Zachary Bleemer (@zbleemer) 's Twitter Profile
Zachary Bleemer

@zbleemer

Assistant Professor of Economics @PrincetonEcon and @nberpubs. Faculty Associate @OppInsights. Research tweets on economic mobility and education.

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NBER (@nberpubs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The wage premium has halved for lower-income collegegoers since 1960 due to disinvestment from teaching colleges, diversion to two-year colleges, and a shift toward humanities majors, from Zachary Bleemer and Sarah Quincy nber.org/papers/w33797

The wage premium has halved for lower-income collegegoers since 1960 due to disinvestment from teaching colleges, diversion to two-year colleges, and a shift toward humanities majors, from <a href="/zbleemer/">Zachary Bleemer</a> and Sarah Quincy nber.org/papers/w33797
Lydia DePillis (@lydiadepillis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From the NBERs in the last few weeks, a study that I think explains a lot about this political moment: Higher education has lost much of its power as an economic equalizer. nber.org/papers/w33797

From the NBERs in the last few weeks, a study that I think explains a lot about this political moment: Higher education has lost much of its power as an economic equalizer. 
nber.org/papers/w33797
John B. Holbein (@johnholbein1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This new working paper argues that female economics PhD students benefit tremendously from having female economics faculty around. How do they back up this claim? They look at the timing of sabbatical leaves. When female professors go on leave, it decreases third-year female

This new working paper argues that female economics PhD students benefit tremendously from having female economics faculty around. 

How do they back up this claim?

They look at the timing of sabbatical leaves. 

When female professors go on leave, it decreases third-year female
Julien Berman (@julien_berman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It used to be that rich kids and poor kids got about the same benefits from going to college. Today, that’s no longer the case — rich college-goers earn a premium nearly 3x larger than poor students. What’s changed?

It used to be that rich kids and poor kids got about the same benefits from going to college.

Today, that’s no longer the case — rich college-goers earn a premium nearly 3x larger than poor students.

What’s changed?