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Working Papers

2024

1. The Distributional Effects of U.S. Tax Credits for Heat Pumps, Solar Panels, and Electric Vehicles
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2023

2. The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)
   Chapter The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
3. Transmission Impossible? Prospects for Decarbonizing the US Grid
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Transmission Impossible? Prospects for Decarbonizing the US Grid, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2021

4. Uber and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. What Matters for Electrification? Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. Home Heating Choices
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
6. Who Will Pay for Legacy Utility Costs?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Who Will Pay for Legacy Utility Costs?, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (7) (2022)

2020

7. Estimating the Price Elasticity of Demand for Subways: Evidence from Mexico
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Estimating the price elasticity of demand for subways: Evidence from Mexico, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2019

8. Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Chapter Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
   Journal Article Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (11) (2020)

2018

9. An Economic Perspective on Mexico's Nascent Deregulation of Retail Petroleum Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
10. Are Energy Executives Rewarded For Luck?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Are Energy Executives Rewarded for Luck?, The Energy Journal (2020) (2020)
11. How Effective is Energy-Efficient Housing? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mexico
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2018)
12. Two Empirical Tests of Hypercongestion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2017

13. Do Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver at the Right Time?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver at the Right Time?, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (17) (2020)

2016

14. Anticipation, Tax Avoidance, and the Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (22)
    Also in CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2015) View citations (6)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Anticipation, Tax Avoidance, and the Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2017) View citations (106) (2017)
15. Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Chapter Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (19) (2016)
    Journal Article Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (45) (2019)
16. The Environmental Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Environmental Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies, The Energy Journal (2017) (2017)

2015

17. The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The Distributional Effects of US Clean Energy Tax Credits, Tax Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (79) (2016)
    Chapter The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credits, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2014

18. Does Better Information Lead to Better Choices? Evidence from Energy-Efficiency Labels
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Does Better Information Lead to Better Choices? Evidence from Energy-Efficiency Labels, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (65) (2016)
19. The Value of Transmission in Electricity Markets: Evidence from a Nuclear Power Plant Closure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2013

20. DO HOUSING PRICES REFLECT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS? EVIDENCE FROM MORE THAN 1600 TOXIC PLANT OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (26)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (29)
21. The Economic Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Economic Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (52) (2014)

2012

22. Cash for Coolers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2011

23. ACCESS Magazine Spring 2011
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
24. Cash for Clunkers? The Environmental Impact of Mexico's Demands for Used Vehicles
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (1)
25. Deregulation, Consolidation, and Efficiency: Evidence from U.S. Nuclear Power
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Deregulation, Consolidation, and Efficiency: Evidence from US Nuclear Power, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (65) (2012)
26. Prospects for Nuclear Power
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Prospects for Nuclear Power, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (49) (2012)

2010

27. Do Americans Consume Too Little Natural Gas? An Empirical Test of Marginal Cost Pricing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (64)
    See also Journal Article Do Americans consume too little natural gas? An empirical test of marginal cost pricing, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2010) View citations (65) (2010)
28. Evaluating the Slow Adoption of Energy Efficient Investments: Are Renters Less Likely to Have Energy Efficient Appliances?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)
    See also Chapter Evaluating the Slow Adoption of Energy Efficient Investments: Are Renters Less Likely to Have Energy Efficient Appliances?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (42) (2011)
29. The Equity and Efficiency of Two-Part Tariffs in U.S. Natural Gas Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Equity and Efficiency of Two-Part Tariffs in U.S. Natural Gas Markets, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (39) (2012)

2009

30. Estimating the Effect of a Gasoline Tax on Carbon Emissions
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the effect of a gasoline tax on carbon emissions, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2011) View citations (145) (2011)
31. International Trade in Used Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article International Trade in Used Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (42) (2010)

