Most U.S. States Face ‘Progress Recession’ (by Mairi-Jane Fox & Jon Erickson)

First 50-state ‘GPI’ study helps redefine economic success There’s an old adage in business that says, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.”  This philosophy guides a growing number of economic studies in the U.S. that move beyond narrow notions of economic success, to broader and more nuanced […]

E4A’s Alice Damiano’s thoughts on why a graduate student should consider 3MT/MT180

It’s January, and this means several things: The weather is cold, the Montreal Island is covered in snow and ice, the Winter term has begun… and it’s Three Minute Thesis/Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes time! As it is explained here and here, Three Minute Thesis/Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes (3MT/MT180) is a competition in which […]

E4A-ELGA Workshop – From environmental to ecological law WORKSHOP OVERVIEW (Geoff Garver and Laura Gilbert)

This workshop is a milestone event for the Economics for the Anthropocene (E4A) Law and Governance Research Initiative and the Ecological Law and Governance Association (ELGA).  The workshop highlights leading research in the emerging field of ecological law, with a view to 1) publication of workshop papers in a special […]

The Case for Carbon Pricing in Saskatchewan (by Brett Dolter)

Climate change is an urgent problem. Getting off fossil fuels will be difficult. If you agree with these two statements, I’d invite you to consider my arguments in support of a third statement: Carbon pricing is the most effective way to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Click here to […]