In the US, one #hurricane can cause tens of billions of dollars in damages. What are the #economic impacts of the hurricane forecasts in the US? Read More: spkl.io/60164XXrs Subscribe for Free: spkl.io/60174XXrt Ivan Rudik Renato Molina CESifo #EconTwitter

Now that #COP27 is *finally* over, here are some of the stories worth reading if you missed the dramatic finale

My good friends at U Penn created a fantastic open online course on the Economic History of Latin America. It will be available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. If you want to understand LatAm, you must take this course. pismlatamcourse.org/home

How does #ClimateAdaptation infrastructure impact property values? New in JAERE: Significant gains in property values in Miami-Dade County after completion of adaptation infrastructure projects, w/ aggregate net benefits of $0.68m per project. #JaereFigureFriday

Oh, hey! Check out our paper with D. Kelly on public adaptation investments in Miami

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Deadline for the Sloan Foundation Energy Institute at Haas 2023 Grad Camp is around the corner (June 23). Apply here: auffhammer.com/summer-school. Lineup is Awesome. Meredith Fowlie, Joseph Shapiro, Susanna Berkouwer, @krhwagner, James Sallee, Marshall Burke, Koichiro Ito 伊藤公一朗, @teevrat and yours truly.

New reply out in nature showing that while #MPAs like those for #30x30 can benefit conservation and fisheries, we don’t yet know where or by how much.  Link to our paper and Sala et al’s reply here rdcu.be/dmB75 1/11

For this #JaereFigureFriday, we are reposting these great figures, as the paper is 📢 now out📢 in the Nov. 2023 issue. Read "Adaptation Infrastructure and its Effects on Property Values in the Face of Climate Risk" by David Kelly and Renato Molina at: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

Check out this piece on racialized differences in commuting outcomes in Philadelphia I worked on -- it has some pretty nice graphics too!

Scientist forges a new path in marine conservation. bit.ly/46LcPU8 University of Miami Rosenstiel School

Applications are now open for PERC' 2024 summer research fellowship programs. Come join us next summer in beautiful Bozeman, Montana. Fellowships available for scholars, grad students, and other researchers. Deadline to apply is Feb. 1 perc.org/research/progr…

The economics of weather forecasts seems to be a very dynamic (and exciting) space these days! A quick thread on some of the recent work 👇

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Recent improvements in hurricane forecasting have reduced hurricane damages by nearly 20 percent, from Renato Molina and Ivan Rudik nber.org/papers/w32548

Student Summit “Camp PERC” has been great. The students come from a variety of backgrounds and are so bright and engaged- it’s very inspiring. They spend a week discussing markets, incentives, and learning about conservation at PERC We also manage some outdoor fun.

Featured in the latest Digest: "The Value of Improving Hurricane Forecasts" nber.org/digest/202409/…

Weather forecasts save lives🧵 And I have good news: After the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project, our forecasts started rapidly improving: