Managerial Human Capital and Corporate R&D Investment
Professor Haizheng Li and School of Economics alumna Jing Xu published "Managerial Human Capital and Corporate R&D Investment" in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. They write:
Advances in Causal Inference at the Intersection of Air Pollution and Health Outcomes
Professor and School Chair Laura Taylor and assistant professors Dylan Brewer and Daniel Dench published "Advances in Causal Inference at the Intersection of Air Pollution and Health Outcomes" in the Annual Reviews of Resource Economics. Brewer writes:
Preheating Prosocial Behaviour
Assistant Professor Casey Wichman's paper "Preheating Prosocial Behaviour" was published in The Economic Journal. Wichman writes:
Kevin Chan
1. What do you do?
I manage a product management team at Macy’s in the supply chain space, focusing on distribution systems such as transportation, warehousing, and shipping.
2. What’s the coolest part of your job?
Modern distribution centers have a lot of cool technology, from traditional put-to-light and pick-to-light systems to mechanized order sorters, to more advanced systems like goods-to-person storage and machine-learning-driven robotics technology. Designing solutions that streamline the work among humans and machines has been very interesting.
Notching for Free: Do Cyclists Reveal the Opportunity Cost of Time?
Assistant Professor Casey Wichman's article "Notching for Free: Do Cyclists Reveal the Opportunity Cost of Time?" was published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Wichman writes:
Time is a fundamental economic constraint. Understanding how individuals trade off time for money is an important input into transportation policy and valuing improvements in environmental quality.
Changes in Electricity Use Following COVID-19 Stay-at-home Behavior
Assistant Professor Dylan Brewer's article "Changes in Electricity Use Following COVID-19 Stay-at-home Behavior" was published in Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy. Brewer writes:
In the article, I study how electricity consumption changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Household Responses to Winter Heating Costs: Implications for Energy Pricing Policies and Demand-Side Alternatives
Assistant Professor Dylan Brewer's paper "Household Responses to Winter Heating Costs: Implications for Energy Pricing Policies and Demand-Side Alternatives" was published in the journal Energy Policy. Brewer writes: