The psychiatry and bioengineering professor was recognized for his work in optogenetics.

Bård Harstad argues that incorporating deforestation-linked tariffs could lead to more conservation and more trade.

Abstract. There appears to be a tension between trade proponents and environmental activists. This paper shows, however, how Contingent Trade Agreements (C

This conference focuses on the politics and the economics of environmental problems and regulation.

In considering a return to North Sea exploration, five arguments relate to climate and clean energy: one’s bad; two provide a genuine case for limited additional production; and two strengthen the cas...

Bård Harstad identifie de meilleures alternatives au Fonds pour la pérennité des forêts tropicales, qui semble voué à l’échec.

Theory and Applications of Contracts Conference Venue: Imperial College Business School, South Kensington, London (Room: LGS) Monday 29 June 2026 9:00 -9:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks ...

Bård Harstad identifies better alternatives to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, which seems destined to fail.

After more than five years of negotiations ratification of a EU-Mercosur trade agreement may finally be at hand. It’s far from a done deal. The best route forward is neither to ratify the EU-Mercosur ...

Denmark’s acting prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said she will drop her proposal to introduce a wealth tax, thereby removing a key hurdle in talks to form a new government.

The former president of the European Central Bank is recognized for his career in shaping economic policy, including leading the euro bloc through its 2010s debt crisis.

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AEA job market update. The numbers don't lie: this is the toughest market for PhD economists in recent memory. JOE listings are down 20% from last year. Worse: they are 19% below COVID levels. Let t...

‘Climate finance’ approaches are under scrutiny

YouTube video by Norges Bank Investment Management

Det sies at gass er veien til fornybar, men kan gass i stedet stå i veien for fornybar? En ny studie viser at gass kan bidra til å bremse omstillingen.

Campaigners had urged Lula to veto the bill entirely, but many have welcomed his alterations

Using plot level data, we estimate a bivariate probit model to explain land clearing and the siting of protected areas in North Thailand in 1986. The model suggests that protected areas (national park...

This research evaluates the relationship between the official and unofficial road network and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon within and around …

Aim and Location We assessed the effects of biophysical and anthropogenic predictors on deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia. This region has the world's highest absolute rates of forest destruction .....

The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.