SIPA SusDev

Sustainable Development at CU SIPA prepares scholars to undertake serious research and policy assessments to further the goal of sustainable development.

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Where will our 2026 Graduates be next year? They'll be headed off to Canada, South Korea, Chile and CA. We wish them the the best of luck at @McMasterEcon, @DukeEnvironment, @Stanford , @UChiClimate, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, @LSEGeography, @UCalgary & Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica.

Many thank to their advisors and to the amazing 2026 Job Market Director @RDMetcalfe!

[Energy Policy Institute at UChicago @UChiEnergy]

Research from @Eyal_Frank & @anantsudarshan finds that more than 500K Indians died between 2000 & 2005 because of the loss of vultures, costing the country close to $70 bn each year during that period.

Read via @TheEconomist: https://t.co/ZRISP56pyk

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Research by SIX @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum: Josephine Gantois, Anouch Missirian, Anna Tompsett, @amirjina, @Eyal_Frank & @gcmccord.

[NBER @nberpubs]

Monitoring to prevent locust swarm outbreaks delivers health and economic benefits that greatly exceed surveillance and control costs, from Joséphine Gantois, Anouch Missirian, Evelina Linnros, Anna Tompsett, Amir Jina, Gordon C. McCord, and @Eyal_Frank https://t.co/su0R6LSN5E

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Congrats to the @ColumbiaSIPA PhD graduates! We are so proud of you all and can't wait to see how you go forth and change the world, for the better.🎓👏🎉

[Robert Metcalfe @RDMetcalfe]

Very excited to be co-hosting this conference with @Econ_4_Everyone for the eighth time.

Join us in Chicago to present your experimental work & find out about the latest experimental research by others, in many different markets & policy sectors.

May 29 deadline to submit.

[Energy Policy Institute at UChicago @UChiEnergy]

A study by @HarrisPolicy’s @Eyal_Frank and @amirjina of one of the world’s longest-running disaster warning systems—desert locust monitoring—finds surveillance limits damages and generates returns of up to 680 times the investment.

Read: https://t.co/LukC89YlDD

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"Quantifying Asymmetries in the Societal Impact of Mass Loss From the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets," research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum Sol Hsiang, et al: https://t.co/W7zqDqhSZ0 @EarthsFutureEiC

[Eugenie Dugoua @EugenieDugoua]

Our OECD working paper on innovation across the critical minerals supply chain is out!
https://t.co/98VGE1Lt9e
@JoelleNoailly
@LSEGeography @CEP_LSE @GRI_LSE
@OECD_ENV

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Congrats to @ColumbiaSIPA faculty Caroline Flammer on receiving the SustDev Outstanding Advisor Award, which recognizes individuals who have a demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the program and its students.

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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student Clara Berestycki, et al, finds that an awareness of health risks associated with wildfire smoke exposure impacts avoidance behavior patterns, keeping those with a better understanding of health risks indoors, while those with less knowledge do not change their behavior patterns. https://t.co/0GnV5PXlzl @PNASNews

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An interview with a @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student @StephanFThies and faculty Jeff Shrader finds that better weather forecasts will save more lives as the planet warms. Learn more @ColumbiaSIPA news:
https://t.co/MSABcZw4hu

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Congrats to @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student Dylan Hogan on the successful defense of his dissertation: "Essays in climate & environmental economics.”

Many thanks to his committee members: Jeff Shrader, John Mutter, Doug Almond, Wolfram Schlenker, and Tamma Carleton.

We wish you the best of luck at the Center for Food Security and the Environment @Stanford in 2026 & @UChiClimate in 2027.

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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum Jose Carlos Orihuela finds that natural resource booms weaken local revenue efforts in Peru: "The fiscal resource curse: evidence from Peruvian municipalities."
https://t.co/qH9t1FJGA5

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Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of extreme heat, a leading cause of weather-related mortality. Can improving forecasts facilitate adaptation to climate change and save more lives? Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student Stephan Thies, faculty Jeff Shrader, et al, says yes.

https://t.co/YdV0nUOrsq @PNASNews

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Congrats to @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student @HA_Farkas for the successful defense of her dissertation "Essays in Environmental & Labor Economics."

Many thanks to her committee members: @Econ_Sandy, @RDMetcalfe, Doug Almond, Liz Annant, & Suresh Naidu.

We wish you the best of luck @DukeU in 2026 & @McMasterEcon in 2027.

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Congrats to @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student Jessie Lu on the successful defense of her dissertation "Essays in Biodiversity & Ecosystem Economics."

Many thanks to her committee members Jeff Shrader, Doug Almond, Shahid Naeem, Adam Sacarny & Josephine Gantois.

We wish you the best of luck @LSEGeography!

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

Cloudy with a chance of no clouds: Why weather forecasts are worse in low-income countries

Last week on VoxDev w/ @ManuLinsenmeier (Goethe University) & Jeffrey Shrader (@ColumbiaSIPA): https://t.co/XNkiYQPLEj