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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 19d

Cool new AER paper uses data from Clean Air Act offset markets to assess the efficiency of air pollution regulation. The analysis finds that marginal benefits of abatement exceed mean offset prices more than ten-fold, across most regions and pollutants.

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Johanna Arlinghaus @joarlinghaus.bsky.social · 27d

Three more weeks to apply for Associate/Full Professor of International Economics at the @hertieschool.bsky.social, joint with @kiel.institute. Come join us and be our new colleague in Berlin! Details below👇🏼

Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 29d

🚨CfA🚨(Associate/Full) Prof of International Economics @hertieschool.bsky.social & @kiel.institute, based in Berlin, Germany - 3 more weeks to apply #EconSky
👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770

Pls share @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social @mdoepke.bsky.social

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Johanna Arlinghaus @joarlinghaus.bsky.social · Jul 1

Which policies can support the scaling up of geological carbon removal? Our discussion with Francesca Battersby and Paul Davies, led by Steve Smith, is now online to watch at the link below. Thanks to @co2rehub.bsky.social for the invitation!
@hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social

CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · Jul 1

The recording of our 2nd webinar is now available! If you're interested in what kinds of economic policies can support GGR, check it out: youtu.be/1d1dR-Y_ZOA?... @joarlinghaus.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social @samfankhauser.bsky.social @carbongap.bsky.social @geoengineering1.bsky.social

GGR Insights: A taxonomy of policies to support carbon dioxide removal

YouTube video by CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub

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Johanna Arlinghaus @joarlinghaus.bsky.social · Jun 16

I look forward to presenting our work on policy instruments to support geological carbon dioxide removal this Wednesday, 18 June. Webinar details below, and I look forward to seeing you there!

CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · May 27

Geological CDR, which stores CO2 permanently, is needed to reach durable net zero. So how can the UK govt choose the right policies to support CDR scale-up? Our new briefing evaluates a suite of common policies used to support geological CDR & looks at how to fill the gaps: co2re.org/wp-content/u...

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Apr 10

We are looking for a student research assistant supporting a quantitative climate politics literature review.
@jacobedenhofer.bsky.social
👇
hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

Student Research Assistant - Climate Politics (gn) part-time (10 hours/week)

hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com

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Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · Apr 9

Today, the first results of our 3-year Basic Income Study in Germany were released publicly.
Here some initial press coverage by ARD (In German):
www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
More details (and several papers) to come in the coming months - stay tuned!

Studie: Menschen arbeiten trotz Grundeinkommens nicht weniger

1.200 Euro monatlich - ohne Bedingungen. Das erhielten Teilnehmer einer deutschlandweiten Studie. Sie zeigt: Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen führt nicht zu weniger Arbeit, sondern zu mehr…

www.tagesschau.de

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · Mar 8

Reine Männerpodien? Sind wieder ~okayer geworden. Ist doch alles eh schon anstrengend und Frauen sagen immer ab. So hab ich's zuletzt wieder sehr häufig gehört.
Nein. Ist nicht okay.

Und wir werden euch wieder und wieder und wieder und wieder daran erinnern.

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Johanna Arlinghaus @joarlinghaus.bsky.social · Feb 21

what a fantastic resource!

John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · Jan 11

For those who want to jump to the frontier in select areas of economics, the AEA has posted the webcasts of this year’s continuing lectures. Thanks much to @lawrencekatz.bsky.social for his leadership and vision in assembling these lectures.
www.aeaweb.org/conference/w...

2025 AEA Recent Developments Lectures

www.aeaweb.org

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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · Feb 20

JOB OPPORTUNITY ➤

We are seeking a distinguished and high-impact scholar for a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Social Policy in the @dspi-oxford.bsky.social and Director of the Economics, Inequality & Opportunity (EIO) Programme of @inetoxford.bsky.social

🔗 www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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Johanna Arlinghaus @joarlinghaus.bsky.social · Feb 9

My understanding is that these projections are based on policies submitted via countries’ NDCs under the Paris Agreement and thus don’t reflect the most recent policy developments. And no, the IPCC AR6 has above 4C warming as worst case, 2.7C is “expected” based on 23/24 policies.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Feb 7

We've reached 1.5°C global warming.
With current policies, we're heading for a catastrophic 2.7°C warming.
A new review paper in Science shows: this would change the Arctic 'beyond recognition', with knock-on effects (like rising seas) around the world. 🌊
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Brigitte Knopf @brigitteknopf.bsky.social · Feb 5

📢Veröffentlichung des Zweijahresgutachtens vom Expertenrat für Klimafragen @expertenratklima.bsky.social: Es gibt Fortschritte beim Klimaschutz, aber der Trend reicht noch nicht für 2030. Verkehrssektor ist Sorgenkind mit steigenden Emissionen.
So weit, so schlecht, so bekannt. Was ist neu?
1/n 👇

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Jan 27

Submit to present at the Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference at UChicago. Thanks to the organizers for inviting me to participate in this great event!

