Reposted by Shelly LundbergMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16hI am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 10154487611850
Reposted by Shelly Lundbergleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today is my birthday. My birthday wish is for everyone to check their registration and vote in the midterms. Also donate to your local animal shelter. 🩷 Thank you. 3063989497
Reposted by Shelly LundbergTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️ 101159854
Reposted by Shelly LundbergJohn Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@adamtooze.bsky.social: Avoid easy comparisons of the AI boom to the Manhattan Project. Back then, the central actors were scientists, soldiers and civil servants. "Today’s world-threatening technologies are fuelled by trillionaire greed, junk bonds and jerry-rigged financial engineering."ft.comNo, AI is not similar to the Manhattan ProjectWhat is singular and novel about the current threat is that it was born out of the private sector 32717
Reposted by Shelly LundbergInternational Development Economics Association @ideadevecon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Thinking about a PhD in economics? Hear directly from faculty how admissions committees read and weigh applications. Bring your questions for the open Q&A, and share with students who are considering applying! Register at idea.devecon.org/career-skill... 🔗 🌐 034
Reposted by Shelly LundbergJohn Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026From our AEA cttee on the job market, here's the first update on the status of the job mkt for PhD economists of the 2026-27 cycle. A thread with graphs follows... #EconJobMarket #EconSky @aeainformation.bsky.social @aeacswep.bsky.social @joelistings.bsky.social 1/9 22621
Reposted by Shelly LundbergPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Administrative Burdens are political tools--and those in power, and those who already have enormous resources--control how they're deployed--or not! 34913
Reposted by Shelly LundbergJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Shoutout to the 🐐GOAT🐐, respect greatness www.macfound.org/videos/2026-...macfound.orgEllora Derenoncourt - 2026 MacArthur Fellow 437878
Reposted by Shelly LundbergHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10135003786
Reposted by Shelly LundbergTammy Schirle 🇨🇦 @tammyschirle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Got my sabbatical book of the month! (I read slowly @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social , it might take me a while, but I'm happy to finally get started.) 0154
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It was my department chair who spotted it, so even better! 010
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Encyclopaedia of the Herring sounds interesting. 020
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Book spotted on Marylebone High Street, London. 290
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026University of California Press has some suggestions for possible reviewers and says that getting at least 3 changes the algorithm. www.ucpress.edu/resources/bo...ucpress.eduAmazonScholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. 010
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Shameless self-promotion and a request. My publisher is asking me to encourage Amazon reviews, so.... If you bought How Economics Discovered Women on Amazon and like it, it would help me out if you post a short review. news.ucsb.edu/2026/022818/...news.ucsb.eduEconomist Shelly Lundberg wins prestigious Mincer Award, releases book on gender economicsLundberg's Mincer Award for lifetime achievement in economics scholarship comes as her newest book, “How Economics Discovered Women” hits the shelves. 37522
Reposted by Shelly LundbergJake Schwitzer @jakeschwitzer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Great thread here to follow along on today’s conference. 0116
Reposted by Shelly LundbergAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 07/09/2026Registration is open, free, limited, & required. Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more. Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 218884
Reposted by Shelly LundbergCarl Schmertmann @cschmert.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This may sound like beaucratic paper shuffling but it's actually a five-alarm fire. When allocating the nation's resources among competing research projects, replacing scientific experts with political apparatchiks is a recipe for waste, abuse, and slower progress. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 144
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It's so easy even I can do it. Start out on flat terrain with groomed tracks, shuffle into position, and start walking with a gliding motion. It's nice to have someone explain how to use the poles effectively and how to get yourself off the ground if you fall, but a short Youtube video can do that. 040
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Page 99 Test applied to my new book--How Economics Discovered Women: Bringing Gender Economics into the 21st Century. A very brief discussion of economists' non-judgmental approach to preferences, generational oppression of women, and domestic violence. page99test.blogspot.com/2026/09/shel...page99test.blogspot.comShelly Lundberg's "How Economics Discovered Women"Shelly Lundberg is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Leonard Broom Professor of Demography at the University of California, Santa Ba... 061
