Veronica Salazar

PhD candidate in Economics at LSE.
Environmental, Spatial, Development
she/her/they/them

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[Yohan @yohaniddawela]

We're losing rivers.

This is the remarkable finding from a new paper.

Here's the breakdown:

[Amen Jalal @amenjalal_]

A bit on my and @polsimpson’s ongoing work on the 2022 Pakistan floods:

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@economeager I just know… I don’t know what I need to know… and 500 years of political economy of grain trade policy sounds 🔥

[Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo @FcdsOrg]

Un estudio de la FCDS concluyó que existen 5 factores habilitantes que hacen de la ganadería 🐄 un motor de deforestación 🌳⚠️ en la Amazonia:

1⃣ Inversión pública (financiación a iniciativas ganaderas)
2⃣ Deficiente caracterización de los actores ganaderos
3⃣ Poca trazabilidad (no se identifica claramente, origen, etapas de producción y distribución, entre otros)
4⃣ Descentralización de la economía ilegal hacia otras economías (esto incluye el tránsito de estas hacia la ganadería)
5⃣ Territorialidad de los grupos armados (ganadería es usada como medio para hacer control del territorio)

Estos hallazgos fueron presentados por @eribenitap , asesora de la FCDS, en el evento: ¿Sabes cómo se relaciona la deforestación 🌳⚠️ en la Amazonia con la cadena de suministros de la ganadería 🐄?

La investigación se basó en recorridos por diferentes veredas de San José del Guaviare, El Retorno y Calamar en el Guaviare; en el análisis y el procesamiento de datos de entidades como @IDEAMColombia , @ICACOLOMBIA,@DNP_Colombia , @CorporacionCDA, entre otras; y en la realización de más de 30 entrevistas a profundidad con actores relevantes a nivel nacional, regional y local.

@RodrigoboteroG
@Dejusticia
@climate_crime
@UKinColombia
@AmazonTeamOrg
@mmadrigalp
@RodrigoUprimny
@OPIAC_Amazonia
@AmazonMiller
@LauraSantacolo2

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@ShunsukeTsuda13 @IIES_Sthlm @LSEEcon Thank you :)

[Institute for International Economic Studies @IIES_Sthlm]

Following this year's Job Market, we at the IIES are thrilled to announce that Veronica Salazar-Restrepo @verosalazarr from @LSEEcon will join us as Asst Prof in fall 2025 after a one-year post doc in Geneva. Get to know our fabulous new researcher here: https://t.co/MPUWGF2Qvl

[Julius Andersson @JuIiusAndersson]

CALL FOR PAPERS. Workshop on the political economy of environmental policy. Where: Stockholm School of Economics, Friday April 19. Want to present your research on the topic? Send your paper to me by March 4!

[Dalia Ghanem @DaliaAGhanem]

Are you interested in measuring the impact of weather/climate on outcomes of interest? Do you observe the weather variables at a higher frequency? Wondering how you should choose between different models and their implied climate projections?
Pleased to share our recent JoE+code

[ForestPlots @ForestPlots]

The biggest threat to tropical forests is not climate change. It is cutting them down.

This @MongabayLatam analysis by Tim Killeen tells us why we are losing the last connections between the Amazon and the Andes.

[Mathieu Couttenier @MatCoutt]

Join our dynamic group in Lyon!
Open PhD position(s) in the areas of Public Economics, Political Economy and/or Economic Development.
Deadline: May 3th
@ENSdeLyon @InfoCERGIC @Sophie_Hatte @mg_elisa
@CedricChambru @lucilelgt_eco @EnguehardJoseph @TomBuchot

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@VenturiniMiri Shhhhhh

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@VenturiniMiri Hmm it could have been worse for me. It looks like the outcome will be at least a great postdoc so that’s not the issue. But I felt like shit, it was truly awful. And it made it clear that anyone with just a bit less emotional resilience than me would probably give up forever.

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@VenturiniMiri You CAN complain! It is not only about outcomes, but also about the process. It can a dehumanising experience. Even if you get your dream job. My girlfriend aptly referred to it as the cattle fair - humor helped.

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@VenturiniMiri e.g., trauma and adverse childhood experiences leave wounds that get triggered by the brutality of the job market. These are much more likely in people who grew up poor. I don’t think they necessarily make someone have less potential as researcher or as a lecturer.

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@VenturiniMiri Yes! You can! I have many feelings about it. I like some features of it, many people have interesting market design type ideas to improve it. My two cents are that there should be more psychological support + more understanding that the emotional toll it has is unequal.

[Nat Bullard @NatBullard]

It's here: my annual presentation on decarbonization.

There is a lot going on, and I attempt to capture it in 200 slides. Ocean heat content, deforestation, fund performance, vehicle efficiency, lighting technology, GLP-1 agonists, and much more. https://t.co/DxlE3kbl13

[Rob Donnelly @RobDonnelly47]

Friends don't let friends make bad charts!

Chenxin Li, pulled together a lot of great advice for data visualization, with clear "do this, not that" examples for each item.

Here are a few of my favorites, see the link below for more.

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@lucaspolip Yes! I will be travelling but I will text you privately about this!

[Veronica Salazar @verosalazarr]

@lucaspolip Parabens!! well deserved :)