Goodbye You Big Yellow Spirit in the Sky
Goin’ up to the spirit in the skyThat’s where I’m gonna go when I dieWhen I die and they lay me to restI’m gonna go to the place that’s the best – Norman Greenbaum, Spirit in the Sky…
Dhaka Economist
Economics, higher ed, data, and life.
A public notebook for essays, teaching resources, higher-ed research, and economics in everyday life.
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Who presents at the AIR Forum?
I went to the AIR Forum for the first time last year in Orlando. It was my first time – I have a few colleagues who have attended in previous years and I was quite eager to find…
Reserved Seats, Awkward Conversations vs Enforceable Contracts and Transaction Costs
I went to see Project Hail Mary today, and while driving there, I got to thinking about how late I was, and whether my seat would still be empty and not taken up by someone else. It was…
Games as a way to teach concepts in class
I went to a workshop called Let’s Play: Designing and Using Games in Your Classroom, led by Dr. Tamara Stenn this week. Organized by the Suffolk’s Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence (CTSE), it was quite an illuminating…
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Essays and applied work on institutional research, program financial analysis, retention, and student success.
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Hey there! I am Rizwanur Rob, an economist and institutional researcher working at the intersection of higher education, applied policy analysis, data, and teaching. Dhaka Economist is where I write my more current thoughts on education, policy, institutions, classrooms, dashboards, and economics in the everyday life. Read more about me here.