Center for the Economics of Sustainability

Fred’s interests include development economics and environmental economics. See his job market page⬇️ ace.illinois.edu/frederick-nyan…

Last week, Ph.D. candidate @BigNyanzu presented his practice job talk to a group of faculty and peers in ACE. His presentation was titled "Digital Financial Services, Financial Inclusion, and Ag-Investment: Evidence from Ghana." Great job, Fred!👏

Kaylee's interests include environmental and natural resource economics. See her job market page⬇️ ace.illinois.edu/kaylee-k-wells

This week, Ph.D. candidate @WellsianEcon presented her practice job talk to a group of faculty and peers in ACE. Her presentation was titled "U.S. grassland recreation under climate change: Evidence from big visitation data and weather." Great job, Kaylee! 🙌

Anissa's interests include agricultural economics and development economics. See her job market page⬇️ ace.illinois.edu/anissa-collish…

Ph.D. candidate Anissa Collishaw recently presented her practice job talk to a group of faculty and peers in ACE. Her presentation was titled "Nutrition-Sensitive Cash Transfers and Lean Season Food Insecurity." Well done, Anissa!🙌

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You can also view the @farmdocDaily Webinar here⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=0AOm1x…

Read more about this recent study on the economics of adopting weed robots by CEOS researchers⬇️

Director of CEOS Madhu Khanna was recently quoted in a @WSJ article about agrivoltaics and the research being done at Illinois to maximize both soybean and energy yield. Read more: wsj.com/articles/combi…

The 2024 CEOS Newsletter features an update from the director, faculty spotlight, recap of the 2023 @HeartlandWorks1, and the latest research from CEOS. Check it out and subscribe⬇️ emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/44/…

ACE professor Becca Taylor explains how her recent study explores the effects of curbside collection programs on the adoption of organic waste composting🌍 🔗Read more about the study's findings and the implications at aces.illinois.edu/news/curbside-…

Making sense — and cents — out of farming practices. 🌱 💸 Five leaders in Illinois agriculture and sustainability say there are ways to make sustainable practices pay off for farmers. Here’s how. @Farmland | @ACESIllinois #ClimateSmartAg farmprogress.com/commentary/dol…

Don't miss next week's talk by Richard Lazarus of @Harvard Law — a @ChemistryUIUC alum & pioneer of environmental law! ♻️ 🗓️ 4-5 p.m., Thursday, March 28 Register ➡️ go.chemistry.illinois.edu/AlumniLecture Read a Q Magazine Q&A with Lazarus! 🔗 q.sustainability.illinois.edu/the-birth-of-e…

1/ A new survey from @UofIllinois researchers seeks to better understand #farmer decisions about nutrient management practices, in particular how #fertilizer #price fluctuations influence farmer preferences and willingness to adopt such practices. go.illinois.edu/NutrientManage…

The paper by @ceos_il titled “The Achilles heels of carbon farming: Operational constraints on the next cash crop,” finds that more #Illinois #farmers might participate in carbon market if major reforms were made. @TimothyMEggert has details: bit.ly/3MmJLtz #FWN

A new brief from @aceatIL and CEOS at the University of Illinois explores the market opportunity of incentivizing carbon sequestration in agricultural lands and the current limitations of contract design and land tenure. See @SSRN ssrn.com/abstract=41663…

Study looks at food-buying behavior during different stages of COVID pandemic @ACESIllinois phys.org/news/2022-08-f… via @physorg_com

It is striking how many daily headlines are talking about events that were exacerbated by climate change. Here is just a short rundown from today as an example of the many many ways climate change is affecting us HERE and NOW. Please add any I missed. (Thread)

Consumers' worry over how climate impacts the food system depends on where they live @farmdocDaily @ACESIllinois farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2022/06/climat…