Gordon McCord
@gmccord.bsky.social
UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy; work on economic development, public health, and environment
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🪴This spring J-PAL North America launched our inaugural #ClimateActionLearningLab to support state & local leaders in leveraging data and evaluation to advance climate solutions that work.
Read this 🧵 to learn more 👇🏼
Read this 🧵 to learn more 👇🏼
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🪴This spring J-PAL North America launched our inaugural #ClimateActionLearningLab to support state & local leaders in leveraging data and evaluation to advance climate solutions that work.
Read this 🧵 to learn more 👇🏼
Read this 🧵 to learn more 👇🏼
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New WP alert! 🚨
Extreme heat leads to surges in healthcare demand that generate hospital congestion and spillover impacts on other patients, from Sandra Aguilar-Gomez, Joshua S. Graff Zivin, and Matthew J. Neidell https://www.nber.org/papers/w33491
February 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New WP alert! 🚨
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Thanks Nature News & Views for inviting Kate Ricke & me to discuss research by Philip Wollburg, Stephane Hallegatte, & Daniel Gerszon Mahler on whether eliminating extreme poverty globally is compatible with climate change mitigation. The answer is yes, we can do both. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 1, 2023 at 6:01 AM
Thanks Nature News & Views for inviting Kate Ricke & me to discuss research by Philip Wollburg, Stephane Hallegatte, & Daniel Gerszon Mahler on whether eliminating extreme poverty globally is compatible with climate change mitigation. The answer is yes, we can do both. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The complexity of the land use and food system transformation challenge requires science-based pathways analysis and new government inter-agency coordination.
Guido Schmidt Traub and I discuss on Apolitical
apolitical.co/solution-art...
Guido Schmidt Traub and I discuss on Apolitical
apolitical.co/solution-art...
November 29, 2023 at 5:46 AM
The complexity of the land use and food system transformation challenge requires science-based pathways analysis and new government inter-agency coordination.
Guido Schmidt Traub and I discuss on Apolitical
apolitical.co/solution-art...
Guido Schmidt Traub and I discuss on Apolitical
apolitical.co/solution-art...
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New #RCT evidence showing air quality improvements (~37%) from air purifiers in textile factories in Dhaka improve worker productivity by 27%. 24-hour average indoor air pollution levels in study factories are ~70mg/m3.
blogs.worldbank.org/developmentt...
blogs.worldbank.org/developmentt...
Improving air quality in the workplace. Evidence from South Asia
Air purifiers have the potential to mitigate the adverse effects of air pollution in the workplace. However, it's crucial to understand that air purifiers, when installed solely at the workplace, can ...
blogs.worldbank.org
November 2, 2023 at 5:22 PM
New #RCT evidence showing air quality improvements (~37%) from air purifiers in textile factories in Dhaka improve worker productivity by 27%. 24-hour average indoor air pollution levels in study factories are ~70mg/m3.
blogs.worldbank.org/developmentt...
blogs.worldbank.org/developmentt...
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#Econsky: we’re hiring! The UConn Econ department is looking for an environmental economist w/expertise in applying AI/ML tools to climate change and natural disaster Qs, part of a 5-position college-wide cluster hire in climate AI/ML. Please share widely!
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
November 1, 2023 at 3:45 PM
#Econsky: we’re hiring! The UConn Econ department is looking for an environmental economist w/expertise in applying AI/ML tools to climate change and natural disaster Qs, part of a 5-position college-wide cluster hire in climate AI/ML. Please share widely!
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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Excellent (research-backed) piece on proactively addressing risks of predictable climate events co-authored by my brilliant colleague @gmccord.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/o...
Opinion | El Niños Are Predictable. We Should Prepare for Their Possibly Disastrous Consequences.
Rich countries must deepen their assistance to developing countries in the path of the weather pattern.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Excellent (research-backed) piece on proactively addressing risks of predictable climate events co-authored by my brilliant colleague @gmccord.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/o...
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Powerful op-ed on global lack of preparation for El Niño from three graduates of the @ColumbiaSIPA @SIPASusDev PhD program: Amir Jina, @jessexjesse.bsky.social, Gordon McCord. Bravo! #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/o...
Opinion | El Niños Are Predictable. We Should Prepare for Their Possibly Disastrous Consequences.
Rich countries must deepen their assistance to developing countries in the path of the weather pattern.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Powerful op-ed on global lack of preparation for El Niño from three graduates of the @ColumbiaSIPA @SIPASusDev PhD program: Amir Jina, @jessexjesse.bsky.social, Gordon McCord. Bravo! #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/o...