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Working Papers

2022

1. The U.S. Manufacturing Sector’s Response to Higher Electricity Prices: Evidence from State-Level Renewable Portfolio Standards
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (1)

2020

2. Environmental Regulations and Technological Change: Pulp and Paper Mills and EPA’s Cluster Rule
   NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2019

3. Early Childhood Lead Exposure and the Persistence of Educational Consequences into Adolescence
   NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (2)

2015

4. How Did Air Quality Standards Affect Employment at U.S. Power Plants? The Importance of Stringency, Geography, and Timing
   NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (12)
5. Multimedia Pollution Regulation and Environmental Performance: EPA’s Cluster Rule
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (5)

2014

6. The Effect of Environmental Regulation on Employment: An Examination of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and its Impact on the Electric Power Sector
   NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (1)

2013

7. Do EPA Regulations Affect Labor Demand? Evidence From the Pulp and Paper Industry
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (6)
   Also in NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2013) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Do EPA regulations affect labor demand? Evidence from the pulp and paper industry, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2014) View citations (53) (2014)
8. Do Environmental Regulations Disproportionately Affect Small Businesses? Evidence from the Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures Survey
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (47)
   Also in NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2013) View citations (48)
   See also Journal Article Do environmental regulations disproportionately affect small businesses? Evidence from the Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures survey, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2013) View citations (37) (2013)

2010

9. Environmental Justice: Do Poor and Minority Populations Face More Hazards?
   NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (1)
10. Location Decisions of U.S. Polluting Plants: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Consequences
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Location Decisions of U.S. Polluting Plants: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Consequences, International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers (2010) View citations (11) (2010)

2009

11. Spatial Patterns in Regulatory Enforcement: Local Tests of Environmental Justice
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (4)

2008

12. Redesign of the 2005 Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditure Survey
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (2)
13. The Green Industry: An Examination of Environmental Products Manufacturing
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (15)
    Also in NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2008) View citations (14)

2007

14. Issues and Challenges in Measuring Environmental Expenditures by U.S. Manufacturing: The Redevelopment of the PACE Survey
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2007) View citations (3)

2005

15. Assessing Multi-Dimensional Performance: Environmental and Economic Outcomes
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Assessing multi-dimensional performance: environmental and economic outcomes, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer (2006) View citations (38) (2006)
16. Benefits and Costs from Sulfur Dioxide Trading: A Distributional Analysis
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (6)

2004

17. A Change of PACE: Comparing the 1994 and 1999 Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures Surveys
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2004) View citations (11)
18. When and Why Do Plants Comply? Paper Mills in the 1980s
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (2)

2003

19. Pollution Abatement Expenditures and Plant-Level Productivity: A Production Function Approach
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
    Also in NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2003) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Pollution abatement expenditures and plant-level productivity: A production function approach, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (113) (2005)
20. What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (38)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2003) View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2003) View citations (38) (2003)

2002

21. Optimal Pollution Abatement - Whose Benefits Matter, and How Much?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2002) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article 'Optimal' pollution abatement--whose benefits matter, and how much?, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2004) View citations (97) (2004)
22. When Do Firms Shift Production Across State to Avoid Environmental Regulation?
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2001)
    See also Journal Article When Do Firms Shift Production across States to Avoid Environmental Regulation?, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2024) (2024)

2001

23. Plant Vintage, Technology, and Environmental Regulation
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2001) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Plant vintage, technology, and environmental regulation, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2003) View citations (260) (2003)

1997

24. Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1998) View citations (161) (1998)

1995

25. Pollution Abatement Costs, Regulation, and Plant-Level Productivity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1994) View citations (9)

1993

26. Environmental Regulation And Manufacturing Productivity At The Plant Level
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (68)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (65)

Journal Articles

2024

1. How Effective Are Secondary Interventions at Improving Health Outcomes in Children Exposed to Lead in Early Childhood?
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2024, 18, (2), 261 - 278
2. We’re Not out of the Woods Yet: A Symposium on Lead and Children’s Health
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2024, 18, (2), 257 - 260
3. When Do Firms Shift Production across States to Avoid Environmental Regulation?
   Land Economics, 2024, 100, (3), 443-457
   See also Working Paper When Do Firms Shift Production Across State to Avoid Environmental Regulation?, NCEE Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (9) (2002)

2023

4. Environmental Regulation and Labor Demand: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?
   Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2023, 15, (1), 177-197
5. Estimating the cost of environmental regulations and technological change with limited information
   Ecological Economics, 2023, 204, (PA) View citations (3)

2022

6. Cardiovascular Mortality and Leaded Aviation Fuel: Evidence from Piston-Engine Air Traffic in North Carolina
   IJERPH, 2022, 19, (10), 1-26
7. Environmental Regulation, Compliance Strategies, and Productivity: Evidence from China
   Land Economics, 2022, 98, (1), 41-61 View citations (4)

