Erik Ansink
@erikansink.bsky.social
Environmental economist. Associate professor @VUamsterdam. Editor of Water Resources & Economics. Organizer of #SWELL.
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After Elsevier cut off the tap for the journal Water Resources and Economics in 2024, the research is flowing again, with the launch of the independent new journal, Journal of Water Economics. Edited by the same team, backed by U. Waterloo. #Econsky 😃
openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/jo...
openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/jo...
Journal of Water Economics
The Journal of Water Economics publishes theoretical and empirical research on the economics of water resources. Topics include allocation, governance, pricing, regulation, policy instruments, valuati...
openjournals.uwaterloo.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
After Elsevier cut off the tap for the journal Water Resources and Economics in 2024, the research is flowing again, with the launch of the independent new journal, Journal of Water Economics. Edited by the same team, backed by U. Waterloo. #Econsky 😃
openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/jo...
openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/jo...
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If I was a tutoring company and I wanted to convince you that I could teach your kids maths, I would probably not have an advert that said “3=2” on it!
That’s just me though.
That’s just me though.
September 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If I was a tutoring company and I wanted to convince you that I could teach your kids maths, I would probably not have an advert that said “3=2” on it!
That’s just me though.
That’s just me though.
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This is a problem.
September 26, 2025 at 5:59 AM
This is a problem.
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I messed up on my teaspoon conversion, it is 9 teaspoons of water for a query (OpenAI reported 1/15 of a teaspoon). So equivalent to 0.001875% of a hamburger.
July 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I messed up on my teaspoon conversion, it is 9 teaspoons of water for a query (OpenAI reported 1/15 of a teaspoon). So equivalent to 0.001875% of a hamburger.
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'Forever chemicals' are seeping into waterways across Europe. A vanishingly small, man-made molecule resists all attempts of removal. How will the EU eradicate the pollution? www.ft.com/content/a36c...
June 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
'Forever chemicals' are seeping into waterways across Europe. A vanishingly small, man-made molecule resists all attempts of removal. How will the EU eradicate the pollution? www.ft.com/content/a36c...
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This Chatham House report notes the Indus supplies 80% of Pakistan's irrigated agriculture -- a system already under grave threat due to climate change. Last year, a severe drought hurt several crops in the country's breadbasket, while Pakistanis were still recovering from previous flooding.
May 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This Chatham House report notes the Indus supplies 80% of Pakistan's irrigated agriculture -- a system already under grave threat due to climate change. Last year, a severe drought hurt several crops in the country's breadbasket, while Pakistanis were still recovering from previous flooding.
Uitstekend rapport van de rekenkamer over schaarste drinkwater. Drie knelpunten: 1) onzekere gedragsverandering, lage prijselasticiteit, en te trage technische ingrepen.
www.rekenkamer.nl/publicaties/...
www.rekenkamer.nl/publicaties/...
Drinkwater onder druk
Drinkwaterbesparing: tijd voor resultaten Het is onzeker of de doelen die de minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat stelt voor de besparing van drinkwater zullen worden gehaald. Dat zegt de Algeme...
www.rekenkamer.nl
May 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Uitstekend rapport van de rekenkamer over schaarste drinkwater. Drie knelpunten: 1) onzekere gedragsverandering, lage prijselasticiteit, en te trage technische ingrepen.
www.rekenkamer.nl/publicaties/...
www.rekenkamer.nl/publicaties/...
Just received my first hallucinated cite, a "hallucite"?
I am pretty sure this paper does not exist:
Brouwer, R., Koundouri, P., Linderhof, V., Birol, E., and Ansink, E.. (2018). Evaluating the impact of climate change on flood risk in the European Union. Environ. Sci. Pol. 83, 1–11.
I am pretty sure this paper does not exist:
Brouwer, R., Koundouri, P., Linderhof, V., Birol, E., and Ansink, E.. (2018). Evaluating the impact of climate change on flood risk in the European Union. Environ. Sci. Pol. 83, 1–11.
May 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Just received my first hallucinated cite, a "hallucite"?
I am pretty sure this paper does not exist:
Brouwer, R., Koundouri, P., Linderhof, V., Birol, E., and Ansink, E.. (2018). Evaluating the impact of climate change on flood risk in the European Union. Environ. Sci. Pol. 83, 1–11.
I am pretty sure this paper does not exist:
Brouwer, R., Koundouri, P., Linderhof, V., Birol, E., and Ansink, E.. (2018). Evaluating the impact of climate change on flood risk in the European Union. Environ. Sci. Pol. 83, 1–11.
