PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESCreating a Digitally Fluent WorkforceVIEW HIGHLIGHTS, PHOTOS, AND VIDEOModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Electrical Engineering and Public Policy, UCLA and Digital Technology Initiative Director, UCLA Luskin Center for InnovationPanelistsLori Harnick General Manager, Citizenship & Public Affairs, MicrosoftSarah Holland Public Policy, GoogleJane Margolis Senior Researcher, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information StudiesTodd […]

"Every Breath You Take | Every Dollar You'll Make:The Long-Term Consequences of the Clean Air Act of 1970"AbstractThis paper examines the long-term impacts of in-utero andearly childhood exposure to ambient air pollution on adult labor market outcomes. We take advantage of a new administrative data set that is uniquely suited for addressing this question because […]

"Household Demandfor Low Carbon Public Policies: Evidence from California"AbstractIn recent years, Californians have voted on two key pieces of low carbon regulation. The resulting voting patterns provide an opportunity to examine the demand for carbon mitigation efforts. Household voting patterns are found to mirror the voting patterns by the U.S Congress on national carbon legislation. […]

"The Lightbulb Paradox: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments"Abstract:It is often suggestedthat consumers are imperfectly informed about or inattentive to energy costs of durable goods such as cars, air conditioners, and lightbulbs. We study two randomized control experiments that provide information on energy costs and product lifetimes for energy efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) vs. traditional […]

"The Demand for Energy-Using Assets among the World's Rising Middle Classes"Abstract:We study decisions to acquire energy-using assets in thepresence of rising incomes. We develop a theoretical framework to show that credit-constrained, poor households are unlikely to use additional income to buy appliances. The effect of income growth on asset purchases is stronger at higher income levels. […]

RSVP at: conta.cc/1q0gK6rSponsored by the UCLA Environmental Justice Initiative, this event explores the intersection between race, class, gender, and environmental issues through art. The event will feature contributions from students and artists at the crossroads of environmental activism and scholarship. Attendees will also have the opportunity to express their own experiences with environmental burdens and benefits through visual and performance art. Learn […]

RSVP by April 21, 2014 REGISTER TODAY! This conference brings together policymakers, technologists, engineers, activists and intellectuals to explore how information and communication technologies are changing the governance, social experience, management and study of our cities. This is a part of a larger project at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to explore the […]