Reposted by Shelly LundbergMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 14/09/2026A federal judge just enjoined one of the US Administration’s sharpest attacks on international students. The ruling references research by me & my stellar co-authors six times. Facts matter. Facts are necessary for democracy, accountability, and the rule of law. Research delivers them.storage.courtlistener.comMemorandum & Order – #50 in Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration v. United States Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-13799) – CourtListener.comDistrict Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Plaintiffs' motion for APA § 705 relief, a preliminary injunction, or, in the alternative, summary judgm... 132477
Reposted by Shelly LundbergTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much. 192026658
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Back at the hotel, lady in the lobby bar says—“Those people dressed in black? They’re all back here tonight but the yellow and green people aren’t.” 030
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026True enough. I was there with my longtime Boks fan daughter though, and it was a great game (All Blacks backs had some great moments) so I’m happy. Record crowd for US rugby—68k. 130
Reposted by Shelly Lundbergsteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...austinchronicle.comTexas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin ChronicleTexas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms 20538482142
Reposted by Shelly LundbergBlueshift @blueshift29.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Former Canadian PM Jean Chretien remembers 9/11. Well worth a listen to the end. youtube.com/watch?v=sw-C...youtube.comFormer PM Jean Chrétien's speech at 9/11 commemoration ceremony in Gander, N.L. – September 11, 2026YouTube video by cpac 13310
Reposted by Shelly LundbergAndrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 11/09/2026A tribute thousands of miles from New York that gave me CHILLS. New Zealand firefighters performed a haka honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9/11. ♥️ #SheShed 1102396772
Reposted by Shelly Lundbergrulpeterson.bsky.social @rulpeterson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Worthwhile thread. 097
Reposted by Shelly LundbergEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past. 5599443392
Reposted by Shelly LundbergDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026In NYC, Mayor Mamdani has launched the Office of Worker Power, designed to connect workers who want to unionize with education and resources. Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW. "When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.prospect.orgMamdani Opens Office of Worker Power - The American ProspectThe new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy. 141784484
Reposted by Shelly LundbergSeema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 08/09/2026For development econ job market candidates: We are hiring for 2 postdocs at Princeton starting in summer 2027. Come join us! 084
Reposted by Shelly LundbergSeema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Re-sharing this starter pack of scholars who study the economics of gender. 05015
Reposted by Shelly LundbergCorinne Low @corinnelow.com · 03/09/2026#EconSky if you know of anyone awesome who does experimental work on gender who was on the job market in the last couple years and underplaced or needs to change, we're looking at creating a fellowship in this area that would be a great reset--please have them email me corlow@wharton.upenn.edu. 01915
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I’ve always assumed, I should add, that the supervisor’s decision to deliver those pesky bags was against regulations, but don’t care. The institution was benign, if dumb, rather than complicit. 120
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Believe me, things will never be how they were. 131
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Thinking, for some reason, of the courtroom scene in Miracle on 34th Street, when the Postal Service delivers bags of mail that prove Kris Kringle, on trial for commital to an insane asylum, is the true Santa Claus. So many traditions bulldozed, but the corruption of the USPS has a special sadness. 241
Reposted by Shelly LundbergEconomic Policy Institute @epi.org · 02/09/2026Most of the 56 MILLION workers who want a union can't get one, partly due to "right-to-work" laws. What exactly are right-to-work (RTW) laws? The latest from @jensherer.bsky.social, @ninamast.bsky.social, @elisegould.bsky.social, and Emma Cohn took your RTW questions and delivered the answers.epi.orgEverything you need to know about anti-union “right-to-work” lawsWorker interest in unions is at historic highs, and nearly 70% of the public approves of unions. Yet most of the 56 million workers who say they want a union contract can’t get one because of weak fed... 0126
Reposted by Shelly LundbergTom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I encourage that 16% to move south to Montana, or El Salvador, whatever ICE decides. 0117
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026So is Cathedral Grove. Now I’m going to have to vote. 010
Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Good morning! Bobcats and coyotes hanging around the yard this week. 060
Reposted by Shelly LundbergStars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.stripes.comWest Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit saysAdam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says. 49077433702
Reposted by Shelly Lundberg UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Who studies inequality, and does it matter? Historian of economics Béatrice Cherrier (@undercoverhist.bsky.social) takes on this question with her research, examining whether the imbalances and hierarchies within the field shape how economists understand inequality. Listen here → bit.ly/4xmKDVJ 0148