Akshaya Jha
@akshayaj.bsky.social
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Associate Professor (w/out tenure) at CMU; I study the costs and benefits of economic and environmental policies impacting fossil fuels and electricity markets. Website: http://www.akshayajha.com
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akshayaj.bsky.social
Calling all applied microeconomists: we're excited to announce that CMU Heinz is hiring! Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!

Link to apply: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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andygarin.bsky.social
Come work with us at CMU Heinz! We have a great applied microeconomics group and we’re looking for an economist to join us. Please reach out if you have any questions!

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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tderyugina.bsky.social
The call for abstracts for the 15th Heartland Conference is now live!

Conference will take place Oct 25-26 at UofI.

Submit your environmental/resource papers by June 30, and spread the word!

More details in link.
Heartland – Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop at Illinois
Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop at Illinois
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kylemeng.com
Behold! The 22nd Occasional Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics at UC Santa Barbara.

October 24-25, 2025.

The only conference with elite talks AND walks by the beach.

Paper submissions due Friday, June 27.

#econsky
Occasional Workshop
The Environmental Markets Lab and Department of Economics at UC Santa Barbara  presents ​ The 22nd   Occasional Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics!  This event provides researchers...
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rff.org
Big news! 💡 RFF has awarded grants to seven teams to research #cleanenergy policies and programs developed under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act.

Click below to learn more about the teams & their projects. 👇

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RFF Awards Grants to Fund Research on Major Federal Energy Laws
Resources for the Future is pleased to award seven teams grants to analyze clean energy policies and programs developed under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Ac...
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creacleanair.bsky.social
📶 📉 A 2022 study found data sharing from US embassy monitors contributed to PM2.5 drops of 2-4 µg/m³ in the host countries

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davidrvetter.bsky.social
US embassies halt air quality monitoring program.
"Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information."
U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.
www.nytimes.com
akshayaj.bsky.social
The US embassy air quality monitoring program substantially improved air quality in host cities and even saved the Department of State money via reductions in the hardship pay required to compensate employees for poor air quality at embassy sites. Very sad to see this program halted.
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andygarin.bsky.social
🚨New Predoc Posting Alert!🚨

@koenig-felix.bsky.social and I are looking to hire a full-time predoctoral fellow to work with us on projects about the economics of labor markets and the future work at @carnegiemellon.bsky.social

Please share and/or apply!

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andrewjfoley.bsky.social
Interesting new study finds that large-scale solar adoption can *increase* fossil fuel plant profitability by softening competition at sunset. Implications for new markets which develop pricing models alongside more established ones.

#entrepreneurship #technology #energy

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akshayaj.bsky.social
3/3: Fossil-fuel units displaced by rooftop solar during the day must incur start-up costs or ramp up production to compete in the evening. Solar-induced decreases in competitiveness in the evening led to substantial increases in the aggregate rents earned by fossil-fuel units in WA.
akshayaj.bsky.social
2/3: In Western Australia (WA)---a setting with world-leading rooftop solar penetration rates---ignoring start and running costs and ramping constraints when constructing a competitive benchmark results in substantial over-estimates of the rents attributable to market power.
akshayaj.bsky.social
1/3: We develop a methodology to calculate dynamic competitive benchmark prices and output levels across the 24 hours of the day that accounts for unit-level ramping constraints and the recovery of fixed start-up and running costs.
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sjroth.bsky.social
There is no fee for attending, and we will cover and arrange accommodation for invited speakers. Meals, snacks, and drinks will also be provided free of charge during the workshop!
eugeniedugoua.bsky.social
📢 Call for Papers!
The 8th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics will be held in person at LSE on June 10-11, 2025.
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. Josh Graff Zivin
🔗 Submit here: forms.gle/577G9RBZ1V79... #EnvEcon #EconSky
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stephenjarvis.bsky.social
Great paper from Akshaya Jha (@akshayaj.bsky.social) and Gordon Leslie looking at how conventional thermal power plants respond to the growing role of solar on the grid (and Australia has A LOT of rooftop solar). Really nice to see this coming out in the AER. 📈📉🔌💡
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stephenjarvis.bsky.social
Reducing pollution to meet the WHO standard would mean 80,000 fewer vet visits each year in the UK.

Large potential benefits - people really love their pets!

We spend a lot on them too: £10bn/yr in the UK and $120bn/yr in the US.

(with @akshayaj.bsky.social, Olivier Deschenes and Alan Radford)
Abstract reads: There is a large literature documenting the adverse impacts of air pollution on human health.  In contrast, there is a paucity of research studying the effects of air pollution on animal health.  We fill this gap, utilizing five years of data on over seven million visits to veterinary practices across the United Kingdom. Leveraging within-city variation in daily monitor-measured air pollution levels, we find that increases in fine particulate matter (i.e., PM 2.5) lead to significant increases in the number of vet visits for both cats and dogs. In aggregate, these estimates indicate that reducing ambient PM 2.5 levels to a maximum of 5 micrograms per cubic meter as recommended by the World Health Organization would result in eighty thousand fewer vet visits each year (a 0.4% reduction).
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rmetcalfe.bsky.social
Interested in doing a post-doc for two years in Environmental & Energy Economics or Climate Economics at Columbia University with @gwagner.com and me?

If so, please apply! Nov 1st deadline.

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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gwagner.com
Interested in a 2-year Columbia Climate School climate/energy econ post-doc with @rmetcalfe.bsky.social & me?

Apply by November 1 via www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... and please help us spread the word.
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