Stefanie DeLuca

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

Balanced basic take on why we should care about firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “If society cannot see itself clearly, then it cannot identify its problems,” he said. “If it cannot identify its problems, then it cannot find the right solutions.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

03.08.2025 22:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My pre-docs Angelica Qin and Matt Gannondoing trial runs for their ASA talks to make @jhuartssciences.bsky.social and PIRL proud!

31.07.2025 11:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Newsletters | PIRL Curious about what is happening at PIRL? Read our latest newsletter! Document PIRL Spring 2025 Newsletter.pdf

As we begin a new academic year, I'm proud to share what we have accomplished this year at PIRL! Check out our 2025 newsletter featuring research, dissemination and our team! (designed in house by our own Layomi Omole and Carrie Hanks!) otheramerica.org/newsletters

24.07.2025 19:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

1/ New working paper with Trevor Bakker, @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social, Eric English, Jamie Fogel, and Nathan Hendren: We use newly linked Census, IRS, and credit bureau data to explore differences in credit access by race, class, and hometown.

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17.07.2025 13:17 — 👍 20    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 3

Our survey evidence points to several mechanisms, incl diffs in social capital, financial literacy, & informal credit networks. Future research might explore how early credit experiences are shaped through these channels.

17.07.2025 14:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

with Trevor Bakker, @Stefanie_DeLuca, Eric English, Jamie Fogel, and @nhendren82: We use newly linked Census, IRS, and credit bureau data to explore differences in credit access by race, class, and hometown.

17.07.2025 14:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Your Credit Score Is Shaped by the Neighborhood Where You Grew Up What helps poor kids grow up to make better decisions about money? A new study of 25 million people finds an unexpected answer.

New paper!! We show access to credit differs by race, class & geography-diffs in credit scores emerge early & persist through life. Childhood contexts play large role-credit scores of parents & neighbors predict later-life repayment, even cond. on income, wealth, ed. www.wsj.com/economy/cred...

17.07.2025 14:35 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

Join IPR on Monday, May 12 in Norris University Center at 12 p.m. to hear from Johns Hopkins sociologist @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social, who will discuss her research on barriers to finding housing and their impact on neighborhood income segregation. Register today: spr.ly/6010Nyb9M

08.05.2025 16:32 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

In May, @jhu.edu sociologist @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social returned to Northwestern as IPR's first visiting scholar, sharing her latest research and insights into communicating research findings to policymakers. www.ipr.northwestern.edu/news/2025/ho...

25.06.2025 17:20 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0