If you are taking (or teaching!) a course on statistical inference/regression, I have a draft textbook available for free mattblackwell.github.io/gov2002-book/ Recently updated to introduce design- and modeled-based inference. Emphasis on intuition and rigor.

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🔎 The #EAERE member Fondazione Cmcc launched its 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀: Marsili Fellowship Program designed for Junior Scientists and Bassi Fellowship Program dedicated to senior academics and researchers 🔗 Discover more at cmcc.it/article/cmcc-a…

Thanks Mark Buntaine Dr. Sarah Anderson. We do think the experience of China's environmental information disclosure can provide insights for other countries.

My new paper with two great coauthors Qiaoyi Chen (Fudan) and Nick Ryan (Yale). Your comments are welcome! 👇

Xuanwu Lake

🆕 Increasing government transparency reduced pollution violations and improved air quality in China Today on VoxDev w/ Mengdi Liu (UIBE), Mark Buntaine (UCSB Bren School), Dr. Sarah Anderson (UCSB Bren School) & Zhang Bing (Nanjing University): voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

Increasing government transparency reduced pollution violations and improved air quality in China Last month on VoxDev w/ Mengdi Liu (UIBE), Mark Buntaine (UCSB Bren School), Dr. Sarah Anderson (UCSB Bren School) & Zhang Bing (Nanjing University): voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

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Shiran Victoria Shen (Shiran Victoria Shen (@svshen.bsky.social)) has published a new article in PSJ (@psjeditor.bsky.social). The article examines the question, "How can governments sustain compliance improvements when institutions falter and ad hoc enforcement fades?" Read more on our website: buff.ly/pYA3uYZ

Working with Rob Elliott, our paper found that firms receiving complaints experience a 13.92% increase in on-site inspections in China. It will also improve the environmental performance of firms. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Faculty guest speaker Melissa Dell shared her expertise with students in a session on "Deep Learning in Economics", a topic that is increasingly important for social science researchers. Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=6JCiVC… Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=Yuv3aJ…

🌍⚡ Excited to launch the Transatlantic Seminar on Environmental & Energy Economics (TSEE)! 📢 Cutting-edge research, global dialogue, & fresh ideas on climate, energy & the environment. 📅 Mondays | Online | Open to all 👉 Sign up here: sites.google.com/view/tsee-onli…

Public environmental complaints and regulatory intensity sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I'm delighted and honored to receive the 2025 APPAM 🌍 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance 🌍 recognizing a body of works on #pollution control, including: 📘 The Political Regulation Wave Cambridge University Press - Law: Explores how political and bureaucratic incentives shape

🚨New Policy Brief🚨 A fresh answer to a classic governance challenge—the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹-𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺: How principals can deploy 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 to reduce discretion, curb capture, and reshape agent incentives—with lasting effects.

Beyond short-term effects, our research found that China’s Central Environmental Inspection (CEI) can effectively tackle longstanding local environmental issues by mitigating local regulatory capture and reshaping local regulatory strategies. link.springer.com/10.1007/s10640…