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Working Papers

2024

1. Is Broader Always Better? Preexisting Distortions, Emissions Elasticities, and the Scope of Emissions Pricing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2024)

2022

2. How Is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)
   See also Journal Article How is the U.S. Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Cambridge University Press (2022) (2022)

2021

3. Effects of 2017 US Federal Tax Overhaul on the Energy Sector
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future

2020

4. Designing and Evaluating a US Carbon Tax Adjustment Mechanism
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
5. Mechanisms to Reduce Emissions Uncertainty under a Carbon Tax
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future

2019

6. Jobs and Environmental Regulation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2019)
   See also Journal Article Jobs and Environmental Regulation, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
   Chapter Jobs and Environmental Regulation, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2018

7. Effect of climate policies on labor markets in developing countries: review of the evidence and directions for future research
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
8. Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2016

9. Adding Quantity Certainty to a Carbon Tax: The Role of a Tax Adjustment Mechanism for Policy Pre-Commitment
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (7)
10. Environmental Taxation
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (18)
11. Unemployment and Environmental Regulation in General Equilibrium
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment and environmental regulation in general equilibrium, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (86) (2018)

2015

12. A Microsimulation Model of the Distributional Impacts of Climate Policies
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future

2014

13. General Equilibrium Impacts of a Federal Clean Energy Standard
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article General Equilibrium Impacts of a Federal Clean Energy Standard, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (68) (2016)
14. The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax across Income Groups
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax Across Income Groups, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (2015) View citations (66) (2015)
15. The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax across US States
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax Across U.S. States, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (2014) View citations (16) (2014)

2012

16. The Choice of Discount Rate for Climate Change Policy Evaluation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2012) View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article THE CHOICE OF DISCOUNT RATE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY EVALUATION, Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2012) View citations (43) (2012)

2011

17. Moving U.S. Climate Policy Forward: Are Carbon Taxes the Only Good Alternative?
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (21)

2010

18. Growing State-Federal Conflicts in Environmental Policy: The Role of Market-Based Regulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Growing state–federal conflicts in environmental policy: The role of market-based regulation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (42) (2012)
    Chapter Growing State-Federal Conflicts in Environmental Policy: The Role of Market-Based Regulation, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
19. Setting the Initial Time-Profile of Climate Policy: The Economics of Environmental Policy Phase-Ins
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Chapter Setting the Initial Time-Profile of Climate Policy: The Economics of Environmental Policy Phase-Ins, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
20. What Are the Costs of Meeting Distributional Objectives for Climate Policy?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article What are the Costs of Meeting Distributional Objectives for Climate Policy?, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (52) (2010)
21. What Are the Costs of Meeting Distributional Objectives in Designing Domestic Climate Policy?
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (52)

2005

22. The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (23)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (28)
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2005) View citations (26)
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (46)

2004

23. A Simple Model of Optimal Hate Crime Legislation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A SIMPLE MODEL OF OPTIMAL HATE CRIME LEGISLATION, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
24. Empirical Estimates for Environmental Policy Making in a Second- Best Setting
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (29)

2002

25. Estimates from a Consumer Demand System: Implications for the Incidence of Environmental Taxes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Estimates from a consumer demand system: implications for the incidence of environmental taxes, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2004) View citations (163) (2004)
26. Prices vs. Quantities vs. Tradable Quantities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)

2000

27. Environmental Tax Interactions When Pollution Affects Health or Productivity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Environmental Tax Interactions when Pollution Affects Health or Productivity, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2002) View citations (105) (2002)
    Chapter Environmental Tax Interactions When Pollution Affects Health or Productivity, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2002) View citations (1) (2002)
28. Health Effects in a Model of Second-Best Environmental Taxation or Reconsidering "Reconsidering the Tax-Interaction Effect"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

1999

29. The Usual Excess-Burden Approximation Usually Doesn't Come Close
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

1998

30. The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (15)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (16)
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (1998) View citations (50)
    See also Chapter The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2002) (2002)
    Journal Article The cost-effectiveness of alternative instruments for environmental protection in a second-best setting, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (385) (1999)
31. When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future View citations (23)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (23)
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (1997) View citations (110)
    See also Journal Article When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (1999) View citations (258) (1999)
    Chapter When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2002) (2002)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2022, 9, (2), 199 - 234 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis, RFF Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)
2. How is the U.S. Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2022, 13, (3), 310-334
   See also Working Paper How Is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?, RFF Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)

2020

3. Designing and Evaluating a U.S. Carbon Tax Adjustment Mechanism to Reduce Emissions Uncertainty
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2020, 14, (1), 95 - 113 View citations (5)
4. Jobs and Environmental Regulation
   Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2020, 1, (1), 192 - 240 View citations (10)
   See also Chapter Jobs and Environmental Regulation, NBER Chapters, 2019, 192-240 (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
   Working Paper Jobs and Environmental Regulation, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2018

5. Unemployment and environmental regulation in general equilibrium
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 160, (C), 50-65 View citations (86)
   See also Working Paper Unemployment and Environmental Regulation in General Equilibrium, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

2016

6. General Equilibrium Impacts of a Federal Clean Energy Standard
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (2), 186-218 View citations (68)
   See also Working Paper General Equilibrium Impacts of a Federal Clean Energy Standard, RFF Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2015

7. The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax Across Income Groups
   National Tax Journal, 2015, 68, (1), 195-214 View citations (66)
   See also Working Paper The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax across Income Groups, RFF Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (28) (2014)

2014

8. The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax Across U.S. States
   National Tax Journal, 2014, 67, (4), 807-830 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax across US States, RFF Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (23) (2014)

