Data from 10 million US high schoolers show that exposure to air pollution driven by wildfire smoke slows the rate of learning and increases achievement gaps by race and income, from A. Patrick Behrer, Joshua Goodman, J. Parker Goyer, and R. Jisung Park www.nber.org/papers/w35670

The individual economic consequences of wildfires are unevenly distributed, extend beyond property damage, and persist for years as individuals and communities recover, from Patrick Baylis, Judson Boomhower, Jonathan M. Colmer, and John L. Voorheis www.nber.org/papers/w35675

⏳ Only 10 days left to submit your paper! Don't miss the chance to present your environmental and resource economics research at our "Occasional" workshop from Nov 5-7th on the beautiful @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social campus. 🔗 Learn more and submit here: occasionalworkshop.weebly.com/submission.h...

Environmental Markets Lab (emLab)@emlab.ucsb.edu · 3mo ago

We're excited to announce the Occasional Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics will be held November 5-7, 2026! 🗣️ Call for paper submissions! If you're interested in presenting at the Occasional, please submit your paper by July 31st: occasionalworkshop.weebly.com/submission.h...

Analyzing intergenerational mobility of wealth and income across US counties, highlighting spatial differences due to factors such as house prices and the Great Recession shock, from Ariel J. Binder, Max Risch, and John L. Voorheis www.nber.org/papers/w35219

1/ New paper 🚨! (Ok, not quite new...) I'm very pleased to share that — after a long journey — my job market paper is finally out in the world. It asks: Why do regions decline?

Selective migration and regional decline: Evidence from coal country

Why do regions decline? This paper explores how adverse shocks in one period affect regional adjustment to subsequent shocks, emphasizing the role of …

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Please Share! The Environmental Inequality Lab is hosting it's second undergraduate research training program in environmental and energy economics this summer & it's open to all (with current U.S. work authorization)! Full-time, funded, in-person, 10-weeks. More details here tinyurl.com/EEE-URTP

Amidst real tragedies, I'm so glad to have been able to send some folks good news this week -- announcing $450k in funding for 6 projects researching transition in fossil fuel host communities through the Resilient Energy Economies Initiative. I'm so excited about this work to make transition better

The Resilient Energy Economies Initiative Announces Six Research Grants to Support Fossil Fuel–Dependent Communities

The projects will use a variety of methods to explore timely issues in fossil-dependent regions across the country.

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Human health benefits are by far the largest benefit from most environmental regulations. By not monetizing these benefits moving forward, the Trump EPA is essentially saying there are no human health benefits to reducing air/toxic/climate pollution, improving drinking water quality, etc. 1/

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

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📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9 ✅ Submissions by Feb 1 📄 Full papers only (no abstracts) 🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social 🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...

9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics

Information about the LSE Department of Geography and Environment's Environmental Economics Workshop.

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New paper 🚨! Big thanks to the @jeem-econ.bsky.social editor, reviewers, & my advisors for letting me see a null result paper through to completion. #econsky #energytransition www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Adjusting to the energy transition: Training and transfers in coal country

Between 2011 and 2016, coal mining employment declined by over 50 percent in Appalachia, producing sharp earnings and employment losses in coal-depend…

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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

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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.

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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 · last yr.

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...

🌎 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...

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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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...

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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

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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.

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.

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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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

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 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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.

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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.

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

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

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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 · 2y ago

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. 2/