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Water Pricing and Coping with Drought in the Southwest
Water Pricing and Coping with Drought in the Southwest
Dec 30th
Durable Housing and Adapting to Climate Change
Durable Housing and Adapting to Climate Change
Dec 30th
My Debut as a Grist Blogger
My Debut as a Grist Blogger
Dec 29th
A Response to Fellow Climate Change Nerds
A Response to Fellow Climate Change Nerds
Dec 28th
Paul Krugman on "Peak Oil" and Smooth Adjustment to Anticipated Rising Commodity Prices
Paul Krugman on "Peak Oil" and Smooth Adjustment to Anticipated Rising Commodity Prices
Dec 27th
The Power of the Cell Phone: Decentralized Information and Nimble People
The Power of the Cell Phone: Decentralized Information and Nimble People
Dec 26th
What's New in Environmental Economics?
What's New in Environmental Economics?
Dec 25th
Climate Scientists and Predicting Future Migration in a World Where Average Temperature has Increased by 7 Degrees
Climate Scientists and Predicting Future Migration in a World Where Average Temperature has Increased by 7 Degrees
Dec 23rd
Increasing the Deadweight Loss from Christmas
Increasing the Deadweight Loss from Christmas
Dec 23rd
Kahn on the Rebound Effect: Underwear "Maybe", Prius "No"
Kahn on the Rebound Effect: Underwear "Maybe", Prius "No"
Dec 22nd
Predicting Future Rare Events: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation
Predicting Future Rare Events: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation
Dec 22nd
A Reply to a Smart Email About Rational Expectations and Climate Change Adaptation
A Reply to a Smart Email About Rational Expectations and Climate Change Adaptation
Dec 18th
The Future of the Midwest
The Future of the Midwest
Dec 18th
Joe Romm Punches Climatopolis Again
Joe Romm Punches Climatopolis Again
Dec 16th
Expectations and Preparing for Disastrous Low Probability Events Such as Nuclear Bomb Detonation
Expectations and Preparing for Disastrous Low Probability Events Such as Nuclear Bomb Detonation
Dec 16th
A Face for Radio
A Face for Radio
Dec 16th
Climate Change Adaptation Offers the Ultimate Test of Behavioral Economics' Predictions
Climate Change Adaptation Offers the Ultimate Test of Behavioral Economics' Predictions
Dec 15th
Good Enough for the Web but Not Good Enough for Print
Good Enough for the Web but Not Good Enough for Print
Dec 14th
New Research on the Home Price Effects of Installing Solar Panels: Evidence from San Diego
New Research on the Home Price Effects of Installing Solar Panels: Evidence from San Diego
Dec 14th
Jeremy Siegel's WSJ Piece Highlights the Fundamental Challenge of Studying Macro-Finance Issues
Jeremy Siegel's WSJ Piece Highlights the Fundamental Challenge of Studying Macro-Finance Issues
Dec 14th
A Return to New York City
A Return to New York City
Dec 14th
The Solution to Pollution is Still Dilution: The Case for Sprawl Rests on Second Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Apartment Housing
The Solution to Pollution is Still Dilution: The Case for Sprawl Rests on Second Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Apartment Housing
Dec 14th
Relive the 1970s? You Can See Your Old Car in Caracas
Relive the 1970s? You Can See Your Old Car in Caracas
Dec 13th
Different Views of the Cancun Climate Summit
Different Views of the Cancun Climate Summit
Dec 12th
Living Legends and Lazy Sons
Living Legends and Lazy Sons
Dec 12th
Climatopolis Critics and Critics of the Climatopolis Critics
Climatopolis Critics and Critics of the Climatopolis Critics
Dec 11th
David Satterthwaite's Review of Climatopolis
David Satterthwaite's Review of Climatopolis
Dec 10th
Can Hollywood Actors Build a Nice Home for You?
Can Hollywood Actors Build a Nice Home for You?
Dec 9th
Are Control Groups Cruel?
Are Control Groups Cruel?
Dec 9th
Does Access to Fast Food Make Us Fat? GIS Maps and the Battle of the UCLA vs. the UC Berkeley Nerds
Does Access to Fast Food Make Us Fat? GIS Maps and the Battle of the UCLA vs. the UC Berkeley Nerds
Dec 9th
More Links
More Links
Dec 9th
Some Self Serving Links for Today
Some Self Serving Links for Today
Dec 7th
Rejection
Rejection
Dec 7th
What Does Mick Jagger Do All Day Long?
What Does Mick Jagger Do All Day Long?
