ET on 2/1: bit.ly/2021AAPSSFello #AcademyMeets

Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds

Jason DeParle

@JasonDeParle

Jan 24

Striking research with relevance to the child tax credit debate: payments to poor mothers changed their babies' brains in ways that predict cognitive gains.

nytimes.com

The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit.

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Carol Anderson and 3 others

Jan 18

Register now for our 2021 AAPSS Fellows Event, " Civic Responsibility and the Repair of American Democracy": us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist

President Biden Nominates Sarah Bloom Raskin to Serve as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal...

Dr. Lisa D. Cook

@drlisadcook

Jan 14

I am grateful to President Biden for nominating me to serve on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. If confirmed, I would be honored to serve.

whitehouse.gov

Today, President Biden announced the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal

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Goldman School

@GoldmanSchool

Dec 9, 2021

Congratulations to Rucker Johnson, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, the 2022 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award in Education. The $100K prize was awarded for Johnson's research demonstrating the positive impact of school integration. Read more at goldman.school/johnson-award

Minneapolis Fed

@MinneapolisFed

Oct 20, 2021

Powering Potential. Read the full interview with

@OIGInstitute

's advisor,

, in the NEW issue of For All magazine: bit.ly/3AX4Bs7

Dr. Peter Q. Blair

@pqblair

Oct 11, 2021

This is amazing. Bravo

@KiraboJackson

and

@ClaudiaLPersico

for the shoutout to your work in the Nobel write-up!

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Shayna Silverstein

@ShaynaMSilvers

· Oct 11, 2021

So proud of my husband! @KiraboJackson’s work is named and cited (twice) in the write up of the Nobel Prize for Econ. “Jackson carefully pointed out” is truly praise in the understated world of econ discourse, lol. So cool.

Oct 11, 2021

BIG Congratulations to our dear colleague, amazing mentor & friend David Card on winning the Nobel Prize (along w/Josh Angrist and Guido Imbens) — thrilled & what an extraordinary day for economics (and UC-Berkeley!)

Boston Fed

@BostonFed

Oct 5, 2021

The second session of #BostonFedEcon64 focuses on educational attainment.

@econsarahreber

, Esteban Aucejo, and

@KalenaCortes

will have conversations moderated by #BostonFed’s Mary Burke: bit.ly/3zWdO3u

Ellora Derenoncourt

@EDerenoncourt

Oct 3, 2021

Lots of material and findings in this paper, yet the thing I can't get over is the perception of the Black population share vs. the reality. Among both youth and adults, Black or white, estimates of the Black population share are 40% or more. The reality is more like 13%. 1/2

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Stefanie Stantcheva

@S_Stantcheva

· Sep 24, 2021

[1/20] Our new @nberpubs paper studies what Black & white Americans know about racial inequities, what they believe causes them & what, if anything, they think should be done to reduce them. Summary thread below. Paper w Alberto Alesina & @matteoferroni93: scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantche

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Analysis | Is it fair to call Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan another New Deal?

Oct 2, 2021

Great perspective on how large the package is relative to the New Deal and the Great Society. And ⁦

@martha_j_bailey

⁩ makes the excellent point that we need to recognize that these are *investments*.

washingtonpost.com

At first glance, President Biden's reconciliation bill seems to dwarf the era-defining programs such as FDR's New Deal and LBJ's Great Society. But does the comparison hold up to scrutiny?

Sep 25, 2021

⚡️⚡️✨Job Opening Alert! Do you work in International Development? Come join our amazing faculty and students at the Goldman School!

@GoldmanSchool

👇👇

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Dr. Jennifer Bussell

@jenniferbussell

· Sep 15, 2021

We are hiring at the Goldman School! If you are a mid-career scholar whose work concerns international development policy, broadly understood, please review the call and consider applying! gspp.berkeley.edu/faculty-and-im

Sep 15, 2021

Over 400 Economists agree! Put simply, the Child Tax Credit expansion is good policy and we should make it permanent! Thank you to everyone who signed. You can find the final letter with list of signers here: hilaryhoynes.com/s/Economist-CT #EconTwitter

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· Sep 13, 2021

Congress is now considering whether to extend the Child Tax Credit expansion. If you are an economist, please consider signing this open letter to Congress, highlighting the enormous social value this policy would generate. Sign here (by COB Tues): forms.gle/sst1P54EJ5f2SE

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Why Cal (not Harvard) is America’s top college

Jesse Rothstein

@rothstein_jesse

Sep 13, 2021

Why Cal (not Harvard) is America’s top college sfexaminer.com/opinion/why-ca My new op-ed at the SF Examiner

sfexaminer.com

Forbes’ #1 ranking underscores that private universities are often engines of wealth inequality

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Anjali Adukia

@aadukia

Sep 9, 2021

Research often involves working in independent, isolated situations. Community is always valuable, but may be particularly so for those who are part of a group that is not in the majority. Thus, at

@aefpweb

, we are creating AEFP Communities! AEFP membership not required.

