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Joshua Goodman is an Associate Professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where he serves as the Program Director for the MA in Educational Policy Studies. His research focuses on economics education policy, applying causal inference methods to large quantitative datasets to provide rigorous evidence regarding the impacts of education policies. Professor Goodman addresses a variety of education policy issues, including the determinants and consequences of college choice, the effects of secondary math coursework, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public schools. He has served as a faculty affiliate at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center and spent the 2022–23 academic year on leave to serve as a senior economist at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers. Prior to joining Boston University, he was a faculty member at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Brandeis University. Goodman has a comprehensive background in education, having begun his career as a public high school mathematics teacher in Watertown, Massachusetts. His academic work has been published in respected peer-reviewed outlets such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the American Economic Review: Insights. He is also a co-editor for the Journal of Human Resources and has contributed to the Association for Education Finance Policy as a board director.
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