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Working Papers

2011

1. Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing: A General Equilibrium Approach with Micro-Data for Households
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Energy Economics (2011)
2. Does the Indexing of Government Transfers Make Carbon Pricing Progressive?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
   See also Journal Article in American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2012)

2010

3. Cursed Resources? Political Conditions and Oil Market Outcomes
   Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
4. Distributional Impacts in a Comprehensive Climate Policy Package
   Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (1)
   See also Chapter (2011)
5. Distributional Implications of Alternative U.S. Greenhouse Gas Control Measures
   Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2010)
6. Financing a National Transmission Grid: What Are the Issues?
   Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
7. Paying for Greenhouse Gas Reductions: What Role for Fairness
   Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University

2009

8. Cost Containment in Climate Change Policy: Alternative Approaches to Mitigating Price Volatility
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Tax Code
   Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (2009) View citations (1)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (1)
   See also Chapter (2010)
10. Reacting to Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Carbon Tax to Meet Emission Targets
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
11. Tax Policies for Low-Carbon Technologies
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (2)
12. The Design of a Carbon Tax
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2008) View citations (2)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2008) View citations (6)

2008

13. Analysis of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Tax Proposals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
14. Assessing the Federal Deduction for State and Local Tax Payments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2011)
15. Designing A Carbon Tax to Reduce U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy (2009)
16. Energy Tax Incentives and the Alternative Minimum Tax
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2008) View citations (3)
17. Tax Policy for Financing Alternative Energy Equipment
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
18. Using Tax Expenditures to Achieve Energy Policy Goals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2008) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)

2007

19. Assessment of U.S. Cap-and-Trade Proposals
    Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research View citations (25)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (19)
20. Policy Options for Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Implications for Agriculture
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Choices (2008)
21. The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Lifetime and Regional Analysis
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in The Energy Journal (2009)

2006

22. A Comment on The Role of Prices for Excludable Public Goods
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2005) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2007)
23. Comparing Tax Rates Using OECD and GTAP6 Data
    GTAP Research Memoranda, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
24. Energy Conservation in the United States: Understanding its Role in Climate Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2006) View citations (3)
25. Federal Tax Policy Towards Energy
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (9)
26. Tax Incidence
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (27)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2001) View citations (21)
    See also Chapter (2002)
27. Value-Added Tax
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (6)

2005

28. Tax Reform and Environmental Taxation
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (6)

2003

29. A Note on Weak Double Dividends
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2004)
30. Oligopoly Deregulation and the Taxation of Commodities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2002) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2003)
31. Oligopoly Deregulation in General Equilibrium: A Tax Neutralization Result
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2002) View citations (1)
32. Pollution Taxes in a Second-Best World
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
    See also Journal Article in Baltic Journal of Economics (2003)

2002

33. Cap and Trade Policies in the Presence of Monopoly and Distortionary Taxation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2000)
    See also Journal Article in Resource and Energy Economics (2002)
34. Tax Distortions and Global Climate Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2002) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2003)
35. The Distribution of Tax Burdens
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (6)
36. The Distribution of Tax Burdens: An Introduction
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2000

37. Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy Introduction
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2000) View citations (23)
38. Environmental Levies and Distortionary Taxation: Pigou, Taxation, and Pollution
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2003)

1999

39. A Tax on Output of the Polluting Industry is Not a Tax on Pollution: The Importance of Hitting the Target
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (1999) View citations (6)
    See also Chapter (2001)
40. Household Energy Conservation Investment and the Uninformed Consumer Hypothesis
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (2)

1998

41. A Distributional Analysis of an Environmental Tax Shift
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (4)
42. Investment With Uncertain Tax Policy: Does Random Tax Policy Discourage Investment?
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1999)

1997

43. Environmental Controls, Scarcity Rents, and Pre-Existing Distortions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (1997) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2001)
44. Environmental Taxes and the Double Dividends Hypothesis: Did You Really Expect Something for Nothing?
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (20)
45. Measuring the Energy Savings from Home Improvement Investments: Evidence from Monthly Billing Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (1997) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1999)
46. Measuring the Incidence of a National Retail Sales Tax: Annual Versus Lifetime Incidence Measures
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University

1996

47. Specification Testing in Panel Data With Instrumental Variables
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Department of Economics - Econometric Research Program (1991)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (1996)

1995

48. Energy Tax Credits and Residential Conservation Investment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
49. Investment Under Alternative Return Assumptions: Comparing Random Walks and Mean Reversion
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (1995)
50. Is A Value Added Tax Progressive? Annual Versus Lifetime Incidence Measures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1994

51. Lifecycle vs. Annual Perspectives on the Incidence of A Value Added Tax
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

1993

52. Federal Taxation and the Supply of State Debt
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper (1989)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1993)
53. The Lifetime Incidence of State and Local Taxes: Measuring Changes During the 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
54. Who pays broad-based energy taxes? Computing lifetime and regional incidence
    Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in The Energy Journal (1994)

1991

55. Arbitrage and the Savings Behavior of State Governments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1990)
56. Do Tax-Exempt Bonds Really Subsidize Municipal Capital?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
57. Tax Exporting, Federal Deductibility, and State Tax Structure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (1993)
58. The Role Of Federal Taxation In The Supply Of Municipal Bonds: Evidence From Municipal Governments
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - John M. Olin Program View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (4)

1988

59. ARBITRAGE AND THE SAVINGS BEHAVIOR OF THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper View citations (1)
60. FEDERAL TAX POLICY AND MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper View citations (2)

1987

61. The Effect of Federal Tax Deductibility on State and Local Taxes and Spending
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (1987) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1987)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Does the Indexing of Government Transfers Make Carbon Pricing Progressive?
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2012, 94, (2), 347-353
   See also Working Paper (2011)
2. Linking Policies When Tastes Differ: Global Climate Policy in a Heterogeneous World
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2012, 6, (1), 110-129

