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Working Papers

2006

1. Efficient bidding for hydro power plants in markets for energy and ancillary services
   Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

2002

2. Estimating the Hidden Costs of Environmental Regulation
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (24)

Journal Articles

2014

1. Equity in Residential Electricity Pricing
   The Energy Journal, 2014, 35, (2), 1-24 View citations (1)
   Also in The Energy Journal, 2014, Volume 35, (Number 2) (2014) View citations (16)

2013

2. Comparing resale prices and total cost of ownership for gasoline, hybrid and diesel passenger cars and trucks
   Transport Policy, 2013, 27, (C), 200-208 View citations (15)

2012

3. Preparing for smart grid technologies: A behavioral decision research approach to understanding consumer expectations about smart meters
   Energy Policy, 2012, 41, (C), 790-797 View citations (67)

2010

4. Optimizing transmission from distant wind farms
   Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (6), 2806-2815 View citations (11)

2008

5. Impacts of Responsive Load in PJM: Load Shifting and Real Time Pricing
   The Energy Journal, 2008, 29, (2), 101-122 View citations (3)
   Also in The Energy Journal, 2008, Volume 29, (Number 2), 101-122 (2008) View citations (34)
6. The Real Problem with Merchant Transmission
   The Electricity Journal, 2008, 21, (2), 9-19 View citations (3)

2007

7. A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship Between Congestion and Reliability in Electric Power Networks
   The Energy Journal, 2007, Volume 28, (Number 4), 73-100 View citations (14)
   Also in The Energy Journal, 2007, 28, (4), 73-100 (2007)
8. Demand Response and Electricity Market Efficiency
   The Electricity Journal, 2007, 20, (3), 69-85 View citations (55)
9. Deregulation/Restructuring Part I: Reregulation Will Not Fix the Problems
   The Electricity Journal, 2007, 20, (8), 9-22 View citations (2)
10. Deregulation/Restructuring Part II: Where Do We Go From Here?
    The Electricity Journal, 2007, 20, (9), 10-23 View citations (1)
11. The Aging Workforce: Electricity Industry Challenges and Solutions
    The Electricity Journal, 2007, 20, (2), 71-80 View citations (1)
12. The long-term life cycle private and external costs of high coal usage in the US
    Energy Policy, 2007, 35, (12), 6225-6234 View citations (4)

2006

13. Lessons from the Failure of U.S. Electricity Restructuring
    The Electricity Journal, 2006, 19, (2), 15-32 View citations (10)
14. Planning for natural disasters in a stochastic world
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2006, 33, (1), 117-130 View citations (7)
15. The authors respond
    The Electricity Journal, 2006, 19, (5), 4-6

2004

16. Rethinking Electricity Deregulation
    The Electricity Journal, 2004, 17, (8), 11-26 View citations (7)

2003

17. Cascading Failures: Survival versus Prevention
    The Electricity Journal, 2003, 16, (9), 25-31 View citations (5)

2002

18. Life Cycle Impact Assessment: A Challenge for Risk Analysts
    Risk Analysis, 2002, 22, (5), 853-860 View citations (4)
19. Market Power in Deregulated Wholesale Electricity Markets: Issues in Measurement and the Cost of Mitigation
    The Electricity Journal, 2002, 15, (9), 11-24 View citations (15)
20. Risk-based decision analysis in support of precautionary policies
    Journal of Risk Research, 2002, 5, (4), 391-417 View citations (4)
21. View Point: Risk Analysis and the Terrorism Problem in Two Parts
    Risk Analysis, 2002, 22, (3), 403-403 View citations (1)

1998

22. Perceiving and managing business risks: differences between entrepreneurs and bankers
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 33, (2), 207-225 View citations (109)
23. Potential Damages from Climate Changes in the U.S
    Energy & Environment, 1998, 9, (4), 349-363
24. Recycling Postconsumer Nylon Carpet
    Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1998, 2, (1), 117-126 View citations (1)
25. Risk Analysis and Management of Dam Safety
    Risk Analysis, 1998, 18, (4), 455-462 View citations (2)

