In the news
More Trade and More Aid: "rethinking how we help displaced workers in order to revive political support for the free trade our economy needs" (Macro2) [...]
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Bombshell: High and rising price for carbon pollution emerges as credible deficit reduction strategy China’s Economy Slows, but Inflation Still Looms Groundwater Depletion Is Detected [...]
Wedding photos!
Some of my favorites from May 7 2011, photos by Natalie Cass of Cass Studios: The house The lovely backyard The happy couple My family [...]
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New United Nations world population projections based on UW research; see also World Population Prospects, the 2010 Revision and the amazing graph that's part of [...]
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Study: China's energy consumption will stabilize (in the 2030s) Stuff relating to the carbon pricing conference: map of Health Sciences, UW Liver Care Center (with [...]
In the news
* British Columbia Survives 3 Years and $848 Million Worth of Carbon Taxes * Speaking out in China is not so easy: The Dissident’s Wife. [...]
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 [...]
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* 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!