OPEC+ teaches us that demand curves are downward sloping
From the NYTimes (In Surprise, OPEC Plus Announces Cut in Oil Production): Saudi Arabia, Russia and their oil-producing allies announced on Sunday that they would cut production by more than 1.2 million barrels of crude a day, or more than 1
Hatchery supported trout waters open Saturday*
From the local paper (Hatchery supported trout waters to open April 1): The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 1,000 miles of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters at 7 a.m. on April 1. The season will run through Feb. 29, 2024. The
Bold move to ask @Jeem_Tweets to serve as a referee
The editor of Marine Resource Economics is also on this list. Are there any other editors that you'd think might get a pass or turn down most every referee request? I wonder how many papers these folks review for other
Jason Shogren is in Boone today
He'll be presenting "Cooperation under oath: A case for context-dependent preferences" (with Joao Vaz) at 2 pm today (the link to the paper isn't working but I've sent an email to try to get it fixed). Here is the "research
I think my future boss is telling me I have been doing things wrong my whole career.
Important new discussion paper from a star-studded cast of environmental and resource economists*
Have y’all seen the Partha Dasgutha video from the @nytimes yet?
Here is the link and story: Partha Dasgupta is a Cambridge University economist who in 2021 prepared a more than 600-page report for the British government about the financial value of nature. Not your average bedtime reading. But believe us when we say
Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis: “Benefit-Cost Analysis for Beginners” workshop
From the inbox: Location: Via ZoomPlease note: All workshops will be recorded. Registrants will have access to the recordings. Dates and Times: April 28, 2023 - Online9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET This short course provides an introduction for “beginners”
Bad Graph Interpretation of the Day: Well, if I had to guess, I would say bad math happened.
Saw this tweet this morning with 2.3M views: Just eyeballing it, from 1995-2000, boy suicide rates fell from about 11 to about 6 per 100K, a 45% decline. Girl suicide rates fell from about 4 to about 2 per 100K, a 50%
Adaptation to climate change at Northwestern North Carolina ski resorts
From the local paper (Changing climates means changing ski season): Snowfall in the High Country is around 25 percent less than the long-term average, according to data from local meteorologist Ray Russell of Ray’s Weather Center. However, local ski resorts only
If the WIllow Project is approved and fewer people know about it, are the environmental costs reduced?
One of the big problems of nonmarket valuation of projects that impact the environment is that the benefits and costs from the project depend on how many people know about it. US government officials are expected to make a decision on