
I usually stop reading at the first mention of the @UN
02 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
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A Million Mutinies: The key to economic development |Robert Lucas 2001
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Should We Abolish Fossil Fuels to Stop Global Warming? A Soho Forum Debate
01 Nov 2021 1 Comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: carbon tax, carbon trading, climate alarmists, pessimism bias
Edward Glaeser on Survival of the City
01 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
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Richard Tol argues that – cost wise – emission reduction can be modest
31 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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What was the industrial revolution?
28 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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What Was the Industrial Revolution?
27 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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Finn E. Kydland’s (Nobel Laureate) Speech at the WHU – New Year’s Conference 17
27 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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Lecture 5: Firm-level misallocation: benchmark model and early results
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Daron Acemoglu on How Inequality Weakens Nations
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The Problem with Solar Energy in North Africa
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“The economic impact of climate and weather” by Richard Tol
25 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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