2008

32. International Trade in Used Durable Goods: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
33. The Allocative Cost of Price Ceilings in the U.S. Residential Market for Natural Gas
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Allocative Cost of Price Ceilings in the U.S. Residential Market for Natural Gas, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (66) (2011)
34. The Effect of Power Plants on Local Housing Values and Rents: Evidence from Restricted Census Microdata
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (2008)
35. The Welfare Costs of Unreliable Water Service
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The welfare costs of unreliable water service, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (23) (2010)

2007

36. The Allocative Cost of Price Ceilings: Lessons to be Learned from the US Residential Market for Natural Gas
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Report of the Editor, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 780-90
2. The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption
   Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2024, 5, (1), 162 - 199
   See also Chapter The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption, NBER Chapters, 2023, 162-199 (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
   Working Paper The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2023

3. Electric vehicles in multi-vehicle households
   Applied Economics Letters, 2023, 30, (14), 1909-1912
4. Evidence of a Homeowner-Renter Gap for Electric Appliances
   The Energy Journal, 2023, 44, (4), 53-64
   Also in The Energy Journal, 2023, Volume 44, (Number 4) (2023)
5. Transmission Impossible? Prospects for Decarbonizing the US Grid
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, 37, (4), 155-80 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Transmission Impossible? Prospects for Decarbonizing the US Grid, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2022

6. Who Will Pay for Legacy Utility Costs?
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2022, 9, (6), 1047 - 1085 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Who Will Pay for Legacy Utility Costs?, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

7. Estimating the price elasticity of demand for subways: Evidence from Mexico
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 87, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Estimating the Price Elasticity of Demand for Subways: Evidence from Mexico, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

8. An empirical test of hypercongestion in highway bottlenecks
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 187, (C) View citations (5)
9. Are Energy Executives Rewarded for Luck?
   The Energy Journal, 2020, 41, (6), 157-180
   See also Working Paper Are Energy Executives Rewarded For Luck?, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
10. Do Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver at the Right Time?
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020, 12, (1), 115-39 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Do Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver at the Right Time?, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
11. Heat exposure and global air conditioning
    Nature Sustainability, 2020, 3, (1), 25-28 View citations (21)
12. How effective is energy-efficient housing? Evidence from a field trial in Mexico
    Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 143, (C) View citations (13)
13. Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?
    Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2020, 1, (1), 65 - 94 View citations (11)
    See also Chapter Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?, NBER Chapters, 2019, 65-94 (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
    Working Paper Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2019

14. Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2019, 6, (S1), S37 - S63 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (22) (2016)
    Chapter Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?, NBER Chapters, 2016 (2016) View citations (19) (2016)
15. Evidence of a homeowner-renter gap for electric vehicles
    Applied Economics Letters, 2019, 26, (11), 927-932 View citations (6)
16. How much are electric vehicles driven?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2019, 26, (18), 1497-1502 View citations (30)

2017

17. Anticipation, Tax Avoidance, and the Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2017, 32, (1), 1-15 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper Anticipation, Tax Avoidance, and the Price Elasticity of Gasoline Demand, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (22) (2016)
18. Evidence of a decline in electricity use by U.S. households
    Economics Bulletin, 2017, 37, (2), 1098-1105 View citations (8)
19. The Environmental Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies
    The Energy Journal, 2017, 38, (1_suppl), 7-28
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2017, Volume 38, (KAPSARC Special Issue) (2017) View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Environmental Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2016

20. Does Better Information Lead to Better Choices? Evidence from Energy-Efficiency Labels
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2016, 3, (3), 589 - 625 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Does Better Information Lead to Better Choices? Evidence from Energy-Efficiency Labels, Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
21. Market Impacts of a Nuclear Power Plant Closure
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8, (2), 92-122 View citations (37)
22. The Distributional Effects of US Clean Energy Tax Credits
    Tax Policy and the Economy, 2016, 30, (1), 191 - 234 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credits, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
    Chapter The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credits, NBER Chapters, 2014, 191-234 (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2015

