Shelly Lundberg
@shellyjlundberg.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Demography at University of California Santa Barbara.
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My UCSB Faculty Research Lecture on "How Economics Discovered Women."
Warning but not apology: There are a lot of opinions.
Sorry about the cough--pollen season arrived early this year.
tinyurl.com/2vj7rexn
Warning but not apology: There are a lot of opinions.
Sorry about the cough--pollen season arrived early this year.
tinyurl.com/2vj7rexn
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To my students: Lean into skills AI amplifies, not ones it bulldozes. Frame good questions, scope problems, interpret messy data, apply judgment, explain clearly. The bot can autocomplete; you bring curiosity, context, and ethics.
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
To my students: Lean into skills AI amplifies, not ones it bulldozes. Frame good questions, scope problems, interpret messy data, apply judgment, explain clearly. The bot can autocomplete; you bring curiosity, context, and ethics.
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1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
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Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
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PI granted.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Essential reading for anyone interested in university governance, the power of politically-appointed, obscurely-motivated external boards, and the integrity of academic institutions. Also, a very strange tale.
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Essential reading for anyone interested in university governance, the power of politically-appointed, obscurely-motivated external boards, and the integrity of academic institutions. Also, a very strange tale.
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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“Until we have real data, people making policy haven't got a clue what to rely on”- Prof. Daniel Hamermesh.
And as @marisakabas.bsky.social sets out, the Trump regime's economic 'data' ranges from cherry-picked figures to blatant lies.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/wh-inflati...
And as @marisakabas.bsky.social sets out, the Trump regime's economic 'data' ranges from cherry-picked figures to blatant lies.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/wh-inflati...
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“Until we have real data, people making policy haven't got a clue what to rely on”- Prof. Daniel Hamermesh.
And as @marisakabas.bsky.social sets out, the Trump regime's economic 'data' ranges from cherry-picked figures to blatant lies.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/wh-inflati...
And as @marisakabas.bsky.social sets out, the Trump regime's economic 'data' ranges from cherry-picked figures to blatant lies.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/wh-inflati...
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I know that the job market is rough this year for Econ PhDs. @utoronto.ca has expanded its postdoc funding. If you are on the market and work on school finance or early childhood education and are interested in a PostDoc, let me know! #econsky #educsky postdoc.sgs.utoronto.ca/current-post...
Postdoctoral Talent Initiative – School of Graduate Studies Postdoctoral Fellows
postdoc.sgs.utoronto.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I know that the job market is rough this year for Econ PhDs. @utoronto.ca has expanded its postdoc funding. If you are on the market and work on school finance or early childhood education and are interested in a PostDoc, let me know! #econsky #educsky postdoc.sgs.utoronto.ca/current-post...
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FWIW Americans can go to college in Sweden, studying in English, while enjoying things like safety, gender equality, quality of life, and constitutional rights – and without breaking the bank: utbildning.su.se/english/educ...
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
FWIW Americans can go to college in Sweden, studying in English, while enjoying things like safety, gender equality, quality of life, and constitutional rights – and without breaking the bank: utbildning.su.se/english/educ...
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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The United States was the leading destination for top scientists from all over the world.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The United States was the leading destination for top scientists from all over the world.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
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The US is the purple line bottoming out. Our economy may still roar, but we’re killing ourselves. Hoarding wealth, refusing to even ensure our kids have enough to eat. That line is an indictment. It reflects our warped values.
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
www.prb.org/resources/se...
www.prb.org/resources/se...
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The US is the purple line bottoming out. Our economy may still roar, but we’re killing ourselves. Hoarding wealth, refusing to even ensure our kids have enough to eat. That line is an indictment. It reflects our warped values.
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Trains are good. More trains please.
GO train service changes ahead of World Series home games
GO train service changes ahead of World Series home games
Metrolinx has added new trips to multiple lines including the Kitchener GO line, ahead of the Game 6 and possibly Game 7 of the World Series.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trains are good. More trains please.
What a pleasure.
