Matthew Gordon
@mdgordo.bsky.social
environment, development, economics. american in paris.
AP at @PSEinfo
AP at @PSEinfo
We are looking for a postdoc at the intersection of AI and environmental economics. Today is the last day to apply!
Opportunity to work on your own projects and join our Paris community of environmental economists. let me know if you have questions:
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Opportunity to work on your own projects and join our Paris community of environmental economists. let me know if you have questions:
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We are looking for a postdoc at the intersection of AI and environmental economics. Today is the last day to apply!
Opportunity to work on your own projects and join our Paris community of environmental economists. let me know if you have questions:
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Opportunity to work on your own projects and join our Paris community of environmental economists. let me know if you have questions:
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
A tax on remittances is basically a tax on global poverty reduction. It must be one of the most regressive policies being considered by the current admin, yet I haven't seen much discussion or analysis
www.semafor.com/article/05/1...
www.semafor.com/article/05/1...
House Republicans’ proposed tax on remittances spooks financial sector
“This came totally out of nowhere,” one cryptocurrency executive told Semafor.
www.semafor.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A tax on remittances is basically a tax on global poverty reduction. It must be one of the most regressive policies being considered by the current admin, yet I haven't seen much discussion or analysis
www.semafor.com/article/05/1...
www.semafor.com/article/05/1...
One of my best students just had his funding offer for a PhD in the US withdrawn. Meanwhile we've had a massive surge in applications to our program from really strong US and international students. It feels like a shift is already underway.
April 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
One of my best students just had his funding offer for a PhD in the US withdrawn. Meanwhile we've had a massive surge in applications to our program from really strong US and international students. It feels like a shift is already underway.
Check out our new working paper on using techniques from the algorithmic fairness literature to correct machine learning prediction errors in a causal inference setting.
1/9
We are excited to share our new working paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323
If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social
We are excited to share our new working paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323
If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social
Adversarial Debiasing for Unbiased Parameter Recovery
Advances in machine learning and the increasing availability of high-dimensional data have led to the proliferation of social science research that uses the predictions of machine learning models as p...
arxiv.org
March 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Check out our new working paper on using techniques from the algorithmic fairness literature to correct machine learning prediction errors in a causal inference setting.
Reposted by Matthew Gordon
1/9
We are excited to share our new working paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323
If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social
We are excited to share our new working paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323
If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social
Adversarial Debiasing for Unbiased Parameter Recovery
Advances in machine learning and the increasing availability of high-dimensional data have led to the proliferation of social science research that uses the predictions of machine learning models as p...
arxiv.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
1/9
We are excited to share our new working paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323
If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social
We are excited to share our new working paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2502.12323
If you use ML predictions (like remote-sensed data) as outcomes, the resulting regression coefficients can be biased by measurement error. With @megan-ayers.bsky.social @mdgordo.bsky.social @eliana-stone.bsky.social
Reposted by Matthew Gordon
A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Reposted by Matthew Gordon
This year's Bozeman Applied Micro Conference is June 16-17, 2025
Paper submissions open now through March 7
www.montana.edu/econ/summerc...
Paper submissions open now through March 7
www.montana.edu/econ/summerc...
Applied Economics Summer Conference - Agricultural Economics and Economics | Montana State University
The Department of Agricultural Economics & Economics at MSU are hosting an economics conference in the summer of 2022.
www.montana.edu
February 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This year's Bozeman Applied Micro Conference is June 16-17, 2025
Paper submissions open now through March 7
www.montana.edu/econ/summerc...
Paper submissions open now through March 7
www.montana.edu/econ/summerc...
Hosting a workshop on 'Natural Capital' @pse.bsky.social on Feb 7 with a great lineup
@ludogazze.bsky.social @bengroom.bsky.social @floriangrosset.bsky.social and more.
Those interested are welcome to register to attend:
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/events/na...
@ludogazze.bsky.social @bengroom.bsky.social @floriangrosset.bsky.social and more.
Those interested are welcome to register to attend:
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/events/na...
Natural Capital
The Paris School of Economics is glad to invite you to the "Natural Capital" workshop organized by the Measurement in Economics Chair.
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu
January 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hosting a workshop on 'Natural Capital' @pse.bsky.social on Feb 7 with a great lineup
@ludogazze.bsky.social @bengroom.bsky.social @floriangrosset.bsky.social and more.
Those interested are welcome to register to attend:
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/events/na...
@ludogazze.bsky.social @bengroom.bsky.social @floriangrosset.bsky.social and more.
Those interested are welcome to register to attend:
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/events/na...
PhD students consider submitting to our annual conference run by and focused on doctoral students in economics. April is a nice time to visit Paris
docs.google.com/forms/d/1u7v...
docs.google.com/forms/d/1u7v...
docs.google.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
PhD students consider submitting to our annual conference run by and focused on doctoral students in economics. April is a nice time to visit Paris
docs.google.com/forms/d/1u7v...
docs.google.com/forms/d/1u7v...
On my way to Copenhagen for the STEG Agriculture conference. First time in town. What should I do?
December 11, 2024 at 2:52 PM
On my way to Copenhagen for the STEG Agriculture conference. First time in town. What should I do?
