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Working Papers

2025

1. The Climate Adaptation Feedback
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Can Demand-Side Interventions Rebuild Global Fisheries?
   Working Papers, HAL
3. Causal Effects of Renewable Portfolio Standards on Renewable Investments and Generation: The Role of Heterogeneity and Dynamics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Causal effects of Renewable Portfolio Standards on renewable investments and generation: The role of heterogeneity and dynamics, Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
4. Input Subsidies and the Depletion of Natural Capital: Chinese Distant Water Fishing
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Input Subsidies and the Destruction of Natural Capital: Chinese Distant Water Fishing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

6. The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States: Benefits and Costs of Adaptation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The impact of climate change on mortality in the United States: Benefits and costs of adaptation, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
7. The private and external costs of Germany’s nuclear phase-out
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The Private and External Costs of Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2022) View citations (7) (2022)

2021

8. COVID-19 Mobility Policies Impacts: How Credible Are Difference-in-Differences Estimates?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
9. Researchers' Degrees-of-Flexibility and the Credibility of Difference-in-Differences Estimates: Evidence From the Pandemic Policy Evaluations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2020

10. Lockdowns and Innovation: Evidence from the 1918 Flu Pandemic
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2020) View citations (5)

2019

11. The Effect of Air Pollution on Body Weight and Obesity: Evidence from China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The effect of air pollution on body weight and obesity: Evidence from China, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (74) (2020)

2018

12. Quasi-Experimental Methods in Environmental Economics: Opportunities and Challenges
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (9)

2017

13. Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Recent Works in Economics, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California, Nature Communications, Nature (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
14. Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (206)
    See also Journal Article Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (212) (2017)
15. Temperature Effects on Productivity and Factor Reallocation: Evidence from a Half Million Chinese Manufacturing Plants
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (8)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (14)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Temperature effects on productivity and factor reallocation: Evidence from a half million chinese manufacturing plants, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2018) View citations (199) (2018)

2016

16. A Forward Looking Ricardian Approach: Do Land Markets Capitalize Climate Change Forecasts?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article A Forward-Looking Ricardian Approach: Do land markets capitalize climate change forecasts?, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2018) View citations (34) (2018)

2015

17. Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship over the 20th Century
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (34)
18. Convergence in Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from High Temperatures and Mortality, 1900–2004
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley View citations (26)
    Also in University of California at Santa Barbara, Recent Works in Economics, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara (2015) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Convergence in Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from High Temperatures and Mortality, 1900-2004, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (44) (2015)
19. Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (26)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (26)

2013

20. Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program and Ozone Reductions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (45)
21. Green Jobs
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)

2012

22. Temperature, Human Health, and Adaptation: A Review of the Empirical Literature
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Temperature, human health, and adaptation: A review of the empirical literature, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (107) (2014)

2010

23. Climate Policy and Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Chapter Climate Policy and Labor Markets, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2007

24. Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
    Also in Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (2007)
    See also Journal Article Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (456) (2011)
25. Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Extreme Weather Events, Mortality, and Migration, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (228) (2009)

2006

26. The Economic Impacts of Climate Change Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random Fluctuations in Weather
    Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
    Also in University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara (2004) View citations (14)
    Climate Change Modelling and Policy Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2006) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2006) View citations (27)

2004

27. The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2003

28. Sex Preferences, Marital Dissolution and the Economic Status of Women
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Sex Preferences, Marital Dissolution, and the Economic Status of Women, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2005) View citations (77) (2005)

2002

29. Estimating the Effects of Family Background on the Return to Schooling
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the Effects of Family Background on the Return to Schooling, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association (2007) View citations (18) (2007)

2001

30. Unobserved Ability, Comparative Advantage, and the Rising Return to Education in the United States 1979-2000
    University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations (4)
31. Unobserved Ability, Comparative Advantage, and the Rising Return to Education in the United States: A Cohort-Based Approach
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (4)

2000

32. Do Unemployment Insurance Recipients Actively Seek Work? Evidence From Randomized Trials in Four U.S. States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Do unemployment insurance recipients actively seek work? Evidence from randomized trials in four U.S. States, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (126) (2005)

1999

33. Do Unemployment Insurance Recipients Actively Seek Work? Randomized Trials in Four U.S. States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1998) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Causal effects of Renewable Portfolio Standards on renewable investments and generation: The role of heterogeneity and dynamics
   Resource and Energy Economics, 2023, 75, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Causal Effects of Renewable Portfolio Standards on Renewable Investments and Generation: The Role of Heterogeneity and Dynamics, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
2. Equitable low-carbon transition pathways for California’s oil extraction
   Nature Energy, 2023, 8, (6), 597-609 View citations (1)
3. Temperature, productivity, and income
   IZA World of Labor, 2023, 505
4. The economics of saignée in winemaking
   Journal of Wine Economics, 2023, 18, (1), 3-14
5. Well setbacks limit California’s oil supply with larger health benefits and employment losses than excise and carbon taxes
   Nature Energy, 2023, 8, (6), 562-564

