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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Aug 23

Happy to share that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor, and I’ll be spending the year on sabbatical at UC Berkeley. Looking forward to the time and space to dig into research, exchange ideas, and enjoy life in California!

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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · Jun 26

The trick to any lab reorganisation is to just do the opposite of whatever you did last time

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jun 13

📬 Questions? Reach out to me at [email protected]

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jun 13

🌱 Why This Role?
This is an excellent opportunity for hands-on research experience, close mentorship, and contributions to high-impact projects at the forefront of climate and innovation policy—ideal prep for a top-tier PhD.

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jun 13

🎓 Who We’re Looking For
– BA or Master’s (completed or near completion) in Econ or another quantitative field
– Strong coding skills in Python and R/Stata
– Comfortable with panel-data methods
– Excellent communication skills
– Deep interest in environmental economics, energy, and innovation

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jun 13

🔍 What You’ll Do
– Compile, clean & merge large datasets (patents, bibliometrics, firm-level data)
– Conduct econometric/statistical analysis in Python, R, or Stata
– Contribute to academic manuscripts, policy briefs & presentations
– Support literature reviews, organise research seminars

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jun 13

📌 Position at a Glance
Duration: 1 year, renewable for a 2nd year
Start date: Flexible (autumn 2025 preferred)
Salary: £36,008–£40,991 (potential to progress to £43,854)

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jun 13

🌍 I’m hiring a full-time Pre-Doc RA in Environmental Economics & Innovation @ London School of Economics.
🔗 Deadline to apply: 26 June 2025:
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

#EconSky #Hiring #Predoc #ResearchAssistant #EnvironmentalEconomics #Innovation

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UK Network for Environmental Economists @uknee.bsky.social · Jun 10

Has the Inflation Reduction Act's place-based green industrial policy been effective?

Join us online, June 25, to hear from Joep Kuezenkamp's analysis of the #USA #IRA

Open to all 👇

#EconSky #environmental #economics #Biden #NetZero #renewable #energy

www.tickettailor.com/events/uknee...

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · May 24

Large language models (#LLMs) such as #ChatGPT have increased our dependence on #DataCentres, with troubling consequences for the environment.

@eugeniedugoua.bsky.social‬ for @lsebr.bsky.social‬

Eugenie Dugoua: Data centres are the factories of our modern lives - LSE Business Review

Our lives today increasingly depend on data centres for simple activities like writing emails or watching videos. The arrival of large language models such as ChatGPT has caused a significant uptick…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · May 9

The latest in our "AI, technology & society" series, this month's LSE iQ podcast asks what the environmental costs of AI really are with @couldrynick.bsky.social, @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social & @cearacarney.bsky.social
Producer Anna Bevan also visits a data centre in Slough. Really worth a listen.

Is AI destroying the planet?

This episode explores the AI sustainability paradox: can AI be both a climate solution and a climate problem?

www.lse.ac.uk

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Mathieu Parenti @mathieupar.bsky.social · Mar 27

1/ NEW RESEARCH: Our study reveals 46% of pesticides embedded in EU agricultural consumption originate from imports, despite imports constituting only 17% of consumption. This includes substances prohibited in the EU. This regulatory gap fuels leakage effects and hurts EU competitiveness 🧵

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Treb Allen @treballen.bsky.social · Mar 11

Are you a PhD student working on topics related to globalization? Come hang out with us at Dartmouth for a term as a Globalization Ph.D. Fellow! We're now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year:

globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/glo...

Globalization Ph.D. Fellows

globalization.dartmouth.edu

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Sean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · May 2

"Drill, baby drill" is dead, at least for now. Consulting firm Rystad Energy estimates the price that many U.S. oil players need to break even—including dividend payments to shareholders and debt-service expenses—is above $62 a barrel. #EconSky #Energy t.ly/unzO1

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Apr 18

Most relevant to the London-based crowd: we're looking for TAs for next year. Apply here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Esther Boler @estherboler.bsky.social · Jan 27

Deadline for this coming up on Feb 1, I look forward to reading lots of great submissions!

Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jan 10

📢 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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Sefi Roth @sjroth.bsky.social · Jan 11

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!

Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jan 10

📢 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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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jan 10

More info here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Jan 10

📢 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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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Jan 9

Commentators emphasize that the CA fires don't discriminate.
That's misleading:
"only about 40% of local governments have hazard mitigation plans... when climate threats are concentrated in less affluent or non-white neighborhoods [they] are less likely to act":
events.stanford.edu/event/floods...

Envionmental Behavioral Sciences Seminar, "Floods, Fires, and Fairness: Environmental Justice in Planning for Climate Hazards"

Envionmental Behavioral Sciences Seminar Floods, Fires, and Fairness: Environmental Justice in Planning for Climate Hazards As climate hazards like floods and wildfires intensify, local governments ...

events.stanford.edu

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · Jan 10

There are now more than 200 million heat pumps installed around the world.

It is a mature technology but we need to see the number of heat pumps to triple to meet the climate scenarios.

More in our @natureenergy.bsky.social paper 👇

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Jan 10

Daily Briefing | Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

🔗 Read today's full briefing here: buff.ly/3PrcvUy

🔗 Sign up to our email briefings: buff.ly/4fRUaL3

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Ioana Marinescu @imarinescu.bsky.social · Jan 1

I think in economics we are getting to an interesting place of (relative) epistemic humility about merhods #EconSky. Theory first reigned, then the credibility revolution arrived, and some took it to extremes. And now we are back to a more balanced approach of methodological pluralism. Thoughts?

Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · Dec 1

"A good precisely specified method can establish only results of a certain kind. So, if you privilege some set of methods—for instance claiming they are best or most rigorous...—you necessarily thereby circumscribe the kinds of results that can be established."

and never know what kinds we miss

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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · Dec 20

We’re hiring! Check out the position and feel free to reach out if you have questions

Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Dec 20

The Department of Geography and Environment at LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in Environmental Economics and Policy.
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025 (23.59 UK time)
🔴 zurl.co/M8Nwy
This posting is arriving a bit late in the cycle, but please help circulate it widely!

Assistant Professor (Education) in Environmental Economics and Policy

Assistant Professor (Education) in Environmental Economics and Policy, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we&n...

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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · Dec 22

Some feel good news for this Sunday morning. Declared-extinct butterflies, willows & friends www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It absolutely took off’: five UK biodiversity success stories

From new butterfly habitats in the Cotswolds to arctic willow planting in the Scottish Highlands, there are increasing numbers of places where humans are giving nature a helping hand to re-establish i...

www.theguardian.com

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