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🌞Calling all Econ PhD Students working on Environment🌞
Come to LSE ECamp! It's really fun! London in May is great! We have amazing keynote lectures! Deadline tomorrow!
**Call for Papers | LSE Environment Camp (20–21 May 2026)** PhD students across all fields of Econ are invited to submit research on environmental & energy issues. Draft papers preferred, but extended abstracts welcome.
Submission deadline: 6 March 2026
lse-environment-week.com/env…
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🆕 Ray of hope? The rise of solar energy in China
Ignacio Banares-Sanchez, Robin Burgess, Dávid László, Pol Simpson, @johnvanreenen & Yifan Wang outline their research on China's green industrial policy (@LSEEcon @LSEnews @STICERD_LSE @The_IGC): voxdev.org/topic/energy-envi…
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Chinese local industrial policy subsidies were responsible for 40 to 50 percent of the fall in prices, and the growth in innovation and output since 2006 in the Chinese solar industry, from Ignacio Banares-Sanchez, Robin Burgess, Dávid László, Pol Simpson, @johnvanreenen, and Yifan Wang nber.org/papers/w34893
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📢 Call for Papers: #LSEEnvironmentWeek (22-25 Sept 2025)
Fourth conference co-hosted with @STICERD_LSE EEE Programme @The_IGC
All PhD students interested in environmental and energy economics are invited to submit papers.
📅 Deadline 14/07/25
Submit 👉 ow.ly/Wtob50Wcsw0
4 days left to submit to LSE QueerConf! lsequeerconf.com
August 15th in London. Travel and accommodation funding available. Your research can be on any topic as long as it's economics!
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Calling all Queer PhD students in Economics!!🌞
🏳️⚧️Come hang out with us in London!
🏳️🌈You can present anything or not present at all!
🏳️⚧️We have travel funding!
🏳️🌈Last year we went dancing!
🏳️⚧️Rumoured to be everyones favourite conference ever?
🚨The 2nd edition of #LSEQueerConf is coming!
🌈Queer econ PhDs: join us 15 Aug 2025 @LSEEcon
🌈Submit your paper in *any econ field* by 23 Jun, register by 15 Jul ➡️ lsequeerconf.com 🌍
🌈Travel funded! 💸
📈Please RT & spread the word! #QueerEcon #EconTwitter
Calling all Queer PhD students in Economics!!🌞
🏳️⚧️Come hang out with us in London!
🏳️🌈You can present anything or not present at all!
🏳️⚧️We have travel funding!
🏳️🌈Last year we went dancing!
🏳️⚧️Rumoured to be everyones favourite conference ever?
🚨The 2nd edition of #LSEQueerConf is coming!
🌈Queer econ PhDs: join us 15 Aug 2025 @LSEEcon
🌈Submit your paper in *any econ field* by 23 Jun, register by 15 Jul ➡️ lsequeerconf.com 🌍
🌈Travel funded! 💸
📈Please RT & spread the word! #QueerEcon #EconTwitter
🚨Two days left to submit your paper for LSE Environment Week 🌞
Submissions by researchers from under-represented backgrounds and PhD students are strongly encouraged!
We cover travel, accommodation and visa costs! 🚆
🏃➡️lse-environment-week.com/ope…
🌿Call for Papers - LSE Environment Week, 23-26 September 2024
🌞Open to economists in all fields working on environmental questions!
🌞No fee + we pay for travel!
🌞My favourite week of the year!
🌞Deadline 28th June!
Apply here: lse-environment-week.com/ope…
🚨Last chance to register to attend LSE QueerConf on July 5th 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We have a fantastic schedule, great food and big plans for the evening!
Technically the deadline has passed for funding but if finances are a barrier get in touch!
lsequeerconf.com
I am SO excited that thanks to @hubequalrep LSE QueerConf exists! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Come hang out with @AnanyaKotia and I and enjoy the London summer 🌞☔️
Presenting is optional, open to all fields of econ, no fee to attend, travel & accommodation funding available!
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A bit on my and @polsimpson’s ongoing work on the 2022 Pakistan floods:
In the lead up to #WorldEnvironmentDay, we're sharing 3 blogs as part of our 'Climate priorities in developing countries' series: bit.ly/455veMl
The first explores the devastating impact of #Pakistan's 2022 floods on rural poor populations ⤵️ theigc.org/blogs/climate-pri…
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Hyping this not that it needs it. 🔥🔥🔥
(Although hoping my slightly urban biased network brings some cool cities research)
🌿Call for Papers - LSE Environment Week, 23-26 September 2024
🌞Open to economists in all fields working on environmental questions!
🌞No fee + we pay for travel!
🌞My favourite week of the year!
🌞Deadline 28th June!
Apply here: lse-environment-week.com/ope…
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🚨 Call for papers - **LSE Environment Week**!!! Do not miss the opportunity to attend the best week of the year!
Open to broad environmental economics topics + funding provided! 👇 Do apply and see you in London! 😎
🌿Call for Papers - LSE Environment Week, 23-26 September 2024
🌞Open to economists in all fields working on environmental questions!
🌞No fee + we pay for travel!
🌞My favourite week of the year!
🌞Deadline 28th June!
Apply here: lse-environment-week.com/ope…
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📣 Call for Papers: LSE Environment Week (23-26 Sept 2024)
Co-hosted with @POID_LSE @CEP_LSE @STICERD_LSE (EEE) @LSEnews
Deadline: 28 June ⤵️
#climatechange #sustainablegrowth #economics #callforpapers
lse-environment-week.com/ope…
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📣 Call for Papers: LSE Environment Week
(23-26 Sept 2024) Co-hosted with
🤝@POID_LSE @CEP_LSE @The_IGC and @LSEEcon
⏰Deadline: 28 June
🟢#climatechange #sustainablegrowth #economics #callforpapers #econtwitter
🌿Call for Papers - LSE Environment Week, 23-26 September 2024
🌞Open to economists in all fields working on environmental questions!
🌞No fee + we pay for travel!
🌞My favourite week of the year!
🌞Deadline 28th June!
Apply here: lse-environment-week.com/ope…
The deadline for LSE QueerConf is only 3 days away! (27 May). If you'd like to present or need travel funding apply asap: lsequeerconf.com
QueerConf is for anyone doing a PhD in Econ who identifies as LGBTQIA+ regardless of your field!
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very proud one of our Hub grants is supporting this event
"LSE QueerConf is a one-day economics conference for LGBTQIA+PhD students taking place at the London School of Economics on 5 July 2024 the conference aims to build a community of Queer PhD students that will live on."🌈💪
📢 Calling all queer econ PhD students! Join @polsimpson and I at the inaugural LSE QueerConf for a day of talks, networking, and community building 🌈
🗓️ July 5, 2024
📍 LSE
✍️ Submit papers by May 27, 2024
lsequeerconf.com @STICERD_LSE @LGBTQ_Econ @ECQE6 #EconTwitter
@AnanyaKotia & I would love to host a one day conference for LGBTQ+ PhD Economists based at UK/European universities but we don’t know if anyone would like to come.
If you’re interested please fill in this survey! It will help us apply for funding 🙏 forms.gle/MLNkydAF6KuDaeKX6
would v appreciate any help getting the word out @LGBTQ_Econ @AEAInformation @ProfPButton
It’s happening!
📢 Calling all queer econ PhD students! Join @polsimpson and I at the inaugural LSE QueerConf for a day of talks, networking, and community building 🌈
🗓️ July 5, 2024
📍 LSE
✍️ Submit papers by May 27, 2024
lsequeerconf.com @STICERD_LSE @LGBTQ_Econ @ECQE6 #EconTwitter