I am an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My research focuses on environmental risk. I am also a coeditor at the American Economic Review: Insights (AER:I) and at Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy (EEPE). I am affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), CEPR, the CESifo Research Network, and the E2e Project. Contact me at [email protected] OR [email protected].

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, I have also been active in helping Ukraine. In 2022, I co-founded Economists for Ukraine and I share my latest thoughts on the Ukraine Insights Substack. For general excellent coverage of the war, check out the Economist, Phillips O’Brien, and Institute for the Study of War (look for “sign up for email updates” on the right side).

Here are additional suggestions for how you can help Ukraine. If you’re an economist, be sure to check out the “Thriving in Economics” e-book series, which contains crowdsourced advice for aspiring PhD students  (book 1), PhD students (book 2), and Assistant Professors+ (book 3).

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