Will The Emerging Trade War Reorient How We Think About Sustainability?
by Brent Sohngen (sohngen.1@osu.edu) The world has been on a hot streak over the last 70 years. Global income growth shot up at an average annual pace of 2% per year (Figure 1). This fast pace of wealth accumulation more…
Ending USAID: What America—and the World—Stands to Lose
By Dr. Leah Bevis (bevis.16@0su.edu) is an Associate Professor in international development economics at AEDE and Dr. Anne Fitzpatrick (fitzpatrick.88@osu.edu) is an Associate Professor in international development economics at AEDE. She has worked with USAID on multiple projects since 2019….
US “Reciprocal Tariffs”: What Do They Mean?
By Ian Sheldon (sheldon.1@osu.edu) Currently the United States is on course to deviate from its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments by unilaterally resetting all of its previously bound tariffs, President Trump referring to these as “reciprocal tariffs”. However, the interpretation…
The Future of Dispute Resolution in International (Agricultural)Trade
By Ian Sheldon (sheldon.1@osu.edu) Although commentators argue about the status of the World Trade Organization (WTO) compared to free trade agreements (FTAs), there is consensus that WTO dispute resolution has been its “crown jewel”. Key is the two-instance adjudication system,…
How much is public land worth in Ohio?
by Brent Sohngen (sohngen.1@osu.edu) Well, it’s spring again and flowers are starting to show. My favorite is the snow trillium. Hard to find, but worth the walk. It’s not the state flower of Ohio, but it should be. It’s a…
Renewable energy market conditions and outlook
This post written by Paige Lampman (Lampman.11@osu.edu) US: Renewable Energy Capacity Renewables have been gaining speed since 2010, and since 2015, the costs have fallen to levels competitive with traditional energy sources. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects…
Oil and Natural Gas Market Assessment and Outlook
This assessment and outlook for oil and natural gas markets was written by Paige Lampman (lampman.11@osu.edu). The key word in energy for 2022 is uncertainty, which has been growing throughout the year so far. And unfortunately for consumers, uncertainty…
Ohio Scenic Rivers Program Response to Op-Ed
In response to my Op-Ed in the Columbus Dispatch on 4/6/2022 (here), Ohio Scenic Rivers Program Manager Bob Gable sent the following note to the Ohio Watersheds list-serv. I am copying it here, as well as providing the two attachments…
For the sake of the future, Ohio must do more to protect its rivers
(this Op-Ed appeared in the Columbus Dispatch on 4/6/2022 (click here for original) (the study on which this article is based can be found at: https://go.osu.edu/little-miami) As a kid, I remember looking down in awe at the Little Miami River…
AEDE Carbon Market Outlook 2022
by Brent Sohngen (sohngen.1@osu.edu) As we enter into Outlook season here in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, it’s useful to provide a quick update on carbon markets. I recently wrote an outlook piece for the Ohio Soybean…
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