Will Wheeler
@willwheels1.bsky.social
Environmental Economist in the Federal Government (focusing on water quality and inspections/enforcement). All posts are my own. He/him.
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Re-upping this position before the December 1st application deadline. I'm looking to hire a post-doc - could be a climate scientist or environmental economist. Ideal start early 2026 but could be later. Please circulate!
🚨The Moore Lab at UC Davis is hiring!🚨
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Postdoctoral Scholar - Environmental Science & Policy
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Re-upping this position before the December 1st application deadline. I'm looking to hire a post-doc - could be a climate scientist or environmental economist. Ideal start early 2026 but could be later. Please circulate!
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CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
Very interesting #EconJMP
Hi! I’m Mary and I’m on the #EconJobMarket this year.
Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them.
JMP 🧵:
Extreme heat doesn’t just affect students, it affects the people teaching them.
JMP 🧵:
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Very interesting #EconJMP
I've seen Hannah present and she does great stuff. Check out the thread.
I’m on the #EconJobMarket! I study labor, extreme weather adaptation, and inequality.
My JMP addresses an under-studied aspect of the labor market: schedule unpredictability among hourly workers in the service sector.
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My JMP addresses an under-studied aspect of the labor market: schedule unpredictability among hourly workers in the service sector.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I've seen Hannah present and she does great stuff. Check out the thread.
Wow, this is a really interesting #EconJMP
I'm happy to share my #JMP on the relationship between policy intensity and effectiveness!
It challenges the idea that stricter policies are always more effective by showing that policy avoidance rises with stringency during the early period of implementation.
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#Econsky #EconJobMarket #EconJMP
It challenges the idea that stricter policies are always more effective by showing that policy avoidance rises with stringency during the early period of implementation.
🧵👇
#Econsky #EconJobMarket #EconJMP
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Wow, this is a really interesting #EconJMP
This is really helpful and searches way faster than I expected.
Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
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This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
Economics Literature Search
Full-text search across 15,000+ papers from top economics journals and NBER working papers. Track how empirical methods have evolved over time.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is really helpful and searches way faster than I expected.
Evergreen tweet
excellent blogs today at defector. good time to subscribe! defector.com/products
October 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Evergreen tweet
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Our new review paper, "A Guide to Climate Damages," is an attempt at unifying three kinds of papers:
“hot weather lowers corn and soy yields”
with “farmers can alter their crop choice”
and with “there’s a lot of trade in agricultural products”
1/4
www.nber.org/papers/w34348
“hot weather lowers corn and soy yields”
with “farmers can alter their crop choice”
and with “there’s a lot of trade in agricultural products”
1/4
www.nber.org/papers/w34348
October 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Our new review paper, "A Guide to Climate Damages," is an attempt at unifying three kinds of papers:
“hot weather lowers corn and soy yields”
with “farmers can alter their crop choice”
and with “there’s a lot of trade in agricultural products”
1/4
www.nber.org/papers/w34348
“hot weather lowers corn and soy yields”
with “farmers can alter their crop choice”
and with “there’s a lot of trade in agricultural products”
1/4
www.nber.org/papers/w34348
Congratulations @sheilaolmstead.bsky.social @mfranevans.bsky.social Wes, Jiameng, Lala, and Margarita!
How much arsenic is in your drinking water? Maybe a lot less than there used to be, thanks to a 2001 change in the Safe Drinking Water Act! Read the paper, just out in ES&T: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10..... @rff.org @cornellbrooks.bsky.social @lsuagcenter.bsky.social
Impacts of the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act Arsenic Rule on Arsenic Occurrence †
This study provides the first retrospective analysis of the causal impacts of the 2001 US Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Arsenic Rule on arsenic (As) occurrence in public drinking water systems. Using...
pubs.acs.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Congratulations @sheilaolmstead.bsky.social @mfranevans.bsky.social Wes, Jiameng, Lala, and Margarita!
The proof is trivial
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The proof is trivial
Congrats on the great article @tina-andarge.bsky.social @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social, Gabe, and Dahlia.
"The study found that before the Flint crisis ... [a certain number of water systems] reported lead concentrations rounded exactly to the federal threshold—a pattern the researchers say is statistically unlikely to occur by chance.
"After Flint, those suspicious clusters all but vanished ..."
"After Flint, those suspicious clusters all but vanished ..."
Questionable Lead Reporting for Drinking Water Virtually Vanished after Flint Water Crisis, Study Reveals | UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst economists employ new statistical tools to detect suspicious reporting.
www.umass.edu
October 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Congrats on the great article @tina-andarge.bsky.social @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social, Gabe, and Dahlia.
Woo hoo!
Today, we welcome Al McGartland to the Institute for Policy Integrity as our new Economic Policy Director.
McGartland served as the Director of the National Center for Environmental Economics at EPA until retiring from the agency this fall.
Welcome, Al! 🎉
policyintegrity.org/news/press-r...
McGartland served as the Director of the National Center for Environmental Economics at EPA until retiring from the agency this fall.
Welcome, Al! 🎉
policyintegrity.org/news/press-r...
Press Releases
The Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law uses economics and law to support smart policies for the environment, public health, and consumers.
policyintegrity.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Woo hoo!
This is excellent advice
It's academic job market season. I’ve written a reflection with some potentially helpful tips: jaeyk.github.io/essays/job_m...
