Jeff Denning
Associate Prof @ Notre Dame Economics. Economics of Education
www.jeffdenning.com
- Reposted by Jeff Denning1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but 2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but 3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So 4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
- Reposted by Jeff DenningMississippi State Univ. is hiring a tenure-track Econ Assistant Prof w/ August start! Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall). Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768 Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
- At the district spell bowl, a night for the nerds. Let's get ready to rumble!
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- Happy to contribute this chapter on student loans in the United States to the @aefpweb.bsky.social live handbook. I try to summarize what we have learned in student loan research recently. livehandbook.org/higher-educa...
- Reposted by Jeff DenningI was just informed that the Department of Education has taken down all its Civil Rights data. If you need it, alternative sites are now hosting it for the public. See links in this thread. ocrdata.ed.gov/notfound
- Anyone have cites for the effects of graduate school tuition on enrollment? I can't think of any offhand but could use one. Thanks!
- How are parents affected by their kid going to college? How are they affected when their kid gets a scholarship or grant? New working paper with @palaashbhargava.bsky.social @econsandy.bsky.social @odedgurantz.bsky.social and Rob Fairlie www.nber.org/papers/w33497
- In a moment of weakness this morning I looked up flights to Florida *leaving today* Pretty ready for mornings that start with temperatures in the single digits to be over for the year
- Should be on every econ of ed syllabus (and labor too imo)
- Super happy to see this accepted! academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...
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- I have a project where one of @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social 's papers is relevant. He has slides posted which were very helpful in understanding what is going on etc. I like this convention and hope others adopt it. Not sure what is says about me that i find slides easier to digest than a paper...
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- Go Irish!
- Reposted by Jeff DenningIt was a great to celebrate Sandy Black's accomplishments with family, friends, and colleagues at #ASSA2025! @econsandy.bsky.social
- @aeacswep.bsky.social announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for the full announcement. Congratulations to @econsandy.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Jeff DenningI'm hiring RAs to work on data analysis for projects on education, infrastructure, and political economy in Latin America. Spanish/Portuguese language helpful; remote work possible. Please share, and/or apply! Links in next tweet. #econra #econ_ra #EconSky
- Researchers who use credit data--how did you decide which credit bureau to use?
- Reposted by Jeff DenningLA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
- My third grader made the spell bowl team today, and she's trying to beat the rival schoolb that shares a parking lot, they apparently have a 7-year win streak. Sounds like the plot of a Disney Channel show
- Reposted by Jeff Denning**Professional/Personal Update** I am happy to share that, come Fall 2025, I will be (re!) joining the Department of Economics at the University of Texas. Hook 'em!🤘
- We are thrilled to officially announce that @econsandy.bsky.social will be returning to UT-Austin as a faculty member this fall! Welcome back Professor Black!
- Reposted by Jeff DenningI was incredibly honored to be awarded the CSWEP Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. When I accepted the award, I talked about the importance of mentoring. The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)
- @aeacswep.bsky.social announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for the full announcement. Congratulations to @econsandy.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jeff DenningBy far the high point of my career—thank you to everyone who made this happen!❤️
- Sandy Black accepting the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award at the CSWEP business lunch #ASSA2025
- Reposted by Jeff DenningSandy Black accepting the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award at the CSWEP business lunch #ASSA2025
- Is there a consensus on the use of LLMs to help write research papers? Fine to use? Use but cite? Don't use? I have something in mind like, "help me improve the flow of this paragraph" etc I have not done this but I am curious if people have thought more deeply about this than I have
- The Texas game as measured by my heart rate
- Reposted by Jeff DenningHere are the first five sets of slides: 01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro... 02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b... 03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust... 04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct... 05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...
- River of January
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- I was going through some of my stuff from the rookie market (after talking with some students here) and saw the names of my interviewers at ND. It turns out my good friend (and now coauthor) Ethan Lieber and I first met then. Of course, neither of us remembered.
- Reposted by Jeff DenningNEW: The Pop-Tart Bowl trophy is back and better than ever ... it is now a fully functional toaster trophy! Pop-Tart partnered with GE Appliances to build this one-of-a-kind toaster trophy. It is about 1.3x the size of a normal football + can toast full-size Pop-Tarts.
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- Sometimes you make a killer figure and can't wait to share it...always nice when your hypothesis comes through
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- Tim Allen in the Santa Clause is the same age as I am now. I appreciate your thoughts during this difficult time for me
- Reposted by Jeff DenningI have an op-ed in the NYT today about how to reduce crime. The key idea, based on decades of strong research evidence: focus on increasing the probability of getting caught, not the punishment. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
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- Reposted by Jeff DenningI have a new @nberpubs.bsky.social working paper out with @dubravkaritter.bsky.social and @dougwebberecon.bsky.social that examines the extent to which college closures can be predicted. Using machine learning, we improve on traditional models. But it's still hard to predict exact closure dates.
- Reposted by Jeff DenningHow do we form networks in school? Trying to pair socially isolated kids with popular kids in school can actually backfire. Palaash is doing really creative work on the role of networks in a range of contexts (development, labor). Check out his work! sites.google.com/view/palaash...
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- I'm sure everyone is dying to know what I think about Wicked. It's really good!
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- The problem with coding tasks is that the code does exactly what you tell it to
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- Reposted by Jeff DenningWe've made it to Bluesky! Please re-post so others can follows us... 🤘
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- Reposted by Jeff Denning@aeacswep.bsky.social announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for the full announcement. Congratulations to @econsandy.bsky.social
- Now can say I've been to several Michelin Star restaurants. Here is the spread from my most recent Texas trip from Leroy and Lewis
