Nicholas Mader

@forestgregg Quarto?

@AlexCEngler @JennyNagaoka ... need certain mindsets, practices, structures, and potentially certain conditions that support effective use of the indicators." I'd offer the timeless reflection on the lack of effectiveness: the data are not sufficient.

@AlexCEngler Was reminded of your post here Alex as I happened to read this excellent piece by @JennyNagaoka on the use of Early Warning Indicators: tcrecord.org/Content.asp?Co…. Excerpting: "[Early Warning Indicators] alone do not support improvements in student outcomes, and practitioners ...

@forestgregg Wow

@jessicaleecohen Hal Varian wrote a lovely piece many years ago called "How to Build an Economic Model in your Spare Time" people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~hal/Papers/ho… Includes how to source ideas, as well as cultivate and develop them. Great stuff, and well beyond my formal training in grad school.

Sharing, with pride, considerate, constructive measures @WIeconomics PhD students have raised in protection of current and future scholars. Institutions may well fear transgressions of due process in the course of seeking justice. To that: here is an object lesson in due process.

🚨Big announcement!🚨 Today we presented a report to legislators on how much new single-family homes would save under the All-Electric Building Act that's being considered in New York State 👇 bit.ly/aeb-report #GasFreeNY @GovKathyHochul (1/11)

A deeply compelling thread on the responsibility of men, yes, to guns, but also to family.

Come work with me! @Chapin_Hall is seeking a senior policy expert to lead and collaborate on initiatives using data to inform operations and coordination of youth-serving public agencies, non-profits, and funders. Please retweet! csschcc.sentrichr.com/?requisition=0…

Five quick #rstats tips I've picked up in the plots I've made for the first category of the #30DayChartChallenge 🧵👇 1. Need to plot a million points and ggplot() is taking too long but you want to stay within the tidyverse? 👉 Use 📦{scattermore} with geom_scattermore() 🥳

@acspearot Oh deer

6 years ago I joined a 20-person startup. I wanted to quit after my first week, but I didn't. Now our company is worth over $1B and has 200+ employees. Here's what I've learned about succeeding at a startup:

@biancafrogner @biancafrogner Together with offering great personal appreciation for your entire thread here, I'm extremely glad for your sharing the value of counseling. I benefitted from them during grad school, and would (and have) recommended to everyone to gain perspective and tools.

Simultaneously, I experienced a major breakup. A good friend encouraged me that everyone needs help sometimes and to take advantage of free counseling through the Student Assistance Program (SAP). Many universities offer it & I highly recommend it! 3/15

The promotion to full professor is official! I’m proud to be one of the few multi-racial female non-MD tenured professors at a med school. 🙃 I wanted to share some of my major bumps along the way and lessons learned, hoping it may help someone out there struggling today. 1/15

Hi folks! @Research4Action is hiring two quantitative research associate positions - including a really exciting postdoc working with me on an early childhood RCT! Check the positions out, and please share far and wide!

Wait I actually like this version of the joke better👇🏾 Companies: "We believe in meritocracy around here." The meritocracy: 👨🏻 👨🏻👨🏻👨🏻 👨🏻👨🏻👩🏼👨🏻 👨🏾👨🏻👩🏿👩🏼👩🏾‍🦰

@forestgregg Over represented, like usual by proud, nth generation working class folks?

@rodrikdani Indeed! The nature of econ research often makes it an individual process: no need for collaborators as in other fields, and academia incentives attribution over collaboration. Add scarce time, and there's major mentorship problems, worst of all in welcoming/developing new talent.

Second, the field is hierarchical. Even if you are in the right networks, you feel you are constantly being ranked. As a result even top economists are a weirdly insecure bunch. This self-absorption reduces the generosity & mentoring that junior members of the profession receive.

There’s been much discussion in recent days about Economics’ race problem. Some of what has come out is quite disturbing. I have not said much, but I have listened and thought. Here are a few reflections I want to add. +

@JacksonBrownNYC @straightedge @Erik27853400 @haralduhlig @Blklivesmatter From the right, seems like moderate leftists are arguably getting cover from the harder line take.

@JacksonBrownNYC @straightedge @Erik27853400 @haralduhlig @Blklivesmatter Per the WSJ editorial board from last night: "...the response to the killing of George Floyd has sprinted past police reform to ‘defund the police'. ... By all means let’s debate other policies and accountability in using force. ..."

Too bad, but #blacklivesmatter per its core organization @Blklivesmatter just torpedoed itself, with its full-fledged support of #defundthepolice : "We call for a national defunding of police." Suuuure. They knew this is non-starter, and tried a sensible Orwell 1984 of saying,