Examining the causal effects of cellphone bans in Florida on student test scores, suspensions, and absences, from David N. Figlio and Umut Özek www.nber.org/papers/w34388

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German department will lose all PhD seats - Sociology from six PhD students to zero

New version ! hal.science/hal-05047276 =>Climate regulation bolsters (rather than crowds out) NGOs climate activism against firms. #Econsky

Interactive ICE detention map watchice.org

Souffrances/risques climatiques dépendent des émissions de gaz a effet de serre présentes&futures. Les acteurs politiques d'ajd sont comptables par leurs choix&arbitrages des canicules dopées & de leurs morts invisibilisés. Le silence actuel de celles&ceux qui sapent la transition est lâche.

10h30 Done watching the exam. 11h00 serious business starts.

🚨 #EconSky Updated WP 🚨 First empirical evidence that public environmental regulation can stimulate climate activism from civil society. This finding highlights an often-overlooked indirect effect of regulation in the fight against climate change. 📄 Paper link: drive.google.com/file/d/1TIzN...

#Econsky In this paper we evaluate when carpooling effectively reduces carbon emissions and determine if people react to fuel prices with carpooling. Main takeaways (1/2)

🚨 New Working Paper 🚨 🌍 We (w/ Michela Limardi & @akerlof.bsky.social) show that climate regulation amplifies NGO activism, especially where the state is weak 📈 Evidence from 75 countries (2010–2022) 🎯 A new take on public-private complementarities in climate governance 🔗 hal.science/hal-05047276

$1 Trillion of Wealth Was Created for the 19 Richest U.S. Households Last Year www.wsj.com/economy/1-tr...

In April's Environmental and Resource Economics: Isac Olave-Cruz, Maïté Stéphan, Alexandre Volle, Dianzhuo Zhu use French data to examine the potential for car pooling to contribute to #NetZero goals. #EconSky @akerlof.bsky.social #carbon