Virginia set to rejoin RGGI as utilities prepare to pass the cost back to ratepayers • Virginia Mercury Virginia is poised to reenter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative this summer, a move that could again add a monthly charge to electricity customers’ bills.

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Virginia set to rejoin RGGI as utilities prepare to pass the cost back to ratepayers • Virginia Mercury Virginia is poised to reenter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative this summer, a move that could again add a monthly charge to electricity customers’ bills.

virginiamercury.com/briefs/virgi...

Here’s a dissertation chapter

Youngkin says electricity bills will surge if Spanberger rejoins greenhouse gas program After she takes the oath of office next month, Virginia's Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger plans to re-enter the Commonwealth into the Regional Gree

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He plays a repeated game as if it is a one-shot simultaneous

Sorry I missed it before, that is a big one

Oops, that is a typo in Jadrian's piece. The correct percentage of agreement is 83.33%

We didn't ask about preference for taxes vs permits. Here is the statement that respondents agreed with: Emissions taxes or marketable emissions permits are a more economically efficient
approach to pollution control than emissions standards.

The tariff rebate checks will act as stimulus

Monday Morning Economist wrote a piece covering our recent research on where environmental economists agree on topics like climate change and environmental justice. It's a great overview for anyone curious about what the profession actually thinks.

Bessent

Big ass trucks

Desk reject at Harmful Algae is a first for me.

New working paper! This one has already been desk rejected at the Journal of Environmental Management and Harmful Algae. econpapers.repec.org/paper/aplwpa...

College, eg North Carolina boasts a 16 firm Cournot duopoly

Golf club memberships, seat licenses, movie popcorn, streaming, big ass trucks

I’m team market power

That’s what I was gonna say

I suspect the Pope sounds "woke" to many Christian conservatives because the US is steeped in prosperity theology, where the point of worship is to deliver health and wealth to believers. Thus, "feed the hungry" and "show mercy for the poor" sounds needlessly political and "woke."

IKR

Old 97s in Winston-Salem

It’s like the nuclear codes

OK, time for a game!
These charts show employment for a selection of detailed industries (4-digit NAICS) vs their prepandemic (2012-2019) trend. Which ones, if any, seem to show the effect of AI? (Chat GPT launch shown for reference.)
I'll post a version with industry labels in a bit.
#EconSky

Just some FIFA Peace Prize winner talk

You post could have begun with “the worst type of editor is one who ….” These aren’t editors, they’re clerks.

Some don’t. They seek out referees after 2 or 3 revisions.

The editor doesn’t want to take a position

6-3

When you see polls that tell you that MAGA Republicans are 100% in support of Trump, remember that you are selecting on this dependent variable.

"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS