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Catie Haunted Haus-man 👻👻👻 @catiehausman.bsky.social · 16h

Our new review paper, "A Guide to Climate Damages," is an attempt at unifying three kinds of papers:

“hot weather lowers corn and soy yields”

with “farmers can alter their crop choice”

and with “there’s a lot of trade in agricultural products”

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www.nber.org/papers/w34348

Screenshot of section header "Introduction" and quote: The economics of climate change is a problem from hell. Martin Weitzman, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy (2015)

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 15h

Congratulations @sheilaolmstead.bsky.social @mfranevans.bsky.social Wes, Jiameng, Lala, and Margarita!

Sheila Olmstead @sheilaolmstead.bsky.social · 16h

How much arsenic is in your drinking water? Maybe a lot less than there used to be, thanks to a 2001 change in the Safe Drinking Water Act! Read the paper, just out in ES&T: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10..... @rff.org @cornellbrooks.bsky.social @lsuagcenter.bsky.social

Impacts of the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act Arsenic Rule on Arsenic Occurrence †

This study provides the first retrospective analysis of the causal impacts of the 2001 US Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Arsenic Rule on arsenic (As) occurrence in public drinking water systems. Using...

pubs.acs.org

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh interesting, I'll see if can notice anything

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 1d

You're quite mad

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 1d

I don't use that package, can you post an example?

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 2d

The proof is trivial

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats on the great article @tina-andarge.bsky.social @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social, Gabe, and Dahlia.

Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 7d

"The study found that before the Flint crisis ... [a certain number of water systems] reported lead concentrations rounded exactly to the federal threshold—a pattern the researchers say is statistically unlikely to occur by chance.

"After Flint, those suspicious clusters all but vanished ..."

Questionable Lead Reporting for Drinking Water Virtually Vanished after Flint Water Crisis, Study Reveals | UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst economists employ new statistical tools to detect suspicious reporting.

www.umass.edu

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 14d

Will do! As soon as I finish Portal 2. (I just got a switch and had to revisit some old favorites...)

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 14d

Should I play the first one first or jump right into 2?

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 15d

Woo hoo!

Institute for Policy Integrity @policyintegrity.bsky.social · 15d

Today, we welcome Al McGartland to the Institute for Policy Integrity as our new Economic Policy Director.

McGartland served as the Director of the National Center for Environmental Economics at EPA until retiring from the agency this fall.

Welcome, Al! 🎉

policyintegrity.org/news/press-r...

Press Releases

The Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law uses economics and law to support smart policies for the environment, public health, and consumers.

policyintegrity.org

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 17d

Pic?

Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 17d

Those people are insane. And the alumni are probably lit up.

Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 18d

SO CUTE!

Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 23d

Nice humble brag there

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · 27d

This is excellent advice

Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 27d

It's academic job market season. I’ve written a reflection with some potentially helpful tips: jaeyk.github.io/essays/job_m...

What I Wish I Knew Before the Academic Job Market – Hello, I’m Jae.

jaeyk.github.io

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Jill Caviglia-Harris @jlcaviglia-harris.bsky.social · Sep 14

Calling microeconomics professors…
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the last cohort of the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: October 1, with rolling deadline after that until all spots are filled.

Uncommon Econ @uncommonecon.bsky.social · Apr 8

🙌🏽 Calling microeconomics professors…
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: Friday, April 15.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

APPLICATION: Microeconomics Faculty Evaluation Community

We are accepting applications from Principles of Microeconomics faculty interested in participating in our grant-funded research study on ways to improve retention and recruitment into undergraduate e...

docs.google.com

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · Sep 12

In good news, Chaelo is here and it's glorious!

(Chaelo = solo album by Chaeyoung of Twice.)

It's quirky indie stuff from a kpop star, very cool.

The K M.E.A.L @thekmeal.bsky.social · Sep 12

[Review] CHAEYOUNG – LIL FANTASY vol.1

Chaeyoung from TWICE released her first mini-album ‘LIL FANTASY vol.1’ and we’re beyond stoked so let’s dive right in!

LIL FANTASY vol.1

We start of...(cont.)

thekmeal.com/review-chaey...

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Sep 11

Hey, #EconSky! Got a policy-relevant paper that you want folks in DC to see? Present & publish it with NBER's Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy.

Submission deadline is Oct 20.

Conference is in DC on May 21, 2026.

More details below.

conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

Submission: 8th Annual NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER

conference.nber.org

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is a personal attack

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · Sep 9

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · Sep 7

It was great!

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wow, congratulations!!!

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · Aug 29

About halfway through RF Kuang's new book Katabasis and loving it so far. It's about two PhD students in academic magic who travel to Hell to get a reference letter from their recently deceased advisor.

I think the author MAY have seen some toxicity in her academic journey.

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · Aug 28

We went to one of the sing alongs last weekend, very fun!

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Aug 23

Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.

By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...

A view along the Reflecting Pool, with practically no visitors.

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Will Wheeler @willwheels1.bsky.social · Aug 23

Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · Aug 21

In response to this, name the last book that you read that you would recommend.

abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...

Americans spend less time reading for fun and more time on screens: Study

Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the U.S. down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study published Wednesday found.

abcnews.go.com

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