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Sit and Wait: The Option Value of Investment Delay During a Deep Recession
Sit and Wait: The Option Value of Investment Delay During a Deep Recession
Dec 26th
Glaeser on Sacrifice and War
Glaeser on Sacrifice and War
Dec 23rd
The Dark Side of Social Networks: Trust and Bernie Madoff
The Dark Side of Social Networks: Trust and Bernie Madoff
Dec 21st
California Per-Capita Electricity Progress: Who Gets Credit?
Dec 21st
Gearing up for 2009
Gearing up for 2009
Dec 21st
Evaluating Geoengineering Approaches for Mitigating Climate Change
Evaluating Geoengineering Approaches for Mitigating Climate Change
Dec 17th
Some Subtle Thinking About Keynesian "G" and Crowding Out
Some Subtle Thinking About Keynesian "G" and Crowding Out
Dec 17th
LSE Alumni Dues
LSE Alumni Dues
Dec 17th
Causality Questions
Causality Questions
Dec 15th
New Trade and the Environment Research
New Trade and the Environment Research
Dec 15th
Costa/Kahn Social Capital Book Will Be Available Starting 12/16/08
Costa/Kahn Social Capital Book Will Be Available Starting 12/16/08
Dec 13th
Innovative Ideas on International Carbon Markets
Innovative Ideas on International Carbon Markets
Dec 13th
Celebrating Diversity Among Economists
Celebrating Diversity Among Economists
Dec 12th
Radio Appearance
Radio Appearance
Dec 11th
University Endowment Income as a Substitute for Venture Capital in Making the Green Push?
University Endowment Income as a Substitute for Venture Capital in Making the Green Push?
Dec 11th
California's AB32: One More Time
California's AB32: One More Time
Dec 10th
Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital and Non-Cognitive Skills
Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital and Non-Cognitive Skills
Dec 9th
Boys versus Girls One More Time: New Evidence from UCLA on Nature Over Nurture
Boys versus Girls One More Time: New Evidence from UCLA on Nature Over Nurture
Dec 9th
Bob Hall Echoes Austan Goolsbee on the Consequences of a Federal Demand Push
Bob Hall Echoes Austan Goolsbee on the Consequences of a Federal Demand Push
Dec 8th
The December 11th Vote on AB32's Implementation
The December 11th Vote on AB32's Implementation
Dec 6th
Proof that Economics is Making Progress
Proof that Economics is Making Progress
Dec 6th
The Benefits and Costs of Renewable Portfolio Standards: How Risky is "Green Power"?
The Benefits and Costs of Renewable Portfolio Standards: How Risky is "Green Power"?
Dec 5th
Chapter One of the Costa/Kahn New Book: Heroes and Cowards
Chapter One of the Costa/Kahn New Book: Heroes and Cowards
Dec 4th
UCLA's Institute of the Environment Issues a New "Report Card"
UCLA's Institute of the Environment Issues a New "Report Card"
Dec 3rd
Field Experiments and Hawaii
Field Experiments and Hawaii
Dec 3rd
The Capital to Labor Ratio Increases in Academic Psychology as Neuroscience Booms
The Capital to Labor Ratio Increases in Academic Psychology as Neuroscience Booms
Dec 2nd
Green Jobs: The Debate Continues
Green Jobs: The Debate Continues
Dec 1st
Why Is the New Deal Back in Style?
Why Is the New Deal Back in Style?
Dec 1st
The Politics of Chicken Poop and Pre-Emption in New York City
The Politics of Chicken Poop and Pre-Emption in New York City
Nov 29th
Rick Byrd Speaks at UCLA
Rick Byrd Speaks at UCLA
Nov 28th
The Recession Reduces Demand for Academic Economists
The Recession Reduces Demand for Academic Economists
Nov 27th
Will This Recession Crowd Out the "Green Big Push"?
Will This Recession Crowd Out the "Green Big Push"?
Nov 27th
California's AB32 Climate Change Economic Scoping Plan: External Economist Give Their Verdict
California's AB32 Climate Change Economic Scoping Plan: External Economist Give Their Verdict
Nov 26th
The Future of Cross-National "Macro" Comparisons
The Future of Cross-National "Macro" Comparisons
Nov 26th
Diary of a Morning NPR Interview
Diary of a Morning NPR Interview
Nov 25th
NPR Talk Radio: 10 AM Boston Time
NPR Talk Radio: 10 AM Boston Time
Nov 25th
Heterogeneous Expectations and "Good" Macro Outcomes
Heterogeneous Expectations and "Good" Macro Outcomes
Nov 24th
Lessons for Detroit from the Steel Production Transition
Lessons for Detroit from the Steel Production Transition
Nov 23rd
Chris Mayer's Senate Testimony
Chris Mayer's Senate Testimony
Nov 23rd
A Green City?
A Green City?
Nov 21st
A Radio Interview that You May Not Have Heard the First Time
A Radio Interview that You May Not Have Heard the First Time
Nov 20th
San Francisco's Differential Parking Fee Structure: Efficiency or Price Gouging?
San Francisco's Differential Parking Fee Structure: Efficiency or Price Gouging?
