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The Engine of Growth in Los Angeles?
The Engine of Growth in Los Angeles?
Aug 30th
Social Capital's Role in Coping in Disaster Areas
Social Capital's Role in Coping in Disaster Areas
Aug 29th
Sean Lennon's NY Times OP-ED About The Environmental Costs of Fracking
Sean Lennon's NY Times OP-ED About The Environmental Costs of Fracking
Aug 29th
Future Environmentalists? A "Hearts and Minds" Campaign at the Zoo
Future Environmentalists? A "Hearts and Minds" Campaign at the Zoo
Aug 27th
Intellectual Debate Between Consultants and Academic Economists
Intellectual Debate Between Consultants and Academic Economists
Aug 26th
Bus Access and Local Quality of Life
Bus Access and Local Quality of Life
Aug 25th
Water Prices and Drought
Water Prices and Drought
Aug 23rd
Loyalty
Loyalty
Aug 23rd
Who are the "Real" New Yorkers?
Who are the "Real" New Yorkers?
Aug 22nd
Do Helicopters Pose A Threat to Your City's Quality of Life?
Do Helicopters Pose A Threat to Your City's Quality of Life?
Aug 21st
Toliet Requirements Regulation: A Key Example of Red Tape?
Toliet Requirements Regulation: A Key Example of Red Tape?
Aug 21st
The ADB Publishes its Key Indicators 2012 Theme Chapter on "Green Urbanization in Asia"
The ADB Publishes its Key Indicators 2012 Theme Chapter on "Green Urbanization in Asia"
Aug 19th
Migration and Climate Exposure from 1900 to 2010
Migration and Climate Exposure from 1900 to 2010
Aug 19th
What Do Pessimists Have to Say About Climate Change Adaptation?
What Do Pessimists Have to Say About Climate Change Adaptation?
Aug 19th
Some Thoughts About Raustiala and Sprigman's "The Knockoff Economy"
Some Thoughts About Raustiala and Sprigman's "The Knockoff Economy"
Aug 18th
Contrasting Berkeley and Westwood
Contrasting Berkeley and Westwood
Aug 17th
Naming "Green" Architects in LA
Naming "Green" Architects in LA
Aug 16th
How Will Central California Adapt to Climate Change?
How Will Central California Adapt to Climate Change?
Aug 16th
My OP-ED Piece about California's Anti-Carbon Legislation
My OP-ED Piece about California's Anti-Carbon Legislation
Aug 16th
New UCLA Research Says that "Real Men" Eat Walnuts
New UCLA Research Says that "Real Men" Eat Walnuts
Aug 15th
Learning from Prediction Markets
Learning from Prediction Markets
Aug 15th
An Asset Pricing Puzzle About Facebook and Funny Spam Email
An Asset Pricing Puzzle About Facebook and Funny Spam Email
Aug 14th
Listen to a Podcast of the Nevada NPR Radio Show on Climate Change Adaptation for Southwest Cities
Listen to a Podcast of the Nevada NPR Radio Show on Climate Change Adaptation for Southwest Cities
Aug 13th
Bill Keller of the NY Times Crosses the Line
Bill Keller of the NY Times Crosses the Line
Aug 13th
Nevada NPR Wants to Talk About Climatopolis
Nevada NPR Wants to Talk About Climatopolis
Aug 12th
Today My Parents Are Celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary
Aug 12th
Avoiding Power Blackouts During Heat Waves
Avoiding Power Blackouts During Heat Waves
Aug 12th
Adapting to Increased Risk of Drought
Adapting to Increased Risk of Drought
Aug 12th
42 Year Old Paul Ryan
42 Year Old Paul Ryan
Aug 11th
A Prospective Economic Analysis of California's Safer Consumer Products Regulation
A Prospective Economic Analysis of California's Safer Consumer Products Regulation
Aug 10th
Gary Becker and Jim Heckman Make The Case for Investing Public Funds in Social Science Research
Gary Becker and Jim Heckman Make The Case for Investing Public Funds in Social Science Research
Aug 10th
"Rethinking Cities: Framing the Future", A Barcelona Conference in Early October
"Rethinking Cities: Framing the Future", A Barcelona Conference in Early October
Aug 10th
The NY Times Names New Products that Will Help You Cope With the Heat
The NY Times Names New Products that Will Help You Cope With the Heat
Aug 9th
The Economic Approach to Thinking About Diabetes
The Economic Approach to Thinking About Diabetes
Aug 8th
Will Drought Nudge Farmers to Diversify Away From Corn?
Will Drought Nudge Farmers to Diversify Away From Corn?
Aug 8th
France's François Hollande Will Test The Laffer Curve
France's François Hollande Will Test The Laffer Curve
Aug 8th
Will "Green Energy" Generation Raise San Francisco Consumer's Electricity Prices by 23%?
Will "Green Energy" Generation Raise San Francisco Consumer's Electricity Prices by 23%?
Aug 6th
The Economics of Heat Waves
The Economics of Heat Waves
Aug 5th
Smartphone Technology Will Raise Farmer Productivity
Smartphone Technology Will Raise Farmer Productivity
Aug 5th
Is the "American Dream" 997 Square Feet?
Is the "American Dream" 997 Square Feet?
Aug 5th
USC Recruits the Terminator to Join its Policy School
USC Recruits the Terminator to Join its Policy School
Aug 2nd
Back in Berkeley
Back in Berkeley
Aug 2nd
Michael Sandel Doesn't Think Like an Economist
Michael Sandel Doesn't Think Like an Economist
Aug 1st
My Research and My Books
My Research and My Books
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Lights at Night: The Case of NYC
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A Blogger Trying To Provide Public Goods
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Shanghai's World Fair Investments = Superstar City
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The Overeducated Chinese Young Person?
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How Will the Rise of WFH Help Us to Adapt to Clima...
Millions of American workers engaged in Work from Home (WFH) during the pandemic. WFH helped us to adapt to the risk of disease contagi...
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