Here are some mildly interesting photos. The first photo shows the view from a friend of mine's apartment. Note the large swimming pool ...
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INFORMATION Free Speech READ HERE
Yesterday, I gave a free market environmentalism presentation at NUS in Singapore to a group of environmental policy students. While I have...
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INFORMATION Weather and Violence Revisited: Introducing the "Kahn Critique" READ HERE
My Berkeley friends have written a nice OP-ED available here discussing the ample past set of studies documenting a correlation between c...
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INFORMATION A Sensible Historian READ HERE
Ken Jackson makes the case that NYC should "go vertical". Without an economic model, he can't predict how such increases in ...
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INFORMATION How Does Singapore Cope with the Heat and Humidity? READ HERE
This is my second trip to Singapore and I've been here for a week. Each day it is over 90 degrees and quite humid. Has violence and ...
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INFORMATION FEMA Revisited READ HERE
Read this reasonable piece about FEMA and natural disasters but ponder a simple question; why do areas affected by natural disasters recei...
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INFORMATION Natural Resources Extraction in Cameroon READ HERE
Tom Smith has p ublished an excellent OP-ED in the LA Times about his research project on preserving natural capital in Cameroon during a t...
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INFORMATION Sentosa Island Singapore READ HERE
I had a great time on Sentosa Island in Singapore last night. When the sun sets and the heat fades, the people of Singapore head on out t...
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INFORMATION Free Copies of Fundamentals of Environmental Economics READ HERE
To celebrate my first day as a Visiting Professor at NUS, I'm giving away my new environmental and urban economics book away for free....
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INFORMATION Power Couples of the World Rejoice! READ HERE
Many educated women choose not to "Lean In" and instead engage in some home production with their delightful kids. Do the kids be...
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INFORMATION Water Conservation in Texas READ HERE
How will Texas adapt to drought conditions? Will suburban homes continue to have lush green lawns? As I argued in Climatopolis, if water a...
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INFORMATION Stanford is Heaven READ HERE
I have just spent two days visiting Stanford University. If you ever have the opportunity to be an undergraduate, graduate student, full ti...
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INFORMATION Singapore! READ HERE
To celebrate my first day Visiting NUS next week, I will be giving away free copies of my Fundamentals book on Monday 8/26/13. The new v...
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INFORMATION My Chair's Lecture at the California Air Resources Board READ HERE
For folks looking to stream some deep thoughts about the future of California, you can click here.
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INFORMATION Chapter 12: California Environmentalism READ HERE
In this age of "Big Data", when are policy makers willing to experiment and tryout a new idea such as school vouchers or road pric...
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INFORMATION A Positive Book Review READ HERE
My mother didn't like my last book (titled Climatopolis ). She thinks that I'm too enthralled with free markets and she wants me to...
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INFORMATION My Upcoming Lectures at NUS in Singapore READ HERE
Soon I'll return to Singapore. In early September 2013, I will give eight lectures about the green economy at NUS. All of the details ...
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INFORMATION Hard Money Loan #28 Started READ HERE
The funds from my last loan that closed have been reinvested. This one is a single family home in San Pablo, CA. It's not in the best n...
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INFORMATION Free E-Book Today on Environmental Economics READ HERE
$0 price ==> 0 consumer surplus? You decide! Just click here to download Fundamentals of Environmental Economics. UPDATE: This off...
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INFORMATION The New York Post Endorses Emily Oster's New Book READ HERE
The Wall Street Journal's Review section ran an excerpt of Emily Oster's new book and today the NY Post endorses it. From these...
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INFORMATION A Free Book on August 12th 2013 READ HERE
August 12th 2013 is my parents' 51st wedding anniversary. To celebrate this important day, Amazon will give away free copies (just on...
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INFORMATION Chapter Eleven: The Challenge of Reducing Global Greenhouse Gas Production READ HERE
Chapter 11 focuses on the global externality of greenhouse gas production. I start by using some World Bank WDI Data to show students some...
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INFORMATION Progress in Environmental Economics READ HERE
One mark of a thriving research field is when superstars from other fields start writing on the topic. Recently, Acemoglu , Barro , Cochr...
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INFORMATION Big Think on the Future of California READ HERE
Next Tuesday, I'll be presenting a "Big Think" talk about the Future of California at the California Air Resources Board's...
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INFORMATION Chapter Ten: The Economics of Green Business READ HERE
I have read many environmental economics texts and while they drone on about cost/benefit analysis and introduce countless acronyms such as ...
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INFORMATION June 2013 Apartment Results READ HERE
Things continue to look good at the apartment complex in Houston. Occupancy climbed 1 percent to 96%. Total rent collected was almost $165,0...
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INFORMATION Strange China Bashing in the NY Times READ HERE
It is a rare day when an economist not named Krugman publishes an OP-ED in the NY Times. Today, an economist named Peter Navarro (not to b...
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INFORMATION Chapter Nine: Endogenous "Green" Preferences READ HERE
How did Al Gore become "Al Gore"? When you meet an environmentalist, what role has recent events, peers, early schooling, macr...
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INFORMATION The Coase Theorem, Bono and Cigar Smoke: A Preview of Chapter Eight of My New Book READ HERE
Chapter Eight: Pollution Externalities Associated with Urban Household Activity is a mildly innovative chapter at the intersection of en...
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INFORMATION Sacramento on August 13th READ HERE
As the rest of the world free rides, California is making progress as it enacts AB32 . The Air Resources Board is in charge of designing an...
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INFORMATION Vote for Dora L. Costa for the AEA's Executive Committee! READ HERE
My modest spouse did not tell me that she is running for office! To serve on the AEA Executive Committee has always been one of her key lif...
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INFORMATION A Preview of Chapter Seven of My New Book READ HERE
Chapter Seven of Fundamentals of Environmental Economics focuses on the pollution externality associated with transportation. "First, l...
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