Non-resident state taxes (April 15 2011)
What a mess. Sigh... The only really good news is that this site is pretty handy. Also, Kansas really has their act together with e-file. [...]
Martin’s “punch bowl” quote: a semi-definitive citation
As with my Solow quote sleuthing, you're not going to think this is interesting unless you're a stickler for details, but---thanks to a tip from [...]
In the news
* China’s Intimidation of Dissidents Said to Persist After Prison * Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers * Northwestern students watch couple [...]
Heading to China this summer and fall!
From July to November 2011 I'll be a visiting scholar at UIBE in Beijing, doing research on climate change economics, plus some teaching... and hopefully some comedy too! I don't get to Asia much, so if you're interested in hiring me this is your chance!
January 2011 in Edmonton (a haiku)
Edmonton on foot Puddles color of sidewalk I need some new shoes
Grading economics textbooks on climate change
I've got a new report out today (Dec 1 2010): "Grading Economics Textbooks on Climate Change", which evaluates the nation's top-selling economics textbooks based on the accuracy of their treatment of climate science and climate economics. More...
In the news
Air-Conditioners That Run When Nobody’s Home Investing Made Easy — If Only. About efficient market hypothesis. China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy Free Parking Comes [...]
In the news
Turbines Too Loud for You? Here, Take $5,000. A great application of the Coase Theorem. America's climate policy: Capped: "The Senate’s retreat from cap and [...]
Roger Pielke Jr., Part II
Last week I wrote some thoughts about a talk by Roger Pielke Jr. Roger wrote this in the comments section: [T]here is a lot of [...]
Thoughts on Roger Pielke Jr.
Just saw a Washington Policy Center talk by Roger Pielke Jr. Some thoughts: I think he had two main points, the first being that policymakers [...]