“Annual capacity payments to private power producers are six times higher than Pakistan’s annual healthcare budget, yet nearly half of the power capacity remains unused.” voxdev.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Nice policy relevant piece from job market candidate Sugandha Srivastav.
Nice policy relevant piece from job market candidate Sugandha Srivastav.
Why Pakistan is locked into overpriced and environmentally damaging power sector contracts
Annual capacity payments to private power producers are six times higher than Pakistan’s annual healthcare budget, yet nearly half of the power capacity remains unused. What explains this phenomenon?
voxdev.us10.list-manage.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:34 PM
“Annual capacity payments to private power producers are six times higher than Pakistan’s annual healthcare budget, yet nearly half of the power capacity remains unused.” voxdev.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Nice policy relevant piece from job market candidate Sugandha Srivastav.
Nice policy relevant piece from job market candidate Sugandha Srivastav.
Lecture slides for 'Air Pollution and Welfare' this week. I try to use the topic to teach an appreciation for synergies between reduced form and structural methods:
mdgordo.github.io/personalwebs...
Comments welcome!
mdgordo.github.io/personalwebs...
Comments welcome!
November 25, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Lecture slides for 'Air Pollution and Welfare' this week. I try to use the topic to teach an appreciation for synergies between reduced form and structural methods:
mdgordo.github.io/personalwebs...
Comments welcome!
mdgordo.github.io/personalwebs...
Comments welcome!
Assume this leak would have gone unnoticed for a year. Using EPAs social cost of methane, the value of stopping this one leak was 75% of the cost of developing and launching the satellite.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Carbon Mapper Achieves First Tanager-1 Methane Mitigation Success
/PRNewswire/ -- Carbon Mapper released over 300 methane and CO2 plume detections today— its first tranche of emissions data based on observations from the...
www.prnewswire.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Assume this leak would have gone unnoticed for a year. Using EPAs social cost of methane, the value of stopping this one leak was 75% of the cost of developing and launching the satellite.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Reposted by Matthew Gordon
I'm on the job market! My #EconJMP examines climate adaptation inequality in labor markets (see ⬇️).
This is part of my research on the effects of climate change/plastic pollution on workers & society - often with unique data & an interdisciplinary lens.
Learn more: https://pappanna.github.io/
This is part of my research on the effects of climate change/plastic pollution on workers & society - often with unique data & an interdisciplinary lens.
Learn more: https://pappanna.github.io/
November 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I'm on the job market! My #EconJMP examines climate adaptation inequality in labor markets (see ⬇️).
This is part of my research on the effects of climate change/plastic pollution on workers & society - often with unique data & an interdisciplinary lens.
Learn more: https://pappanna.github.io/
This is part of my research on the effects of climate change/plastic pollution on workers & society - often with unique data & an interdisciplinary lens.
Learn more: https://pappanna.github.io/
PSE is hiring for two positions this year - applications due next week: www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-oppor...
Reupping my thread from last year about why Americans should consider applying.
Reupping my thread from last year about why Americans should consider applying.
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
PSE is hiring for two positions this year - applications due next week: www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-oppor...
Reupping my thread from last year about why Americans should consider applying.
Reupping my thread from last year about why Americans should consider applying.
Paris School of Economics is hiring this year, open field: econjobmarket.org/positions/9954
Here's a thread for Americans who might be interested in coming to Europe about the things I wish I knew last year. TLDR: you should apply…even though EU salaries are waaay lower than the US...
Here's a thread for Americans who might be interested in coming to Europe about the things I wish I knew last year. TLDR: you should apply…even though EU salaries are waaay lower than the US...
October 24, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Paris School of Economics is hiring this year, open field: econjobmarket.org/positions/9954
Here's a thread for Americans who might be interested in coming to Europe about the things I wish I knew last year. TLDR: you should apply…even though EU salaries are waaay lower than the US...
Here's a thread for Americans who might be interested in coming to Europe about the things I wish I knew last year. TLDR: you should apply…even though EU salaries are waaay lower than the US...
Seems like a weird coincidence that every paper contributes to 3 literatures
October 12, 2023 at 9:52 AM
Seems like a weird coincidence that every paper contributes to 3 literatures
PSE is hosting the Annual Meeting for the European Association of Young Economists this May. Apply! It's Paris in springtime - I shouldn't have to convince you!
www.eaye.info/eayeam/2024-...
www.eaye.info/eayeam/2024-...
EAYE - 2024 EDITION
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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October 12, 2023 at 8:55 AM
PSE is hosting the Annual Meeting for the European Association of Young Economists this May. Apply! It's Paris in springtime - I shouldn't have to convince you!
www.eaye.info/eayeam/2024-...
www.eaye.info/eayeam/2024-...
The move-to-Paris effect
September 29, 2023 at 8:49 AM
The move-to-Paris effect
What are some good examples of papers evaluating social insurance programs where the design of the targeting strategy was a key feature of the intervention?
Ideally looking for papers with publicly available data and a few observations before and after program roll out.
Ideally looking for papers with publicly available data and a few observations before and after program roll out.
September 27, 2023 at 8:44 AM
What are some good examples of papers evaluating social insurance programs where the design of the targeting strategy was a key feature of the intervention?
Ideally looking for papers with publicly available data and a few observations before and after program roll out.
Ideally looking for papers with publicly available data and a few observations before and after program roll out.