Shelly Lundberg

Shelly Lundberg is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Leonard Broom Professor of Demography at University of California, Santa Barbara. A leading scholar in gender and family economics, her research examines educational inequality, household decision-making, and gender disparities in economic outcomes.

Education: PhD (Northwestern University), MA Statistics (UC Berkeley), AB Economics (Harvard).

Research Focus:

• Gender gaps in education and labor markets
• Impact of childhood environment on adult outcomes
• Household bargaining models
• Demographic changes in family formation

Publications demonstrate sustained focus on gender economics, with recent methodological innovations in studying non-cognitive skills and intergenerational transmission of inequality.

Awards & Honors:

• American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2021)
• American Economic Association Distinguished Fellow (2020)
• Doctorate Honoris Causa, University of Bergen (2012)
• Society of Labor Economics Fellow (2008)

Extensive editorial experience includes American Economic Review and Journal of Human Resources. Former President of Society of Labor Economists and Vice-President of American Economic Association.