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Working Papers

2025

1. Valuing Solar Subsidies
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2025)

2024

2. Air Pollution and Solar Energy: Evidence from Wildfires
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article Air Pollution and Solar Energy: Evidence from Wildfires, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2025) (2025)
3. Climate Change through the Lens of Macroeconomic Modeling
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (4)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) View citations (3)
4. Peer-to-peer solar and social rewards: Evidence from a field experiment
   Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (2)
   Also in Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2022)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2022)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2022)
   See also Journal Article Peer-to-peer solar and social rewards: Evidence from a field experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) View citations (3) (2024)
5. Promotional campaign duration and word of mouth in solar panel adoption
   Post-Print, HAL
   See also Journal Article Promotional Campaign Duration and Word of Mouth in Solar Panel Adoption, Marketing Science, INFORMS (2024) (2024)

2023

6. Promoting public transport with modern pricing schemes
   RWI Positionen, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
7. Public transport pricing: An evaluation of the 9-Euro Ticket and an alternative policy proposal
   Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen
8. Valuing Technology Complementarities: Rooftop Solar and Energy Storage
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (1)

2021

9. Carbon Policy and the Emissions Implications of Electric Vehicles
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Carbon Policy and the Emissions Implications of Electric Vehicles, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2025) (2025)
10. Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Chapter Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
    Journal Article Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
11. Induced innovation in energy technologies and systems: A review of evidence and potential implications for CO2 mitigation
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (34)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (25)
    Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (38)
12. Racial Disparities in the Health Effects from Air Pollution: Evidence from Ports
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2021) View citations (6)
13. The Climate Decade: Changing Attitudes on Three Continents
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (10)

2020

14. Social Learning and Solar Photovoltaic Adoption
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Social Learning and Solar Photovoltaic Adoption, Management Science, INFORMS (2021) View citations (10) (2021)

2019

15. Consumer Myopia in Vehicle Purchases: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (10)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (11)
    CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich (2019) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Consumer Myopia in Vehicle Purchases: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (19) (2021)
16. Equilibrium Trade in Automobile Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (3)
17. Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Information and Pricing on Residential Electricity Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
18. The unintended consequences of the EU ETS cancellation policy
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)

2018

19. Peer Effects in Water Conservation: Evidence from Consumer Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2017

20. A Tale of Two Tails: Commuting and the Fuel Price Response in Driving
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A tale of two tails: Commuting and the fuel price response in driving, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (27) (2019)
21. Attribute Substitution in Household Vehicle Portfolios
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Attribute substitution in household vehicle portfolios, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
22. The Effect of Fuel Economy Standards on Vehicle Weight Dispersion and Accident Fatalities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2016

23. Modeling Uncertainty in Climate Change: A Multi-Model Comparison
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
    Also in MITP: Mitigation, Innovation and Transformation Pathways, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2016) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2016) View citations (2)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (40)
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2015) View citations (20)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (29)
24. Opportunities for advances in climate change economics
    ISU General Staff Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics
25. Uncertainty in Forecasts of Long-Run Productivity Growth
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

2015

26. The Rebound Effect and Energy Efficiency Policy
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (35)
    Also in Energy: Resources and Markets, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
    See also Journal Article The Rebound Effect and Energy Efficiency Policy, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2016) View citations (242) (2016)

2013

27. Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: Insights for Policy from Economic Theory and Empirical Analysis
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (31)
28. Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: Policy Insights from Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: Policy Insights from Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2014) View citations (320) (2014)

2009

29. Energy Efficiency Economics and Policy
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (405)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (413)
    See also Journal Article Energy Efficiency Economics and Policy, Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews (2009) View citations (414) (2009)

2007

30. Modeling Endogenous Technological Change for Climate Policy Analysis
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Modeling endogenous technological change for climate policy analysis, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (158) (2008)

2004

31. Economies of Scale and Technical Efficiency in Community Water Systems
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (13)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2004) View citations (11)
32. Retrospective Examination of Demand-Side Energy Efficiency Policies
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (30)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2004) View citations (33)

