Friendly reminder that the call for abstracts for the Social Cost of Water Pollution Workshop is due June 15! Travel support is available for domestic presenters.

The FT article linked in this post is very strong. Everyone in leadership positions in economics should read it.

The 34th annual conference of the Canadian Resource & Environmental Economics Association is Oct 18-19 in Kelowna. The paper/abstract submission deadline is July 22. I hope to see you there! #econtwitter sites.google.com/view/creeaacer…

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Help a new department chair out! One of our wonderful visiting faculty got a TT offer late in the game (now). This is great for him! But a real pickle for me. I need to find someone to cover his courses this fall 🚨 Do you know anyone who could do this? Details below. (1/3)

I used to think I was rational. Then I read Daniel Kahneman's Nobel Prize-winning work on human decision-making. He routinely asks 8 questions to expose cognitive traps you fall into daily. Test yourself with these questions (it's the ultimate BS detector for your brain):

Our dean's office just discovered 125 copies of The Votage Effect that we had misplaced last year, which we will be giving out as prizes this year to lucky experimental economics students! John A. List

Want to learn more? Attend an online info session on voter registration featuring Sue Audette, Amherst Town Clerk - Monday, 9/23, 4-5 pm ET: umass.edu/social-science…

Need a way to remember which statistical error is type 1 and which is type 2? Here’s the trick that finally helped me: In “the boy who cried wolf” the townspeople make type 1 and type 2 errors, in that order. First they think there’s a wolf when there isn’t one (false

That's great news for all the env econ folks out there :) Amazing location! AERE EAERE #econtwitter

We are #hiring at UMass Amherst UMass Resource Economics! Looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in #HealthEconomics! JOE link here (deadline 11/15/2024): aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…. I'm on the hiring committee and happy to answer questions😊#EconTwitter #FacultyHiring

It's time!🥳 Women on the 2024-25 econ job market, in no particular order: /begin{verylongthread}

Need access to U.S. #Census Bureau data? 📊 The #Massachusetts State Data Center is your one-stop shop! We offer easy access, training, & technical assistance. #data #statistics #information donahue.umass.edu/statedatacenter

Every time I see these data I take it as a reminder that we really need to look after our students. And I hope you don't mind if I share that reminder with you, too. #TeachEcon

#EconTwitter PhD students working in Applied Micro: Make sure to submit your paper for the 4th Workshop we are co-organizing!! Profs Sandra Black and Rema Hanna are our keynote speakers.

This year's Econ job market has, by all accounts, been brutal. If you're still not sure what you're doing next year, applying for external funding to continue your work is a great way to buy yourself time & options. It's a way to "build your own post-doc." Check out AV's open

Pop quiz: what couldn't YOU do without high-speed internet access? Last summer, UMass Resource Economics Christian Rojas told #UMass about the digital divide - and it turns out that there's plenty we'd miss if it weren't for wifi. youtube.com/watch?v=U-Htlh… #digitaldivide #umassamherst

Dudes Posting Their W’s This is my little boulder, but the builders uncovered one on my neighbors lot the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. They sell for big bucks as yard decor. I paid a guy $20 & a 6 pk of Shinerbock to move it to my front yard!

Being an academic can be great, but also tough. You experience tons of rejection. Everyone is constantly telling you what you're doing wrong. Teaching is tiring. Days drag by with seemingly little progress. Working in isolation can be lonely. So, I think its useful

Standing offer: going on the academic job market this year? I'd be happy to tweet about your research. Candidates: DM me with a link to your work.