Economy
The End of a Free Ride
Two economists walk into an AERE happy hour in New Orleans. One says, “Hey, are you and Economist 3 done...
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My introductory environmental and resource economics course videos are posted on YouTube
During Covid one thing led to another and I agreed to develop an online course for ECO 2620 Introduction to...
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Throwback Thursday: Water pricing (sigh)
With this post I'm introducing a new gimic ... a "Throwback: " post where we recycle...
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Carbon offsets: a guide to avoiding food poisoning
The MIT Climate Portal describes carbon offsets in this way: Carbon offsets are tradable “rights” or certificates linked to activities...
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Water, water, nowhere?
Growing up on the east coast, and now living in the mid-west, water quantity has never been an issue for...
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Does this mean we’ll have to start posting Thursday Beer Posts?
Friday Beer Posts have been a long and inconsistent tradition at Env-Econ. Right now I'm in Maryland for a quick...
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*Unless there are external costs or benefits not captured in the market transaction
I think I cringe that I wrote this: While it is tempting to think of a market transaction resulting in...
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Sanchayan Banerjee: How @JEEM_tweets titles have evolved over the last 6 decades!
How @JEEM_tweets titles have evolved over last 6 decades! Clearly #environmentaleconomists care about the environment, and recently evidence too! @AereOrg...
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Here I am announcing on twitter that Free Market Daily posts everything stupid thing that we post
They posted it! pic.twitter.com/rx3wNK39ps — John Whitehead (@johnwhitehead81) January 23, 2023
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