Matthew Kahn

2 months ago | city-journal.org | Matthew Kahn |Joseph Tracy

/ Eye on the News / Economy, finance, and budgets, Politics and law The Southern California wildfires, still burning, already rank among the most destructive in the state’s fire-laden history. They have destroyed entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles, including those in the beautiful and affluent Pacific Palisades community nestled along the Pacific Ocean between Malibu and Santa Monica. The scale of the destruction and the human suffering the fires have inflicted are massive.

2 months ago | hoover.org | Matthew Kahn

Hoover visiting fellow Matthew E. Kahn is the Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California and the author of seven books, including Climatapolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future (Basic Books, 2010) and Adapting to Climate Change: Markets and the Management of an Uncertain Future (Yale University Press, 2021). Why did the January 2025 Los Angeles fires cause so much damage?

2 months ago | aei.org | Joseph Tracy |Matthew Kahn

AbstractDuring the Biden Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed new rules to protect workers from heat exposure. The intent of this regulation was to improve worker quality of life and reduce health impacts. In this paper, we explore the trends in heat-related worker injuries and the likely unintended consequences of this proposed regulation.

Nov 7, 2024 | nber.org | Daryl Fairweather |Matthew Kahn |Robert Metcalfe |Sebastian Sandoval Olascoaga

Kahn, Metcalfe, and Sandoval-Olascoaga did not receive any funding or payment for the research from Redfin or First Street Foundation. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Fairweather is a current employee of Redfin. Sandoval-Olascoaga is a former employee of and current contract worker for Redfin. Related

Sep 3, 2024 | hoover.org | Matthew Kahn

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