2003

33. Measuring Marginal Congestion Costs of Urban Transportation: Do Networks Matter?
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (6)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2003) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Measuring marginal congestion costs of urban transportation: Do networks matter?, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier (2007) View citations (16) (2007)
34. Welfare and Distributional Effects of Road Pricing Schemes for Metropolitan Washington, DC
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (5)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2003) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article 8. WELFARE AND DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF ROAD PRICING SCHEMES FOR METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC, Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (16) (2004)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Air Pollution and Solar Energy: Evidence from Wildfires
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2025, 12, (2), 493 - 526
   See also Working Paper Air Pollution and Solar Energy: Evidence from Wildfires, CESifo Working Paper Series (2024) (2024)
2. Carbon Policy and the Emissions Implications of Electric Vehicles
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2025, 12, (2), 313 - 352
   See also Working Paper Carbon Policy and the Emissions Implications of Electric Vehicles, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (5) (2021)

2024

3. Delivering affordable clean energy to consumers
   Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2024, 52, (5), 1452-1474 View citations (3)
4. How is rooftop solar capitalized in home prices?
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2024, 107, (C)
5. Peer-to-peer solar and social rewards: Evidence from a field experiment
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 219, (C), 340-370 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Peer-to-peer solar and social rewards: Evidence from a field experiment, Natural Field Experiments (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
6. Promotional Campaign Duration and Word of Mouth in Solar Panel Adoption
   Marketing Science, 2024, 43, (5), 1132-1148
   See also Working Paper Promotional campaign duration and word of mouth in solar panel adoption, Post-Print (2024) (2024)

2023

7. Field Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Pricing on Residential Electricity Conservation
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (12), 7784-7798
8. Germany: luring drivers onto public transport
   Nature, 2023, 618, (7967), 907-907
9. Has Consumer Acceptance of Electric Vehicles Been Increasing? Evidence from Microdata on Every New Vehicle Sale in the United States
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 329-35 View citations (5)
10. Making Prosocial Social: The Effectiveness of Social Proof for Energy Conservation Using Social Media
    Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 2023, 8, (3), 290 - 300
11. Quantifying the benefits of the introduction of the hybrid electric vehicle
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2023, 87, (C) View citations (2)

2022

12. Conformity and Conservation: Evidence from Home Landscaping and Water Conservation
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2022, 104, (1), 228-248 View citations (1)
13. Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles
    Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2022, 3, (1), 111 - 154 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
    Chapter Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles, NBER Chapters, 2021, 111-154 (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
14. Equilibrium Trade in Automobiles
    Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (10), 2534 - 2593 View citations (7)
15. Visibility and Peer Influence in Durable Good Adoption
    Marketing Science, 2022, 41, (3), 453-476 View citations (14)

2021

16. Consumer Myopia in Vehicle Purchases: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021, 13, (3), 207-38 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Consumer Myopia in Vehicle Purchases: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (11) (2019)
17. Eight priorities for calculating the social cost of carbon
    Nature, 2021, 590, (7847), 548-550 View citations (18)
18. Pricing indirect emissions accelerates low—carbon transition of US light vehicle sector
    Nature Communications, 2021, 12, (1), 1-8 View citations (11)
19. Social Learning and Solar Photovoltaic Adoption
    Management Science, 2021, 67, (11), 7091-7112 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Social Learning and Solar Photovoltaic Adoption, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2020

20. Attribute substitution in household vehicle portfolios
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2020, 51, (4), 1162-1196 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Attribute Substitution in Household Vehicle Portfolios, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
21. Peer Effects in Residential Water Conservation: Evidence from Migration
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020, 12, (3), 107-33 View citations (18)
22. Peer influence on household energy behaviours
    Nature Energy, 2020, 5, (3), 202-212 View citations (64)
23. Running a car costs much more than people think — stalling the uptake of green travel
    Nature, 2020, 580, (7804), 453-455 View citations (12)
24. The Rebound Effect and the Proposed Rollback of U.S. Fuel Economy Standards
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2020, 14, (1), 136 - 142 View citations (10)

2019

25. A tale of two tails: Commuting and the fuel price response in driving
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2019, 109, (C), 27-40 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper A Tale of Two Tails: Commuting and the Fuel Price Response in Driving, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)
26. Hurdles and steps: Estimating demand for solar photovoltaics
    Quantitative Economics, 2019, 10, (1), 275-310 View citations (39)
27. Is Abundant Natural Gas a Bridge to a Low-carbon Future or a Dead-end?
    The Energy Journal, 2019, Volume 40, (Number 2) View citations (21)
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2019, 40, (2), 1-26 (2019) View citations (1)

