James Sears

PhD from @AreBerkeley, Joining @MSUAFRE Fall '22. Environmental/consumer economist, part-time gluten free pizza maker

[James Sears @jamesmsears]

Two weeks left in the semester and I think my computer is over it.

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@DuncanBoughton @MollySears16 @MSUAFRE Thank you Duncan, it's an honor and pleasure to be joining the AFRE community! Looking forward to meeting in person soon.

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That's a wrap on the job market. @MollySears16 and I are elated to be joining @MSUAFRE as Assistant Professors this fall. I am thrilled to be joining such an incredible set of faculty, students, and staff. Time to see firsthand just how great these lakes are!

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@Prof_Nishith_P @MollySears16 @MSUAFRE Thank you!

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@BenBushong @MollySears16 @MSUAFRE Thank you Ben, that's super useful advice! Without this knowledge I might've responded with something dumb like "I already compost!"

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@maredia @MollySears16 @MSUAFRE Thank you Mywish, looking forward to meeting you in person soon!

[James Sears @jamesmsears]

My PC: "Do you have any clue why Anaconda created a 730GB text file and what's your concern level out of 10?"

Me: "None, err... 9?"

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@cjwich @H2O_econ Did you put a hit out on this vegetable thief or was this just a fortuitous happenstance from a future produce security standpoint?

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"Yes, the greatest identification challenge was isolating the importance of deglutenized wheat starch"

[James Sears @jamesmsears]

If, during a job market interview, someone asks me what recently-completed research project I'm most excited about, *hypothetically* should I talk about anything other than how after several years of dedicated effort I've finally mastered gluten free pizza crusts?

[Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics @AreBerkeley]

ARE job market candidate James Sears compares the effects of price instruments to social pressure and public shame for encouraging water conservation during extreme drought in his JMP. Read more here: https://t.co/SrIP8QQlJ9