Weil ich gerade wieder dumme Kommentare dazu gelesen habe...

Es ist tatsächlich effizienter #Gas in ein einem #Kraftwerk zu verbrennen und mit dem #Strom eine #Wärmepumpe anzutreiben, als mit dem Gas direkt zu heizen.

Oh Wunder der Physik! 👇

“If Austria’s history since the collapse of the Habsburg empire in 1918 has shown anything, it’s that the country needs outside supervision. Left to their own devices, Austrians’ worst instincts take hold.”
politico.eu/article/its-ti…

Remember negative wholesale prices are always a consequence of distortive policies.

Solar power can be turned off at no cost. So why keep it running when you have to pay for producing power?

You're guessing right: to earn yourself subsidy payments.

European university systems are not fit for increasing levels of internationalization and short-sighted politicians are drawing exactly the wrong conclusions. The most competitive places in NL and Scandinavia feel the effects of it first.

This year we also have a postdoc position. Candidates with a PhD in Economics and experience in Environmental Economics or Industrial Organization are encouraged to apply.

Come work with Mar Reguant at Barcelona School of Economics!

Details: events.bse.eu/live/files/422…

Call for Pre-docs!

Apply to work on Electricity Markets and the Energy Transition with Mar Reguant at Barcelona School of Economics

For more details visit: events.bse.eu/live/files/423…

Econ RA Listings

On the last day of one of our RA, we decided to put into practice all we learned during these months by playing PowerGrid, the boardgame (do not worry, we had the expansion including renewables 😜)

Good luck in your new adventure, Dorian Weber !

So ist es! #Energiewende wurde absichtlich ausgebremst. Warum das passierte und welche Motive dahinterstecken, erläutere ich meinem neuen Buch #Schockwellen

Europe is experiencing its worst heatwave ever recorded.

The combined intensity and scale of this winter heatwave is unlike anything in European history.

Clear visualization of common sense

Amazing yet concise introduction to how electricity markets work. Highly recommend watching to econ students eager to see markets at work and in general to anyone who wants to better understand the current policy debate(s).

Extraordinary video (and soundtrack) reportedly from Bucha outside Kyiv, near the Hostomel airbase

Na bumm. Heute veröffentlichte Daten der
OECD Statistics. oecd.org/wise/does-ineq…

Unseren Mitarbeiter:innen, die #Afghanistan verlassen wollen, drohen Verfolgung, Verhaftung, Folter und der Tod. Wir bitten die Bundesregierung, rasch zu handeln. #HelftunserenHelfern
ARTE BDZV DW Deutsche Welle DIE ZEIT Frankfurter Allgemeine ntv Nachrichten RTL stern Süddeutsche Zeitung taz

The long-run impact of the Inca road on Peruvian economic development. Fascinating work by
Ana Paula Franco
Sebastian Galiani
Pablo Lavado
Featured in The Economist
economist.com/graphic-detail…

Ich habe gerade für eine Verlängerung des #IbiziaUA unterschrieben, ihr könnt das auch! Seit gestern haben 11428 Personen unterzeichnet. parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXVII…

This is the best chart I've seen that clearly explains what's going on with inflation.

Yes, April saw the fastest inflation since Sept. 2008
But that's b/c prices were compared to last April.

Chart via Andrew Van Dam

Wow. Eine Regierungspartei will wirklich ernsthaft darüber diskutieren, ob es wirklich immer die Wahrheit sein muss. Sowas traut sich nicht mal die FPÖ.

Politische Satire im ORF.

Ein Thread.

This is simply extraordinary. A country which has dedicated itself to allowing foreign companies to pay little or no tax, cheating on international norms, has used its tax authority to pursue thousands of families for benefit fraud which didn't exist.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…