What I Wish I Knew Before the Academic Job Market – Hello, I’m Jae.
jaeyk.github.io
September 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is excellent advice
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Calling microeconomics professors…
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the last cohort of the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: October 1, with rolling deadline after that until all spots are filled.
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the last cohort of the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: October 1, with rolling deadline after that until all spots are filled.
🙌🏽 Calling microeconomics professors…
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: Friday, April 15.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: Friday, April 15.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
APPLICATION: Microeconomics Faculty Evaluation Community
We are accepting applications from Principles of Microeconomics faculty interested in participating in our grant-funded research study on ways to improve retention and recruitment into undergraduate e...
docs.google.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Calling microeconomics professors…
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the last cohort of the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: October 1, with rolling deadline after that until all spots are filled.
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the last cohort of the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: October 1, with rolling deadline after that until all spots are filled.
In good news, Chaelo is here and it's glorious!
(Chaelo = solo album by Chaeyoung of Twice.)
It's quirky indie stuff from a kpop star, very cool.
(Chaelo = solo album by Chaeyoung of Twice.)
It's quirky indie stuff from a kpop star, very cool.
[Review] CHAEYOUNG – LIL FANTASY vol.1
Chaeyoung from TWICE released her first mini-album ‘LIL FANTASY vol.1’ and we’re beyond stoked so let’s dive right in!
LIL FANTASY vol.1
We start of...(cont.)
thekmeal.com/review-chaey...
Chaeyoung from TWICE released her first mini-album ‘LIL FANTASY vol.1’ and we’re beyond stoked so let’s dive right in!
LIL FANTASY vol.1
We start of...(cont.)
thekmeal.com/review-chaey...
September 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In good news, Chaelo is here and it's glorious!
(Chaelo = solo album by Chaeyoung of Twice.)
It's quirky indie stuff from a kpop star, very cool.
(Chaelo = solo album by Chaeyoung of Twice.)
It's quirky indie stuff from a kpop star, very cool.
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Hey, #EconSky! Got a policy-relevant paper that you want folks in DC to see? Present & publish it with NBER's Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy.
Submission deadline is Oct 20.
Conference is in DC on May 21, 2026.
More details below.
conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
Submission deadline is Oct 20.
Conference is in DC on May 21, 2026.
More details below.
conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
Submission: 8th Annual NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER
conference.nber.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Hey, #EconSky! Got a policy-relevant paper that you want folks in DC to see? Present & publish it with NBER's Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy.
Submission deadline is Oct 20.
Conference is in DC on May 21, 2026.
More details below.
conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
Submission deadline is Oct 20.
Conference is in DC on May 21, 2026.
More details below.
conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
This is a personal attack
September 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is a personal attack
About halfway through RF Kuang's new book Katabasis and loving it so far. It's about two PhD students in academic magic who travel to Hell to get a reference letter from their recently deceased advisor.
I think the author MAY have seen some toxicity in her academic journey.
I think the author MAY have seen some toxicity in her academic journey.
August 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
About halfway through RF Kuang's new book Katabasis and loving it so far. It's about two PhD students in academic magic who travel to Hell to get a reference letter from their recently deceased advisor.
I think the author MAY have seen some toxicity in her academic journey.
I think the author MAY have seen some toxicity in her academic journey.
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Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
August 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka
In response to this, name the last book that you read that you would recommend.
abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...
abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...
Americans spend less time reading for fun and more time on screens: Study
Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the U.S. down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study published Wednesday found.
abcnews.go.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka
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Here’s how a man accidentally bought 10,400 Greg Briley rookie cards: defector.com/heres-how-a-...
Here’s How A Man Accidentally Bought 10,400 Greg Briley Rookie Cards | Defector
David Garry and his son were making their biggest purchase ever. They just didn’t know how big yet. David, 43, had gotten back into collecting sports cards in 2020, and 12-year-old Jax was now prime…
defector.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Here’s how a man accidentally bought 10,400 Greg Briley rookie cards: defector.com/heres-how-a-...
Looks amazing!
Do you study utility disconnections or plan to do so in the future? Consider joining a Disconnections Community of Scholars, an initiative led by the Energy Justice Lab and generously supported through the
@sloanfoundation.bsky.social. Apply here, info in the thread!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@sloanfoundation.bsky.social. Apply here, info in the thread!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Utility Disconnections Community of Scholars - Workshop (June 4-5 2026)
The Energy Justice Lab is organizing a "Community of Scholars" that will consist of academics and other researchers working on topics connected to utility disconnections. Participating scholars will a...
docs.google.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Looks amazing!
Not quite the last, but over the weekend this Godzilla took a tail swipe at my kids before I took the pic. Crime is out of control!
August 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Not quite the last, but over the weekend this Godzilla took a tail swipe at my kids before I took the pic. Crime is out of control!
After what feels like a long time, Chen-ti Chen, Gabe Lade, John Crespi, and @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social have their paper on CAFOs and size-based regulation accepted at the AJAE. (1/5)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
After what feels like a long time, Chen-ti Chen, Gabe Lade, John Crespi, and @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social have their paper on CAFOs and size-based regulation accepted at the AJAE. (1/5)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
(warning: non-economic and content)
I cannot believe that Twice just broke out Icon at Lollapalooza.
I cannot believe that Twice just broke out Icon at Lollapalooza.
August 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
(warning: non-economic and content)
I cannot believe that Twice just broke out Icon at Lollapalooza.
I cannot believe that Twice just broke out Icon at Lollapalooza.