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Kathleen Mullen

@kathleenjmullen.bsky.social

1.5K followers 860 following 51 posts

Associate Professor and Petrone Chair in Economics at the University of Oregon focusing on labor/health economics with an emphasis on disability and retirement

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EEA @eeanews.bsky.social · 9d

📢#EJME25/26
Chair @david-schindler.de gives IMPORTANT info on initiatives - including Candidate Directory, virtual workshops, mock interviews, job postings/signals & ECON JM Best Paper Award
READ IT HERE: mailchi.mp/eeassoc.org/...
@resmedia.bsky.social @eayeconomists.bsky.social @ecqe.bsky.social

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Travis @coloradotravis.bsky.social · 11d

I cannot emphasize enough that this administration shouldn’t get 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 from the Dems until they start obeying the law.

Not. One.

Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters.

Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.

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Reposted by Kathleen J. Mullen, Georg Weizsäcker

Erik Mohlin @karlerikmohlin.bsky.social · 13d

Lund University Department of Economics is hiring in Microeconomic Theory! The department combines high academic standards with a very friendly atmosphere. Lund is a lovely university town with excellent links to the rest of the world. Six year tenture track: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

EJM - Econ Job Market

econjobmarket.org

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Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Ed Hawkins, Gerry Canavan , and 5 more Lisa W. Fazio, Ed Hawkins, Gerry Canavan, Kathleen J. Mullen, Richard Davy, Rebecca M. Bratspies, David Waltner‐Toews, Southern Africa

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 13d

I may have found my defining quote.

Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

From a poster called “just shower thoughts“ reading: when people talk about traveling to the past, they worry about radically, changing the present by doing something small, barely anyone in the present to really thinks that they can radically change the future by doing something small.

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Reposted by Dan Goldhaber, Kathleen J. Mullen, Roddy Theobald

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 15d

🚨New Working Paper🚨 Check out our new working paper "Trajectories into Teaching of Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs Enrollees", together with @taylornwilson.bsky.social @andrewmcamp.com, and @jbmcgee.bsky.social. Taylor is in the job market this year. Keep her in mind as you build your team

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Chris Karbownik @chriskarbownik.bsky.social · 17d

We're hiring in applied micro. Come be my colleague and if you don't like me then we have a ton of other great people in the department.
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Kyle Butts @kylefbutts.bsky.social · 19d

Come be a razorback! We are hiring two positions this year at the U of Arkansas!

Macro/General Equilibrium: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Applied Micro: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Northwest Arkansas is consistently ranked one of the best places to live. Here's some highlights!

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Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Nathan Nunn, Kathleen J. Mullen , and 1 more Stephen P. Jenkins, Nathan Nunn, Kathleen J. Mullen, Scott A. Imberman

Jonathan Thong @jcht.bsky.social · 19d

Fellow econ folks! We are hiring! Come work with me and my delightful colleagues at The University of Melbourne!

Applications close November 23, 2025

Link: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...

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Reposted by Paul R. Bierman, Richard Betts, Patrick A. Jansen , and 11 more Paul R. Bierman, Richard Betts, Patrick A. Jansen, Sabine Pahl, Trevon D. Logan, Kathleen J. Mullen, Laurent Pech, Robert C. Richards, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Caroline Fohlin, Albin Wagener, Colin Woodard, Southern Africa

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 24d

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

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Reposted by Kathleen J. Mullen

Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 25d

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

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Reposted by Kathleen J. Mullen, Robert C. Richards, C. Kirabo Jackson

Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 29d

Additional reporting on Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook and evidence “undercutting” the claims advanced by the Trump Administration. At a minimum, this shows why due process is so important. apnews.com/article/fede...

Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate.

apnews.com

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Wintersong @wintersong.bsky.social · Sep 4

PSA: RFK Jr is a eugenics-supporting piece of shit. He ALSO has spasmodic dysphonia, which is why his voice sounds the way it does.

There are endless ways to express what a piece of shit he is WITHOUT mocking his disability.

RFK Jr won’t see what you say about him, but other disabled people will

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Kathleen Mullen @kathleenjmullen.bsky.social · Aug 29

Woo hoo! Tell L to knock em dead!!

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Aug 29

Oregonians: I need your help. I'm collecting stories about how Trump and Republicans' efforts to raise the costs of prescription drugs will impact patients, specifically anyone taking the cancer drug Keytruda.

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 27

Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.

There's still time to sign! And please share.

#EconSky

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open letter

Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

docs.google.com

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Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Kathleen J. Mullen

Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Aug 26

Lisa Cook is right not to resign. Trump’s attempt to fire her without cause is flatly illegal.

www.nysun.com/article/i-wi...

‘I Will Not Resign’: Fed Governor Refuses To Leave After She Is Fired by President Trump Over Allegations of Mortgage Fraud

Lisa Cook calls firing unlawful without ‘cause’ under the law.

www.nysun.com

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Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, John McLaren, Caroline Krafft , and 5 more Brendan Nyhan, John McLaren, Caroline Krafft, Kathleen J. Mullen, Nazita Lajevardi, Anne Norton, Jay Shambaugh, Juliet Johnson

Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Aug 26

I wrote about the manifestly illegal attempt to fire Lisa Cook 1/

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-the-mat...