2019

8. How Did Air Quality Standards Affect Employment at US Power Plants? The Importance of Timing, Geography, and Stringency
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2019, 6, (1), 111 - 149 View citations (21)

2018

9. Pollution abatement and employment
   Empirical Economics, 2018, 54, (1), 259-285 View citations (8)

2017

10. Does environmental regulation affect labor demand in China? Evidence from the textile printing and dyeing industry
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2017, 86, (C), 277-294 View citations (82)

2014

11. Do EPA regulations affect labor demand? Evidence from the pulp and paper industry
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, 68, (1), 188-202 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Do EPA Regulations Affect Labor Demand? Evidence From the Pulp and Paper Industry, Working Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)
12. Ex ante and ex post cost estimates of the Cluster Rule and MACT II Rule
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2014, 5, (2), 195-224 View citations (6)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2014, 5, (2), 195-224 (2014) View citations (6)
13. Retrospective cost analyses of EPA regulations: a case study approach
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2014, 5, (2), 173-193 View citations (5)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2014, 5, (2), 173-193 (2014) View citations (5)
14. The Effect of Environmental Regulation on Power Sector Employment: Phase I of the Title IV SO2 Trading Program
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2014, 1, (4), 521 - 553 View citations (27)

2013

15. Do environmental regulations disproportionately affect small businesses? Evidence from the Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures survey
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2013, 66, (3), 523-538 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Do Environmental Regulations Disproportionately Affect Small Businesses? Evidence from the Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures Survey, Working Papers (2013) View citations (47) (2013)

2010

16. Location Decisions of U.S. Polluting Plants: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Consequences
    International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2010, 4, (1), 1-49 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Location Decisions of U.S. Polluting Plants: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Consequences, NCEE Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (17) (2010)

2009

17. Environmental Products Manufacturing: A Look inside the Green Industry
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2009, 9, (1), 25 View citations (44)

2007

18. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF POLLUTING PLANTS: A SPATIAL ANALYSIS*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2007, 47, (1), 63-84 View citations (35)

2006

19. Assessing multi-dimensional performance: environmental and economic outcomes
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2006, 26, (3), 213-234 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Assessing Multi-Dimensional Performance: Environmental and Economic Outcomes, NCEE Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2005

20. Did Proposition 2 1/2 affect local public education in Massachusetts? Evidence from panel data
    Global Business and Economics Review, 2005, 7, (4), 363-380 View citations (2)
21. Pollution abatement expenditures and plant-level productivity: A production function approach
    Ecological Economics, 2005, 54, (2-3), 196-208 View citations (113)
    See also Working Paper Pollution Abatement Expenditures and Plant-Level Productivity: A Production Function Approach, Working Papers (2003) View citations (3) (2003)

2004

22. 'Optimal' pollution abatement--whose benefits matter, and how much?
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2004, 47, (3), 510-534 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Pollution Abatement - Whose Benefits Matter, and How Much?, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

2003

23. Did the Property Tax Revolt Affect Local Public Education? Evidence From Panel Data
    Public Finance Review, 2003, 31, (1), 91-121 View citations (17)
24. Plant vintage, technology, and environmental regulation
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2003, 46, (3), 384-402 View citations (260)
    See also Working Paper Plant Vintage, Technology, and Environmental Regulation, NCEE Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (5) (2001)
25. What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003, 3, (1), 1-20 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency, NCEE Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (38) (2003)

2001

26. Do Children Create an Externality in the Provision of Public Education?
    Public Finance Review, 2001, 29, (3), 233-253 View citations (1)

2000

27. Did the property tax revolt affect local government wages and employment? Evidence from the States
    Global Business and Economics Review, 2000, 2, (1), 104-120 View citations (4)

1999

28. Fiscal Federalism, Collusion, and Government Size: Evidence from the States
    Public Finance Review, 1999, 27, (3), 262-281 View citations (43)
29. The Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on the Revenue Structure of Local Government, 1962-87
    National Tax Journal, 1999, 52, (2), 221-38 View citations (22)

1998

30. Do Tax and Expenditure Limitations Affect Local Government Budgets? Evidence From Panel Data
    Public Finance Review, 1998, 26, (2), 118-136 View citations (24)
31. Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1998, 46, (2), 235-256 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice, Working Papers (1997) View citations (3) (1997)

1996

32. DO TAX AND EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AFFECT THE SIZE AND GROWTH OF STATE GOVERNMENT?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1996, 14, (1), 22-35 View citations (41)

1993

33. A comparison of alternative term premium estimates
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1993, 33, (2), 179-195 View citations (3)