NEW TOOL: a one-stop, searchable home for 250+ state energy and climate policies, targets, and incentives. Perfect for planners, policy-makers, and analysts. apps.epri.com/energy-polic...

Inter-industry externalities

Some new theoretical economics papers modelling the implications of AGI on the economy. These two papers argue that a true AGI-level AI (equivalent to a human genius), if achieved, would eventually displace most human labor and reduce the economic value of remaining human work to near-zero.

After the entry into force of the WTO Fisheries Agreement, more good news for the fish! 🐟 🐠 #fishweek

🆕 Where to find development economics resources I've updated my list of all the various sources of newsletters, articles, podcasts & videos relevant to development economics that I've come across in my three years at @voxdev.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/where-...

Please take some time to read the recommendations of the @CDHoweInstitute's Immigration Targets Council. The challenges are much bigger than the raw numbers. Canada's immigration policy needs a fundamental course correction. cdhowe.org/publication/...

A rare WTO & #globalgovernance win: Ban “subsidies for overfished stocks and for fishing in international waters beyond their jurisdictions. Poorer states will be able to access a fund to help ease them into the deal”

🎉 The @WTO #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement is now in force–a big step to curb subsidies threatening #SustDev. But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing. 🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...

…and the wisdom to tell the difference

🆕 Climate change, natural resources, and conflict: Navigating a complex nexus Today on VoxDev, Oliver Vanden Eynde (@pse.bsky.social)‬ & @jvargas.bsky.social (Collegio Carlo Alberto) discuss how extreme weather and the green transition are reshaping global conflict: voxdev.org/topic/energy...

Back to teaching or studying economics at university this September? @voxdev.bsky.social has tons of useful resources for university economics courses - I have included some examples in this thread. 1/n

🆕 How trade liberalisation erodes the advantage of political connections Today on VoxDev, @sjavervall.bsky.social‬ (@kiel.institute) & @rkhoban.bsky.social‬ (@econ.uzh.ch) discuss how tariff cuts in India reduced firms' reliance on political connections: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...

You’re Gonna Be A 🌟

5 countries to go

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“bilateral asymmetry in import dependence [… as] a source of coercive power towards one another” www.nber.org/papers/w34006

Terrifying. But important to share. showyourstripes.info/c/australasi...

New guest post! In this interview, @profkharrison.bsky.social and @aleach.ca discuss the role of domestic forces versus external shocks in Canada’s climate policymaking. environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/d...

No, it's not the case that only China is responsible for the large decline in extreme poverty over the past decades. We wrote about it recently: ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china

The global effects of carbon border adjustment mechanisms: Kimberly Clausing; Jonathan Colmer; Allan Hsiao; Catherine Wolfram

The fourth R? There’s only one :) “Some tech executives hope A.I. will become the fourth R. “Reading and writing and arithmetic and learning how to use A.I., “ OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t...

Nomadic herders and small-holder farmers in climate-induced conflict

Trans boundary renewable resources

The question facing #Canada is not simply how to preserve economic independence, but how to navigate the new American agenda. When economic threats masquerade as policy, the balance between sovereignty and survival is more delicate than ever. @markya.bsky.social cepr.org/publications... #EconSky

Diversification “The average share of total Canadian exports to the U.S. is also down, from 75.9 per cent last year, to 68.3 per cent in May, a near-record low.” www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

among the things we apparently need to do a better job of going forward - as a society, it seems - is communicating the basic conceit of what learning is and why we value it. a problem that we in higher ed share with our K-12 colleagues

Word is out. Videos are still unlisted, but sneak peek via @billmckibben.bsky.social's essential newsletter: billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-great-an...

Wow! This should help drive policy #ironyemoji “marginal benefits of pollution control exceed marginal costs by >10×”

Pollution kills

"Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s" | Great piece in @upenn.edu's #PennToday on our recent @pnas.org article, providing critical context for the extreme heat we're seeing right now in North America and Europe: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme...

Also political economy incl. (dis) info campaigns etc. But important those other dynamics are additional.

Absolute banger of a review by @economeager.bsky.social in the JEL of "We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance" by Mara Kardas-Nelson www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... Particularly enjoyed this concluding paragraph:

Degrowth in material use, growth in the overall economy

“From 2012-2023 about half of all EV registrations in the US went to the 10% most Democratic counties…EV trucks show a lower correlation”

A big industrial policy push can help: “industrial policies promoted the expansion and dynamic comparative advantage of directly targeted industries.”

Only 9️⃣ more ratifications for the @wto.org 🐟 deal to enter into force! With Panama's recent acceptance, 102 members are on board to curb harmful fishing subsidies. Let’s keep up the momentum to protect fish stocks & coastal communities. 🌏 💡 Learn more: www.iisd.org/articles/iis... @iisd.org

However one feel about climate policy, coal mining and use is bad end to end. Dangerous for workers handling it end to end, lots of mining methane and use pollutants (mercury, selenium, radioactives, other heavy metals, SOx, NOx, etc), the works.

"BOREALIS will advance cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other frontier technologies essential to safeguarding Canadian sovereignty," Carney says.

#NRGtransition #Canada

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Carney agrees to high-level talks with Beijing on resolving Canada-China trade war - The Globe and Mail

Just released www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-20...

“69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income, 86% endorse pro-climate social norms and 89% demand intensified political action”

An “abundance” agenda? Balancing development, environmental concerns and indigenous priorities will be tricky. Next few months critical in advancing infrastructure projects, Carney tells premiers - The Globe and Mail. apple.news/AyDfZCBzWRKK...

Check Engine xkcd.com/3096/

Alberta and Saskatchewan signed agreements with Ontario on Sunday to remove trade barriers

With the notification of increased Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs to 50%, I felt compelled to outline recommendations that Dan and I have developed in a detailed paper. Work in tandem with coalitions between EU/TPP and other diplomatic efforts. shorturl.at/1PFpR