Does this mean the tenure police are coming to revoke my tenure?
From the inbox: The SSRN Processing Team has added the following comment to your submission, Count Data Models and the Problem of Zeros in Recreation Demand Analysis (Abstract ID 3559768):This submission has been removed from SSRN at the request of Wiley-Blackwell,
Apparently the environment is politically divisive
From a recent Pew Research Survey, greedy nationalistic capitalist Republicans don't give a relative $&*^ about environmental issues compared to tree-hugging bleeding-heart Democrats.
If you can’t think what to write in your Valentine’s cards
Here are some Elvis lyrics*: Wise men sayOnly fools rush inBut I can't help falling in love with you Your kisses lift me higherLike the sweet song of a choirYou light my morning skyWith burning love Well, please, don't ask me what's upon
Lael Brainard on climate change
From Reuters* (Biden to name Fed's Lael Brainard as top economic adviser): U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to name Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard to the White House's top economic policy position as early as Tuesday, a source familiar
Hotelling’s switch point just got later
Hotelling's Rule is a theory of nonrenewable natural resources that says that prices of such resources will rise at the rise of interest over time (all else equal). When there is a backstop fuel, think renewables like wind and solar,
Episodic Release in Ohio: Train Derailment Forces Controlled Burn of Toxic Chemicals
From NPR on February 8th (Residents can return home after crews burned chemicals in derailed tanker cars): "About 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash Friday night on the edge of East Palestine. Federal investigators say
If you need an example of a negative externality for your class today then here is a good one from NOAA
From NOAA Research News (One facility makes a big contribution to Salt Lake’s winter brown cloud): The 2.4 million people who live along Utah’s Wasatch Front experience some of the most severe winter particulate matter air pollution in the nation. Now,
The (horrible) gift of government shutdowns?
The US government did not shut down in FY 2023. That is immensely unremarkable
Dawn of AI: Is ChatGPT autonomously sending emails now?
From the inbox: Dear Dr., We hope this email finds you well. While browsing the internet, we came across your research articles and were intrigued to learn about the experiments you are conducting using the CVD method. As a provider of CVD furnace
AERE@SEA abstract submissions are open (a brief history of @AereOrg sessions at regional economics meetings)
Here is the link: https://aere.memberclicks.net/conference---sea. The deadline is the end of February. For the first time since 2006 I'm not chairing the committee that is organizing these sessions. Please forgive me, but I'm going to take a victory lap*. These sessions began