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Working Papers

2021

1. Wildfire, Smoke, and Outdoor Recreation in the Western United States
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
   See also Journal Article Wildfire, smoke, and outdoor recreation in the western United States, Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2020

2. Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
3. Efficiency and Equity of an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Tax to Fund Public Lands
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
   See also Journal Article Efficiency and Equity of an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Tax to Fund Public Lands, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2022) (2022)
4. Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus's Impacts on Climate Change Policy
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
5. The Macroeconomic Impact of Europe's Carbon Taxes
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (6)
6. The Role of Flexibility and Planning in Repayment Discipline: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Pay-as-You-Go Off-Grid Electricity
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future

2015

7. Can Benchmarking and Disclosure Laws Provide Incentives for Energy Efficiency Improvements in Buildings?
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (4)
8. Does Information Provision Shrink the Energy Efficiency Gap? A Cross-City Comparison of Commercial Building Benchmarking and Disclosure Laws
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (2)
9. Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure: Summary of a Workshop on City Experiences, Market Impacts, and Program Evaluation
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (1)

2013

10. Flooding and Resilience: Valuing Conservation Investments in a World with Climate Change
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (2)
11. Floodplain Conservation as a Flood Mitigation Strategy: Examining Costs and Benefits
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (1)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Floodplain conservation as a flood mitigation strategy: Examining costs and benefits, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (26) (2014)
12. Is Energy Efficiency Capitalized into Home Prices? Evidence from Three US Cities
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Is energy efficiency capitalized into home prices? Evidence from three U.S. cities, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2017) View citations (43) (2017)
13. Is What You See What You Get? The Value of Natural Landscape Views
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Is What You See What You Get? The Value of Natural Landscape Views, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2015) View citations (14) (2015)

2012

14. Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Land Use: Comparing Three Federal Policies
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
15. Markets for Development Rights: Lessons Learned from Three Decades of a TDR Program
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
16. Policies To Encourage Home Energy Efficiency Improvements: Comparing Loans, Subsidies, and Standards
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
17. Zoning on the Urban Fringe: Results from a New Approach to Modeling Land and Housing Markets
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Zoning on the urban fringe: Results from a new approach to modeling land and housing markets, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (11) (2012)

2011

18. Assessing the Energy-Efficiency Information Gap: Results from a Survey of Home Energy Auditors
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (4)
19. Deposit-Refund Systems in Practice and Theory
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (10)

2010

20. Climate Policy’s Uncertain Outcomes for Households: The Role of Complex Allocation Schemes in Cap and Trade
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (7)

2009

21. The Incidence of U.S. Climate Policy: Alternative Uses of Revenues from a Cap-and-Trade Auction
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (68)
    See also Journal Article The Incidence of U.S. Climate Policy: Alternative Uses of Revenues From a Cap-and-Trade Auction, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (2009) View citations (61) (2009)

2008

22. The Incidence of U.S. Climate Policy: Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (11)

2007

23. Automobile Externalities and Policies
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (302)
    See also Journal Article Automobile Externalities and Policies, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (302) (2007)
24. The Trade-off between Private Lots and Public Open Space in Subdivisions at the Urban-Rural Fringe
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The Trade-off between Private Lots and Public Open Space in Subdivisions at the Urban-Rural Fringe, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2007) View citations (10) (2007)

2006

25. Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Design: Economic Theory and Selected Case Studies
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (24)
26. What Drives Telecommuting? The Relative Impact of Worker Demographics, Employer Characteristics, and Job Types
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (7)

2005

27. Making Markets for Development Rights Work: What Determines Demand
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Making Markets for Development Rights Work: What Determines Demand?, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
28. Telecommuting and environmental policy - lessons from the Ecommute program
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (4)
29. The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (27)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (47)
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2005) View citations (24)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (29)
30. Zoning, TDRs, and the Density of Development
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2005) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Zoning, TDRs and the density of development, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (41) (2006)

2004

31. A Review of the Literature on Telecommuting and Its Implications for Vehicle Travel and Emissions
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (5)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2004) View citations (5)
32. Incentive-Based Land Use Policies and Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (5)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2004) View citations (5)
33. Telecommuting and Emissions Reductions: Evaluating Results from the ecommute Program
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2004) View citations (3)
34. What Have We Learned from a Recent Survey of Teleworkers? Evaluating the 2002 SCAG Survey
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2004) View citations (3)

