Will Wheeler
@willwheels1.bsky.social
Environmental Economist in the Federal Government (focusing on water quality and inspections/enforcement). All posts are my own. He/him.
Really great advice from one of the best writers in the field.
Tatyana Deryugina@tderyugina.bsky.social · last wk.Writing a paper introduction is more art than science, but a good formula gets you most of the way there. Today's blog post: a paragraph-by-paragraph template that is used pretty commonly, plus the mistakes I see most often. 🧵 #EconSky deryugina.com/a-two-for-on...
My phone has never once popped the air quality on the home screen (alerts as notifications, sure). Maybe it's never been above Code Red where I live. This is fine
I still have a blue glass bicentennial mug from Jack in the Box.
Prof Dynarski@dynarski.bsky.social · last mo.Chiming in, since I see Bicentennial memories are giving Gen X their moment -The celebrations were indeed uibquitous, enthusiastic, and awesome -I went to Disney World for the first time in 1976, and it was an insane explosion of red, white, and blue
Great paper, exciting to see it in print. I'm always interested in papers on strategic behavior in environmental policy.
AERE@aereorg.bsky.social · 2mo ago📢 Out now in the 🌸May 2026 issue🌸of #JAERE! 📢 "Downwind and Out: The Strategic Dispersion of Power Plants and Their Pollution" by John M. Morehouse and Edward Rubin. 📎 Read it here: buff.ly/apbcnxw 📈📉 #Econsky
Big fan of this paper and I'm glad it found a home. Environmental infrastructure spending is understudied compared to its budget.
AERE@aereorg.bsky.social · 2mo ago📢 Out now in the 🌸May 2026 issue🌸of #JAERE! 📢 "Municipal Governments Under the Clean Water Act" by Rhiannon L. Jerch. 📎 Read it here: buff.ly/jrPGyQ7 📈📉 #Econsky
Had an amazing time at the utility disconnections workshop last week organized by @energyjustlab.bsky.social. Thanks so much to David, Sanya,and Alison. A big takeaway for me is how much I learned from qualitative researchers in the area. Sheesh they know so much.
#EconSky, it's that time of the year again: time to submit your abstracts to Heartland, a fantastic environmental economics conference at UIUC. The 2026 edition will take place Oct 22-23 (Thu-Fri) with Joe Shapiro as keynote speaker. Spread the word! publish.illinois.edu/heartland/
Heartland – Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop at Illinois
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Two more EPA RA opportunities for econ students, in the air office. Position 1: zintellect.com/Opportunity/... Position 2: zintellect.com/Opportunity/... #econ_ra
Zintellect - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - EPA Environmental and Health Economic Impact Analysis - EPA-OAR-2026-0002
*Applications may be reviewed on a rolling-basis and this posting could close before the deadline. EPA Office/Lab and Location: A research opportunity is c
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Will Wheeler@willwheels1.bsky.social · 3mo agoMy office (NCEE) is hiring an RA/pre-doc. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in environmental economics. Term is for one year with possibility of renewal. Bachelor's or Master's required by 8/17. #econ_ra www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
My office (NCEE) is hiring an RA/pre-doc. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in environmental economics. Term is for one year with possibility of renewal. Bachelor's or Master's required by 8/17. #econ_ra www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
Zintellect - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - EPA Fellowship in Environmental Economics - EPA-OP-NCEE-2026-0001
*Applications may be reviewed on a rolling-basis and this posting could close before the deadline. EPA Office/Lab and Location: A research training opportu
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Gas is now "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" expensive in Maryland.
This is really great and paired well with a seminar yesterday by @stephanieweber.bsky.social on heavy duty trucks, which are also passed along as they age. Too much to think about!
Catie Hausman@catiehausman.bsky.social · 3mo agoHow do oil and gas wells end up orphaned, and what policy fixes are there? My brilliant co-author Sarah Armitage sits down with @danielraimi.bsky.social from @rff.org for a podcast! www.resources.org/resources-ra... [or whatever platform you use for podcasts]
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Shelly Lundberg@shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy book (!) How Economics Discovered Women is now available for pre-order from the University of California Press. The book is a survey and critique of how the economics of gender has developed since the mid-1970s. www.ucpress.edu/books/how-ec...
🚨Seeking pre-doctoral research fellow in environmental economics at UC Berkeley (summer/fall 2026) 🚨 👉 workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... 🌎Research pollution, trade, water, labor, climate, machine learning, energy, health... 💡Predoc community with mentoring/training ✳️Please r/t, apply!
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🚨New paper🚨 Understanding Support for Inefficient Environmental Policy Instruments Why do governments use costly enviro standards, not more efficient pollution taxes or cap & trade? Voters misunderstand some economic principles joseph-s-shapiro.com/research/Env... 1/🧵
📢 AERE@OSWEET returns this Friday, March 13th, at 11am PST / 2pm EST! Join us for three exciting talks on on agricultural-environmental economics by: [1] Nicholas Tyack (Saskatchewan) [2] Shuo Yu (UC Berkeley) [3] Khyati Malik (NBER) Register here: buff.ly/9H3UGwx #EconSky
This is a really great paper and I'm glad to see it in print. Environmental infrastructure spending is definitely an understudied topic.
AERE@aereorg.bsky.social · 5mo ago💧 Clean water mandates are costly, but they can drive local growth! 🏘️ A new #JAERE study finds that the 1972 Clean Water Act tripled resident user fees 💸 — yet surface water quality improved 19% and populations grew 13–30% faster in municipalities under 10,000 people. 📈 #JaereFigureFriday 📉 #Econsky
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Luigi de Guzman@ouij.bsky.social · 5mo agoPost old memes to confuse young people
This looks amazing! I registered.
Tatyana Deryugina@tderyugina.bsky.social · 6mo ago#EconSky: Registration for "The Craft of Publishing in Economics" is now open! March 9, 12-1:30 EDT. Three fantastic editor will give suggestions for how to navigate the publication process w/ plenty of time for Q&A. More info & registration form below. econ4ua.org/the-craft-of...
I thought those were CAFOs at first glance. FFS.
Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · 6mo agoA reminder this happened earlier this week at Trump’s massive concentration camp in El Paso: “The cases of tuberculosis and COVID-19, two diseases that spread through the air, have underscored concern about the conditions at Camp East Montana and other immigration detention centers.“
I've thought way too much about this, but it's either Colin Angle (not famous by name, but invented the Roomba) or Huh Yunjin of Le Sserafim.
William Adler@williamadler78.bsky.social · 6mo agoWho's the most famous alum of your high school? I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
Time to watch Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 again. He's so very hilarious in it. 😭
My co-author Charles Hodgson (Yale) is hiring a full-time pre-doc to work on projects focusing on the role of information externalities. The hired researcher will meet regularly with faculty and receive dedicated research training & career development skills. Application👇
I can't help but think that this might have been prevented if @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social could be bothered to do anything.
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 6mo agoInitial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
I thought this was very helpful in thinking about using LLMs for coding.
Robin Linacre @robinlinacre.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew blog: Respectful use of AI in software development teams robinlinacre.com/respectful_u... LLMs are increasingly able to write production quality code. But what cognitive work can be delegated to LLMs without damaging the health of the team?
