Nandini Gupta
@nandinigupta.bsky.social
Financial economist, interested in political economy, polarization, financial development. https://sites.google.com/view/nandinigupta/home
I will need the flashy thingy from Men in Black to recover from this administration.
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I will need the flashy thingy from Men in Black to recover from this administration.
If you can say “Harvard study finds” then you need to say “Harvard faculty got dating advice from Epstein” - hey I don’t make the rules.
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you can say “Harvard study finds” then you need to say “Harvard faculty got dating advice from Epstein” - hey I don’t make the rules.
I hope the new Governor of Virginia removes these trustees but also uses the majority wins in the legislature to stop political appointments of univ trustees altogether.
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 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I hope the new Governor of Virginia removes these trustees but also uses the majority wins in the legislature to stop political appointments of univ trustees altogether.
Confused about why, despite there being a centralized system for econ reference letters, I am getting individual letter requests from schools
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Confused about why, despite there being a centralized system for econ reference letters, I am getting individual letter requests from schools
Solidarity with everyone who has to lecture in finance classes tomorrow. 🤛🏽
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Solidarity with everyone who has to lecture in finance classes tomorrow. 🤛🏽
You have a balance of payments lecture in your MBA class today, what do you talk about? Wrong answers only.
March 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
You have a balance of payments lecture in your MBA class today, what do you talk about? Wrong answers only.
I stopped paying attention to Niall Ferguson a long time ago but the evolution of his twitter timeline is too funny to ignore.
February 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I stopped paying attention to Niall Ferguson a long time ago but the evolution of his twitter timeline is too funny to ignore.
The way things are going, will the USD retain its exorbitant privilege? Autocracy does not breed investor confidence. Shrinking the sphere of US influence and the military isn’t going to help. We might be looking at a world of hurt down the road.
February 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The way things are going, will the USD retain its exorbitant privilege? Autocracy does not breed investor confidence. Shrinking the sphere of US influence and the military isn’t going to help. We might be looking at a world of hurt down the road.
400 million is a third of the population - did NYT add an extra zero
Hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims are convening this week in what is expected to be the world’s largest gathering, where a staggering number of devotees, tourists, politicians and celebrities take sacred dips at the convergence of two holy rivers in India.
Maha Kumbh Mela: World’s Largest Gathering Begins in India
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
400 million is a third of the population - did NYT add an extra zero
incredible stuff.
how it started vs how it’s going
how it started vs how it’s going
January 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
incredible stuff.
how it started vs how it’s going
how it started vs how it’s going
Zuckerberg should change the name of his company from Meta to Beta to reflect his status in the broligarchy 🤣
January 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Zuckerberg should change the name of his company from Meta to Beta to reflect his status in the broligarchy 🤣
There’s another replyallocalypse happening on a mailing list no one knew they were on and among others, an econ nobel prize winner and a hedge fund founder have weighed in. No puppies yet.
January 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There’s another replyallocalypse happening on a mailing list no one knew they were on and among others, an econ nobel prize winner and a hedge fund founder have weighed in. No puppies yet.
A great economist and model of honest and decent leadership - something India has not seen since. RIP PM Singh.
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
The ex-politician was admitted to hospital on Thursday after his health deteriorated
India’s former prime minister, Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the US, has died aged…
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 6:34 PM
A great economist and model of honest and decent leadership - something India has not seen since. RIP PM Singh.
Reposted by Nandini Gupta
Nine years ago, I was teaching a course at the Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine. I wasn’t yet the president of KSE, just returned to Ukraine, and couldn’t have imagined the challenges ahead of Ukraine and KSE 1/
December 25, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Nine years ago, I was teaching a course at the Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine. I wasn’t yet the president of KSE, just returned to Ukraine, and couldn’t have imagined the challenges ahead of Ukraine and KSE 1/
Colleges pushing their core curriculum as the broad based education kids need, then admitting 17 year olds whose applications must look like they have a phd and 5 years work experience in one subject.
December 18, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Colleges pushing their core curriculum as the broad based education kids need, then admitting 17 year olds whose applications must look like they have a phd and 5 years work experience in one subject.
Relatedly, high school students should not be starting companies and non profits unless it’s their lawn mowing or newspaper delivery business.
December 18, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Relatedly, high school students should not be starting companies and non profits unless it’s their lawn mowing or newspaper delivery business.
hot take: High school students should not be publishing research and colleges should not use high school student research to make admissions decisions. If you solved the Riemann Hypothesis, sure. Otherwise, stop this insanity.
December 18, 2024 at 7:38 PM
hot take: High school students should not be publishing research and colleges should not use high school student research to make admissions decisions. If you solved the Riemann Hypothesis, sure. Otherwise, stop this insanity.
% of high school students in private schools in the US = 9%
% of high school students in private schools admitted to Yale in 2024 = 40%
% of high school students in private schools admitted to Yale in 2024 = 40%
December 15, 2024 at 7:36 PM
% of high school students in private schools in the US = 9%
% of high school students in private schools admitted to Yale in 2024 = 40%
% of high school students in private schools admitted to Yale in 2024 = 40%
Good idea. Using sentiment analysis @israelsen.bsky.social, eitan goldman and I found that the same corporate financial news is covered differently in the NYT vs WSJ based on corporations’ politics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Good idea. Using sentiment analysis @israelsen.bsky.social, eitan goldman and I found that the same corporate financial news is covered differently in the NYT vs WSJ based on corporations’ politics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Refuse to believe my spotify wrapped.
December 5, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Refuse to believe my spotify wrapped.
Did a mock interview with a JMC for econmentoring.org. Very interesting work and hopefully also useful for the candidate! Highly recommend signing up.
Home - Amie Association Mentoring in Economics
econmentoring.org
December 4, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Did a mock interview with a JMC for econmentoring.org. Very interesting work and hopefully also useful for the candidate! Highly recommend signing up.
As a faculty rep at my univ I’ve also seen how decrease in shared governance increases faculty apathy, further decreasing shared governance.
“But despite Penn's boasting of [commitment to shared governance] for decades, many faculty members described a sense of disillusionment with the University's shared governance structures in the past year”
‘A dire situation’: Penn faculty say shared governance broke down over past year
Penn’s faculty members claimed that the University’s shared governance structures have eroded over the past year amid administrative turmoil and controversies surrounding academic freedom and open exp...
www.thedp.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:32 PM
As a faculty rep at my univ I’ve also seen how decrease in shared governance increases faculty apathy, further decreasing shared governance.
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United Health CEO is assassinated in NYC.
Wall Street: this is good.
Wall Street: this is good.
December 4, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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No words.
Immigration & Education:
This notice from the National College Attainment Network went out Thurs., warning immigrant & mixed-status families that it may not be safe for them to file a FAFSA, b/c data may not be protected & people could be targeted.
More at: minnesotareformer.com/2024/11/22/t...
This notice from the National College Attainment Network went out Thurs., warning immigrant & mixed-status families that it may not be safe for them to file a FAFSA, b/c data may not be protected & people could be targeted.
More at: minnesotareformer.com/2024/11/22/t...
November 26, 2024 at 3:48 AM
No words.