Jonathan Schwabish
Biographic Data
| ID | 6550423 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan Schwabish |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwabish |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWABISH J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Urban Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3992-6033 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Categorizing and Ranking Graphs in Economics Research
How do economists use graphs, and do they use them well? Using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, I provide evidence to these questions by exploring more than 2600 graphs published in the first issue of the American Economic Review from 1911 to 2017. I find that economists use a lot of line charts – more than 80% of the total sample are line charts. I also find that the share of graphs that use data (as opposed to diagrams) fell over the first half of the…
Ten Guidelines for Better Tables
Tables are a unique form of visualizing data because, unlike many charts, they are not usually intended to give a quick, visual representation of data. Instead, tables are useful when you want to show the exact values of your data or estimates. They are not the best solution if you want to show a lot of data or if you want to show the data in a compact space, but a well-designed table can help your reader find specific numbers and discover patter…
The Social Genome Model
Persistently high poverty among families with children, a lack of equal opportunity, stalled intergenerational mobility, and inequality have all risen up the agenda for federal, state, and local policymakers. Children born into low‐income families face barriers to success in each stage of life from birth till age 40. Using data on a representative group of American children and a life cycle model to track their progress from the earliest years th…
An Economist's Guide to Visualizing Data
Once upon a time, a picture was worth a thousand words. But with online news, blogs, and social media, a good picture can now be worth so much more. Economists who want to disseminate their research, both inside and outside the seminar room, should invest some time in thinking about how to construct compelling and effective graphics
Do youth nonmarital childbearing choices reflect income and relationship expectations
Human Capital in the United States from 1975 to 2000
The roots of this manuscript go back over 20 years to the first published appearance of the Earnings Capacity (EC) indicator, which in turn grew out of an immense body of literature on human capital.The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate the importance and usefulness of EC in measuring the size and strength of the American economy.Ultimately, an economy is only as strong as the individuals that comprise it, and we suggest that the EC indica…
Do youth nonmarital childbearing choices reflect income and relationship expectations
An Economist's Guide to Visualizing Data
Once upon a time, a picture was worth a thousand words. But with online news, blogs, and social media, a good picture can now be worth so much more. Economists who want to disseminate their research, both inside and outside the seminar room, should invest some time in thinking about how to construct compelling and effective graphics
The Social Genome Model
Persistently high poverty among families with children, a lack of equal opportunity, stalled intergenerational mobility, and inequality have all risen up the agenda for federal, state, and local policymakers. Children born into low‐income families face barriers to success in each stage of life from birth till age 40. Using data on a representative group of American children and a life cycle model to track their progress from the earliest years th…
Human Capital in the United States from 1975 to 2000
The roots of this manuscript go back over 20 years to the first published appearance of the Earnings Capacity (EC) indicator, which in turn grew out of an immense body of literature on human capital.The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate the importance and usefulness of EC in measuring the size and strength of the American economy.Ultimately, an economy is only as strong as the individuals that comprise it, and we suggest that the EC indica…
Do youth nonmarital childbearing choices reflect income and relationship expectations
An Economist's Guide to Visualizing Data
Once upon a time, a picture was worth a thousand words. But with online news, blogs, and social media, a good picture can now be worth so much more. Economists who want to disseminate their research, both inside and outside the seminar room, should invest some time in thinking about how to construct compelling and effective graphics
The Social Genome Model
Persistently high poverty among families with children, a lack of equal opportunity, stalled intergenerational mobility, and inequality have all risen up the agenda for federal, state, and local policymakers. Children born into low‐income families face barriers to success in each stage of life from birth till age 40. Using data on a representative group of American children and a life cycle model to track their progress from the earliest years th…
Ten Guidelines for Better Tables
Tables are a unique form of visualizing data because, unlike many charts, they are not usually intended to give a quick, visual representation of data. Instead, tables are useful when you want to show the exact values of your data or estimates. They are not the best solution if you want to show a lot of data or if you want to show the data in a compact space, but a well-designed table can help your reader find specific numbers and discover patter…
Categorizing and Ranking Graphs in Economics Research
How do economists use graphs, and do they use them well? Using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, I provide evidence to these questions by exploring more than 2600 graphs published in the first issue of the American Economic Review from 1911 to 2017. I find that economists use a lot of line charts – more than 80% of the total sample are line charts. I also find that the share of graphs that use data (as opposed to diagrams) fell over the first half of the…
Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Data science (2 works) · Data Visualization and Analytics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)