New from me: Everything is awful, so treat yourself to a timeline cleanse by hopping on the best train ride in the world, the Bernina Express.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
All aboard the best train ride in the world
No timeline cleanse like a Swiss timeline cleanse
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What a pleasure.
Dear U.S. media and commentators: Referring to the lovely Reagan/tariff ad produced by Doug Ford's Conservative government of Ontario as an ad posted by "The Canadian government" is like referring to Gavin Newsom's administration as "The U.S. government." Please up your info-processing game.
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dear U.S. media and commentators: Referring to the lovely Reagan/tariff ad produced by Doug Ford's Conservative government of Ontario as an ad posted by "The Canadian government" is like referring to Gavin Newsom's administration as "The U.S. government." Please up your info-processing game.
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Enjoy this beautiful Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin) on FB. 🪶🙌🏽
October 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Enjoy this beautiful Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin) on FB. 🪶🙌🏽
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If the NIH and HHS were under any other prior President (Dem or GOP), we’d see a rapid shift of funding to leverage this. But the politicization (and gutting) of these agencies means it won’t happen—and so many people will die unnecessarily as a result.
Finally read the paper and it's worth the buzz.
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If the NIH and HHS were under any other prior President (Dem or GOP), we’d see a rapid shift of funding to leverage this. But the politicization (and gutting) of these agencies means it won’t happen—and so many people will die unnecessarily as a result.
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It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.
October 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.
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The US Administration has explicitly chosen to make it much harder to build a career in research in the United States.
This policy of hollowing out our future innovation capacity will ultimately harm every Conservative and Liberal American.
This policy of hollowing out our future innovation capacity will ultimately harm every Conservative and Liberal American.
Research firms continue to shed talented staff—even after the far-reaching cuts earlier this year. Just this week, there have been announcements of significant layoffs at RAND and Mathematica.
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The US Administration has explicitly chosen to make it much harder to build a career in research in the United States.
This policy of hollowing out our future innovation capacity will ultimately harm every Conservative and Liberal American.
This policy of hollowing out our future innovation capacity will ultimately harm every Conservative and Liberal American.
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Another disturbing example of how Trump silences dissent: "the chief content officer for our parent company... stated in a meeting that we should not run articles that could draw the attention of the Trump White House and have them try to shut us down." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | I Quit My Job in the Face of Pro-Trump Censorship
A veteran journalist says his bosses were afraid of crossing the administration.
www.politico.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Another disturbing example of how Trump silences dissent: "the chief content officer for our parent company... stated in a meeting that we should not run articles that could draw the attention of the Trump White House and have them try to shut us down." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Trump canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech by Reagan given on April 25, 1987. The ad uses unedited clips from the speech. See for yourself.
Speech:
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...
Ad:
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM
Speech:
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...
Ad:
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM
Ontario launches $75 million ad campaign using the words of Ronald Reagan to argue against tariffs.
YouTube video by Toronto Sun
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trump canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech by Reagan given on April 25, 1987. The ad uses unedited clips from the speech. See for yourself.
Speech:
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...
Ad:
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM
Speech:
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...
Ad:
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM
Vancouver. ❤️
still not over getting the front skytrain seat with the sunrise this morning
almost enough to make you forget how expensive it is to stay here
almost enough to make you forget how expensive it is to stay here
October 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Vancouver. ❤️
I seem to have written a book, for the first time. I suspect that my publisher will want me to talk about this more, so stay tuned, if interested.
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I seem to have written a book, for the first time. I suspect that my publisher will want me to talk about this more, so stay tuned, if interested.
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This is among the most corrupt things a president has ever suggested, and I hope the press treats it that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is among the most corrupt things a president has ever suggested, and I hope the press treats it that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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1/2 First Ladies and the WH East Wing Office..
October 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
1/2 First Ladies and the WH East Wing Office..
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If some West Wing-type drama ran an episode where a deeply unpopular president faced the largest mass protests in several generation, and then ended it with visuals like this critics would universally pan it for the grossly over-the-top symbolism.
October 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If some West Wing-type drama ran an episode where a deeply unpopular president faced the largest mass protests in several generation, and then ended it with visuals like this critics would universally pan it for the grossly over-the-top symbolism.