Michaël Aklin

Prof at EPFL @epflcdm @epfl_en |
Policy & Sustainability Lab (PASU) |
Managing Director at E4S @E4S_Center

[Michaël Aklin @MichaelAklin]

My group has an opening for a PhD student to work on a project linking climate, economics, and public policy. EPFL is a great place for ambitious junior scientists!

More details + applications here: https://t.co/RkitC5Aon3.

[Valentina González Rostani @gonzalezrostani]

🚨Elections, Right-wing Populism, & Political-Economic Polarization🚨One of my dissertation chapters is now available @The_JOP!

How have right-wing populists attracted at-risk workers 🧑‍🏭🤖 once loyal to mainstream left parties in majoritarian multi-district and PR systems? 🧵1/n

[Matto Mildenberger @mmildenberger]

The 2035 Initiative at UCSB is a "think and do tank" aimed at confronting the climate crisis. We are hiring a Deputy Director to work closely with 2035 faculty on a wide range of policy, research, and management activities across the Initiative. 1/3

https://t.co/v61xEIjL4w

[Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) @SITEStockholm]

📢CALL FOR PAPERS | SITE and @FREEnetworkorg
invites paper submissions to a one-day workshop session on the 'Political Economy of Environmental Policy' with a keynote lecture by Prof. @MichaelAklin from @EPFL_en on April 19, 2024. 📮Submit your paper: https://t.co/yzSiOKvOk5

[Enterprise for Society Center @E4S_Center]

Why did Tesla, a pioneer in electric vehicles, get dropped from the S&P 500's top ESG list, while Exxon, known for its oil operations, climbed up?

We explore this question and many others in our new podcast episode ‘Is ESG Woke ?’ with Julia Binder, Professor at @IMD_Bschool

[VoxEU @voxeu]

.@MichaelAklin @epflcdm identifies labour market challenges—skills & geography—that could hinder the US transition from fossil to green jobs, highlighting the feasibility of the transition if green jobs are created close to areas with fossil fuel workers.
https://t.co/U8Mh3LvLW2

[Morgan Frank @mrfrank5790]

🚨New paper in @NatCities🚨 Want more career mobility and access city jobs? The usual advice is to specialize in white collar skills. But our analysis of millions of worker resumes shows that the benefits of skill specialization are relative to your city https://t.co/QVFKd9anRh

[Michaël Aklin @MichaelAklin]

Interested in obstacles to fossil fuel phaseouts? I wrote a note @voxeu on labor market problems faced by fossil fuel workers.

Labor market frictions make it hard to provide new jobs. Place-based policies can mitigate the problem, but the risk of political failure is high.

[VoxEU @voxeu]

.@MichaelAklin @epflcdm identifies labour market challenges—skills & geography—that could hinder the US transition from fossil to green jobs, highlighting the feasibility of the transition if green jobs are created close to areas with fossil fuel workers.
https://t.co/U8Mh3LvLW2

[Michaël Aklin @MichaelAklin]

My lab is recruiting! Two positions:
1 postdoc (1-2yr) (flex date) https://t.co/e6j1OM5szv
1 PhD student (4yr) (Sep '24) https://t.co/VWAIXcBUgQ
Ideal for folks interested in sustainability policy/econ and who have strong tech skills (causal, computational, etc.).

[Michaël Aklin @MichaelAklin]

Deadline coming up tomorrow! Well, the first deadline of two -- folks can also apply for the second deadline (April 15) if it's too tight.

[Enterprise for Society Center @E4S_Center]

📣The application process for the MSc in Sustainable Management and Technology is now open! Apply on @EPFL website before December 15th 2023: https://t.co/8LczjT3jnu #sustainability #education #HigherEd #Tech4Good

[Diane Bolet @dianebolet]

Is it possible to phase out coal and still win an election? Yes! Excited that my paper w @fergusgreen & Mikel González-Eguino on the electoral success of #JustTransition policies in coalmining communities is now available #OpenAccess in @apsrjournal https://t.co/lOadT0FsAe

[Enterprise for Society Center @E4S_Center]

"Marketing is the child of globalization, and it will be the parent of sustainability." Quite a strong statement from our latest guest, Frédéric Dalsace. But what if it were true?

[Bob West @cervisiarius]

Our new @SciReports paper documents drastic shift towards more negative US political tone beginning w/ Trump’s 2016 primary campaign. Trump was main, but not only, driver of effect.
Paper: https://t.co/xqtQ6nV67F
News: https://t.co/eYtxCYLgwf
Data: https://t.co/qpK8tSEOXX

[Nature Communications @NatureComms]

@mrfrank, @Jhyun_Lim, and @MichaelAklin explore the absorption of current US fossil fuel workers in emerging green jobs considering skills and location. They find location to be a barrier in a #JustTransition for these workers @PittTweet, @UNC, @EPFL_en https://t.co/4rqZMaINC3

[Michaël Aklin @MichaelAklin]

Will US fossil fuel workers be able to tap into emerging green jobs? In a new @NatureComms paper, @mrfrank5790, @Jhyun_Lim, and I show that geography and low mobility create serious hurdles for such job transitions. Check Morgan's thread for details!

@epflcdm @E4S_Center

[Morgan Frank @mrfrank5790]

New pub in @NatureComms w/ @Jhyun_Lim & @MichaelAklin investigates a #JustTransition for US 1.7 million fossil fuel workers into emerging green jobs. While political discourse focuses on workers' skills, we uncover an even bigger barrier: location. https://t.co/JWyQSqVE8Z

[UC Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation @UCIGCC]

How do public climate pledges shape public opinions, and affect actual reductions in carbon emissions? @MichaelAklin, @MarkBuntaine (@brenucsb), and @mmildenberger investigate in a new working paper. https://t.co/rA8aHGpidg

[QingChang @QingChang19]

Thrilled to see our paper on Generalized Kernel Regularized Least Squares, co-authored with Max Goplerud, has officially been released in @polanalysis! 🚀📚

Paper: https://t.co/f7tPruwBkn
Package: https://t.co/0RVhH8sIp9
Website: <Coming soon!>

[Pitt Poli Sci @PittPolSci]

Qing Chang (@QingChang19) studies Comparative Politics, Political Economy, China, and Methods.

Dissertation Title: Political Consequences of Growth-Enhancing Institutions: Evidence from the Housing Market in China
Chair: Michael Aklin
Web: https://t.co/4YE3AI1DNW

[Durabilité EPFL @EPFLdurable]

The #SustainabilityPortal reveals the breadth of the local network
@unil @UNIL_CCD @IMD_Bschool @E4S_Center @ClimactSwiss @EPFL_en @MichaelAklin

https://t.co/M5sSpJmEbQ #epfl

[Mark Buntaine @MarkBuntaine]

Countries routinely make pledges to address climate change that are conditional on reciprocity from other countries. We show this strategy does not expand the scope for cooperation among the public. Most people are unmoved by conditional offers or worse, in almost all countries.