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Amy W. Ando
@awando.bsky.social
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Personal account only. Professor and Chair of applied econ department at Ohio State; AERE Fellow and AAEA Fellow; studies conservation, restoration, valuation. Fan of cats and nature. Former X handles: AmyEcon and AndoAW

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 8h
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 16h
These journalists shine light on the behavior of monsters who have gotten rich by irresponsibly encouraging women to put themselves and their babies at risk - even pushing the idea that it could be better to let a struggling newborn baby die than to help it start breathing.
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room. Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 1d
To be fair, Neal wrote "The Baroque Cycle" longhand after a computer backup disaster ate the first five hundred pages or so.

Then he transcribed it himself in EMACS and formatted it for submission using a homebrew set of Elisp macros he wrote—

Yeah nope, that's just deranged.
Handwriten manuscript of the Baroque Cycle, a three-volume speculative epic set in the 17th century, when the scientific revolution was beginning to take shape. Author Neal Stephenson says, "The Baroque Cycle fits under the broader vision of what sclence fiction is about... fiction that's not considered good unless it has interesting Ideas in it." The Baroque Cycle: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World, by Neal Stephenson, William Morrow Books, New York, 2003-2004 The manuscript consists of two stacks of handwritten foolscap pages; one stack is approximately 60cm deep, the one beside it is 40cm thick.

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 1d
Pay attention to these efforts. Don’t blink.
dinonapolitano.bsky.social Dean Napolitano @dinonapolitano.bsky.social · 1d
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy

The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.

By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
www.nytimes.com

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 1d
The difference is clear. Listing decisions are to be made on the basis of scientific evidence of endangerment. Only critical habitat decisions can weigh economic impact.
www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/es...
Endangered Species Act - 16 U.S.C. Sections 1531-1544
www.biologicaldiversity.org

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 1d
In contrast, the text of the ESA says about decisions regarding designation of critical habitat: "The Secretary shall designate critical habitat,... on the basis of the best scientific data available and after taking into consideration the economic impact"

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 1d
The text of the Endangered Species Act says about decisions to list species on the endangered species list: "1)(A) The Secretary shall make determinations required by subsection (a) (1) of this section solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available to him"

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Dean Napolitano @dinonapolitano.bsky.social · 1d
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy

The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.

By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
www.nytimes.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room. Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 3d
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Mark Lubell, Amy W. Ando

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Erik Nordman @eriknordman.bsky.social · 4d
"The researchers estimated the effects of the reinsurance shock on home prices in the ZIP codes most vulnerable to catastrophes... rising insurance premiums weighed down home values by ~ $20k in the top 25% of homes most exposed to catastrophic hurricanes and wildfires, and by $44k in the top 10%."
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 7d
I appreciate all the light that is now shining on the dark cesspools of power
rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 8d
How she was bullied to protect Dershowitz
redpencilscript.bsky.social Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 10d
To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 7d
Nipplewort,Meadow buttercup,Ragwort & Gorse. #wildflowerhour

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Amy W. Ando, Steven H. Seggie

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 7d
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 7d
Enjoy this splash of late fall color.
Small maple leaves rustle in the breeze, popping with warm shades of red and orange

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 8d
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently
Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
www.politico.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 8d
How she was bullied to protect Dershowitz
redpencilscript.bsky.social Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 10d
To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.

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Parke Wilde @parkewilde.bsky.social · 9d
What We Lose as USDA Household Food Security Reporting Ends

A conversation with Norbert Wilson, Emily Engelhard, and Lauren Fiechtner. Nov 20.

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A Poster for the webinar, with headshots of Norbert Wilson, Lauren Fiechtner, Parke Wilde, and Emily Engelhard.

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 10d
Wow
josephpolitano.bsky.social Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 10d
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 10d
Thank you for that.
Here a my very cute purring cat
An orange tabby cat is sitting in a white fuzzy blanket. His ears are large. You can feel the purring

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 10d
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 11d
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 12d
😢

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 12d
Mine too! Sad we only have clouds here in Ohio
badtoss.bsky.social Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬 @badtoss.bsky.social · 12d
Damn!!! My old town.
vortexjeff.bsky.social Jeff Frame @vortexjeff.bsky.social · 12d
Big red pillar clearly naked eye visible to the northwest from Urbana, IL #Aurora

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Chris P @chrispummer.bsky.social · 12d
Cool show in the sky tonight.
Northern lights visible from northern Illinois. Northern lights visible from northern Illinois. With my wife watching the northern lights.

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Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬 @badtoss.bsky.social · 12d
Damn!!! My old town.
vortexjeff.bsky.social Jeff Frame @vortexjeff.bsky.social · 12d
Big red pillar clearly naked eye visible to the northwest from Urbana, IL #Aurora

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Sarah Cohodes @cohodes.bsky.social · 13d
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣

"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
Screenshot of working paper: The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 14d
This is the way
gershbrain.bsky.social Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 15d
My reviewing style has changed over time. Rather than litigate every little thing, and pushing my own ideas, I focus only on 2 things:
(1) Are the claims interesting/important?
(2) Does the evidence support the claims?

Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 15d
The Race and Stratification Working Group at @nber.org will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. December 11, 2025 is the deadline to submit your paper!

www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
www.nber.org

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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 15d
My reviewing style has changed over time. Rather than litigate every little thing, and pushing my own ideas, I focus only on 2 things:
(1) Are the claims interesting/important?
(2) Does the evidence support the claims?

Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.