RES Newsletter January 2025

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In this issue:

01 FROM THE PRESIDENT A Letter from RES President Sir Christopher Pissarides

02 LETTER FROM FRANCE In his farewell Letter, Alan Kirman writes on French politics and the current crisis

08 RES SUMMIT The first report on the RES Summit on AI and Jobs, including the future of work

12 DISCOVER ECONOMICS Abigail Carroll reports on the 2024 Young Economist of the
Year competition

14 THE PROFILE We put our questions to the moral philosopher and economist John Broome

16 CLIMATE ECONOMETRICS An update from the CE team on strategy and tactics for Net Zero

18 CLIMATE MODEL LAND Erica Thompson on using climate models wisely and their work in
the world

20 READING ELINOR OSTROM Erik Nordman on the life and career of a Nobel laureate

23 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE Katie Chapman reports on a UK WEN autumn event

24 OBITUARY An obituary for the leading environmental economist and senior administrator Alistair Ulph

26 NEWS AND EVENTS Coverage of recent news and events in the world of economics and the Society

28 FROM THE ARCHIVE Highlights from the Letter from France