Forthcoming in the AER: "The Role of People vs. Places in Individual Carbon Emissions" by Eva Lyubich. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

1/🚨New chapter in Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics: Spatial Environmental Economics

🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?

Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.

Nathan Miller has been appointed Chief Economist of the Antitrust Division. A great appointment. I note with particular pleasure that before becoming an academic, he was a Staff Economist in the Antitrust Division. www.nathanhmiller.org

#EconSky newly updated paper! [Link at end of thread] The premise of this one is simple: what if IO tried to take inequality more seriously?

Let's thread the needle by having different price coefficients reflect "shadow value of a dollar" to rich & poor but stopping short of true income effects.

Welcome to the new arrivals. Here's a starter pack of Energy/Environmental economists to get you going:
bsky.app/starter-pack...

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On November 14 and 15 the Market Power Workshop is happening again.

Once again, we have a great lineup.

For information on how to attend, see: sites.google.com/view/marketp...

Together with Jo Van Biesebroeck we just finished the paper "Demand, Competition and Public Policy in the Automobile Industry - An Overview of Research since BLP"

Happy reading, while waiting to see whether Empirical IO will get a Nobel prize this year drive.google.com/file/d/1RPN8...

I am trying to be more active on here, and have not yet seen an IO or org econ starter pack, so here is an attempt at one:

go.bsky.app/Rchu8QX

Please shout out if I have forgotten someone, or when others join. #EconSky

New WP! Marijuana legalization is becoming the norm. Did you know most users use it in combo with other sin goods? We estimate a model of bundle use and find that taxing other sin goods post-legalization is an effective tool to greatly reduce youth use.

www.vwl.uni-mannheim.de/media/Lehrst...

IO economists, the Call for Papers for the IIOC is out. It is May 3-5 in Boston. There are special sessions to showcase the work of grad students. Submit by Jan 31.

www.indorgsociety.org/conference

"The energy transition: A balancing act" by Natalia Fabra and Mar Reguant

Assistant professors of economics, looking for career advice? We have compiled a "Thriving in Economics" guidebook to support your journey.

Dozens of contributors share their wisdom on various topics.

Proceeds benefit Ukraine humanitarian efforts.

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I've recently given a talk titled "Industrial Organization and The Rise of Market Power" twice, at the UZH Market Power Workshop and at the Association of Competition Economists (ACE) conference yesterday. Here is a thread that covers the main themes. (Link to the deck below) 1/N

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