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AERE@SEA abstract submissions are open (a brief history of @AereOrg sessions at regional economics meetings)
Here is the link: https://aere.memberclicks.net/conference---sea. The deadline is the end of February. For the first time since 2006 I'm not...
Have you ever known that person that has a ton of great ideas but never gets them done? That’s the renewable energy industry
From the WSJ (Investors Plow Into Renewables, but Projects Aren’t Getting Built): Even as developers plan an unprecedented number of...
Ummm, @PeterGleick, I addressed this 5,958 days ago: Free markets are, in fact, not free
"Dr. Peter Gleick is a leading scientist, innovator, and communicator on global water and climate issues." He is also a...
Jack Knetsch: 1933-2022
I just learned that Jack Knetsch died back in August. Here is the obituary from Simon Fraser University: Jack was...
Where’s my carbon dividend check!? Semi-coherent thoughts on the Inflation Reduction Act
While teaching emissions control policies this last week to my undergraduates, I revisited my signature of the Economists’ Statement on...
What in the hell is heteroskedasticity?
Official youngest (and only) son of Env-Econ is a junior in college. He is currently taking his first econometrics. I...
The End of a Free Ride
Two economists walk into an AERE happy hour in New Orleans. One says, “Hey, are you and Economist 3 done...
My introductory environmental and resource economics course videos are posted on YouTube
During Covid one thing led to another and I agreed to develop an online course for ECO 2620 Introduction to...
Throwback Thursday: Water pricing (sigh)
With this post I'm introducing a new gimic ... a "Throwback: " post where we recycle...
Carbon offsets: a guide to avoiding food poisoning
The MIT Climate Portal describes carbon offsets in this way: Carbon offsets are tradable “rights” or certificates linked to activities...
