🚨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

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

📢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

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

.@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

🚨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

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.

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.).

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.

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

"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?

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:

@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

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

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.

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!>

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

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

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.

In this working paper, @MichaelAklin, @MarkBuntaine (@brenucsb), and @mmildenberger investigate the effects of conditional #climatechange pledges on public opinion.