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Rafael Araujo

@araujocrrafael.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof. of Economics (FGV EESP) rafaelcraraujo.github.io

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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
We often think of transportation infrastructure as a key driver of economic growth. And that’s true. But it also has a big environmental footprint -- one that’s often underestimated.
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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Synthetic Control Method be like
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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
We often think of transportation infrastructure as a key driver of economic growth. And that’s true. But it also has a big environmental footprint -- one that’s often underestimated.
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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
My pleasure! Thank you, @araujocrrafael.bsky.social, @franciscocosta.bsky.social, and Sant'Anna, for responding carefully, and ConGrat with an important publication ‪@reveconstudies.bsky.social
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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Our paper on Amazon deforestation is out! Grateful to everyone who helped along the way. I'd like to highlight one thing that made a huge difference: clear and thoughtful guidance from the editor.
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Erik Ansink @erikansink.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Just a few days left to apply to this 3-year postdoc position in environmental economics at @vusbe.bsky.social to work with me on the economics of water management (drought, contract design, nature based solutions, experiments, etc). Application deadline: May 15. workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...
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Vacancy — Post-doc in Environmental Economics
A Postdoctoral Fellow position is available at the Department of Spatial Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, starting in Fall 2025. Are you interested? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amster...
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Bruno Ferman @brunoferman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🧵New survey paper: "Inference with Few Treated Units" Luis Alvarez, Bruno Ferman and Kaspar Wüthrich Tired of referees saying your standard errors are wrong? This survey will help you understand if you really have a problem — and, if so, how to fix it!
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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🚨New Working Paper🚨 "Potato Potahto in the FAO-GAEZ Productivity Measures? Nonclassical Measurement Error with Multiple Proxies" w/ @vitorpossebom.bsky.social Link: arxiv.org/abs/2502.12141
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Potato Potahto in the FAO-GAEZ Productivity Measures? Nonclassical Measurement Error with Multiple Proxies
The FAO-GAEZ crop productivity data are widely used in Economics. However, the existence of measurement error is rarely recognized in the empirical literature. We propose a novel method to partially i...
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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🚨New Working Paper🚨 "Potato Potahto in the FAO-GAEZ Productivity Measures? Nonclassical Measurement Error with Multiple Proxies" w/ @vitorpossebom.bsky.social Link: arxiv.org/abs/2502.12141
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Potato Potahto in the FAO-GAEZ Productivity Measures? Nonclassical Measurement Error with Multiple Proxies
The FAO-GAEZ crop productivity data are widely used in Economics. However, the existence of measurement error is rarely recognized in the empirical literature. We propose a novel method to partially i...
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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place. psantanna.com/did-resources There, you will find - 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course - Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD - My DiD R/Stata/Python packages - Some DiD checklists - DiD materials from my friends Enjoy!
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Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna
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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
I am thinking of making my DiD materials that I used for teaching in the last 5 years available. I am hoping these would find begineers in need of a step-by-step opinionated walkthrough of several developments Let’s see if I find the energy to do this!
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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
After many iterations my paper on endogenous climate in deforestation modeling is reborn! (an amazing photo from the one and only Sebastião Salgado:)
The figure shows a massive rainfall event over the Amazon Rainforest. The picture, in black and white, highlights the composition of the clouds, the rainfall, and the forest.
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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#econsky
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Erik Ansink @erikansink.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Since I haven't seen it posted on BlueSky yet: check the report by the "Global Commission on the Economics of Water". I like it quite a bit. economicsofwater.watercommission.org #econsky 1/3
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The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good
A seven-point call to collective action. A sustainable and just water future can be achieved. It requires transforming the economics and restructuring the governance of water.
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Manuel Linsenmeier @mlinsenmeier.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
What a paper! Interdisciplinary env econ research at its best.
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Brenda Prallon @brendaprallon.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Rafa’s work has some of my favorite examples of serious economic theory + relevant policy question + super cool data. check it out!
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Rafael Araujo @araujocrrafael.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
After many iterations my paper on endogenous climate in deforestation modeling is reborn! (an amazing photo from the one and only Sebastião Salgado:)
The figure shows a massive rainfall event over the Amazon Rainforest. The picture, in black and white, highlights the composition of the clouds, the rainfall, and the forest.
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Eugenie Dugoua @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
And here is Energy & Env Econ Volume 2: bsky.app/starter-pack...
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JAERE @jaereaere.bsky.social · 02/08/2024
"Going Viral: Public Attention and Environmental Action in the Amazon" by Rafael Araujo (@araujocrrafael.bsky.social), Francisco Costa (@franciscocosta.bsky.social), and Teevrat Garg (@teevrat.bsky.social) was just accepted at JAERE. Read more here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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