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.
February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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good blog www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/intolerabl...
January 25, 2026 at 1:43 PM
good blog www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/intolerabl...
I can't help but think that this might have been prevented if @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social could be bothered to do anything.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I can't help but think that this might have been prevented if @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social could be bothered to do anything.
I thought this was very helpful in thinking about using LLMs for coding.
New blog: Respectful use of AI in software development teams
robinlinacre.com/respectful_u...
LLMs are increasingly able to write production quality code. But what cognitive work can be delegated to LLMs without damaging the health of the team?
robinlinacre.com/respectful_u...
LLMs are increasingly able to write production quality code. But what cognitive work can be delegated to LLMs without damaging the health of the team?
January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I thought this was very helpful in thinking about using LLMs for coding.
I attended the lecture by Hendren and Sprung - Keyser and it was excellent!
The AEA has posted eight "Recent Developments" lectures exploring highly topical issues in economics, presented by the best scholars in the field:
www.aeaweb.org/conference/w...
Well worth a watch!
www.aeaweb.org/conference/w...
Well worth a watch!
January 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I attended the lecture by Hendren and Sprung - Keyser and it was excellent!
I was recently told that I have "gravitas."
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I was recently told that I have "gravitas."
Amazing game that I've played far too much of.
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Amazing game that I've played far too much of.
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The AEA Summer Economics Fellows Program application portal is now open at aeaweb.org/about-aea/co.... #econsky
Summer Economics Fellows Program
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December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The AEA Summer Economics Fellows Program application portal is now open at aeaweb.org/about-aea/co.... #econsky
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New paper with Robert Baluja, @boguo.bsky.socialout, Wes Howden, and Derek Lemoine out in PNAS! We use groundwater flow to understand the effect of PFAS contamination in drinking water on infant health outcomes.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
New paper with Robert Baluja, @boguo.bsky.socialout, Wes Howden, and Derek Lemoine out in PNAS! We use groundwater flow to understand the effect of PFAS contamination in drinking water on infant health outcomes.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Applications are OPEN for CSWEP’s 2026 CeMENT Mentoring Workshop! 🎉 Come get feedback on your research, practical advice for navigating the tenure track, and a community that will lift you up.
Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
@aeacswep.bsky.social #EconSky
Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
@aeacswep.bsky.social #EconSky
CeMENT: Mentoring for Junior Faculty
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December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Applications are OPEN for CSWEP’s 2026 CeMENT Mentoring Workshop! 🎉 Come get feedback on your research, practical advice for navigating the tenure track, and a community that will lift you up.
Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
@aeacswep.bsky.social #EconSky
Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
@aeacswep.bsky.social #EconSky
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The Federal Trade Commission is hiring PhD Economists (very late, because shutdown)!
Please repost/quote so JMCs can see.
- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
Please repost/quote so JMCs can see.
- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Federal Trade Commission is hiring PhD Economists (very late, because shutdown)!
Please repost/quote so JMCs can see.
- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
Please repost/quote so JMCs can see.
- no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400
- some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300
- much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000
#Economics #EconSky
Full time but temporary ORISE position with the Forest Service for an economist interested in estimating the benefits of recreation. #EconRA
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
Zintellect - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - USDA-FS Economics of Birding-Related Recreation and Tourism in Alaska - USDA-FS-PNWRS-2025-0160
*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis. USDA Forest Service Office/Lab and Location: A fellowship opportunity is available with the US Departmen
www.zintellect.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Full time but temporary ORISE position with the Forest Service for an economist interested in estimating the benefits of recreation. #EconRA
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
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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.
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#Econsky #EconJobMarket #EconJMP
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Wow, this is a really interesting #EconJMP
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November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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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.
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rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The proof is trivial