1997

26. Clean Recycling of Lead‐Acid Batteries for Electric Vehicles: A Reply to Socolow and Thomas
    Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1997, 1, (2), 33-37
27. Is there a role for benefit-cost analysis in environmental, health, and safety regulation?
    Environment and Development Economics, 1997, 2, (2), 195-221 View citations (33)

1996

28. A free lunch at higher CAFE? A review of economic, environmental and social benefits
    Energy Policy, 1996, 24, (3), 253-264 View citations (5)
29. How Many Kilowatts are in a Negawatt? Verifying Ex Post Estimates of Utility Conservation Impacts at the Regional Level
    The Energy Journal, 1996, 17, (4), 59-87
    Also in The Energy Journal, 1996, Volume17, (Number 4), 59-87 (1996) View citations (18)

1995

30. Risk Assessment Reform is for Real
    Risk Analysis, 1995, 15, (2), 107-107 View citations (1)

1993

31. Should Persons with Diabetes Be Licensed to Drive Trucks?—Risk Management
    Risk Analysis, 1993, 13, (3), 327-334 View citations (1)
32. The Risks of Licensing Persons with Diabetes to Drive Trucks
    Risk Analysis, 1993, 13, (3), 319-326 View citations (1)

1991

33. Formulating Greenhouse Policies in a Sea of Uncertainty
    The Energy Journal, 1991, 12, (1), 9-22
    Also in The Energy Journal, 1991, Volume 12, (Number 1), 9-22 (1991) View citations (10)
34. Public Perception of the Risks of Floods: Implications for Communication
    Risk Analysis, 1991, 11, (2), 255-267 View citations (23)
35. What Risks Are People Concerned About
    Risk Analysis, 1991, 11, (2), 303-314 View citations (35)

1990

36. Ethical Considerations in Risk Communication Practice and Research
    Risk Analysis, 1990, 10, (3), 355-358 View citations (8)
37. In search of safety: Chemicals and cancer risk, by John D. Graham, Laura C. Green, and Marc J. Roberts. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1988, 260 pp. Price: $59.75 cloth
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1990, 9, (1), 110-113
38. Technology and politics, edited by Michael E. Kraft and Norman J. Vig. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1988,358 pp. Price: $59.75 cloth. $17.95 paper
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1990, 9, (1), 108-110
39. The risk professionals, by Thomas M. Dietz and Robert W. Rycroft. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1987, 153 pp. Price: $8.95 paper
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1990, 9, (1), 113-114
40. What Do We Know About Making Risk Comparisons?
    Risk Analysis, 1990, 10, (3), 375-387 View citations (24)

1989

41. Adjusting to Greenhouse Effects: The Demise of Traditional Cultures and the Cost to the USA
    Risk Analysis, 1989, 9, (3), 283-291 View citations (1)
42. Lead as a public health problem: Is it overestimated?
    Journal of Health Economics, 1989, 8, (2), 247-250

1988

43. The Role of Insurance in Managing Natural Hazard Risks: Private Versus Social Decisions
    Risk Analysis, 1988, 8, (3), 421-433 View citations (2)

1987

44. Initial effects of the New York State auto safety belt law
    American Journal of Public Health, 1987, 77, (2), 183-186 View citations (3)
45. The greenhouse effect: What government actions are needed?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 7, (3), 460-470 View citations (2)

1986

46. The Cost of Abating Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Ozone Air Pollutants
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1986, 68, (2), 473-478 View citations (1)
47. Who Needs Causation Probabilities?
    Risk Analysis, 1986, 6, (3), 359-361

1985

48. Managing Risk: A Joint U.S.‐German Perspective
    Risk Analysis, 1985, 5, (1), 17-23

1984

49. Controlling Contradictions among Regulations
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (3), 471-75 View citations (12)
50. Regulating Risks
    Risk Analysis, 1984, 4, (2), 79-80

1983

51. Specifying Risk Goals: Inherent Problems with Democratic Institutions
    Risk Analysis, 1983, 3, (3), 217-227 View citations (1)
52. Viscusi's Risk by Choice: Regulating Health and Safety in the Workplace
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1983, 14, (2), 607-610