Nov 20th
Rich Private Universities Adjust to Endowment Loss
Rich Private Universities Adjust to Endowment Loss
Nov 20th
The Green Keynes
The Green Keynes
Nov 19th
A Deep Question
A Deep Question
Nov 19th
Social Capital, Climate Change and Exurban Fringe Negative Externalities: Fighting Fires Together is the New Bowling Alone
Social Capital, Climate Change and Exurban Fringe Negative Externalities: Fighting Fires Together is the New Bowling Alone
Nov 18th
The Income Elasticity of Demand for Academic Economists
The Income Elasticity of Demand for Academic Economists
Nov 15th
An Obituary for an Engineer who Vastly Improved Quality of Life in Cities Around the World
An Obituary for an Engineer who Vastly Improved Quality of Life in Cities Around the World
Nov 15th
People Magazine for Economists
People Magazine for Economists
Nov 14th
Google Search Aggregates as a Sociology Tool
Google Search Aggregates as a Sociology Tool
Nov 12th
A Doubleheader at USC
A Doubleheader at USC
Nov 12th
Be Prepared
Be Prepared
Nov 10th
A Spatial Analysis of The Wave of Bail Outs
A Spatial Analysis of The Wave of Bail Outs
Nov 10th
An Inside Look at the Opportunity Green Conference at UCLA
An Inside Look at the Opportunity Green Conference at UCLA
Nov 9th
Exciting Days
Exciting Days
Nov 7th
Some Academics Get to Have Fun
Some Academics Get to Have Fun
Nov 5th
Robert Lucas Provides a History Lesson Sketching the Cowles Commission and Previewing the Gains from the MFI
Robert Lucas Provides a History Lesson Sketching the Cowles Commission and Previewing the Gains from the MFI
Nov 5th
Do Professors "Cause" Anything?
Do Professors "Cause" Anything?
Nov 3rd
One Sector of the Economy is Booming: Behavioral Economics
One Sector of the Economy is Booming: Behavioral Economics
Nov 2nd
UCLA and USC: No Longer Rivals
UCLA and USC: No Longer Rivals
Oct 29th
Venture Capital and "Green" Investment
Venture Capital and "Green" Investment
Oct 29th
Diary of a Strange Day
Diary of a Strange Day
Oct 29th
Putting on a Jacket and Tie
Putting on a Jacket and Tie
Oct 27th
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Oct 24th
Concerned about Al Gore's Meat Diet?
Concerned about Al Gore's Meat Diet?
Oct 24th
Barriers to Entry
Barriers to Entry
Oct 23rd
Beat the Clock: Can Tom Friedman Outrace Jim Hansen?
Beat the Clock: Can Tom Friedman Outrace Jim Hansen?
Oct 23rd
Harvard Prepares for Tougher $ Days Ahead
Harvard Prepares for Tougher $ Days Ahead
Oct 22nd
Too Many Economists in One Photo?
Oct 21st
Is Investment in Renewable Energy Risky?
Is Investment in Renewable Energy Risky?
Oct 21st
Does Carbon Regulation Cause Job Creation?
Does Carbon Regulation Cause Job Creation?
Oct 20th
The Los Angeles Lifestyle and Second Guessing Bernanke
Oct 16th
Can a Book About Hedonics Be a Bestseller?
Can a Book About Hedonics Be a Bestseller?
Oct 14th
Glaeser Salutes Krugman's Prize
Glaeser Salutes Krugman's Prize
Oct 13th
Krugman and The Nobel/New York Times Double Punch
Krugman and The Nobel/New York Times Double Punch
Oct 13th
A Political Endorsement for Bob Blumenfield
A Political Endorsement for Bob Blumenfield
Oct 13th
A Green Infomercial
A Green Infomercial
Oct 10th
The Next Krugman?
The Next Krugman?
Oct 10th
Gib Metcalf Wants More Nuclear Power
Gib Metcalf Wants More Nuclear Power
Oct 7th
Does Ben Bernanke Know Too Much Economic History?
Does Ben Bernanke Know Too Much Economic History?
Oct 6th
Does Walmart Want to Know the Details about its Supply Chain? Evidence from Chinese Wood Product Exports
Does Walmart Want to Know the Details about its Supply Chain? Evidence from Chinese Wood Product Exports
Oct 6th
Sarah Palin and Climate Change
Sarah Palin and Climate Change
Oct 3rd
Trust and Transactions
Trust and Transactions
Oct 2nd
Welcome to New Economics Bloggers
Welcome to New Economics Bloggers
Sep 30th
Entering Wall Street: The Cost of Graduating During a Bust Year
Entering Wall Street: The Cost of Graduating During a Bust Year
Sep 30th
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics and Market "Exuberance"
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics and Market "Exuberance"
Sep 28th
Randomization Mitigates the Bail Out Lemons Problem
Randomization Mitigates the Bail Out Lemons Problem
Sep 27th
A "Bail Out" Proposal that the Median Voter Will Support
A "Bail Out" Proposal that the Median Voter Will Support
Sep 27th
Sustainability Report Card Gives UCLA a "B-"; I disagree
Sustainability Report Card Gives UCLA a "B-"; I disagree
Sep 26th
Do Cops Reduce Crime? Sociologists vs. Economists
Do Cops Reduce Crime? Sociologists vs. Economists
Sep 25th
The New York Times' Green Blog
The New York Times' Green Blog
Sep 24th
Obama vs. McCain: The Commitment to Excellence
Obama vs. McCain: The Commitment to Excellence
Sep 23rd
UCLA Researchers Evaluate the Iraq Surge Using a Time Series of Satellite Pictures
UCLA Researchers Evaluate the Iraq Surge Using a Time Series of Satellite Pictures
Sep 18th
Life Under Ground
Life Under Ground
Sep 18th
The Benefits of Environmental Regulation: The Case Study of California's AB32
The Benefits of Environmental Regulation: The Case Study of California's AB32
Sep 18th
Who is an Expert?
Who is an Expert?
Sep 17th
Suburban Employment in Singur, India
Suburban Employment in Singur, India
Sep 17th
Death to "Revise and Resubmit"
Death to "Revise and Resubmit"
Sep 16th
Can Incentive Programs be Phased Out Without Consequences?
Can Incentive Programs be Phased Out Without Consequences?
Sep 15th
Off Shore Wind Power
Off Shore Wind Power
Sep 15th
My Research and My Books
My Research and My Books
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