Thrilled to share my book, “The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis,” is out in April w/ @MITPress. We make parenting too hard. Self-help is a decoy. Collective self-help is the way. Pre-order now →

Nice post by @nate_g_hilger on childhood education, rather than cash, to address social gaps https://t.co/CnFleD09kb

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New two-part post on college at Kidding Around. Part 1: College done right remains a great bet. Part 2: How kids succeed at college - plus AI college counselors.

Public spending on kids generates higher returns for taxpayers than spending on adults -- often paying for itself as kids grow up to be richer adults who pay more in taxes. Yet the public spends WAY less per kid than per retiree -- why cut more? (@nhendren82 @bsprungkeyser 2020)

All industries conduct R&D. Child development is a big industry, and it gets much less R&D as a share of spending than other major industries. Why would we want *less* R&D on child development? cc @elonmusk (Lane & Varmus 1997)

In my latest post at Kidding Around I reflect on work by @Econ_Sandy and others showing that later-born kids do worse in many ways & work by @joepricebyu suggesting this reflects less high-quality time with parents.

New post at Kidding Around: What We Learn From Birth Order

The question everyone should ask everyone all else in all interviews is “What would convince you that you are wrong?” And push for a specific answer.

When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?

'here’s a best-case outline for following through on Trump’s policies without cratering the economy.' @ATabarrok

I also find an opposing view by @ProfNickStephan interesting but unpersuasive -- that we should give kids proxy votes to "young adults" instead of parents. (1) YAs have low turnout and I doubt this policy would change that. (2) YAs do not care about affordable high-quality

In my latest Kidding Around post I argue we should allow more kids to vote AND we should give proxy votes to parents for any kids still deemed too young to vote. I cite this great paper by @StephenESachs and @KleinfeldJoshua because I found it galvanizing. If you're skeptical

RCT introduction of a pollution market in Surat, Gujarat. Pollution fell by 20–30%, and efficiently — gains came from the firms who could cut pollution most effectively. Mortality benefits are *25 times* costs. An incredible state/research collaboration. 1/2

Kids Need More Political Power - so let's give it to them! Why we should lower the minimum voting age, and why it's not crazy to give parents extra votes on behalf of their disenfranchised kids. https://t.co/TMXmyKSHru

cc @AlganYann @HECParis, @ebeasley4, @CEPREMAP, @ESPUM_UdeM, @UMontreal, @AinoaAparicio, @ZaccagniSarah

New post at Kidding Around! What Individual Parents Can Do: Extracurricular Activities edition. Are all those piano and taekwondo lessons a good idea? https://t.co/NhKXsviACO

There is no place for political violence, including the horrific incident we just witnessed in Pennsylvania. It is absolutely unacceptable and must be denounced in the strongest terms. My heart goes out to all the victims and I wish the former President a speedy recovery.

As one whose family has been the victim of political violence, I know firsthand that political violence of any kind has no place in our society. I thank God that former President Trump is safe. As we learn more details about this horrifying incident, let us pray that all those