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Lawrence Katz

@lkatz42

Sep 1, 2021

Important research on the impacts of banning race-based affirmative action in higher education from California's Prop 209 by

now in the

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· Sep 1, 2021

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Affirmative Action, Mismatch, and Economic Mobility after California’s Proposition 209,” by Zachary Bleemer (@zbleemer): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj

fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021/raci

Jennifer Lee

@JLeeSoc

Aug 31, 2021

“Effective and just public policy can only be achieved if we bring diverse perspectives to the table.” Thanks to

@UMich

's brilliant & visionary

@watkinshayes

for bringing us to the table.

FACT SHEET: How the Biden-Harris Administration Is Advancing Educational Equity | The White House

As Schools Reopen, Vital PK-12 Investments Will Address Disparities, Build Back Our Schools on a Stronger and More Equitable Foundation, and Enable

Bob Moses, 1960s civil rights leader who saw math as road to equality, dies at 86

He founded the Algebra Project, a math education initiative aimed at rural and inner-city students.

Today,

and I launched Policy Impacts. Policy Impacts promotes and supports the use of the Marginal Value of Public Funds (MVPF), a methodology for comparing the cost effectiveness of a wide range of public policies. [1/8]

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Policy Impacts

@PolicyImpacts

· Jul 12, 2021

We are excited to introduce you to Policy Impacts, a new research and policy organization dedicated to improving government decision-making through rigorous, standardized policy evaluation. [

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Ramesh Ponnuru and 4 others

Jun 15, 2021

JOIN US for a webinar and panel discussion at 2 pm on 6/24 about the current state of child poverty in the US and what policies and investments can do to end this problem. Register here: bit.ly/CutChildPoverty #AcademyMeets

Great piece

in Sunday’s NYT...thanks for the mention #ChildrenOfTheDream

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Nicholas Kristof

@NickKristof

· May 21, 2021

My column argues that it's easy for liberal, affluent whites (my tribe) to point fingers at racism in policing and feel virtuous, but in areas such as educational inequity we are part of the problem. nyti.ms/3oKSSsj

Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute

@OIGInstitute

May 20, 2021

Mark your 🗓️ : Monday, May 24 at 12pm CT #OIGI advisors Rucker Johnson (

Exploring the Opportunity Gap for Young Children From Birth to Age Eight Meeting 3 Day 1 | National...

) and Janet Currie are presenting

@theNASEM

open session on opportunity gaps facing young children.

nationalacademies.org

V. excited for

virtual panel tomorrow (5/14 at 2pm ET, reg. at link below), joining

@drewhalbailey

, Peg Burchinal, Flávio Cunha, Ken Dodge, Greg Duncan,

@isawhill

to discuss theory & evidence on reducing the intergenerational transmission of poverty.

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National Academies

@theNASEM

· May 12, 2021

How can the latest research in social and behavioral sciences aid efforts to reduce intergenerational #poverty? Join us May 14 for a seminar on Perspectives for Reducing Intergenerational Poverty and Promoting Mobility. Register here: ow.ly/9VN750EFKuN

Free busing, new magnet schools, integration orders: MN agrees to $63M annual plan to settle...

Apr 30, 2021

Grateful for ‘Research-to-policy’ breakthru this week as I gave expert testimony in Congressional hearing w/MN Atty Gen

@keithellison

in key MN case to spur reform efforts to promote integration & equitable school resources for Minneapolis-St Paul schools.

twincities.com

It’ll be up to the Legislature to approve the plan, which is estimated to cost $63 million a year.

Apr 23, 2021

Overwhelmed w/joy hearing this news. Truly humbled to be part of this remarkable class & join so many who inspire me & generations of changemakers. Congrats

@sdellavi

@ProfNai

@Oprah

. Special thx to my intellectual roots

@Morehouse

@GoldmanSchool

, Sheldon Danziger

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UC Berkeley

· Apr 22, 2021

Congratulations to all!

#BerkeleyMinds @aaas news.berkeley.edu/2021/04/22/six

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Apr 15, 2021

When I don’t have the words to capture my raw emotions of this week’s tragedy, thankful to turn to the penned eloquence of one of my fav former star students David Gray

@_dagray

(GSPP c/o 2012):

Mar 26, 2021

More than delighted to be included in this piece on

In recent years, economics has grown more concerned about inequality and how to fix it. The instigators of this epochal progressive shift ply their trade at UC Berkeley.

as the center for research on labor, public policy and inequality. Admitted MPPs at

and admitted Phds at

take a read!

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