Professor of Public Policy @UMassD. Co-Editor, #MassBenchmarks. He/Him
Massachusetts
Joined June 2009
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Michael Goodman retweeted
This is incredible.
From @Jamie_Lane where AirBnBs are fully booked next week.
Michael Goodman retweeted
Can you guess what happens when more immigrants move into a school district?
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Student performance goes **up** as a direct result.
This effect is especially large for disadvantaged students.
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Michael Goodman retweeted
The US has now had 22 months of consecutive sub-4% unemployment, the longest stretch since the late 1960s.
Michael Goodman retweeted
Super interesting, important, and relevant.
Can you guess what happens when young men are kicked off Medicaid?
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They are more likely to commit a crime
Why?
In part, because they lose mental health services
"expanding Medicaid eligibility ...is a cost-effective crime-reduction policy"
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"Eleven states that lost population in 2022 are now seeing gains including... Massachusetts (+18,659)"
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Proud to represent @UMassD and to serve as part of the cross-border team that @JoeBiden announced earlier today has received a national #TechHubs designation & a strategy planning grant from the @US_EDA
#wearestrongertogether #ProudToBeUMassD
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Michael Goodman retweeted
"The long-term value of a bachelor’s degree is much greater than it initially appears," @ProfDavidDeming writes.
"If a college professor or pundit tries to convince you otherwise, ask them what they would choose for their own children." theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Michael Goodman retweeted
A bias towards action can backfire
During penalty kicks, ⚽️ goalies have the best odds of stopping the ball if they wait at the center, but they leap 94% of the time. Why? It looks better to be doing something, even if it means you miss
Make sure your team also rewards patience
Michael Goodman retweeted
It’s mostly cringe for middle aged people to gawk at general changes in younger generations, but the anti-socialization of childhood in America is really a stunning thing to see all at once. ht @jean_twenge
Michael Goodman retweeted
How do we prevent excessive force and unnecessary arrests in policing?
A new study from @HarrisPolicy Crime Lab offers a novel approach: Training officers to manage cognitive biases reduced adverse outcomes & racial disparities in policing. nber.org/papers/w31651
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Michael Goodman retweeted
"Limiting gender-inclusive curricula in schools can ultimately have negative effects on all students."
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Michael Goodman retweeted
If you want to lower inflation fix your zoning regulations and build more housing.
Oh and also do that if you want people to be able to find places to live.
Minneapolis is the only major metro area where inflation over the last 12 months is below the Fed's 2% target (1.8%).
Construction of more housing is the reason.
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Downtown cell phone traffic in @CityOfBoston is 50% below pre-pandemic levels
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Michael Goodman retweeted
A historic day for #0ffshoreWind in the United States. The first tower components have arrived in New Bedford! #OffshoreWindMA
Michael Goodman retweeted
The cost of college has not risen over the last couple of decades. I think that's worth repeating:
The cost of college has NOT risen over the last couple of decades.
New from @phil_wellesley
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Michael Goodman retweeted
The Treasury debt limit drama has begun, and it’s on investors’ radar screens. The cost of buying insurance in the case Treasury fails to pay its debt on time is high and rising fast. It’s already more than in 2011 when that drama caused S&P to strip the U.S. of its AAA rating.
Where there’s a will there’s a way
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