I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that the “but the oil spill is creating jobs” line is being trotted out in political circles, since this is often where economic and political realities come together to crash and burn in an intellectual blaze of glory. Here’s the reality: everyone in this debate is both [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Environmental Econ'
On Guns, Butter and Broken Windows, Now With More Oil…
June 20th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Econ 101 · Environmental Econ · Macroeconomics
Tags: Econ 101 · Environmental Econ · Macroeconomics
Dear BP: I Would Like My 75 Cents A Pound Back Please…
May 28th, 2010 · 7 Comments
Econ 101 · Environmental Econ
Let me get the typical reactions to the BP mess out of the way first: RAWR! Oil everywhere! RAWR! Pelicans! RAWR! Should have been more careful! RAWR! Who would have thought that giant oil funnels were not a good idea? RAWR! Maybe Kevin Costner can [...]
Tags: Econ 101 · Environmental Econ
Drill, Baby, Drill, The Reprise…
March 26th, 2010 · 20 Comments
Econ 101 · Environmental Econ · Policy
The guys over at Environmental Economics are becoming two of my favorite economists…which is interesting since I’ve never been particularly into the whole environmental thing. I obviously understand that it’s important to save some whales and panthers and polar bears and whatnot (yup, all cute animal examples), it’s just not what I study. [...]
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A Primer On Cap And Trade (Or Is It Cap’n Trade?)…
October 10th, 2009 · 10 Comments
Econ 101 · Environmental Econ · Policy · Videos
We’ve been hearing a lot on the news recently about this idea of cap and trade. Democrats want it, Republicans hate it, yada yada yada. We hear an endless number of views on the various strategies to reduce pollution, but does anyone bother to actually explain how the different strategies work? Of [...]
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Fun With Incentives, Hybrid Edition…
August 26th, 2009 · 8 Comments
Decision Making · Environmental Econ · Incentives
Since we seem nowadays to be on the topic of fuel-efficient vehicles…How is a fly in a urinal like the dashboard of a Prius?
I hope that at least got your attention. First, take a gander at the urinal fly:
(You just never know what you’re gonna get with my web site…) The urinal fly [...]
Tags: Decision Making · Environmental Econ · Incentives