I had a great time writing this paper with Hui Zhou and Shan Zhang, now out in JEEM, that features an Alabama poop train, LLM classification of state environmental statutes, and some new descriptive data on landfills and environmental justice in the US. Details and link below

@pse.bsky.social is hiring for an AP Position and a postdoc in environmental economics. Come to Paris! Reach out with questions. AP: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... Postdoc: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... #EconSky

We are looking for a postdoc at the intersection of AI and environmental economics. Today is the last day to apply! Opportunity to work on your own projects and join our Paris community of environmental economists. let me know if you have questions: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

A tax on remittances is basically a tax on global poverty reduction. It must be one of the most regressive policies being considered by the current admin, yet I haven't seen much discussion or analysis www.semafor.com/article/05/1...

House Republicans’ proposed tax on remittances spooks financial sector

“This came totally out of nowhere,” one cryptocurrency executive told Semafor.

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One of my best students just had his funding offer for a PhD in the US withdrawn. Meanwhile we've had a massive surge in applications to our program from really strong US and international students. It feels like a shift is already underway.

Check out our new working paper on using techniques from the algorithmic fairness literature to correct machine learning prediction errors in a causal inference setting.

Luke Sanford@lcsanford.bsky.social · last yr.

1/9 We are excited to share our new working paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323 If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social

1/9 We are excited to share our new working paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323 If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social

Adversarial Debiasing for Unbiased Parameter Recovery

Advances in machine learning and the increasing availability of high-dimensional data have led to the proliferation of social science research that uses the predictions of machine learning models as p...

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A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...

This year's Bozeman Applied Micro Conference is June 16-17, 2025 Paper submissions open now through March 7 www.montana.edu/econ/summerc...

Hosting a workshop on 'Natural Capital' @pse.bsky.social on Feb 7 with a great lineup @ludogazze.bsky.social @bengroom.bsky.social @floriangrosset.bsky.social and more. Those interested are welcome to register to attend: www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/events/na...

Natural Capital

The Paris School of Economics is glad to invite you to the "Natural Capital" workshop organized by the Measurement in Economics Chair.

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PhD students consider submitting to our annual conference run by and focused on doctoral students in economics. April is a nice time to visit Paris docs.google.com/forms/d/1u7v...

On my way to Copenhagen for the STEG Agriculture conference. First time in town. What should I do?

“Annual capacity payments to private power producers are six times higher than Pakistan’s annual healthcare budget, yet nearly half of the power capacity remains unused.” voxdev.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?... Nice policy relevant piece from job market candidate Sugandha Srivastav.

Why Pakistan is locked into overpriced and environmentally damaging power sector contracts

Annual capacity payments to private power producers are six times higher than Pakistan’s annual healthcare budget, yet nearly half of the power capacity remains unused. What explains this phenomenon?

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Lecture slides for 'Air Pollution and Welfare' this week. I try to use the topic to teach an appreciation for synergies between reduced form and structural methods: mdgordo.github.io/personalwebs... Comments welcome!

Assume this leak would have gone unnoticed for a year. Using EPAs social cost of methane, the value of stopping this one leak was 75% of the cost of developing and launching the satellite. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Carbon Mapper Achieves First Tanager-1 Methane Mitigation Success

/PRNewswire/ -- Carbon Mapper released over 300 methane and CO2 plume detections today— its first tranche of emissions data based on observations from the...

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I'm on the job market! My #EconJMP examines climate adaptation inequality in labor markets (see ⬇️). This is part of my research on the effects of climate change/plastic pollution on workers & society - often with unique data & an interdisciplinary lens. Learn more: https://pappanna.github.io/

PSE is hiring for two positions this year - applications due next week: www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-oppor... Reupping my thread from last year about why Americans should consider applying.

Matthew Gordon@mdgordo.bsky.social · 3y ago

Paris School of Economics is hiring this year, open field: econjobmarket.org/positions/9954 Here's a thread for Americans who might be interested in coming to Europe about the things I wish I knew last year. TLDR: you should apply…even though EU salaries are waaay lower than the US...

Paris School of Economics is hiring this year, open field: econjobmarket.org/positions/9954 Here's a thread for Americans who might be interested in coming to Europe about the things I wish I knew last year. TLDR: you should apply…even though EU salaries are waaay lower than the US...

Seems like a weird coincidence that every paper contributes to 3 literatures

PSE is hosting the Annual Meeting for the European Association of Young Economists this May. Apply! It's Paris in springtime - I shouldn't have to convince you! www.eaye.info/eayeam/2024-...

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The move-to-Paris effect

What are some good examples of papers evaluating social insurance programs where the design of the targeting strategy was a key feature of the intervention? Ideally looking for papers with publicly available data and a few observations before and after program roll out.