Word processor just told me to use “data is” instead of “data are.”

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I have a new article out in the Milken Institute Review Diane Ty and I lay out the caregiver crunch facing America in the very near future and offer policy actions that can be taken to blunt the blow. Read more in the link below

Who Will Take Care Of Mom?

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My kids’ school district did 3 hour early release once a month for teacher development. The superintendent now says that because test scores were up this year the program was a success. Also, to improve upon this success the dates will be moved from Mondays to Wednesdays.

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How do we create sustainable funding for preventive care? Often the economics are there but the roadblock is due to insufficient data capture and analytics. Read more here: milkeninstitute.org/article/towa...

Toward Self-Sustaining Models for Preventive Health Investments | Milken Institute

Many types of health interventions fit the adage, “A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.” By engaging in preventive behaviors and consuming preventive ca

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Brand new very sharp chefs knife. Time to focus my mental energy to avoid cutting myself while cooking. So of course, I burn myself.

Time for our kids new Christmas Eve tradition of writing letters to Trader Joe’s to complain about them discontinuing items we like This one is all them and I’m here for it

Our garage freezer and fridge have peak millennial naming

Pick a movie, keep one actor - the rest are muppets Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan Keep Ricardo Montalban

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Pick a movie, keep one actor - the rest are muppets Snowpiercer Tilda Swinton

I made eggplant parm from scratch and garlic pull apart bread

Health policy hot take: System complexity is regressive.

The day after my first was born I was sitting and holding him and said to my wife, “He’s already so big, it feels like he was born just yesterday.” And that’s how you almost die by telling a dad joke.

Family game of monopoly, I was winning. Landed on my son, lot of 1$. Not enough to wipe me out but enough to extend the game. My offer: I’ll give you everything and you win. In exchange you clean up the board without making a huge fuss, and we can play something else. Pareto improvement.

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Jay Bhattacharya picked as new NIH director. Jay wrote me my first ever journal rejection letter. I also now have a textbook that competes with his textbook. These are unrelated…probably

My book came out one year ago. It was the most fun I’ve had writing professionally. Thank you so much to everyone that has read it or used it. Knowing that people are enjoying it makes me so incredibly happy. Dad jokes are a pedagogical tool. www.amazon.com/Economics-He...

Economics of Healthcare

Economics of Healthcare [Friedson, Andrew] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Economics of Healthcare

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Like many of you, I too am crushed that Economics of Healthcare: A Brief Introduction was snubbed for a National Book Award. We’ll get em with the second edition.

Photo of me from a different era. University of Rochester activities fair ~2006

Every talk is a job market talk Every paper is a job market paper Every ice cream is a job market ice cream Every nap is a job market nap Every “it gets dark so early now” discussion is a job market “it gets dark so early now” discussion

I don’t know if I can engage with this without the metricstotheface hashtag

Jeffrey Wooldridge@jmwooldridge.bsky.social · 2y ago

Consider the simplest DiD setup with panel data. T = 2, controls X(i) don't change over time. D(i) is the "ever treated" indicator, f2(t) the second period time dummy. W(i,t) the time-varying treatment W(i,t) = D(i)*f2(t). The X(i) appear flexibly to allow selection and heterogeneous trends.

Excited to see all of my @appam.bsky.social friends soon! Also find me if you want to chat about our health economics & applied micro searches!

Applied micro conference discussants

Here’s a simple and uncontroversial thing that we can do to vastly improve the US healthcare system: Break every fax machine

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How do we fund research into antivirals that we don’t need yet but could need badly? Each bet is risky, but a bundle of bets can spread the risk and make for a better investment. It also acts as a hedge in portfolios against pandemics. Read more here: www.milkenreview.org/articles/the...

The Coming Viral Storms

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7yo: “I’m cold” 3yo: “Hi cold, I’m your brother” I am so proud.

I slowed down on this bottle of Jack half an hour ago why aren't I sober?

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