23. Environmental Health Risks and Housing Values: Evidence from 1,600 Toxic Plant Openings and Closings
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (2), 678-709 View citations (238)
24. Policy Monitor—Bonding Requirements for U.S. Natural Gas Producers
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2015, 9, (1), 128-144 View citations (14)

2014

25. A credible approach for measuring inframarginal participation in energy efficiency programs
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 113, (C), 67-79 View citations (82)
26. Cash for Coolers: Evaluating a Large-Scale Appliance Replacement Program in Mexico
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6, (4), 207-38 View citations (141)
27. The Economic Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 581-85 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Cost of Global Fuel Subsidies, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2012

28. Deregulation, Consolidation, and Efficiency: Evidence from US Nuclear Power
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (4), 194-225 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Deregulation, Consolidation, and Efficiency: Evidence from U.S. Nuclear Power, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (7) (2011)
29. Prospects for Nuclear Power
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (1), 49-66 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Prospects for Nuclear Power, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
30. The Equity and Efficiency of Two-Part Tariffs in U.S. Natural Gas Markets
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2012, 55, (1), 75 - 128 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper The Equity and Efficiency of Two-Part Tariffs in U.S. Natural Gas Markets, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2011

31. Estimating the effect of a gasoline tax on carbon emissions
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2011, 26, (7), 1187-1214 View citations (145)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Effect of a Gasoline Tax on Carbon Emissions, CEPR Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (11) (2009)
32. The Allocative Cost of Price Ceilings in the U.S. Residential Market for Natural Gas
    Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 119, (2), 212 - 241 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper The Allocative Cost of Price Ceilings in the U.S. Residential Market for Natural Gas, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
33. The Effect of Power Plants on Local Housing Values and Rents
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (4), 1391-1402 View citations (118)
34. The Effects of Preferential Vat Rates Near International Borders: Evidence From Mexico
    National Tax Journal, 2011, 64, (1), 85-104 View citations (6)

2010

35. Do Americans consume too little natural gas? An empirical test of marginal cost pricing
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2010, 41, (4), 791-810 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Do Americans Consume Too Little Natural Gas? An Empirical Test of Marginal Cost Pricing, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (64) (2010)
36. International Trade in Used Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (4), 58-82 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper International Trade in Used Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
37. The welfare costs of unreliable water service
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 92, (1), 1-12 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The Welfare Costs of Unreliable Water Service, MPRA Paper (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

2008

38. Durable goods and residential demand for energy and water: evidence from a field trial
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2008, 39, (2), 530-546 View citations (129)
39. The Effect of Driving Restrictions on Air Quality in Mexico City
    Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (1), 38-81 View citations (323)

2004

40. The Effect of Health Risk on Housing Values: Evidence from a Cancer Cluster
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1693-1704 View citations (158)

Chapters

2023

1. The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 5, 2023, pp 162-199 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)
   Working Paper The Economic Determinants of Heat Pump Adoption, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

2. Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 1, 2019, pp 65-94 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
   Journal Article Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (11) (2020)

2016

3. Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?
   A chapter in Energy Policy Tradeoffs between Economic Efficiency and Distributional Equity, 2016 View citations (19)
   See also Journal Article Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (45) (2019)
   Working Paper Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (22) (2016)

2014

4. The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credits
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 30, 2014, pp 191-234 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credits, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
   Journal Article The Distributional Effects of US Clean Energy Tax Credits, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (79) (2016)

2011

5. Comment on "Climate Policy and Voluntary Initiatives: An Evaluation of the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program"
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 154-156
6. Evaluating the Slow Adoption of Energy Efficient Investments: Are Renters Less Likely to Have Energy Efficient Appliances?
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 301-316 View citations (42)
   See also Working Paper Evaluating the Slow Adoption of Energy Efficient Investments: Are Renters Less Likely to Have Energy Efficient Appliances?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (60) (2010)