Economy
Thursday Beer Post: Env-Econer Turns 60!
Happy 60th Birthday to Env-Econ co-founder John. Let's all raise a cold one to the brains behind this operation (before...
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Does this mean the tenure police are coming to revoke my tenure?
From the inbox: The SSRN Processing Team has added the following comment to your submission, Count Data Models and the...
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Apparently the environment is politically divisive
From a recent Pew Research Survey, greedy nationalistic capitalist Republicans don't give a relative $&*^ about environmental issues compared to...
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If you can’t think what to write in your Valentine’s cards
Here are some Elvis lyrics*: Wise men sayOnly fools rush inBut I can't help falling in love with you Your...
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Lael Brainard on climate change
From Reuters* (Biden to name Fed's Lael Brainard as top economic adviser): U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to name...
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Hotelling’s switch point just got later
Hotelling's Rule is a theory of nonrenewable natural resources that says that prices of such resources will rise at the...
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Episodic Release in Ohio: Train Derailment Forces Controlled Burn of Toxic Chemicals
From NPR on February 8th (Residents can return home after crews burned chemicals in derailed tanker cars): "About 50 cars,...
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If you need an example of a negative externality for your class today then here is a good one from NOAA
From NOAA Research News (One facility makes a big contribution to Salt Lake’s winter brown cloud): The 2.4 million people...
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The (horrible) gift of government shutdowns?
The US government did not shut down in FY 2023. That is immensely unremarkable... But, I had a social media...
Read moreDawn of AI: Is ChatGPT autonomously sending emails now?
From the inbox: Dear Dr., We hope this email finds you well. While browsing the internet, we came across...
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