2018

28. Advances in Evaluating Energy Efficiency Policies and Programs
    Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2018, 10, (1), 511-532 View citations (37)
29. Credibility-enhancing displays promote the provision of non-normative public goods
    Nature, 2018, 563, (7730), 245-248 View citations (22)
30. Modeling Uncertainty in Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: A Multimodel Comparison
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2018, 5, (4), 791 - 826 View citations (35)
31. Nudging energy efficiency audits: Evidence from a field experiment
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 90, (C), 303-316 View citations (22)
32. The Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018, 32, (4), 53-72 View citations (148)

2017

33. Characteristics of low-priced solar PV systems in the U.S
    Applied Energy, 2017, 187, (C), 501-513 View citations (17)
34. Lessons from first campus carbon-pricing scheme
    Nature, 2017, 551, (7678), 27-29 View citations (9)
35. What factors affect the prices of low-priced U.S. solar PV systems?
    Renewable Energy, 2017, 114, (PB), 1333-1339 View citations (8)

2016

36. Deconstructing Solar Photovoltaic Pricing
    The Energy Journal, 2016, Volume 37, (Number 3) View citations (22)
37. Deconstructing Solar Photovoltaic Pricing: The Role of Market Structure, Technology, and Policy
    The Energy Journal, 2016, 37, (3), 231-250
38. The Rebound Effect and Energy Efficiency Policy
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2016, 10, (1), 68-88 View citations (242)
    See also Working Paper The Rebound Effect and Energy Efficiency Policy, Working Papers (2015) View citations (35) (2015)

2015

39. Heterogeneity in the response to gasoline prices: Evidence from Pennsylvania and implications for the rebound effect
    Energy Economics, 2015, 52, (S1), S41-S52 View citations (46)
40. Spatial patterns of solar photovoltaic system adoption: The influence of neighbors and the built environment
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2015, 15, (4), 815-839 View citations (144)
41. The Microeconomic Theory of the Rebound Effect and Its Welfare Implications
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2015, 2, (1), 133 - 159 View citations (97)

2014

42. Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: Policy Insights from Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2014, 8, (1), 18-38 View citations (320)
    See also Working Paper Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: Policy Insights from Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence, RFF Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (28) (2013)
43. Identifying the elasticity of driving: Evidence from a gasoline price shock in California
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 47, (C), 13-24 View citations (69)

2013

44. The rebound effect is overplayed
    Nature, 2013, 493, (7433), 475-476 View citations (118)

2012

45. BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
    Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2012, 03, (04), 1-21 View citations (16)
46. Peer Effects in the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Panels
    Marketing Science, 2012, 31, (6), 900-912 View citations (349)
47. Split Incentives in Residential Energy Consumption
    The Energy Journal, 2012, 33, (2), 37-62 View citations (3)
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2012, Volume 33, (Number 2) (2012) View citations (144)

2009

48. Economic efficiency of solar hot water policy in New Zealand
    Energy Policy, 2009, 37, (9), 3336-3347 View citations (11)
49. Energy Efficiency Economics and Policy
    Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 597-620 View citations (414)
    See also Working Paper Energy Efficiency Economics and Policy, RFF Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (405) (2009)

2008

50. Impact of bioenergy crops in a carbon dioxide constrained world: an application of the MiniCAM energy-agriculture and land use model
    Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2008, 13, (7), 675-701 View citations (13)
51. Learning-by-Doing and the Optimal Solar Policy in California
    The Energy Journal, 2008, 29, (3), 131-152 View citations (5)
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2008, Volume 29, (Number 3), 131-152 (2008) View citations (100)
52. Modeling endogenous technological change for climate policy analysis
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (6), 2734-2753 View citations (158)
    See also Working Paper Modeling Endogenous Technological Change for Climate Policy Analysis, RFF Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (10) (2007)

2007

53. Measuring marginal congestion costs of urban transportation: Do networks matter?
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2007, 41, (8), 734-749 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Measuring Marginal Congestion Costs of Urban Transportation: Do Networks Matter?, Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (6) (2003)

2004

54. 8. WELFARE AND DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF ROAD PRICING SCHEMES FOR METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2004, 9, (1), 179-206 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Welfare and Distributional Effects of Road Pricing Schemes for Metropolitan Washington, DC, Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

Chapters

2021

1. Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 3, 2021, pp 111-154 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
   Working Paper Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (2) (2021)