Just a few days left to apply to this 3-year postdoc position in environmental economics at @vusbe.bsky.social to work with me on the economics of water management (drought, contract design, nature based solutions, experiments, etc). Application deadline: May 15.
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...
Vacancy — Post-doc in Environmental Economics
A Postdoctoral Fellow position is available at the Department of Spatial Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, starting in Fall 2025. Are you interested? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amster...
workingat.vu.nl
May 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Just a few days left to apply to this 3-year postdoc position in environmental economics at @vusbe.bsky.social to work with me on the economics of water management (drought, contract design, nature based solutions, experiments, etc). Application deadline: May 15.
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...
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@icae.bsky.social seminar on Wed 7th May (this week) @erikansink.bsky.social (@vuamsterdam.bsky.social) presents in person "Environmental regulation without centralized enforcement". Link to seminar series and online broadcasting in the bio. Hope to see you there!
May 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
@icae.bsky.social seminar on Wed 7th May (this week) @erikansink.bsky.social (@vuamsterdam.bsky.social) presents in person "Environmental regulation without centralized enforcement". Link to seminar series and online broadcasting in the bio. Hope to see you there!
Als Shell niet verantwoordelijk is voor CO₂-uitstoot door verbranding van hun olie (Scope 3), hoe kun je dan farmaceuten verantwoordelijk maken voor medicijnresten in het riool?
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Farmaceutische industrie begint rechtszaken over kosten waterzuivering
De EU heeft een richtlijn aangenomen voor schoner rioolwater. De rekening gaat naar producenten van geneesmiddelen en verzorgingsproducten. Die vinden dat oneerlijk.
fd.nl
April 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Als Shell niet verantwoordelijk is voor CO₂-uitstoot door verbranding van hun olie (Scope 3), hoe kun je dan farmaceuten verantwoordelijk maken voor medicijnresten in het riool?
fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
Postdoc position in environmental economics—come work with me in Amsterdam.
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3506...
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3506...
Post-doc in Environmental Economics
A Postdoctoral Fellow position is available at the Department of Spatial Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, starting in Fall 2025. Are you interested? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amster...
www.academictransfer.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Postdoc position in environmental economics—come work with me in Amsterdam.
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3506...
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3506...
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A new working paper with Daniel Banki, @urisohn.bsky.social and Robert Walatka, just submitted to SSRN.
The paper is comment on Ryan Oprea's recent AER paper.
The paper is processing, but you, my friends, get early entry.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The paper is comment on Ryan Oprea's recent AER paper.
The paper is processing, but you, my friends, get early entry.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
February 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A new working paper with Daniel Banki, @urisohn.bsky.social and Robert Walatka, just submitted to SSRN.
The paper is comment on Ryan Oprea's recent AER paper.
The paper is processing, but you, my friends, get early entry.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The paper is comment on Ryan Oprea's recent AER paper.
The paper is processing, but you, my friends, get early entry.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Just think, this could have all been avoided if he had just done a PhD in Sweden
February 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Just think, this could have all been avoided if he had just done a PhD in Sweden
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Where did that dam water go?
Trump celebrated dumping billions of gallons from two dams in Tulare County, saying it was headed to farmers and Los Angeles. But that's not where it went.
@ianjames.bsky.social reported on where it ended up.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump celebrated dumping billions of gallons from two dams in Tulare County, saying it was headed to farmers and Los Angeles. But that's not where it went.
@ianjames.bsky.social reported on where it ended up.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn't help farms or L.A.
The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Where did that dam water go?
Trump celebrated dumping billions of gallons from two dams in Tulare County, saying it was headed to farmers and Los Angeles. But that's not where it went.
@ianjames.bsky.social reported on where it ended up.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump celebrated dumping billions of gallons from two dams in Tulare County, saying it was headed to farmers and Los Angeles. But that's not where it went.
@ianjames.bsky.social reported on where it ended up.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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I've been meaning to read this paper on mass extinctions (pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...), and today, I came across this great write-up about it in VoxDev (voxdev.org/topic/energy...).
It's a great paper. I am glad I found the time to read it.
Below is a short thread.
It's a great paper. I am glad I found the time to read it.
Below is a short thread.
January 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I've been meaning to read this paper on mass extinctions (pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...), and today, I came across this great write-up about it in VoxDev (voxdev.org/topic/energy...).
It's a great paper. I am glad I found the time to read it.
