Samuel Stolper

i just think of how little regard a state must have for human life when capital punishment cannot even be bothered to be shelved for as long as possible when there is even the slightest chance that you may executing someone wrongfully. what an irrational, killing machine

Happy tax day. The effective tax rate of the top 1% richest Americans has declined from 50% in the early 1950s (all taxes included) to 32% today — it’s time for it to rise again!

We wrote about the potential for cost-effectiveness and justice gains from "non-local" climate action -- as well as the ever-present additionality and ethics challenges. Thanks @ReepAere for publishing and posting!

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🆕 Ahead-of-print in @ReepAere: "Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Systemic Racism" by @AmyEcon, Titus O. Awokuse, @chan_plan, @jimena_econ, @sgulati, Matthew G. Interis, @SarahJacobsonEc, Dale T. Manning, and @samstolper

How might environmental #economics research facilitate the persistence of racial inequity? In a new blog post, @RFF University Fellow @AmyEcon and coauthors share insights about their research on this question and offer possible solutions. Check it out⬇️ resources.org/common-resourc…

@jeremyforr 😮

@MarkVinPaul I was just on parental leave and and two different editors who asked me to review were very supportive of me declining once I mentioned my leave

The fundamental driver of homelessness in US cities is a lack of housing supply — not drug use, poverty, mental illness, or climate. This explanation from @JerusalemDemsas should end the debate once and for all:

Interested in what a masters in #EnvironmentalJustice could be like? Informational event about studying environmental justice at University of Michigan. Join us on December 5 2022 at 3-4pm eastern time for a brief conversation about our program.

The people of Pakistan can’t seem to get a break and international news seems not to care. After months of heatwaves with temperatures reaching 50+ C, the country is enduring record breaking monsoon floods, due to climate change.

@ozanjaquette #A~

I got to talk about the potential effects of a federal gas tax holiday with @NPR's @theindicator😃. Thanks @VelocityWong!

@margaretwalls1 They're an unsung group! Also Brunson lit it up against the Jazz while Luka was injured but gets the ball far less with him back. Love talking ball with you Margaret 🤗.

It’s the time of year when I have to scrap #economics and do a few NBA tweets. So here goes… how are the Mavs even in the playoffs? They have NO ONE but Luka.

Eid al-Fitr translates as "the festival of the breaking of the fast" & marks the end of Ramadan. On Eid, many Muslims attend the mosque for Eid prayer. To celebrate #EidAlFitr here are 24 exquisite domes & minarets, adorning mosques across the world #EidMubarak A thread…

The colour blue (al-azraq) in Islamic tradition often signifies the impenetrable depths of the universe, and turquoise blue is thought to have mystical qualities. For Ramadan, here are 24 beautiful Islamic buildings & mosques, designed using the colour blue… A thread…

@danilaserra_eco I wouldn't say it's a pretty foot but

My 7 yr old son was excited about nail polish this weekend. Last night we talked about how kids at school may say things. So he decided to only keep the thumb painted. Still got teased. He cried & took it off. Breaks my ❤️. Any cool guys wearing nail polish, so I can show him?

#UMSEAS Prof. @samstolper and @fordschool Prof. Catherine Hausman's study in @JEEM_tweets sheds light on how information failures affect pollution exposure and household well-being, and how those impacts differ across income levels: myumi.ch/rq8ZM