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Working Papers

2022

1. When Can Benefit Cost Analyses Ignore Secondary Markets?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

2. Globalization and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Evidence from the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2020

3. Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Chapter (2020)
4. Who Values Future Energy Savings? Evidence from American Drivers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2019

5. The Electric Gini: Income Redistribution through Energy Prices
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2018

6. Energy Efficiency Standards Are More Regressive Than Energy Taxes: Theory and Evidence
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2017)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2019)
   Chapter (2016)
7. Happiness, Behavioral Economics, and Public Policy
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (10)

2017

8. Energy Intensity: Prices, Policy, or Composition in US States
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
   Also in Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano (2017)
9. Environmental Engel Curves
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (7)
10. Environmental Protectionism: The Case of CAFE
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2017)
11. Misreporting Trade: Tariff Evasion, Corruption, and Auditing Standards
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Review of International Economics (2019)

2014

12. A Direct Estimate of the Technique Effect: Changes in the Pollution Intensity of US Manufacturing 1990 - 2008
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2015)
13. How Much Energy Do Building Energy Codes Really Save? Evidence from California
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2013

14. California Energy Efficiency: Lessons for the Rest of the World, or Not?
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2014)
15. Happiness as a Public Policy Tool
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
16. Measuring Environmental Regulatory Stringency
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (47)
    Also in OECD Trade and Environment Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2013) View citations (63)
17. Waste of Effort? International Environmental Agreements
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2014)

2010

18. Belts and Suspenders: Interactions Among Climate Policy Regulations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Chapter (2011)

2009

19. Pollution and International Trade in Services
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics (2010)
20. Valuing Public Goods Using Happiness Data: The Case of Air Quality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2012)

2008

21. Technology, International Trade, and Pollution from U.S. Manufacturing
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources For the Future (2007) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (8)
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)

2005

22. Employee Cost-Sharing and the Welfare Effects of Flexible Spending Accounts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2006)
23. Labor Supply Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Evidence from Wisconsin Supplemental Benefit for Families with Three Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in National Tax Journal (2006)

2004

24. Medicaid Stigma
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
25. PACE Survey: Background, Applications, and Data Quality Issues
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (1)
26. Trade Liberalization and Pollution Havens
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2004)
27. Unmasking the Pollution Haven Effect
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2008)
28. Unmasking the Pollution Haven Hypothesis
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (8)

2003

29. Footloose and Pollution-Free
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2005)
30. State Rainy Day Funds and the State Budget Crisis 2002-?
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2002

31. Environmental Regulatory Competition: A Status Report and Some New Evident
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in National Tax Journal (2003)
32. Labor Supply and Participation Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Evidence form the National Survey of America's Families and Wisconsin's Supplemental Benefit for Families with Three Children
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
33. Willingness to Pay for Environmental Quality: Testable Empirical Implications of the Growth and Environment Literature
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2004)

2001

34. Energy Use By Apartment Tenants When Landlords Pay For Utilities
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Resource and Energy Economics (2004)
35. The Ups and Downs of the Environmental Kuznets Curve
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (13)

2000

36. Environmental Regulations and FDI Inflows to U.S. States
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (13)
37. Reexamining the Empirical Evidence for an Environmental Kuznets Curve
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (68)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2002)

1999

38. An Industry-Adjusted Index of State Environmental Compliance Costs
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (14)
    See also Chapter (2001)
39. Environmental Compliance Costs and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to U.S. States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

1998

40. The Simple Analytics of the Environmental Kuznets Curve
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2001)

1997

41. NIMBY Taxes Matter: State Taxes and Interstate Hazardous Waste Shipments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Energy Efficiency Standards Are More Regressive Than Energy Taxes: Theory and Evidence
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2019, 6, (S1), S7 - S36 View citations (32)
   See also Chapter (2016)
   Working Paper (2018)
2. Environmental Engel Curves: Indirect Emissions of Common Air Pollutants
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (1), 121-133 View citations (16)
3. Misreporting trade: Tariff evasion, corruption, and auditing standards
   Review of International Economics, 2019, 27, (1), 106-129 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2017

4. Environmental protectionism: The case of CAFE
   Economics Letters, 2017, 160, (C), 20-23 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2016

5. How Much Energy Do Building Energy Codes Save? Evidence from California Houses
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (10), 2867-94 View citations (45)
6. Measuring the Stringency of Environmental Regulations
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2016, 10, (1), 47-67 View citations (67)

2015

7. A Direct Estimate of the Technique Effect: Changes in the Pollution Intensity of US Manufacturing, 1990-2008
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2015, 2, (1), 43 - 56 View citations (40)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2014

