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pitch · prof.s.chen@mitStep 1 of 4

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Climate-policy diffusion topics for your next paper

Dear Prof. Chen,

I found your finding that federal carbon pricing diffuses 2.3× faster when paired with fiscal transfers really interesting. I work in this discipline and would love to contribute where useful.

Three angles I think build on the paper:

›Policy diffusion in South Asian federal systems
›Behavioral feasibility of fiscal-transfer pairings
›Comparative case: state-level carbon markets

Value guard ok — opens with a specific finding, not "following up".

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Day 0 · Three proposed topics + offer to send a lit review
Day 5 · Three sample social posts drawn from their past papers
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