Brett Fischer

@BrettFischer

Postdoctoral scholar @CAPolicyLab @ucberkeley | Public and labor economist

Beigetreten Nisan 2020

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Brett Fischer@BrettFischer·6 Haz

Just because you can't afford a lawyer doesn't mean you should spend more time in jail. Exciting and simple intervention by the County of Santa Clara Public Defender's Office helps tackle this issue!

California Policy Lab@CAPolicyLab

New research: In 2020, the County of Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office began piloting a program to provide a lawyer to low-income people shortly after their arrest. People who participated in the pilot had dramatically better case outcomes: bit.ly/PARRSantaClara Thread (1/6)

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Brett Fischer@BrettFischer·29 Nis

Thrilled to see this work out in the world! Our school boards matter, and can make a bid difference in local ed policy. Check out these fantastic studies for even more evidence: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…; doi.org/10.1111/ajps.1…

California Policy Lab@CAPolicyLab

Congratulation to our colleague, @BrettFischer, whose job market paper was just published: "No Spending without Representation: School Boards and the Racial Gap in Education Finance" pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10…

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Brett Fischer@BrettFischer·20 Oca

Our chartbook shares more visuals like this one, showing how pre-existing gender disparities impacted women during the pandemic, and have persisted in the recovery: capolicylab.org/the-economic-i…

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California Policy Lab@CAPolicyLab·7 Kas

“The concern is that a lot of individuals who were eligible for this credit would not end up going through the administrative burdens of applying and filing taxes in order to gain the credits,” -@HilaryHoynes, interviewed in #ChildTaxCredit article: calmatters.org/california-div… (1/2)

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California Policy Lab@CAPolicyLab·27 Eki

*New Research Alert* Changes made to the Child Tax Credit resulted in a $3.8 billion boost for low-income California families, according to new research by @BrettFischer, @HilaryHoynes, @PalosKB, and @arparnar: bit.ly/CTCinCA Thread (1/8)

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