8. California energy efficiency: Lessons for the rest of the world, or not?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 107, (PA), 269-289 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
9. Waste of Effort? International Environmental Agreements
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2014, 1, (1), 135 - 169 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

10. Valuing public goods using happiness data: The case of air quality
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (9-10), 869-880 View citations (232)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

11. Comment on "Climate Policy's Uncertain Outcomes for Households: The Role of Complex Allocation Schemes in Cap-and-Trade"
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (2), 1-4
12. Happiness: A Revolution in Economics, by Bruno S. Frey
    Journal of Regional Science, 2010, 50, (5), 1015-1017
13. Offshoring Pollution: Is the United States Increasingly Importing Polluting Goods&quest
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2010, 4, (1), 63-83 View citations (45)
14. Pollution and international trade in services
    International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2010, 10, (2), 93-105 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

15. Technology, International Trade, and Pollution from US Manufacturing
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (5), 2177-92 View citations (199)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

16. UNMASKING THE POLLUTION HAVEN EFFECT
    International Economic Review, 2008, 49, (1), 223-254 View citations (387)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2007

17. Budget Rules and State Business Cycles
    Public Finance Review, 2007, 35, (4), 545-549 View citations (8)

2006

18. Employee cost-sharing and the welfare effects of flexible spending accounts
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (12), 2285-2301 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
19. Labor Supply Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Evidence From Wisconsin's Supplemental Benefit for Families With Three Children
    National Tax Journal, 2006, 59, (4), 781-800 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

20. Footloose and Pollution-Free
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (1), 92-99 View citations (211)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

21. Energy use by apartment tenants when landlords pay for utilities
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2004, 26, (1), 51-75 View citations (112)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
22. Trade Liberalization and Pollution Havens
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 3, (2), 1-24 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
23. Willingness to Pay for Environmental Quality: Testable Empirical Implications of the Growth and Environment Literature
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 3, (1), 1-31 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

24. Environmental Regulatory Competition: A Status Report and Some New Evidence
    National Tax Journal, 2003, 56, (1), 91-106 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

25. Pollution Abatement Costs and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to U.S. States
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (4), 691-703 View citations (212)
26. Reexamining The Empirical Evidence For An Environmental Kuznets Curve
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (3), 541-551 View citations (320)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

27. The simple analytics of the environmental Kuznets curve
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 80, (2), 269-286 View citations (412)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

2000

28. The Missing Pollution Haven Effect
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2000, 15, (4), 343-364 View citations (8)

1999

29. Grandfather regulations, new source bias, and state air toxics regulations
    Ecological Economics, 1999, 28, (2), 299-311 View citations (15)
30. NIMBY taxes matter: the case of state hazardous waste disposal taxes
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 74, (1), 31-51 View citations (42)
31. Rainy Day Funds and State Government Savings
    National Tax Journal, 1999, 52, (3), 459-72 View citations (20)
32. State Taxes and Interstate Hazardous Waste Shipments
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (3), 666-677 View citations (39)

1998

33. Balanced Budgets and Business Cycles: Evidence From the States
    National Tax Journal, 1998, 51, (4), 715-32 View citations (49)
34. Factoring the Environmental Kuznets Curve: Evidence from Automotive Lead Emissions
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1998, 35, (2), 126-141 View citations (136)
35. Medicaid managed care and infant health
    Journal of Health Economics, 1998, 17, (3), 351-368 View citations (18)

1997

36. A Note on Environmental Federalism: Interpreting Some Contradictory Results
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1997, 33, (3), 359-366 View citations (42)
37. Why oppose TDRs?: Transferable development rights can increase overall development
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1997, 27, (3), 283-296 View citations (17)

1996

38. Environmental regulations and manufacturers' location choices: Evidence from the Census of Manufactures
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 62, (1-2), 5-29 View citations (222)

1988

39. Reexamining teacher preferences and compensating wages
    Economics of Education Review, 1988, 7, (3), 357-364 View citations (11)

Chapters

2020

1. Cobenefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 2, 2020, pp 117-156 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2016

2. Energy Efficiency Standards Are More Regressive Than Energy Taxes: Theory and Evidence
   A chapter in Energy Policy Tradeoffs between Economic Efficiency and Distributional Equity, 2016 View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2019)
   Working Paper (2018)

2011

3. Belts and Suspenders: Interactions among Climate Policy Regulations
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 127-140 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
4. Comment on "Interactions between State and Federal Climate Change Policies"
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 122-125

2010

5. Comment on "Trade Growth, Production Fragmentation, and China's Environment"
   A chapter in China's Growing Role in World Trade, 2010, pp 469-472

2001

6. An Industry-Adjusted Index of State Environmental Compliance Costs
   A chapter in Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy, 2001, pp 131-158 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper (1999)