Len Goff
@yourfriendlen.bsky.social
Assistant prof of economics at the University of Calgary. You can sample my epistemic optimism and functional-form pessimism at: www.leonardgoff.com
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Very cool online tool that let's you see how your life might have turned out if you had been born in a different place on the planet.
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
This brilliant. I've experimented with making similar simulators before, but this from Giving What We Can is so well executed and needed right now... some perspective, and just how lucky we (some of us) are. #charity #wealth #redistribution #fairness #equity #equality
Birth Lottery
If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?
www.givingwhatwecan.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Very cool online tool that let's you see how your life might have turned out if you had been born in a different place on the planet.
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
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#EconSky My university is recruiting world-leading researchers (not currently at Canadian universities) to nominate through the federal government’s recently announced Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program
www.tru.ca/research/res...
www.tru.ca/research/res...
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs | Thompson Rivers University
www.tru.ca
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#EconSky My university is recruiting world-leading researchers (not currently at Canadian universities) to nominate through the federal government’s recently announced Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program
www.tru.ca/research/res...
www.tru.ca/research/res...
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HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SNALLYGASTER???
Question: if Sufjan Stevens did an album about your state, what would there be songs about? (sorry, Michigan and Illinois, you have to sit this one out.
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SNALLYGASTER???
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🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
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Fun Fact: shortly after the first length of the Skytrain opened in 1986 Metro Vancouver had a population of 1,542,745. Since that time population has doubled, but the 1986 population is similar to Calgary, Ottawa or Edmonton today
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Fun Fact: shortly after the first length of the Skytrain opened in 1986 Metro Vancouver had a population of 1,542,745. Since that time population has doubled, but the 1986 population is similar to Calgary, Ottawa or Edmonton today
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
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We're hiring!
🚨Econ Academic Job Alert🚨
UCalgary econ is posting for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics
Join us! #econsky
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1691840...
UCalgary econ is posting for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics
Join us! #econsky
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1691840...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics in
Calgary,
...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics in
Calgary,
...
careers.ucalgary.ca
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We're hiring!
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McGill Econ is hiring 🙌🏼
Check out our job ad below!
Check out our job ad below!
🍁🍁Hello! We hiring in the junior market! 🍁🍁
Apply to work with us at McGill's Econ department!
Full ad: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Apply to work with us at McGill's Econ department!
Full ad: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
McGill Econ is hiring 🙌🏼
Check out our job ad below!
Check out our job ad below!
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"Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
October 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
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We (Econ at ITAM) are hiring:econjobmarket.org/positions/11841
Pay is competitive with the US (in absolute terms), working language is English, virtually no service work, spend ~80% of your time in research, and you get to live in one of the coolest cities in the world.
#econsky
Pay is competitive with the US (in absolute terms), working language is English, virtually no service work, spend ~80% of your time in research, and you get to live in one of the coolest cities in the world.
#econsky
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We (Econ at ITAM) are hiring:econjobmarket.org/positions/11841
Pay is competitive with the US (in absolute terms), working language is English, virtually no service work, spend ~80% of your time in research, and you get to live in one of the coolest cities in the world.
#econsky
Pay is competitive with the US (in absolute terms), working language is English, virtually no service work, spend ~80% of your time in research, and you get to live in one of the coolest cities in the world.
#econsky
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September 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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If you're in Seoul, check out this awesome session tomorrow. It's listed as labor, but there are a lot good metrics papers :-)
August 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you're in Seoul, check out this awesome session tomorrow. It's listed as labor, but there are a lot good metrics papers :-)
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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At #UBC, in Vancouver, 🇨🇦, we are welcoming applications from folks as part of US applicant week - we recognize that many potential grad students may have had their offers revoked, and other complications - we have great research & fab colleagues - so check us out
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
At #UBC, in Vancouver, 🇨🇦, we are welcoming applications from folks as part of US applicant week - we recognize that many potential grad students may have had their offers revoked, and other complications - we have great research & fab colleagues - so check us out
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
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Bilateral TD's reflect comparative advantage and are not necessarily a problem. I have a TD with my barber because I buy haircuts from him and he doesn't buy lectures from me. TD's are NOT a ripoff of our country by other countries! That's dumb. Cheers. (14/14)
April 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Bilateral TD's reflect comparative advantage and are not necessarily a problem. I have a TD with my barber because I buy haircuts from him and he doesn't buy lectures from me. TD's are NOT a ripoff of our country by other countries! That's dumb. Cheers. (14/14)
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Possibly the dumbest of the many dumb plagiarism claims
nationalpost.com/news/mark-ca...
nationalpost.com/news/mark-ca...
March 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Possibly the dumbest of the many dumb plagiarism claims
nationalpost.com/news/mark-ca...
nationalpost.com/news/mark-ca...
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The moment the people of Spokane held up a Canadian flag to a GOP lawmaker at a town hall in Washington after sharing their disgust with trump's plans.
March 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The moment the people of Spokane held up a Canadian flag to a GOP lawmaker at a town hall in Washington after sharing their disgust with trump's plans.
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The U.S. State Department seeks input from U.S. citizens on U.S. foreign aid. Responses are due today (Feb. 18) by 5pm eastern.
Please consider sharing your input today: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Please consider sharing your input today: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
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February 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The U.S. State Department seeks input from U.S. citizens on U.S. foreign aid. Responses are due today (Feb. 18) by 5pm eastern.
Please consider sharing your input today: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Please consider sharing your input today: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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It's technically Gulf of Mexico, but the preferred pronoun is Gulf of America.
February 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It's technically Gulf of Mexico, but the preferred pronoun is Gulf of America.
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Within a year American conservatives win convincing everyone the US economy is a disaster and Canadian conservatives win convincing everyone the US economy is incredible.
January 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Within a year American conservatives win convincing everyone the US economy is a disaster and Canadian conservatives win convincing everyone the US economy is incredible.