Researching energy and environmental economics in many different countries; Duke University;
North Carolina, USA
Joined June 2019
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The agenda for the May 12 @Penn Development Conference on Climate Change & The Environment is up!
I'm so excited. This incredible conference line-up is a testament to the growing importance of environment & development economics🌍🌳💵
🧵with a little preview:
Registration is now open for the (virtual) 2022 PDRI Conference on Climate Change & the Environment on May 12th. We have an exciting list of speakers lined up, who will present new work on the social science of climate change in LMICs.
Register here: upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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What is the impact of using smart/pre-paid domestic electricity meters?
Our upcoming webinar on 15 March will explore findings from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, India and Pakistan.
Find out more and register - bit.ly/3tgO9Bm
#Energy #SDG7
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My paper with @KomisarowSarah on the effects of coal-fired power plant closures on school absences has been accepted by @JEEM_tweets! A short thread 1/6
It is free to read and download for 50 days: authors.elsevier.com/c/1eWFb…
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The Occasional is back!
Come join us by the ocean in Santa Barbara for 2 days of great env. & resource econ papers.
Superb papers, casual setting, supportive crowd.
Great setting to connect (in-person!) with friends, old and new.
PhD students encouraged to apply.
We are excited to announce the 19th Occasional Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics will take place April 30-May 1, 2022 @ucsantabarbara! Paper submissions are due February 6th. Check out the workshop website for more information: occasionalworkshop.weebly.co…
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For PhD students: if you interviewed with a school, but did not get a flyout, those closest to your research probably still think very highly of your work. Many unseen factors go into the job process, but people are excited that you're joining the profession.
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Interested in using satellite data for #causalinference in environmental economics research?
Check out this recent @ReepAere article on the benefits and pitfalls of using satellite data from @Meha__Jain.
What are the benefits and pitfalls of using satellite data for causal inference in environmental economics research? Explore this methodology in the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, @ReepAere: ow.ly/CJCI50GERUq
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🌍COP26 Event! Join our director, @jp_phillips10, as he talks with off-grid sector experts on the impacts of COVID-19 on decentralized clean energy access in the Global South. #SDG7 #COP26
📅Thursday, November 4, 2021
⏰5:30am ET/9:30 am GMT
👉bit.ly/3jUvQy1
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🚨JOB OPENING at @UChiEnergy!🚨 I'm hiring an @NSF-funded predoc to work on the economics of #ElectricVehicles using huge administrative datasets & an RCT or two. You'll also get to work with @RapsonEnergy and #JimBushnell (2 cool 4 twitter). epicpredoctoralfellowship.co… @econ_ra
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👇🏽 of the best days to be in academia.
COVID robbed @EmilyPakhtigian of an in-person graduation but @DukeGradSchool regrouped and we were able to do an in person hooding. And celebrate a fantastic PhD and wonderful person again. Congrats 🎉 – at Durham, NC
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Congratulations to #CIDExpert and @Kennedy_School professor @rema_nadeem for being named co-editor of the American Economic Review (@AEAjournals) with @John_N_Friedman. #EconTwitter
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Please note: the deadline for applications is now September 12th. We look forward to your applications!
We are hiring! Apply to join our team as the new @FLAREglobal Program Manager. This is a full time position based in @KeoughGlobalND & @ND_ECI. See details and apply here: keough.nd.edu/current-openin…. Application deadline: August 29. cc: @daniel_c_miller.
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EfD virtual Annual Meeting 2021: Call for papers - deadline August 31! efdinitiative.org/news/efd-a…
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From the department of silver linings: COVID-19 led WIC offices to offer remote appointments to low-income moms seeking nutrition benefits & health info. Moms loved it! Success! By my brilliant colleague Dr. Carolyn Barnes (@sopolicyscholar).
New at @PAReview @sopolicyscholar & Petry:It was actually pretty easy: COVID-19 Compliance Cost Reductions in the WIC Program. This qualitative study looks at how WIC participants responded to changes due to COVID. Impactful recs for govt programs! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Happy to share my new review article on the effects of economic development on the environment. I discuss recent studies that estimate causal effects of specific aspects of development - access to credit, secure property rights, regulatory capacity, etc. bit.ly/devo-enviro
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How can targeted energy efficiency investments mitigate tensions between economic growth and sustainable development in low- and middle-income countries? Learn more in this FREE article from @ReepAere, the REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND ECONOMICS: ow.ly/8vfu50FM3vv
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The Sustainability and Development Conference has everything you want and more: paper presentation sessions, debate style plenary events, workshops, journal roundtables, poster gallery, and networking opportunities. Submit abstracts by October 1st!
umsusdev.org/2022-conference…
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When households have improved cookstoves, they can save time and reduce drudgery. But are these benefits gendered in developing countries? Find more in our forthcoming paper in Energy Economics (w. Maya Chandrasekaran, Marc Jeuland & @subhrendukp).
authors.elsevier.com/a/1dZ5k…
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EPoD is hiring! Are you passionate about development economics? Join @aikhwaja ’s team & work on exciting projects in Pakistan & the Middle East. We offer the opportunity to learn from leading economists & grow skills in research & management. Apply here: zcu.io/dvew
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NEUDC 2021 is virtual, hosted by Boston University. Conference is Nov 5-6, paper submission deadline is August 15. sites.google.com/view/neudc2…
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Energy efficiency improves electricity reliability, a technological externality benefitting all households, regardless of own adoption.
In the July 2021 issue of REStat by Eliana Carranza and Robyn Meeks (@RobynMeeks4). mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs…
