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Emily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 16d

Very excited to announce our* $450k RFP for ~$25-100k proposals on research for economic resilience in fossil fuel-dependent communities in the United States as they transition. Hit us with your preproposals, due 31 October 👻

*Resilient Energy Economies Initiative! This one sponsored by Sloan

Grants

www.resilientenergyeconomies.org

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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · Jul 14

Economists argue for an American industrial policy to counter a China Shock 2.0.

From
@davidautor.bsky.social
and Gordon Hanson.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

Opinion | We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse.

www.nytimes.com

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Eleanor Krause @eleanorkrause.bsky.social · Jun 6

We love it

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Eleanor Krause @eleanorkrause.bsky.social · Apr 28

Updated draft coming soon! In the meantime, a blog:

(tldr: Coal's collapse has been bad for coal workers)

LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · Apr 28

For US coal workers, earnings losses from the decline of their industry have been large and lasting find @jmcolmer.bsky.social of the University of Virginia and @eleanorkrause.bsky.social of the University of Kentucky

blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

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Joseph Shapiro @joseph-s-shapiro.bsky.social · Apr 25

🌎 PhD students: apply to 2025 Berkeley/Sloan Summer School in Environmental/Energy Economics!

🔗 Info + application: www.auffhammer.com/summer-school

📅 Deadline: May 14 | Program: Aug 18–22 at Berkeley

w @auffhammer.bsky.social @severinborenstein.bsky.social, TCarleton, MFowlie, KJack...

summer school — Maximilian Auffhammer

www.auffhammer.com

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Apr 11

The lesson of the "China shock" isn't actually about trade. It's about how hard it is for workers and communities to adapt to rapid economic changes. Now Trump is trying to reshape the global economy overnight, with potentially devastating consequences.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...

The ‘China Shock’ Offers a Lesson. It Isn’t the One Trump Has Learned. (Gift Article)

Economists say the U.S. manufacturing decline in recent decades was not mainly about free trade, but about the pace of change without time to adjust.

www.nytimes.com

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Eleanor Krause @eleanorkrause.bsky.social · Mar 3

What jobs offer the best "skills match" for fossil fuel workers? Come learn about a new analysis & interactive web tool from @jacobgreenspon.bsky.social and @rff.org's @danielraimi.bsky.social on Wednesday at 2pm! #econsky

www.rff.org/events/webin...

Finding the Right Fit: What Jobs Offer a Good Match for Fossil Fuel Workers’ Skills?

A webinar exploring best job matches in terms of skills for fossil fuel workers.

www.rff.org

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Noah Kaufman @noahqkaufman.bsky.social · Feb 13

Today we announced the initial research portfolio for Resilient Energy Economies, 22 policy-focused projects that will contribute to the economic strategies of fossil fuel-reliant communities across the USA.
Please check them out!

www.resilientenergyeconomies.org/grants

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Eleanor Krause @eleanorkrause.bsky.social · Feb 16

This seems sensible 🫠

www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

KY Senate approves bill to help coal industry by allowing pollution in more water sources

Critics say they worry groundwater and drinking water sources could be left unprotected by Senate Bill 89.

www.kentucky.com

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Feb 3

Forthcoming in the AER: "The Role of People vs. Places in Individual Carbon Emissions" by Eva Lyubich. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

The Role of People vs. Places in Individual Carbon Emissions

(Forthcoming Article) - There is substantial spatial heterogeneity in household carbon emissions. I leverage movers in two decades of administrative Decennial Census and American Community Survey data...

www.aeaweb.org

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Jan 30

Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and their Children,” by Londoño-Vélez (@jlondonovelez.bsky.social) and Saravia: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and Their Children*

Abstract. This paper examines the impact of denying a wanted abortion on women and children in Colombia using high-quality administrative microdata and cre

doi.org

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Joseph Shapiro @joseph-s-shapiro.bsky.social · Jan 26

1/🚨New chapter in Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics: Spatial Environmental Economics

🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?

Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.

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Daniel Raimi @danielraimi.bsky.social · Jan 14

Friday! Join the first monthly Resilient Energy Economies "brownbag." This month will feature @eleanorkrause.bsky.social sharing her work on the labor market impacts of energy transition (cc @noahqkaufman.bsky.social @gruberte.bsky.social @juliahaggarty.bsky.social)

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Resilient Energy Economies "brownbag" with Eleanor Krause. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Catherine Wolfram @cwolfram.bsky.social · Jan 11

Imagine that delivered in classic Yellen deadpan.

Another great line: "I have witnessed the profound impact that comes from pairing intellectual rigor with moral purpose."

#econsky

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Eleanor Krause @eleanorkrause.bsky.social · Jan 9

We'll discuss my working paper on the topic (co-authored w/ @jmcolmer.bsky.social, @johnvoorheis.bsky.social, & Eva Lyubich) plus some new results 🎉

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Eleanor Krause @eleanorkrause.bsky.social · Jan 9

Hey folks! Excited to join the first-ever @reeconomies.bsky.social virtual brownbag on Friday, Jan 17. I'll be chatting w/ @danielraimi.bsky.social about how the decline in coal has impacted workers. Register here ⬇️ #econsky #energytransition

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Jan 8

Tariffs are neither a Swiss Army knife for domestic problems nor an effective stick to discipline other nations (as Trump believes). But they can be useful as a shield allowing other (social, environmental, industrial) policies to do their work. My latest www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...

What Tariffs Can and Can’t Do | by Dani Rodrik - Project Syndicate

Dani Rodrik argues that import duties are neither an all-purpose tool, as Donald Trump believes, nor a purposeless one.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · Dec 23

We're investing in the advancement of early career scholars who are conducting policy-relevant research on economic mobility, the labor market, and more.

Apply for our Early Career RFP by Jan. 21, 2025 for the chance to help shape the future of economic policy.

#EGgrantee

Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars

Equitable Growth's early career scholars request for proposals is live! Seeking researchers interested in policy relevant study related to inequality and economic growth.

buff.ly

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Eleanor Krause @eleanorkrause.bsky.social · Jan 7

Two days of no power in Eastern Kentucky and counting = Natural experiment on worker productivity inside of a refrigerator. Conclusion: bad.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Jan 6

Submit your interesting paper to the Spring @nberpubs.bsky.social EEE meetings. The great
#PaulinaOliva and @stevecicala.bsky.social ky.social
are sure to pick an amazing set of papers.

DEADLINE IS IN 9 DAYS!!

March 27-28, 2025

conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

Submission: Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBERNBER: National Bureau of Economic Research

conference.nber.org

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Dec 24

This slowly dawned on me during my PhD - it was by being at seminars or conferences where I could see the true debate behind a paper and what people thought its contribution and flaws were, not by reading the published version.

Science would be better served if everyone could see these debates

Ben Golub @bengolub.bsky.social · Dec 24

This is bad for the scientific record.

Relatedly, the only people who know the interesting debates are people who get the backstory privately from insiders.

This arrangement favors the better connected.

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · Dec 18

Reality bats last

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen

Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.

See Where Home Insurance Policies Were Dropped in Your State

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · Dec 10

A smaller % of Americans moved in 2023 than ever (at least since 1948) via Jed Kolko and Census

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · Dec 9

From our AEA cttee on the job market, here's the December update on the status of the job mkt for PhD economists of the 2024-25 cycle.
A thread with graphs follows...

#EconJobMarket
#EconSky
@aeainformation.bsky.social

@aeacswep.bsky.social

@joelistings.bsky.social

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Peter Hull @instrumenthull.bsky.social · Dec 9

new WP y'all www.nber.org/papers/w33236

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