Dec 5th
Would You Pay $50 to Listen to Steve Martin Discuss Art?
Would You Pay $50 to Listen to Steve Martin Discuss Art?
Dec 2nd
Politically Incorrect Bosses and Women's Labor Market Opportunities in Urban China
Politically Incorrect Bosses and Women's Labor Market Opportunities in Urban China
Nov 30th
New UCLA Research on Women Making Choices to Minimize the Probability of "Inbreeding"
New UCLA Research on Women Making Choices to Minimize the Probability of "Inbreeding"
Nov 29th
Doom and Climate Change Gloom
Doom and Climate Change Gloom
Nov 28th
Derek Jeter and Nominal Wage Rigidity
Derek Jeter and Nominal Wage Rigidity
Nov 28th
Robert B. Daugherty's Obituary Highlights How Human Capital Substitutes for Natural Capital: The Case of Water in the Plains
Robert B. Daugherty's Obituary Highlights How Human Capital Substitutes for Natural Capital: The Case of Water in the Plains
Nov 27th
My Trip to Claremont McKenna College
My Trip to Claremont McKenna College
Nov 26th
Superstar Cities vs. "Mellow" Cities: Which is Right for You?
Superstar Cities vs. "Mellow" Cities: Which is Right for You?
Nov 26th
Coastal Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Norfolk Virginia
Coastal Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Norfolk Virginia
Nov 26th
More on the Microeconomics of Climate Change Adaptation
More on the Microeconomics of Climate Change Adaptation
Nov 25th
Do Liberal Cities Block New Housing Development?
Do Liberal Cities Block New Housing Development?
Nov 25th
Household Consumption Patterns in China and the Life-Cycle Profile Revisited
Household Consumption Patterns in China and the Life-Cycle Profile Revisited
Nov 24th
Can Philosophers Earn Big Money Consulting?
Can Philosophers Earn Big Money Consulting?
Nov 24th
NBA Basketball Players Anticipate the Coming Strike and Increase their Savings Today
NBA Basketball Players Anticipate the Coming Strike and Increase their Savings Today
Nov 24th
New UCLA Research Investigates How Climate Change Will Affect Polar Bear Quality of Life
New UCLA Research Investigates How Climate Change Will Affect Polar Bear Quality of Life
Nov 23rd
Revenge of the Nerds?
Revenge of the Nerds?
Nov 23rd
Cost Effective Terrorists
Cost Effective Terrorists
Nov 21st
The Economics of "Green" Turkey
The Economics of "Green" Turkey
Nov 20th
The Los Angeles Times Publishes Some Letters on Reforming the University of California
The Los Angeles Times Publishes Some Letters on Reforming the University of California
Nov 19th
Could China's Green Investments Protect Us All from Climate Change?
Could China's Green Investments Protect Us All from Climate Change?
Nov 18th
A Thoughtful Review of Climatopolis
A Thoughtful Review of Climatopolis
Nov 17th
Ed Glaeser Revisits the Question of What Us "Worldly Philosophers" Can Do for Society
Ed Glaeser Revisits the Question of What Us "Worldly Philosophers" Can Do for Society
Nov 16th
An Exciting Economics of Climate Change Conference
An Exciting Economics of Climate Change Conference
Nov 16th
Are University Presidents Overpaid?
Are University Presidents Overpaid?
Nov 15th
The New World Bank Report on the Economics of Natural Disasters
The New World Bank Report on the Economics of Natural Disasters
Nov 14th
Will UCLA Outsource Our New Hotel's Construction to China?
Will UCLA Outsource Our New Hotel's Construction to China?
Nov 13th
Interdisciplinary Research at the UCLA Institute of the Environment
Interdisciplinary Research at the UCLA Institute of the Environment
Nov 12th
Freakonomics: How to Spark a Domino Effect
Freakonomics: How to Spark a Domino Effect
Nov 12th
Some Innovative Ideas for Balancing California's Budget
Some Innovative Ideas for Balancing California's Budget
Nov 11th
The Green Guinea Pig: A Rejected OP-ED
The Green Guinea Pig: A Rejected OP-ED
Nov 10th
Will Communism Return?
Will Communism Return?
Nov 10th
Do High Local Electricity Prices Repel Manufacturing Jobs?
Do High Local Electricity Prices Repel Manufacturing Jobs?
Nov 8th
Will the Next Round of New York City Waterfront Real Estate Development Be Built "Climate Change" Friendly?
Will the Next Round of New York City Waterfront Real Estate Development Be Built "Climate Change" Friendly?
