I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside". I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇

What is the economic impact of storms and heat waves from climate change in your area? A new dynamic spatial model of the US economy and its 3,143 counties, features costly forward-looking migration and capital investment decisions. Read more from Esteban Rossi-Hansberg & Adrien Bilal:

A new paper documents how firms are adapting to flood risk set in #Pakistan. For profit firms have strong incentives to protect themselves from rising risk. They are not "passive victims" here. Such progress will accelerate. Read their paper here jmboehm.github.io/Pakistan_Flood…

Why scientists are using the word scary over the #ClimateEmergency "More and more scientists are now admitting publicly that they are scared by the recent #ClimateCrisis extremes" #ClimateChange #ClimateBreakdown theguardian.com/environment/20…

Les “éco-terroristes” n’avaient donc rien de terroriste. Et les “islamogauchistes à l’université” sont toujours introuvables. La stratégie du gouvernement: inventer des chimères à gauche pour masquer son échec flagrant face au risque politique #1, l’extrême droite.

30 people getting a coffee 🇺🇸 vs. 30 people getting a coffee 🇫🇷

A fascinating read.

This year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin showed that female participation in the labour market did not have an upward trend over a 200 year period, but instead forms a U-shaped curve. The participation of married women decreased with the transition from an agrarian

During the twentieth century, women’s education levels continuously increased, and in most high-income countries they are now substantially higher than for men. Claudia Goldin – awarded the 2023 prize in economic sciences – demonstrated that access to the contraceptive pill

Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same

How will climate change affect rural economies like SSA? How can policymakers help these economies to adapt? Check the new version of my paper **Climate change and migration: the case of Africa** to learn more about it! Link here: dropbox.com/s/vwy493m36ajg…

3 post-doc and 1 pre-doc positions open at Università di Bologna! Please circulate to anyone interested. All the info available here: site.unibo.it/smooth/en/jobs. Deadline for applications: 29 February 2024

Visiting or no visiting, PhD or no PhD, pre-trends in my regressions or no, I'll always do crêpes for myself on the 2nd of February. #chandeleur 🥞

There's still time to apply to these positions at DSE - Università di Bologna! 👇 Please forward to anyone who might be interested in working on climate macro, sustainable finance, behavioural/experimental or political economy #EconTwitter

🚨 We are hiring! 🚨 Join the Department of Economics at University of Bologna for a tenured position as either Associate Professor or Full Professor. Note: interested candidates need to have held an equivalent position for 3 years. inomics.com/job/call-for-i…

A fantastic workshop last week!

THREAD The best photos from the fourth stage of this year’s Tour de France. #TDF2024  1. Alone in the snowy land. (📷: Klaas Jan van der Weij)