Here are some mildly interesting photos. The first photo shows the view from a friend of mine's apartment. Note the large swimming pool ...
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NEW Free Speech READ HERE
Yesterday, I gave a free market environmentalism presentation at NUS in Singapore to a group of environmental policy students. While I have...
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NEW Weather and Violence Revisited: Introducing the "Kahn Critique" READ HERE
My Berkeley friends have written a nice OP-ED available here discussing the ample past set of studies documenting a correlation between c...
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NEW A Sensible Historian READ HERE
Ken Jackson makes the case that NYC should "go vertical". Without an economic model, he can't predict how such increases in ...
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NEW How Does Singapore Cope with the Heat and Humidity? READ HERE
This is my second trip to Singapore and I've been here for a week. Each day it is over 90 degrees and quite humid. Has violence and ...
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NEW FEMA Revisited READ HERE
Read this reasonable piece about FEMA and natural disasters but ponder a simple question; why do areas affected by natural disasters recei...
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NEW Natural Resources Extraction in Cameroon READ HERE
Tom Smith has p ublished an excellent OP-ED in the LA Times about his research project on preserving natural capital in Cameroon during a t...
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NEW Sentosa Island Singapore READ HERE
I had a great time on Sentosa Island in Singapore last night. When the sun sets and the heat fades, the people of Singapore head on out t...
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NEW Free Copies of Fundamentals of Environmental Economics READ HERE
To celebrate my first day as a Visiting Professor at NUS, I'm giving away my new environmental and urban economics book away for free....
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NEW Power Couples of the World Rejoice! READ HERE
Many educated women choose not to "Lean In" and instead engage in some home production with their delightful kids. Do the kids be...
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NEW Water Conservation in Texas READ HERE
How will Texas adapt to drought conditions? Will suburban homes continue to have lush green lawns? As I argued in Climatopolis, if water a...
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NEW Stanford is Heaven READ HERE
I have just spent two days visiting Stanford University. If you ever have the opportunity to be an undergraduate, graduate student, full ti...
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NEW Singapore! READ HERE
To celebrate my first day Visiting NUS next week, I will be giving away free copies of my Fundamentals book on Monday 8/26/13. The new v...
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NEW My Chair's Lecture at the California Air Resources Board READ HERE
For folks looking to stream some deep thoughts about the future of California, you can click here.
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NEW Chapter 12: California Environmentalism READ HERE
In this age of "Big Data", when are policy makers willing to experiment and tryout a new idea such as school vouchers or road pric...
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NEW A Positive Book Review READ HERE
My mother didn't like my last book (titled Climatopolis ). She thinks that I'm too enthralled with free markets and she wants me to...
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NEW My Upcoming Lectures at NUS in Singapore READ HERE
Soon I'll return to Singapore. In early September 2013, I will give eight lectures about the green economy at NUS. All of the details ...
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NEW Hard Money Loan #28 Started READ HERE
The funds from my last loan that closed have been reinvested. This one is a single family home in San Pablo, CA. It's not in the best n...
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NEW Free E-Book Today on Environmental Economics READ HERE
$0 price ==> 0 consumer surplus? You decide! Just click here to download Fundamentals of Environmental Economics. UPDATE: This off...
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THIS 3D Rendering Services READ HERE
At 3D Power you can find the highest quality of 2d, 3d & walkthrough services in the world, offering 3d Architectural Visualization, 3d ...
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NEW The New York Post Endorses Emily Oster's New Book READ HERE
The Wall Street Journal's Review section ran an excerpt of Emily Oster's new book and today the NY Post endorses it. From these...
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NEW A Free Book on August 12th 2013 READ HERE
August 12th 2013 is my parents' 51st wedding anniversary. To celebrate this important day, Amazon will give away free copies (just on...
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NEW Chapter Eleven: The Challenge of Reducing Global Greenhouse Gas Production READ HERE
Chapter 11 focuses on the global externality of greenhouse gas production. I start by using some World Bank WDI Data to show students some...
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NEW Progress in Environmental Economics READ HERE
One mark of a thriving research field is when superstars from other fields start writing on the topic. Recently, Acemoglu , Barro , Cochr...
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NEW Big Think on the Future of California READ HERE
Next Tuesday, I'll be presenting a "Big Think" talk about the Future of California at the California Air Resources Board's...
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NEW Chapter Ten: The Economics of Green Business READ HERE
I have read many environmental economics texts and while they drone on about cost/benefit analysis and introduce countless acronyms such as ...
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NEW June 2013 Apartment Results READ HERE
Things continue to look good at the apartment complex in Houston. Occupancy climbed 1 percent to 96%. Total rent collected was almost $165,0...
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NEW Strange China Bashing in the NY Times READ HERE
It is a rare day when an economist not named Krugman publishes an OP-ED in the NY Times. Today, an economist named Peter Navarro (not to b...
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NEW Chapter Nine: Endogenous "Green" Preferences READ HERE
How did Al Gore become "Al Gore"? When you meet an environmentalist, what role has recent events, peers, early schooling, macr...
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