Nov 7th
Understanding the Demand for Ethanol: A Bundle of Patriotism and Fueling Your Car?
Understanding the Demand for Ethanol: A Bundle of Patriotism and Fueling Your Car?
Nov 7th
Bob Herbert of the NY Times OP-ED Retracts a Whopper
Bob Herbert of the NY Times OP-ED Retracts a Whopper
Nov 6th
Shovel Ready Intellectual Investments
Shovel Ready Intellectual Investments
Nov 6th
The Determinants of Being Liberal: Nature and Nurture? or Political Science Gone Wild
The Determinants of Being Liberal: Nature and Nurture? or Political Science Gone Wild
Nov 5th
Jerry Brown's Second Chance
Jerry Brown's Second Chance
Nov 5th
Comparative Advantage Revisited
Comparative Advantage Revisited
Nov 4th
Innovative Ways to End this Recession: The Growth of Small Businesses on College Campuses
Innovative Ways to End this Recession: The Growth of Small Businesses on College Campuses
Nov 4th
The Death of Prop 23: All Hail California's AB32 -- Your Green Guinea Pig Lives On!
The Death of Prop 23: All Hail California's AB32 -- Your Green Guinea Pig Lives On!
Nov 4th
Will The Tea Party Endorse the Head Tax?
Will The Tea Party Endorse the Head Tax?
Nov 1st
My KPCC Radio Interview on Climatopolis with Molly Peterson
My KPCC Radio Interview on Climatopolis with Molly Peterson
Oct 30th
Some Links for Today
Some Links for Today
Oct 30th
What Do Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Greg Mankiw Have in Common?
What Do Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Greg Mankiw Have in Common?
Oct 29th
A Violation of the Law of One Price?
A Violation of the Law of One Price?
Oct 28th
Can Technology Solve Political Problems?
Can Technology Solve Political Problems?
Oct 28th
Can an Economist Predict the Future? If We Can, So What?
Can an Economist Predict the Future? If We Can, So What?
Oct 28th
Do Economists Supply Interesting Interviews?
Do Economists Supply Interesting Interviews?
Oct 27th
How Do We Judge the Quality of University Presidents?
How Do We Judge the Quality of University Presidents?
Oct 27th
Can an Economist Float Like a Butterfly and Sting Like a Bee? My Zocalo Square Speech About Climatopolis Rocks LA
Can an Economist Float Like a Butterfly and Sting Like a Bee? My Zocalo Square Speech About Climatopolis Rocks LA
Oct 27th
Can the Harvard Class of 2011 "See" Their Future Using a Sample of Harvard's Class of 1975?
Can the Harvard Class of 2011 "See" Their Future Using a Sample of Harvard's Class of 1975?
Oct 26th
UCLA Institute of the Environmental Faculty Write About Prop 23 and AB32
UCLA Institute of the Environmental Faculty Write About Prop 23 and AB32
Oct 26th
My 10/26/2010 Talk in Los Angeles' Culver City
My 10/26/2010 Talk in Los Angeles' Culver City
Oct 25th
A Walk in West Los Angeles Reveals Some Neighbors Who Oppose AB32
Oct 24th
The Los Angeles Times Reviews Climatopolis
The Los Angeles Times Reviews Climatopolis
Oct 23rd
The Great AB32 Debate
Oct 23rd
Some Self Serving Links
Some Self Serving Links
Oct 21st
The Tea Party's Distaste for "Green" Tea
The Tea Party's Distaste for "Green" Tea
Oct 21st
Do You Have 3:54 minutes to Think About California's AB32 Carbon Mitigation Regulation?
Do You Have 3:54 minutes to Think About California's AB32 Carbon Mitigation Regulation?
Oct 21st
A Face for Radio
A Face for Radio
Oct 20th
Is Running an Escort Service a Necessary and Sufficient Private Sector Experience for Being an Effective Governor?
Is Running an Escort Service a Necessary and Sufficient Private Sector Experience for Being an Effective Governor?
Oct 19th
The Kennedy vs. Nixon Debate Revisited
The Kennedy vs. Nixon Debate Revisited
Oct 18th
Intellectual Debate and the Internet
Intellectual Debate and the Internet
Oct 18th
Insurance Price Dynamics and Climate Change Adaptation
Insurance Price Dynamics and Climate Change Adaptation
Oct 18th
Stumbling on Happiness: The Case of the Chilean Miners
Stumbling on Happiness: The Case of the Chilean Miners
Oct 17th
My Research and My Books
My Research and My Books
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