2011

3. An analysis of US greenhouse gas cap-and-trade proposals using a forward-looking economic model
   Environment and Development Economics, 2011, 16, (02), 155-176
4. Distributional impacts of carbon pricing: A general equilibrium approach with micro-data for households
   Energy Economics, 2011, 33, (S1), S20-S33
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

5. Distributional Implications of Alternative U.S. Greenhouse Gas Control Measures
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (2), 1 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

6. Designing a Carbon Tax to Reduce U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2009, 3, (1), 63-83 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
7. Market-Based Policy Options to Control U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (2), 5-27 View citations (6)
8. The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Lifetime and Regional Analysis
   The Energy Journal, 2009, Volume 30, (Number 2), 155-178 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

9. An Empirical Analysis of Energy Intensity and Its Determinants at the State Level
   The Energy Journal, 2008, Volume 29, (Number 3), 1-26 View citations (17)
10. Policy Options form Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Implications for Agriculture
    Choices, 2008, 23, (1)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
11. Using Tax Expenditures to Achieve Energy Policy Goals
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 90-94 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

12. A comment on the role of prices for excludable public goods
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2007, 14, (6), 685-698 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

13. A Note on Weak Double Dividends
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, topics.4, (1), 2 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
14. Introduction to symposium
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2004, 47, (3), 483-485

2003

15. Environmental levies and distortionary taxation:: Pigou, taxation and pollution
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (2), 313-322 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
16. Oligopoly Deregulation and the Taxation of Commodities
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003, contributions.2, (1), 12
    See also Working Paper (2003)
17. Pollution Taxes in a Second-Best World
    Baltic Journal of Economics, 2003, 4, (1), 21-34
    See also Working Paper (2003)
18. Tax distortions and global climate policy
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2003, 46, (2), 269-287 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

19. Cap and trade policies in the presence of monopoly and distortionary taxation
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2002, 24, (4), 327-347 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

20. Environmental controls, scarcity rents, and pre-existing distortions
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 80, (2), 249-267 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1999

21. Investment with Uncertain Tax Policy: Does Random Tax Policy Discourage Investment?
    Economic Journal, 1999, 109, (457), 372-93 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
22. Measuring The Energy Savings From Home Improvement Investments: Evidence From Monthly Billing Data
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (3), 516-528 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1996

23. Can irreversibility explain the slow diffusion of energy saving technologies?
    Energy Policy, 1996, 24, (1), 7-8 View citations (6)
24. Specification testing in panel data with instrumental variables
    Journal of Econometrics, 1996, 71, (1-2), 291-307 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1995

25. Energy tax credits and residential conservation investment: Evidence from panel data
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 57, (2), 201-217 View citations (30)
26. Investment under alternative return assumptions Comparing random walks and mean reversion
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1995, 19, (8), 1471-1488 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
27. The “new” view of investment decisions and public policy analysis: An application to green lights and cold refrigerators
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1995, 14, (4), 517-531 View citations (5)
28. Value-Added Taxation: A Tax Whose Time Has Come?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, 9, (1), 121-140 View citations (2)

1994

29. Economics and rational conservation policy
    Energy Policy, 1994, 22, (10), 819-825 View citations (13)
30. Who Pays Broad-Based Energy Taxes? Computing Lifetime and Regional Incidence
    The Energy Journal, 1994, Volume15, (Number 3), 145-164 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

31. Energy conservation investment: Do consumers discount the future correctly?
    Energy Policy, 1993, 21, (6), 710-716 View citations (34)
32. Federal taxation and the supply of state debt
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 51, (3), 269-285 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
33. Tax exporting, federal deductibility, and state tax structure
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1993, 12, (1), 109-126 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

34. Deductibility and optimal state and local fiscal policy
    Economics Letters, 1992, 39, (2), 217-221 View citations (1)
35. The Optimal Rate of Privatization in a Dynamic Economy
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1992, 47, (Supplement), 172-83

1990

36. Arbitrage and the Savings Behavior of State Governments
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (3), 390-96 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1987

37. The Effect of Federal Tax Deductibility on State and Local Taxes and Spending
    Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 95, (4), 710-36 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1984

38. CROSS-MEDIA TRANSFERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES
    Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1984, 13, (2) View citations (2)

Books

2004

1. Advances in Empirical Environmental Policy Research
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2001

2. Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

Edited books

2011

1. U.S. Energy Tax Policy
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

Chapters

2011

1. Assessing the Federal Deduction for State and Local Tax Payments
   A chapter in Economic Analysis of Tax Expenditures, 2011
   See also Working Paper (2008)
2. Comment on "Belts and Suspenders: Interactions Among Climate Policy Regulations "
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 140-144
3. Distributional Impacts in a Comprehensive Climate Policy Package
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 21-34
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

4. Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Tax Code
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 24, 2010, pp 1-33
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2002

5. Tax incidence
   Chapter 26 in Handbook of Public Economics, 2002, vol. 4, pp 1787-1872 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2001

6. A Tax on Output of the Polluting Industry Is Not a Tax on Pollution: The Importance of Hitting the Target
   A chapter in Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy, 2001, pp 13-44
   See also Working Paper (1999)
7. Introduction to "Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy"
   A chapter in Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy, 2001, pp 1-12 View citations (4)

1996

8. Labor Supply and Welfare Effects of a Shift from Income to Consumption Taxation
   A chapter in Empirical Foundations of Household Taxation, 1996, pp 77-97

1994

9. Life Cycle versus Annual Perspectives on the Incidence of a Value Added Tax
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 8, 1994, pp 45-64 View citations (2)