Conference is Aug 21-22. Submission deadline is Feb 28.

Manasvini Singh @vinisingh.bsky.social · Jan 27

Looking forward to co-organizing one of BFI's most popular conferences again! And this year, we were super duper lucky to nab @seema.bsky.social as the keynote speaker :)

More info: bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event...
Submission deadline: Feb 28

Please please RT and share with your networks!

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Catie Hausman @catiehausman.bsky.social · Jan 2

Planning your climate or environment syllabus? I like to show short videos so students & I can visualize some of the things we're talking about. Here are some of the ones I like:

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Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · Dec 31

Warum es wichtig ist, sich der unglaublich positiven Entwicklungen der letzten Jahrzehnte bewusst zu sein:

Wenn wir fälschlicherweise denken, dass alles schlechter wird, dann können wir zynisch und hoffnungslos werden – was zu Passivität, aber auch zu Extremismus führen kann.

Marc Chéhab @marcchehab.bsky.social · Dec 31

Merci @dinapomeranz.bsky.social, @yannickwiget.bsky.social und Jacqueline Büchi - frohs Neus!

www.tagesanzeiger.ch/klima-armut-...

6 ermutigende Grafiken: Diese Ökonomin sagt, warum die Welt nicht so schlecht ist, wie Sie denken

Gesundheit, Klima, Armut: Trotz der vielen negativen Schlagzeilen habe die Menschheit in den letzten Jahren Fortschritte gemacht, sagt Dina Pomeranz.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

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Johanna Arlinghaus @joarlinghaus.bsky.social · Dec 30

this is fantastic, thanks so much Pedro!

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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · Dec 30

Here are the first five sets of slides:

01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...

02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...

03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...

04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...

05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...

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Florian Ederer @florianederer.bsky.social · Dec 23

Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289

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Ben Golub @bengolub.bsky.social · Dec 22

Study models of naive social transmission of beliefs!

Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Dec 21

New evidence that it was the economic vibes, stupid open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

A Win for the Vibecession Story

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Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School @hertiesustain.bsky.social · Nov 30

We are hiring! 🌍

The #ClimatePolicy team led by @chflachsland.bsky.social is looking for a Doctoral Researcher/Research Associate in multi-level climate governance in Germany.

Learn more here:
hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · Nov 28

It is a while since I posted this, but just your annual reminder that Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) will never scale to compensate all emissions (& it would be a ludicrously expensive alternative to reductions).

If you like your money, then the razor-sharp focus would be on reducing emissions!

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Molly Lempriere @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org · Nov 25

For anyone who missed @carbonbrief.org’s COP29 webinar today, you can now watch a recording on our site ⬇️

www.carbonbrief.org/webinar-carb...

Webinar: Carbon Brief journalists discuss COP29’s key outcomes - Carbon Brief

Less than 48 hours after the gavel came down at COP29, Carbon Brief ran a webinar to talk through all the key outcomes from the summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

www.carbonbrief.org

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Waldemar Marz @waldomarz.bsky.social · Nov 25

Dear energy & environmental econ folks,

until Dec 16th you can submit your paper to the CESifo Area Conference in Energy & Climate Economics (14-15 Mar 25)!

Keynote: Ryan Kellogg, Chicago

@auffhammer.bsky.social and I look forward to welcoming you in Munich!

www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

CESifo Area Conference on Energy and Climate Economics 2025

Scientific Organizer: Maximilian Auffhammer The scope of relevant topics at this conference is broad, ranging from climate mitigation and adaptation to the study of energy and resource markets as wel...

www.cesifo.org

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The Biodiversity Network @biodivoxford.bsky.social · Nov 14

“My main concern about biodiversity credits is not that they’re harmful – they can’t do much harm if not many people buy them. My main concern is the way they steal the political discourse & political capital away from more important & impactful solutions.” Sophus zu Ermgassen, University of Oxford

Global biodiversity offsetting doesn’t work – keep schemes local, say experts

Voluntary standards proposed at Cop16 focus on local like-for-like habitat projects, while critics call the issue a ‘distraction’

www.theguardian.com

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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Nov 13

Okay, the first Women in Econ starter pack was such a success that we quickly hit the BlueSky starter pack limit (150 accounts). But, I've got a version 2.0 with even more awesome economists you should follow!

go.bsky.app/J6nhkk7

Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Nov 12

I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ

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