2012

9. Growing state–federal conflicts in environmental policy: The role of market-based regulation
   Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (11), 1092-1099 View citations (42)
   See also Chapter Growing State-Federal Conflicts in Environmental Policy: The Role of Market-Based Regulation, NBER Chapters, 2010, 1092-1099 (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
   Working Paper Growing State-Federal Conflicts in Environmental Policy: The Role of Market-Based Regulation, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
10. PREFACE
    Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2012, 03, (04), 1-5
11. THE CHOICE OF DISCOUNT RATE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY EVALUATION
    Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2012, 03, (04), 1-18 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper The Choice of Discount Rate for Climate Change Policy Evaluation, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (48) (2012)

2011

12. A SIMPLE MODEL OF OPTIMAL HATE CRIME LEGISLATION
    Economic Inquiry, 2011, 49, (3), 674-684 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A Simple Model of Optimal Hate Crime Legislation, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2010

13. What are the Costs of Meeting Distributional Objectives for Climate Policy?
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (2), 35 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper What Are the Costs of Meeting Distributional Objectives for Climate Policy?, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (53) (2010)

2007

14. Optimal taxation and cross-price effects on labor supply: Estimates of the optimal gas tax
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (3-4), 593-617 View citations (89)

2005

15. Evaluating Public Goods and Regulations: Comments
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2005, 19, (4), 233-233 View citations (3)
16. The Cost of Reducing Gasoline Consumption
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 294-299 View citations (38)

2004

17. Estimates from a consumer demand system: implications for the incidence of environmental taxes
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2004, 47, (3), 535-558 View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper Estimates from a Consumer Demand System: Implications for the Incidence of Environmental Taxes, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (9) (2002)

2003

18. Health effects and optimal environmental taxes
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (2), 323-335 View citations (71)
19. The Substantial Bias from Ignoring General Equilibrium Effects in Estimating Excess Burden, and a Practical Solution
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (4), 898-927 View citations (100)

2002

20. Environmental Tax Interactions when Pollution Affects Health or Productivity
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2002, 44, (2), 261-270 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper Environmental Tax Interactions When Pollution Affects Health or Productivity, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (36) (2000)
    Chapter Environmental Tax Interactions When Pollution Affects Health or Productivity, Chapters, 2002, 200-209 (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2001

21. Tax normalizations, the marginal cost of funds, and optimal environmental taxes
    Economics Letters, 2001, 71, (1), 137-142 View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Tax Normalizations, the Marginal Cost of Funds, and Optimal Environmental Taxes, Chapters, 2002, 194-199 (2002) (2002)

1999

22. A second-best evaluation of eight policy instruments to reduce carbon emissions
    Resource and Energy Economics, 1999, 21, (3-4), 347-373 View citations (63)
23. Revisiting the cost of protectionism:: The role of tax distortions in the labor market
    Journal of International Economics, 1999, 47, (2), 429-447 View citations (21)
24. The cost-effectiveness of alternative instruments for environmental protection in a second-best setting
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 72, (3), 329-360 View citations (385)
    See also Chapter The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting, Chapters, 2002, 523-554 (2002) (2002)
    Working Paper The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting, Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (15) (1998)
25. When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1999, 37, (1), 52-84 View citations (258)
    See also Chapter When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets, Chapters, 2002, 471-503 (2002) (2002)
    Working Paper When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets, Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (23) (1998)

Chapters

2019

1. Jobs and Environmental Regulation
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 1, 2019, pp 192-240 View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Jobs and Environmental Regulation, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
   Working Paper Jobs and Environmental Regulation, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2011

2. Comment on "Upstream versus Downstream Implementation of Climate Policy"
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 193-195
3. Setting the Initial Time-Profile of Climate Policy: The Economics of Environmental Policy Phase-Ins
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 245-254 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Setting the Initial Time-Profile of Climate Policy: The Economics of Environmental Policy Phase-Ins, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (18) (2010)

2010

4. Growing State-Federal Conflicts in Environmental Policy: The Role of Market-Based Regulation
   A chapter in Fiscal Federalism, 2010, pp 1092-1099 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Growing State-Federal Conflicts in Environmental Policy: The Role of Market-Based Regulation, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
   Journal Article Growing state–federal conflicts in environmental policy: The role of market-based regulation, Elsevier (2012) View citations (42) (2012)

2002

5. Environmental Tax Interactions When Pollution Affects Health or Productivity
   Chapter 13 in Environmental Policy Making in Economies with Prior Tax Distortions, 2002, pp 200-209 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Environmental Tax Interactions When Pollution Affects Health or Productivity, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (36) (2000)
   Journal Article Environmental Tax Interactions when Pollution Affects Health or Productivity, Elsevier (2002) View citations (105) (2002)
6. Tax Normalizations, the Marginal Cost of Funds, and Optimal Environmental Taxes
   Chapter 12 in Environmental Policy Making in Economies with Prior Tax Distortions, 2002, pp 194-199
   See also Journal Article Tax normalizations, the marginal cost of funds, and optimal environmental taxes, Elsevier (2001) View citations (7) (2001)
7. The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting
   Chapter 27 in Environmental Policy Making in Economies with Prior Tax Distortions, 2002, pp 523-554
   See also Journal Article The cost-effectiveness of alternative instruments for environmental protection in a second-best setting, Elsevier (1999) View citations (385) (1999)
   Working Paper The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting, Resources for the Future (1998) View citations (15) (1998)
8. When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets
   Chapter 25 in Environmental Policy Making in Economies with Prior Tax Distortions, 2002, pp 471-503
   See also Working Paper When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets, Resources for the Future (1998) View citations (23) (1998)
   Journal Article When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets, Elsevier (1999) View citations (258) (1999)