
John N.Friedman
@john_n_friedman
Econ Prof at Brown U. and Opportunity Insights. Editor, Journal of Public Econ. Formerly: Special Assistant to the President at the National Economic Council
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25-10-2017 19:24:10
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Companies and financial analysts use timely data to make better business decisions. Itβs time for Washington to do it, too, say Raj Chetty, John N.Friedman and Michael Stepner. nyti.ms/36PQqc7

βIf we make policy in February 2021 based on economic conditions in April 2020, we risk reaching the wrong conclusions,β write Raj Chetty, John N.Friedman and Michael Stepner. This is βwhere the strength of the real-time data approach lies.β nyti.ms/3qdcPaY

Great to see 93% of the Nobel Prize winners, veterans of D and R adminstrations, and other economics heavyweights (including progressives such as Emmanuel Saez) agree with Opportunity Insights evidence that better targeting the stimulus makes sense. igmchicago.org/surveys/coronaβ¦

Raj Chetty, John N.Friedman and Michael Stepner have been tracking the effects of the last stimulus checks. Their early estimates show that households making more than about $75,000 per year have spent less than $45 out of the $600. nyti.ms/2YVCol5

βIf we make policy in February 2021 based on economic conditions in April 2020, we risk reaching the wrong conclusions,β write Raj Chetty, John N.Friedman and Michael Stepner. This is βwhere the strength of the real-time data approach lies.β nyti.ms/3jFG4kr

Super excited to present today with Shalinee Sharma on COVIDs effects on student learning at the #c19schoolsummit @SEIIatMIT To preview: Large learning losses (esp. for poor children), will be with us for a long time unless we do something big to address it.


Excited to hear from Jose Ortiz Jr., John N.Friedman, Fred Olayele of NYCEDC, Kathryn Wylde of Partnership for New York City, and Jaclyn Marie Kelly on the road to an inclusive recovery. Register for this event on 3/10: bit.ly/EconomyMar10

Whatβs the single biggest thing NYC should focus on to promote an inclusive economy? Education. COVID has worsened existing inequalities & this is also true in education. John N.Friedman #RethinkingNYC





This post from Lucy McBride, MD, Monica Gandhi MD, MPH and Tracy Beth HΓΈeg, MD, PhD is direct, well documented and clear. It's also very brave. It's time. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/β¦

This is a great new resource for policymakers! Congrats to Nathaniel Hendren and Ben Sprung-Keyser. Now we just need to get more analysts using MVPF!


Very excited to vote for my wife Hilary LeveyFriedman today this Rhode Island Senate District 3! I'm so proud of Hilary and all that she has accomplished. And the boys are so happy to be a part of it! #voteforthefuture



What does the data say on how to make an "Opportunity Economy" a reality? See the very nice OpEd by my Opportunity Insights colleague Raj Chetty today: nytimes.com/2024/09/20/opiβ¦