Below is a short thread.
It's a great paper. I am glad I found the time to read it.
Below is a short thread.
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Recently accepted in #JEEM:
'Agreeing on public goods or bads' by Erik Ansink, Hans-Peter Weikard. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Agreeing on public goods or bads' by Erik Ansink, Hans-Peter Weikard. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Recently accepted in #JEEM:
'Agreeing on public goods or bads' by Erik Ansink, Hans-Peter Weikard. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Agreeing on public goods or bads' by Erik Ansink, Hans-Peter Weikard. #econsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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When I was a young man there were whispered rumors among the elders that they could remember their own elders talking about a time when getting grants had been a means for doing science, rather than vice versa.
January 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
When I was a young man there were whispered rumors among the elders that they could remember their own elders talking about a time when getting grants had been a means for doing science, rather than vice versa.
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Prima analyse van @bosdaan.bsky.social en Wouter Ubink: het gaat over de schaarse ruimte in Nederland, waardoor echte langetermijn keuzes steeds sneuvelen in debatten die de politiek vooral langs lijnen van economie en identiteit wil voeren
January 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Prima analyse van @bosdaan.bsky.social en Wouter Ubink: het gaat over de schaarse ruimte in Nederland, waardoor echte langetermijn keuzes steeds sneuvelen in debatten die de politiek vooral langs lijnen van economie en identiteit wil voeren
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Vanaf vandaag kan een doctorsgraad worden ingetrokken, vanwege schending van wetenschappelijke integriteit.
Wageningen University mocht de doctorsgraad intrekken van een onderzoeker die onzorgvuldig met data omging in zijn proefschrift. De onderzoeker wist of kon weten dat zijn wijze van data-analyse in strijd was met de wetenschappelijke integriteit. Lees meer: www.raadvanstate.nl/...
December 18, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Vanaf vandaag kan een doctorsgraad worden ingetrokken, vanwege schending van wetenschappelijke integriteit.
Secured a research grant—only to spot a typo in the project title now.
December 13, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Secured a research grant—only to spot a typo in the project title now.
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Als gevolg van klimaatverandering en milieuvervuiling dreigen er in Nederland drinkwatertekorten te ontstaan. Beleid dat inzet op waterbesparing via technische aanpassingen lijkt wel kansrijk, schrijven Ansink en Bremer. https://esb.nu/dreigend-drinkwatertekort-noopt-tot-vraagreductie/
December 4, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Als gevolg van klimaatverandering en milieuvervuiling dreigen er in Nederland drinkwatertekorten te ontstaan. Beleid dat inzet op waterbesparing via technische aanpassingen lijkt wel kansrijk, schrijven Ansink en Bremer. https://esb.nu/dreigend-drinkwatertekort-noopt-tot-vraagreductie/
Accounting is boring, but this seems important.
An All-Star roster of climate scientists cleared their throats recently and it was something to behold.
Their message to Net-Zero experts in every sector?
You're Doing It Wrong 🧪
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Their message to Net-Zero experts in every sector?
You're Doing It Wrong 🧪
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scientists Behind ‘Net Zero’ Concept Say Nations Are Getting It Wrong
In a new study, high-profile climate scientists say countries are using flawed carbon accounting by relying too heavily on trees and oceans to absorb new carbon emissions.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Accounting is boring, but this seems important.
For the Dutch-speaking: Here is a piece I wrote on the claimed drinking water shortage in the Netherlands. Together with Leon Bremer I summarize the problem (is it even a problem?) and sketch some possible solutions.
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esb.nu/dreigend-dri...
Dreigend drinkwatertekort noopt tot vraagreductie - ESB
Als gevolg van klimaatverandering en milieuvervuiling dreigen er in het waterrijke Nederland drinkwatertekorten te ontstaan. Aan de aanbodzijde valt weinig winst te behalen en het is niet zeker dat pr...
esb.nu
December 4, 2024 at 2:07 PM
For the Dutch-speaking: Here is a piece I wrote on the claimed drinking water shortage in the Netherlands. Together with Leon Bremer I summarize the problem (is it even a problem?) and sketch some possible solutions.
esb.nu/dreigend-dri...
esb.nu/dreigend-dri...
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Yet another research idea that would not pass the "ethics" criteria when applying for funding
In 1746, clergyman and physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet attempted to calculate the speed of electricity by electrocuting a mile of monks
November 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Yet another research idea that would not pass the "ethics" criteria when applying for funding