2003

35. How Local Governments Structure Contracts with Private Firms: Economic Theory and Evidence on Solid Waste and Recycling Contracts
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (6)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2003) View citations (5)
36. How Well Can Markets for Development Rights Work? Evaluating a Farmland Preservation Program
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (15)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2003) View citations (14)
37. The Organization of Local Solid Waste and Recycling Markets: Public and Private Provision of Services
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (1)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2002) View citations (5)
38. The Role of Economics in Extended Producer Responsibility: Making Policy Choices and Setting Policy Goals
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (14)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2003) View citations (13)

2002

39. Waste, Recycling, and "Design for Environment": Roles for Markets and Policy Instruments
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (8)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2002) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Waste, recycling, and "Design for Environment": Roles for markets and policy instruments, Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (32) (2005)

2000

40. Policies to Encourage Recycling and "Design for Environment": What to Do When Markets Are Missing
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (2)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2000) View citations (4)
41. Upstream Pollution, Downstream Waste Disposal, and the Design of Comprehensive Environmental Policies
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Upstream Pollution, Downstream Waste Disposal, and the Design of Comprehensive Environmental Policies, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2001) View citations (72) (2001)

1999

42. Extended Product Responsibility: An Economic Assessment of Alternative Policies
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (18)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (1999) View citations (19)

1996

43. Distributional Impacts of an Environmental Tax Shift: The Case of Motor Vehicle Emissions Taxes
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (19)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (1996) View citations (3)
44. The Cost of Reducing Municipal Solid Waste
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (12)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (1996) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Cost of Reducing Municipal Solid Waste, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (1997) View citations (87) (1997)
45. Who's in the Driver's Seat? Mobile Source Policy in the U.S. Federal System
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (1996)
    See also Chapter Who's in the driver's seat? Mobile source policy in the US federal system, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (1998) (1998)

Undated

46. Putting Information into Action: What Explains Follow-up on Home Energy Audits?
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Does Energy Star Certification Reduce Energy Use in Commercial Buildings?
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2023, 10, (1), 55 - 93 View citations (4)

2022

2. Economics of the US National Park System: Values, Funding, and Resource Management Challenges
   Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2022, 14, (1), 579-596 View citations (1)
3. Efficiency and Equity of an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Tax to Fund Public Lands
   Land Economics, 2022, 98, (3), 520-536
   See also Working Paper Efficiency and Equity of an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Tax to Fund Public Lands, RFF Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)
4. Wildfire, smoke, and outdoor recreation in the western United States
   Forest Policy and Economics, 2022, 134, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Wildfire, Smoke, and Outdoor Recreation in the Western United States, RFF Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)

2020

5. Feature—Public Land Conflicts and Controversies: The Designation of National Monuments in the Western United States
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2020, 14, (2), 352 - 364

2019

6. Evaluating Payments for Watershed Services Programs in the United States
   Water Economics and Policy (WEP), 2019, 05, (04), 1-38
7. Flood Risk Perceptions and Insurance Choice: Do Decisions in the Floodplain Reflect Overoptimism?
   Risk Analysis, 2019, 39, (5), 1088-1104 View citations (9)

2018

8. Integrating Global Sensitivity Approaches to Deconstruct Spatial and Temporal Sensitivities of Complex Spatial Agent-Based Models
   Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2018, 21, (1), 12 View citations (2)

2017

9. Energy efficiency: Building labels lead to savings
   Nature Energy, 2017, 2, (4), 1-2 View citations (2)
10. Is energy efficiency capitalized into home prices? Evidence from three U.S. cities
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2017, 82, (C), 104-124 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Is Energy Efficiency Capitalized into Home Prices? Evidence from Three US Cities, RFF Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (20) (2013)
11. Spatial-Dynamic Complexities of Climate Challenge for Rural Areas: Integrating Resource and Regional Economic Insights
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2017, 99, (2), 447-463 View citations (3)

2015

12. Exploring sprawl: Results from an economic agent-based model of land and housing markets
    Ecological Economics, 2015, 113, (C), 114-125 View citations (14)
13. Is What You See What You Get? The Value of Natural Landscape Views
    Land Economics, 2015, 91, (1), 1-19 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Is What You See What You Get? The Value of Natural Landscape Views, RFF Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
14. Limited Attention and the Residential Energy Efficiency Gap
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 192-95 View citations (20)

2014

15. Floodplain conservation as a flood mitigation strategy: Examining costs and benefits
    Ecological Economics, 2014, 104, (C), 119-128 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Floodplain Conservation as a Flood Mitigation Strategy: Examining Costs and Benefits, RFF Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