2022

6. The Private and External Costs of Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2022, 20, (3), 1311-1346 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper The private and external costs of Germany’s nuclear phase-out, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
7. The impact of climate change on mortality in the United States: Benefits and costs of adaptation
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2022, 55, (3), 1227-1249 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States: Benefits and Costs of Adaptation, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2020

8. Opinion: Social distancing responses to COVID-19 emergency declarations strongly differentiated by income
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (33), 19658-19660 View citations (18)
9. The effect of air pollution on body weight and obesity: Evidence from China
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 145, (C) View citations (74)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Air Pollution on Body Weight and Obesity: Evidence from China, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2019

10. The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters: A Review of Models and Empirical Studies
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2019, 13, (2), 167-188 View citations (142)

2018

11. A Forward-Looking Ricardian Approach: Do land markets capitalize climate change forecasts?
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 89, (C), 235-254 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper A Forward Looking Ricardian Approach: Do Land Markets Capitalize Climate Change Forecasts?, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (7) (2016)
12. Environmental regulations and labor markets
    IZA World of Labor, 2018, 22 View citations (5)
    Also in IZA World of Labor, 2014, 22 (2014) View citations (4)
13. Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates
    Demography, 2018, 55, (4), 1269-1293 View citations (54)
14. Temperature Variability and Mortality: Evidence from 16 Asian Countries
    Asian Development Review, 2018, 35, (2), 1-30 View citations (6)
15. Temperature effects on productivity and factor reallocation: Evidence from a half million chinese manufacturing plants
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 88, (C), 1-17 View citations (199)
    See also Working Paper Temperature Effects on Productivity and Factor Reallocation: Evidence from a Half Million Chinese Manufacturing Plants, Working Papers (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2017

16. Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California
    Nature Communications, 2017, 8, (1), 1-9 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California, University of California at Santa Barbara, Recent Works in Economics (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
17. Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (10), 2958-89 View citations (212)
    See also Working Paper Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (206) (2017)

2016

18. Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the US Temperature-Mortality Relationship over the Twentieth Century
    Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124, (1), 105 - 159 View citations (338)

2015

19. Convergence in Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from High Temperatures and Mortality, 1900-2004
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 247-51 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Convergence in Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from High Temperatures and Mortality, 1900–2004, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2014

20. Removing biases in forecasts of fishery status
    Journal of Bioeconomics, 2014, 16, (2), 213-219
21. Temperature, human health, and adaptation: A review of the empirical literature
    Energy Economics, 2014, 46, (C), 606-619 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper Temperature, Human Health, and Adaptation: A Review of the Empirical Literature, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2012

22. The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Output and Random Fluctuations in Weather: Reply
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (7), 3761-73 View citations (76)

2011

23. Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 152-85 View citations (456)
    See also Working Paper Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (35) (2007)
24. Economic impacts of climate change on California agriculture
    Climatic Change, 2011, 109, (1), 365-386 View citations (21)

2009

25. Climate Change and Birth Weight
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 211-17 View citations (151)
26. Extreme Weather Events, Mortality, and Migration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (4), 659-681 View citations (228)
    See also Working Paper Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (19) (2007)

2007

27. Estimating the Effects of Family Background on the Return to Schooling
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2007, 25, 265-277 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Effects of Family Background on the Return to Schooling, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (20) (2002)
28. The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Output and Random Fluctuations in Weather
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 354-385 View citations (787)

2006

29. The Long-Term Impact of Military Service on Health: Evidence from World War II and Korean War Veterans
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (1), 176-194 View citations (106)

2005

30. Do unemployment insurance recipients actively seek work? Evidence from randomized trials in four U.S. States
    Journal of Econometrics, 2005, 125, (1-2), 53-75 View citations (126)
    See also Working Paper Do Unemployment Insurance Recipients Actively Seek Work? Evidence From Randomized Trials in Four U.S. States, IZA Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (6) (2000)
31. Sex Preferences, Marital Dissolution, and the Economic Status of Women
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (2) View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper Sex Preferences, Marital Dissolution and the Economic Status of Women, University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

Chapters

2011

1. Climate Policy and Labor Markets
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 37-49 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Climate Policy and Labor Markets, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
2. Comment on "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 316-317