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Mark van Dok @mvdok

Social policy researcher, data manager, author on MDRC reports & papers, dad & husband, former adjunct faculty & activist, opinions are my own.

Joined April 2012
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Paul Krugman
@paulkrugman
22 Mar 2021
I went to Yale in the 1970s, and it was obvious that there were effectively two schools: the one where children of the elite were invited to join secret societies, and one where nerds got to be nerds 1/
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David Berman@DavidbCEO
2 Nov 2016
Census data shows Americans are leaving pricey metro areas faster than they are being replaced on.wsj.com/2faDfci via @WSJ

More Americans Leave Expensive Metro Areas for Affordable Ones

Americans are leaving the costliest metro areas for more affordable parts of the country at a faster rate than they are being replaced, according to an analysis of census data.

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Mark van Dok@mvdok
15 Jan 2014
Cell more important in studies targeting the poor or near poor: pewrsr.ch/1hYaquX. ow.ly/i/4iDWc"

Pew Research increases share of interviews conducted by cellphone

In the coming months, 60% of interviews in our national polls will be conducted via cellphones and 40% on landline phones.

pewresearch.org
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RAND
@RANDCorporation
11 Jun 2013
Three tips parents can use to help prevent kids from losing school skills over the summer trib.al/9O5EvMt

Three Summer Learning Tips Parents Can Use

There’s plenty that parents can do at home to help their kids stay sharp until the new school year begins.

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Mark van Dok@mvdok
2 Apr 2013
The Dutch economy in bad shape m.spiegel.de/international/e…
Mark van Dok@mvdok
15 Mar 2013
Unprsedented growth in the south #HDR: ow.ly/iWhv3 (x.com/UN/status/312503855587…)

United Nations
@UN
15 Mar 2013
Good news! Developing countries are experiencing unprecedented growth. @UN_News_Centre explains the 2013 #HDR: ow.ly/iWhv3
Mark van Dok@mvdok
14 Mar 2013
My twitter account got hacked. My apologies to everyone who got a phony personal tweet from me over the past few days.
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Mark van Dok@mvdok
11 Mar 2013
Really wanting to shed off a few pounds? read this only a few products are left! tinyurl.com/d9l2kqc
Mark van Dok@mvdok
9 Mar 2013
Are you serious about weight loss? Read this article ASAP! bit.ly/ZA1vmn
Mark van Dok@mvdok
20 Feb 2013
David Brooks again on: What Data Can’t Do nyti.ms/WJcp9s
Mark van Dok@mvdok
19 Feb 2013
Trend towards less free-time interaction between "native" dutch and non-western dutch. socialevraagstukken.nl/site/… (x.com/socialevraagst/status/…)

Sociale Vraagstukken@socialevraagst
19 Feb 2013
In het kort: recent SCP o'zoek: ‘Dichter bij elkaar? De sociaal-culturele positie van niet-westerse migranten in NL’. socialevraagstukken.nl/site/…
Mark van Dok@mvdok
19 Feb 2013
Paul Krugman's counter to David Brooks re the value of data nyti.ms/11SHbm8 (x.com/NYTimeskrugman/status/…)

Data, Stimulus, and Human Nature

Don’t blame the numbers.

archive.nytimes.com
Paul Krugman
@paulkrugman
19 Feb 2013
Data, Stimulus, and Human Nature nyti.ms/11SHbm8
Mark van Dok@mvdok
19 Feb 2013
Don't forget social media when looking for a job dlvr.it/2yzQTj
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MDRC@MDRC_News
18 Feb 2013
Stiglitz: The Great Divide: Equal Opportunity, Our National Myth nyti.ms/YnRzvE #poverty #talkpoverty
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Mark van Dok@mvdok
10 Feb 2013
Why preschool is important and ideas for what you can do to support your child's growth. mdrc.org/delivering-promise-…

Delivering on the Promise of Preschool: Investing in Social and Emotional Development and Early...

How do we make the most of the promise of preschool, particularly as preschool programs become universal? How do we avoid the “fade out” of early positive effects as children transition to elementary...

mdrc.org
Mark van Dok@mvdok
9 Feb 2013
Study of the connection between child hight and sanitation - interesting! blogs.worldbank.org/impactev…

The toilet gap: How much of differences across developing countries in child height can sanitation...

Guest post by Dean Spears

blogs.worldbank.org
Mark van Dok@mvdok
7 Feb 2013
Revised: People not rats spread the black plague uib.no/aktuelt/nyheter/2013/…
Mark van Dok@mvdok
5 Feb 2013
I feel like data today :-) nytimes.com/2013/02/05/opini…
Mark van Dok@mvdok
3 Feb 2013
More focus on boys is needed to improve the educational performance of lower-income kids. NYTimes: The Boys at the Back nyti.ms/VBF7Mz
Mark van Dok@mvdok
3 Feb 2013
The value of learning from failures nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opini…

Opinion | Learning From Failure (Published 2013)

Researchers need to openly discuss their failures, because in a learning process, you get things right by first analyzing why you’ve been getting them wrong.

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