16. Social safety nets and US climate policy costs
    Climate Policy, 2012, 12, (4), 474-490
17. Zoning on the urban fringe: Results from a new approach to modeling land and housing markets
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (1-2), 198-210 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Zoning on the Urban Fringe: Results from a New Approach to Modeling Land and Housing Markets, RFF Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (13) (2012)

2010

18. 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), 35 View citations (6)

2009

19. Policy Monitor
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2009, 3, (2), 288-303
20. The Incidence of U.S. Climate Policy: Alternative Uses of Revenues From a Cap-and-Trade Auction
    National Tax Journal, 2009, 62, (3), 497-518 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper The Incidence of U.S. Climate Policy: Alternative Uses of Revenues from a Cap-and-Trade Auction, RFF Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (68) (2009)

2008

21. Making Markets for Development Rights Work: What Determines Demand?
    Land Economics, 2008, 84, (1), 1-16 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Making Markets for Development Rights Work: What Determines Demand, RFF Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2007

22. Automobile Externalities and Policies
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, 45, (2), 373-399 View citations (302)
    See also Working Paper Automobile Externalities and Policies, RFF Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (302) (2007)
23. The Trade-off between Private Lots and Public Open Space in Subdivisions at the Urban-Rural Fringe
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 89, (5), 1191-1197 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper The Trade-off between Private Lots and Public Open Space in Subdivisions at the Urban-Rural Fringe, RFF Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (11) (2007)

2006

24. Using markets for land preservation: Results of a TDR program
    Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2006, 49, (5), 631-651 View citations (9)
25. Zoning, TDRs and the density of development
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2006, 59, (3), 440-457 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Zoning, TDRs, and the Density of Development, RFF Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

2005

26. Farmland Preservation and Residential Density: Can Development Rights Markets Affect Land Use?
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2005, 34, (2), 131-144 View citations (4)
    Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2005, 34, (2), 14 (2005) View citations (6)
27. Waste, recycling, and "Design for Environment": Roles for markets and policy instruments
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2005, 27, (4), 287-305 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Waste, Recycling, and "Design for Environment": Roles for Markets and Policy Instruments, Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

2001

28. Upstream Pollution, Downstream Waste Disposal, and the Design of Comprehensive Environmental Policies
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2001, 41, (1), 94-108 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Upstream Pollution, Downstream Waste Disposal, and the Design of Comprehensive Environmental Policies, RFF Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (3) (2000)

2000

29. Can Downstream Waste Disposal Policies Encourage Upstream "Design for Environment"?
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 233-237 View citations (74)

1999

30. Distributional Aspects of an Environmental Tax Shift: The Case of Motor Vehicle Emissions Taxes
    National Tax Journal, 1999, 52, (1), 53-65 View citations (42)

1997

31. Optimal policies for solid waste disposal Taxes, subsidies, and standards
    Journal of Public Economics, 1997, 65, (2), 193-205 View citations (108)
32. The Cost of Reducing Municipal Solid Waste
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1997, 33, (2), 128-150 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper The Cost of Reducing Municipal Solid Waste, RFF Working Paper Series (1996) View citations (12) (1996)

1996

33. Valuing the Characteristics of Natural Gas Vehicles: An Implicit Markets Approach
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (2), 266-76 View citations (8)

1994

34. Using a 'Hybrid' Approach to Model Oil and Gas Supply: A Case Study of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf
    Land Economics, 1994, 70, (1), 1-19 View citations (10)

1993

35. Global Warming and Urban Smog: Cost-Effectiveness of CAFE Standards and Alternative Fuels
    The Energy Journal, 1993, Volume14, (Number 4), 75-98 View citations (5)
36. Internalizing energy market externalities in a federalist system of government
    Energy Policy, 1993, 21, (4), 385-390

1992

37. Modeling and forecasting the supply of oil and gas: A survey of existing approaches
    Resources and Energy, 1992, 14, (3), 287-309 View citations (24)
38. The cost-effectiveness of methanol for reducing motor vehicle emissions and urban ozone
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1992, 11, (3), 373-396 View citations (8)

1990

39. WELFARE COST OF AN OIL IMPORT FEE
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1990, 8, (2), 176-189

Chapters

1998

1. Who's in the driver's seat? Mobile source policy in the US federal system
   Chapter 6 in Climate Change, Transport and Environmental Policy, 1998, pp 131-157
   See also Working Paper Who's in the Driver's Seat? Mobile Source Policy in the U.S. Federal System, Resources for the Future (1996) (1996)