Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
A research-focused podcast on the economics of climate change and air pollution. Episodes are released every two weeks on Tuesday at 6 am CET. Episodes will be either expert interviews or solo explorations of key issues. Hosted by Dr. Arvid Viaene, a climate economist with a PhD from the University of Chicago. He has done research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and mortality. His research on climate-related mortality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and he has advised the European Commission on the impacts of climate policy on firm competitiveness.
Podcasting since 2025 • 17 episodes
Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
Latest Episodes
#17 Beatriz Granziera - Carbon Offsets and Paris Article 6: The History, Recent Developments and Possible Future
International carbon credits are back in the policy conversation—especially after the EU’s new 2040 proposal reopened the question of whether (and how) Paris Agreement Article 6 credits might play a role.But “offsets” are a loaded...
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#16 Dr. Jeroen van den Bergh – Cap-and-Trade vs Carbon Taxes: When Objectives and Frictions Matter (Behavioral + Political Economy)
If you think carbon taxes and cap-and-trade are basically the same thing, this episode might change your mind.For Episode 16, I’m joined by Jeroen van den Bergh (ICREA Research Professor at ICTA-UAB Barcelona) to unpack why car...
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#15 - Lessons from the First 14 Episodes
With the end of the year approaching, it is time to take stock and reflect on the past 14 episodes.I present lessons and takeaways from each and discuss some upcoming episodes.
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#14 Dr. Matilde Bombardini - U.S. Climate Politics
We talk a lot about the “right” climate policies—carbon pricing, clean investment, regulation. But there’s a step before all of that: politics. Who wins elections. What voters actually do—not just what they say in surveys. And how politic...
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# 13 Dr. Reed Walker – Estimating the Marginal Costs and Benefits of U.S. Air Pollution Regulations
In this episode, Berkeley professor Reed Walker discusses his American Economic Review paper with Joe Shapiro on the costs and benefits of U.S. air-pollution regulation—using Clean Air Act offset markets to infer marginal abatement ...
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