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The Future of California Redux
Jan 28th
Carbon Cap and Trade in California and Rethinking Local Public Finance
Carbon Cap and Trade in California and Rethinking Local Public Finance
Jan 27th
Ranking Environmental Economists
Ranking Environmental Economists
Jan 27th
Diversity and the Challenge of Implementing "Good" Public Policy
Diversity and the Challenge of Implementing "Good" Public Policy
Jan 26th
A View from the UCSB Bren School
Jan 25th
An Exciting Short Run Job
An Exciting Short Run Job
Jan 24th
Only in Los Angeles
Only in Los Angeles
Jan 22nd
Performance Criteria for Politicians
Performance Criteria for Politicians
Jan 22nd
The Future of News Reporting and the Rise of the Academic Blogger
The Future of News Reporting and the Rise of the Academic Blogger
Jan 22nd
Cooling Public Interest on Global Warming
Cooling Public Interest on Global Warming
Jan 21st
EcoSnoop: The "Green" James Bond or the Communist Secret Police in the 1970s?
EcoSnoop: The "Green" James Bond or the Communist Secret Police in the 1970s?
Jan 20th
Is the Demand to Read the NY Times Inelastic?
Is the Demand to Read the NY Times Inelastic?
Jan 20th
Identity Economics: A Couple of Thoughts
Identity Economics: A Couple of Thoughts
Jan 20th
Environmental Refugees and the Future of Carbon Cap and Trade
Environmental Refugees and the Future of Carbon Cap and Trade
Jan 19th
Will China Dominate Late 21st Century Academic Economics?
Will China Dominate Late 21st Century Academic Economics?
Jan 19th
Is California a Great Place to Live for the Middle Class?
Is California a Great Place to Live for the Middle Class?
Jan 17th
Is Climate Change Legislation a High Priority for Pres. Obama?
Is Climate Change Legislation a High Priority for Pres. Obama?
Jan 17th
Some "Big Think" on Climate Change Adaptation
Some "Big Think" on Climate Change Adaptation
Jan 16th
Why is California So Much More Energy Efficient than the Rest of the Nation?
Why is California So Much More Energy Efficient than the Rest of the Nation?
Jan 15th
RFP for Research on "Economics and Climate Change"
RFP for Research on "Economics and Climate Change"
Jan 15th
The War on Terror and Type I and Type II Errors
The War on Terror and Type I and Type II Errors
Jan 14th
The Damage Caused by Natural Disasters
The Damage Caused by Natural Disasters
Jan 14th
Does Volunteering Prevent Frailty? Selection or Treatment One More Time
Does Volunteering Prevent Frailty? Selection or Treatment One More Time
Jan 13th
Crime and Punishment Revisited: The Case of Texas
Crime and Punishment Revisited: The Case of Texas
Jan 12th
Tel Aviv's Boom and the Knife's Edge
Tel Aviv's Boom and the Knife's Edge
Jan 12th
Anthony Burgess' Book The Wanting Seed and China's Skewed Dating Game
Anthony Burgess' Book The Wanting Seed and China's Skewed Dating Game
Jan 11th
Will China and India's Population Be Wheat Deprived in Our Hotter Future?
Will China and India's Population Be Wheat Deprived in Our Hotter Future?
Jan 11th
Party Animals and Grandpas Battle: The Cost of Diversity in the Big City
Party Animals and Grandpas Battle: The Cost of Diversity in the Big City
Jan 11th
Social Networks and Influence: The Case of the Obama Administration
Social Networks and Influence: The Case of the Obama Administration
Jan 10th
A Report from Cairo
A Report from Cairo
Jan 10th
Two Cases of Property Rights and the Tragedy of the Commons in Los Angeles
Two Cases of Property Rights and the Tragedy of the Commons in Los Angeles
Jan 9th
Public Relations Challenges for Prominent People
Public Relations Challenges for Prominent People
Jan 9th
Ranking Economists
Ranking Economists
Jan 8th
Rare Events: The New York Post Publishes an Article About the Private Life of an Obama Economist
Rare Events: The New York Post Publishes an Article About the Private Life of an Obama Economist
Jan 7th
China's Green Cities: Where Would Al Gore Want their New Urbanites to Live?
China's Green Cities: Where Would Al Gore Want their New Urbanites to Live?
Jan 7th
I-405 Expansion in LA Offers a Case Study of the Fundamental Law of Traffic Congestion
I-405 Expansion in LA Offers a Case Study of the Fundamental Law of Traffic Congestion
Jan 7th
Tough Times for Chicago?
Tough Times for Chicago?
Jan 6th
The Plug-In Hybrid Arrives in Berkeley: But Is it "Green" Relative to the Conventional Prius?
Jan 5th
Don’t Delay Implementing California’s AB32
Don’t Delay Implementing California’s AB32
Jan 5th
My New NBER Paper on China's "Green Cities"
My New NBER Paper on China's "Green Cities"
Jan 5th
A Solution to the Airline Safety Problem in This Age of Terrorism
A Solution to the Airline Safety Problem in This Age of Terrorism
Jan 4th
Will Obama Zero Out the California 2010-2011 State Budget Deficit?
Will Obama Zero Out the California 2010-2011 State Budget Deficit?
Jan 4th
My Research and My Books
My Research and My Books
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