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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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Companies and financial analysts use timely data to make better business decisions. It’s time for Washington to do it, too, say Raj Chetty, John N.Friedman and Michael Stepner. nyti.ms/36PQqc7

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

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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/corona…

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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

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

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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.

Super excited to present today with <a href="/Shalinee_Sharma/">Shalinee Sharma</a> 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.
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What’s 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

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Here is a terrible graph (based on great data from Shalinee Sharma at Zearn ) showing how remote learning has been disproportionately bad for low-income students.

Here is a terrible graph (based on great data from <a href="/Shalinee_Sharma/">Shalinee Sharma</a> at <a href="/zearned/">Zearn</a> ) showing how remote learning has been disproportionately bad for low-income students.
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COVID-19 has worsened inequality in education - this will be one of the really bad long-lasting effects of the pandemic if we don't focus on fixing this as soon as possible. Relying on great data from Zearn and Shalinee Sharma here

COVID-19 has worsened inequality in education - this will be one of the really bad long-lasting effects of the pandemic if we don't focus on fixing this as soon as possible.

Relying on great data from <a href="/zearned/">Zearn</a> and <a href="/Shalinee_Sharma/">Shalinee Sharma</a> here
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πŸ“£ CALLING ALL POLICYMAKERS AND STAFF! Join us (virtually) for a special @Whatworkscities Sprint Course where you'll learn directly from our Policy team about how the Opportunity Atlas and its data can inform your work on economic mobility. ➑️Register by March 27th⬅️

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My parents found my old baseball cards! Now for the moment when I learn that, after 30 years, they are still not worth anything ...

My parents found my old baseball cards!

Now for the moment when I learn that, after 30 years, they are still not worth anything ...
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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

Very excited to vote for my wife <a href="/hleveyfriedman/">Hilary LeveyFriedman</a> 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
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Neat JMP on teachers becoming principals from a candidate in my field who is on the job market this year. Check it out x.com/econ_jmp/statu…

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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/opi…