1982

53. Mitigating Strategies for Carbon Dioxide Problems
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (2), 257-61 View citations (1)
54. The Cost of Automobile Safety and Emissions Regulation to the Consumer: Some Preliminary Results
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (2), 324-27 View citations (3)
55. The health effects of air pollution: A reanalysis
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1982, 12, (3), 346-376 View citations (9)

1981

56. Estimating the Risk of Carcinogens
    Risk Analysis, 1981, 1, (1), 59-60 View citations (1)

1980

57. Helium: Investments in the Future
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1980, 11, (2), 617-630 View citations (8)

1979

58. Characteristics of individuals who identify a regular source of medical care
    American Journal of Public Health, 1979, 69, (3), 261-267

1978

59. Energy and Economic Growth: Discussion
    American Economic Review, 1978, 68, (2), 128-30

1977

60. Dynamic aspects of air quality control costs
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1977, 4, (4), 313-334
61. Highway congestion and congestion tolls
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1977, 4, (3), 340-359 View citations (14)
62. Tolls: Efficiency and Equity Issues for Inland Waterways
    Management Science, 1977, 23, (8), 811-819

1972

63. Air pollution, climate, and home heating: their effects on U.S. mortality rates
    American Journal of Public Health, 1972, 62, (7), 909-916 View citations (5)
64. The efficacy of a comprehensive health care project: an empirical analysis
    American Journal of Public Health, 1972, 62, (7), 924-930 View citations (2)

1971

65. An analysis of the demand for emergency ambulance service in an urban area
    American Journal of Public Health, 1971, 61, (6), 1156-1169 View citations (3)

1970

66. CONGESTION AND URBAN LOCATION
    Papers in Regional Science, 1970, 25, (1), 133-150 View citations (4)
67. Hospital Cost Functions
    American Economic Review, 1970, 60, (3), 379-95 View citations (16)

1968

68. Collusion in Oligopoly: An Experiment on the Effect of Numbers and Information
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1968, 82, (2), 240-259 View citations (47)
69. Congestion, Tolls, and the Economic Capacity of a Waterway
    Journal of Political Economy, 1968, 76, (3), 375 View citations (9)

1966

70. Risk orientation as a predictor in the Prisoner's Dilemma
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1966, 10, (4), 506-515 View citations (2)

1964

71. Technological Change in U.S. Agriculture: The Aggregation Problem
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1964, 46, (1), 200-217 View citations (2)

1963

72. Correction
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1963, 45, (2), 452

1962

73. An Empirical Approach to the Prisoners' Dilemma Game
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1962, 76, (3), 424-436 View citations (10)
74. Empirical Estimates of Technological Change in United States Agriculture, 1850–1958
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1962, 44, (4), 941-952 View citations (1)

Undated

75. Residential and Regional Electricity Consumption in the U.S. and EU: How Much Will Higher Prices Reduce CO2 Emissions?
    The Electricity Journal, 24, (1), 21-29 View citations (13)

Books

1996

1. Benefit-Cost Analysis in Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation: A Statement of Principles
   Books, American Enterprise Institute View citations (59)

Chapters

2022

1. Green DesignGreen design and QualityQuality Initiatives
   Springer

2007

2. Risk and Economic Costs of a Terrorist Attack on the Electric System
   Chapter 14 in The Economic Costs and Consequences of Terrorism, 2007 View citations (2)
3. Worst-case Electricity Scenarios: The Benefits and Costs of Prevention
   Chapter 13 in The Economic Costs and Consequences of Terrorism, 2007

2005

4. Increasing the Security and Reliability of the US Electricity System
   Chapter 4 in The Economic Impacts of Terrorist Attacks, 2005 View citations (1)

1989

5. The economics of health, safety, and environmental regulation
   Chapter 26 in Handbook of Industrial Organization, 1989, vol. 2, pp 1507-1550 View citations (15)

1975

6. Acute Relationships Among Daily Mortality, Air Pollution, and Climate
   A chapter in Economic Analysis of Environmental Problems, 1975, pp 325-350 View citations (1)

1974

7. Migration and Urban Change
   Palgrave Macmillan
8. Modeling the Delivery of Medical Services
   Palgrave Macmillan

1971

9. Health and air Pollution
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (6)