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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Jul 21

Professor James Bushnell quoted by Newsweek article on potential impacts of new federal budget:

www.newsweek.com/trump-budget...

GOP budget could increase energy bills for millions of Americans

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has overhauled Biden-era renewables programs, which experts say will raise energy costs nationwide.

www.newsweek.com

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Kiel Institut @kiel.institute · May 12

📢 Researchers & policy analysts: Join Òscar Jordà (SF Fed & @ucdavisecon.bsky.social) in Berlin for an Advanced Studies Course on local projections—a flexible and scalable method for analyzing impulse response dynamics. Jointly w/ @diw.de
🔗Apply now & share widely 👉 www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/ev...

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Mitali Roy Mathur @mitalimathur.bsky.social · May 12

Tomorrow, Carlos Brito will present at the Economics of Migration Junior Seminar Series! @ucdavisecon.bsky.social

🗓️ Tuesday, May 13
🕛 5:30pm CET
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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NBER @nber.org · Apr 1

Benefits of an early-life health intervention persist to later generations, but only for children of exposed mothers. Changes in assortative mating may be an important mechanism, from Sara Sofie Abrahamsson, Aline Bütikofer, Katrine V. Løken, and Marianne E. Page https://www.nber.org/papers/w33612

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NBER @nber.org · Mar 16

Daughters of immigrants are more upwardly mobile than daughters of locals in most destinations. Sons of immigrants are only more upwardly mobile outside of continental Europe, from Boustan, Fjællegaard Jensen, Abramitzky, Jácome, et al https://www.nber.org/papers/w33558

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UC Davis College of Letters & Science @ucdlands.bsky.social · Mar 7

Tariffs don’t just affect trade, they impact everyday consumers, businesses, and the broader economy in many ways.

From higher costs for consumers to shifts in global manufacturing, @ucdavis.bsky.social economics experts weigh in on the potential consequences of tariffs.

@ucdavisecon.bsky.social

How Could Tariffs Affect Consumers, Business and the Economy?

Tariffs have a long complicated history in the U.S. that stretches back to before the nation's founding. Two UC Davis economists discuss what tariffs are, how they can be used and how they might impac...

lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu

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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Mar 5

We are happy to announce a new edition of the Summer School on the "Economics of Immigration" featuring some @ucdavisecon.bsky.social faculty.

Location: Casa de California, Mexico City

Dates: July 21-24, 2025

Deadline: March 31st, 2025

More info:

globalmigration.ucdavis.edu/summer_school3

Summer School on the "Economics of Migration"

Call for applications:4th Summer School on the “Economics of Migration”July 21-24, 2025 - Casa de California, Mexico CityDeadline to apply: March 31st, 2025

globalmigration.ucdavis.edu

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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Feb 14

Professor Derek Stimel featured in WalletHub:

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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Jan 10

The UC Davis Econ faculty continue to make an impact at the highest level of government! Several faculty members were featured in the recently released 2025 Economic Report of the President, including Oscar Jordà, Marianne Page, Jim Bushnell, and Dave Rapson

www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...

The 2025 Economic Report of the President | CEA | The White House

Today, the Council of Economic Advisers under the leadership of Chair Jared Bernstein released the 2025 Economic Report of the President, the 79th report since the establishment of CEA in 1946. The 20...

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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Nov 19

C.J. Lee is a labor and public economist that studies economic inequalities affecting families and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. @cjlee88k
Learn more: sites.google.com/view/cjlee/a...

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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Nov 13

We are hiring this year!

We have one position in public economics, apply by 11/15. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06703

We have one position in macroeconomics, apply by 12/2. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06678

Assistant Professor: Macroeconomics

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Nov 13

Estelle Shin is a Labor Economist interested in how various educational environments affect human capital development.
Learn more: sites.google.com/view/estelle...

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@UCDavisEcon @ucdavisecon.bsky.social · Nov 13

Jeremy Meng's research is in international economics and macroeconomics.
Learn more: sites.google.com/view/jeremym...