In the Matter of Lisa Cook

Trump’s attempt to fire a Fed governor is illegal. Now we find out whether that matters.

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan, Kathleen J. Mullen , and 1 more Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan, Kathleen J. Mullen, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky

Trump Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board

www.nytimes.com

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Reposted by Michael A. Clemens, Kathleen J. Mullen, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 4 more Michael A. Clemens, Kathleen J. Mullen, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Alan Richardson, James Goodwin, Mark Rice, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 26

To be clear, this is the ball game for Federal Reserve independence. If Trump can decide what constitutes "for cause" basis for firing, then every Fed board member can be fired until he has a Board that is completely acquiescent to his every demand.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-uses...

Will the Supreme Court go along with Trump’s claim that he can remove Federal Reserve members for cause merely based on an unproven accusation? If they do, then Federal Reserve independence is effectively over, since Trump appointees can always gin up some charge that Trump can then decide is sufficient cover to fire them. The reality, of course, is that in the future Federal Reserve members will be fired not for poor performance, or bad behavior, but for not obeying Trump.

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Reposted by Claudia Sahm, Menzie Chinn, Michael A. Clemens , and 8 more Claudia Sahm, Menzie Chinn, Michael A. Clemens, Trevon D. Logan, Kathleen J. Mullen, Samuel Bentolila, Dean Eckles, Simon Galle, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Louis D Johnston, Antonio Fatás

Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Aug 25

If you think the attack on the Fed's Lisa Cook has nothing to do with you, you're wrong — any one of us may be next paulkrugman.substack.com/p/we-are-all...

We Are All Lisa Cook

Nobody is safe from weaponized government

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Reposted by Klaus F. Zimmermann, Shelly Lundberg, Kathleen J. Mullen , and 3 more Klaus F. Zimmermann, Shelly Lundberg, Kathleen J. Mullen, Aaron Sojourner, Amy W. Ando, Simon Wiederhold

John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you'll be on the #EconJobMarket this coming year, you may want to join this webinar by @aereorg.bsky.social, titled, "Navigating Uncertain Waters: Advice for the Current Job Market," with Min Gong & @adrienneohler.bsky.social. 29 Sept 2025 @ 11am ET.

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Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Jesse Rothstein, Robert Metcalfe , and 10 more Caroline Krafft, Jesse Rothstein, Robert Metcalfe, Joshua Goodman, Valerie Mueller, Miles Corak, Kathleen J. Mullen, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Dominique Meurs, Scott A. Imberman, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Martin Kreidl, Simon Wiederhold

Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)

mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...

SOLE 2026 Submissions Open

mailchi.mp

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Kathleen Mullen @kathleenjmullen.bsky.social · Aug 19

Fun icebreaker!

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Ana-Maria Dimand @anadimand.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin ("LBJ School") invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Political Science, Economics, or International Relations.

www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?...

#PAJobMarket

Economics of Foreign Policy, National Security and Economic State Craft (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

www.higheredjobs.com

Thiago Krause @thiagokrause.bsky.social · Aug 14

As always, Ted Chiang is great in this interview.
cdh.princeton.edu/blog/2025/08...

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Reposted by John Mullahy, Kathleen J. Mullen, Climent Quintana‐Domeque , and 1 more John Mullahy, Kathleen J. Mullen, Climent Quintana‐Domeque, Aaron Sojourner

John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Econ PhDs who will be on the #EconJobMarket:

Next Tues Aug 19 at 1pm ET is a NABE (‪@nabe-econ.bsky.social)‬ Career Week panel on "Industry, Government, or Academia? Choosing Your Path in Applied Economics"

Register here 👉 www.nabe.com/NABE/Events/...

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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Jason M. Fletcher, Caroline Krafft , and 3 more Richard S.J. Tol, Jason M. Fletcher, Caroline Krafft, Valerie Mueller, Kathleen J. Mullen, Lynne Lewis

casey wichman @cjwich.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yo #econsky, we're hiring a new Chair for the School of Economics at Georgia Tech (we always do external searches). Come steer the ship!

We have a great, vibrant group of applied micro faculty and students (enviro, health, dev, trade) + metrics + theory.

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

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Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Kathleen J. Mullen, Aaron Sojourner , and 1 more Caroline Krafft, Kathleen J. Mullen, Aaron Sojourner, Todd Pugatch

American Society of Hispanic Economists @asheassa.bsky.social · Aug 6

The American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for three awards:
1. the ASHE Dissertation Award,
2. the ASHE Academic Achievement Award, and
3. the ASHE Service Award.

See the link below for detailed information.

#Econsky #econsky

The American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for three awards: | American Society of Hispanic Economists

The American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for three awards: 𝟭. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝟮. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, ...

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