Biography
Burtraw's research interests include the design of environmental regulation, the costs and benefits of environmental regulation, and the regulation and restructuring of the electricity industry.
Recently, Burtraw investigated the effects on the value of assets of electricity generation companies of alternative approaches to implementing emissions permit trading programs. He is evaluating the use of emission trading to achieve carbon emission reductions in the EU. He also has helped to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of trading programs for nitrogen dioxide in the eastern United States and sulfur dioxide trading programs under the Clean Air Act Amendments. He also contributed to the valuation of the benefits of ecological improvements due to reduced acidification in the Adirondacks.
Ph.D. in economics, University of Michigan, 1989. M.P.P. in public policy, University of Michigan, 1986. B.S. in community economic development, University of California at Davis, 1980.
Professional Experience
Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future, 1998 - present.
Professional Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), International Relations, Energy, Environment, Science and Technology, 1993 - 1999.
Fellow, Resources for the Future, Quality of the Environment Division, 1989 - 1998.
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, Department of Economics, 1998.
Instructor, University of Michigan, "Introductory Microeconomics;" Teaching Assistant, "Operations Research," "Law and Economics," 1984 - 1989.
Economic Analyst, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 1984.
Program Manager, State of California, SolarCal Local Government Commission on Conservation and Renewable Resources, 1981 - 1982.
Journal Articles
Compensation Rules for Climate Policy in the Electricity Sector Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 07-41
Economic and Energy Impacts from Participation
in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative:
A Case Study of the State of Maryland
Matthias Rutha, Steven Gabriel, Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw, Anthony Paul, Yishu Chen, Benjamin Hobbs, Daraius Irani, Jeffrey Michael, Kim Ross, Russell Conklin, Julia Miller Energy Policy
Simple Rules for Targetting CO2 Allowance Allocation to Compensate Firms Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw, Danny Kahn Climate Policy | Related Discussion Paper 06-28
A Ten-Year Rule to Guide the Allocation of EU Emission Allowances
Energy Policy
Markus Åhman, Dallas Burtraw, Joe Kruger, Lars Zetterberg Energy Policy | forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 05-30
The Benefits and Costs of Reducing Emissions from the Electricity Sector Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw and Jhih-Shyang Shih Journal of Environmental Management | April 2007 | Vol. 83, No. 1. | pp. 115-130 Related Discussion Paper: 05-23
CO2 Allowance Allocation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the Effect on Electricity Investors Dallas Burtraw, Danny Kahn and Karen Palmer The Electricity Journal | March 2006 | Related Discussion Paper 05-55
Modeling Economywide versus Sectoral Climate Policies Using Combined Aggregate-Sectoral Models
William A. Pizer, Dallas Burtraw, Winston Harrington, Richard G. Newell, and James N. Sanchirico The Energy Journal | forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 05-08
Valuation of Natural Resource Improvements in the Adirondacks Spencer Banzhaf, Dallas Burtraw, David Evans, and Alan Krupnick Land Economics | August 2006 | Vol. 82, No. 3 | pp. 445-464
Modeling Economywide versus Sectoral Climate Policies Using Combined Aggregate-Sectoral Models
William A. Pizer, Dallas Burtraw, Winston Harrington, Richard G. Newell, James N. Sanchirico Energy Journal | forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 05-08
Review of: The Economics of Energy Efficiency, Steve Sorrell et al. (2004) Dallas Burtraw Journal of Economic Literature | March 2006 | forthcoming
Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Electricity Policies Karen Palmer and Dallas Burtraw Energy Economics | forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 05-01
Economics of Pollution Trading for SO2 and NOx Dallas Burtraw, David A. Evans, Alan Krupnick, Karen
Palmer, and Russell Toth Annual Review of Environment and Resources | forthcoming
The Environmental Impacts of Electricity Restructuring: Looking Back and Looking Forward Karen Palmer and Dallas Burtraw Environment & Energy Law & Policy Journal, forthcoming
Uncertainty and the Cost-Effectiveness of NOx Emission Reductions from Electricity Generation
Dallas Burtraw, Ranjit Bharvirkar, and Meghan McGuinness
Land Economics | Forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 02-01
Clean Air for Less: Exploiting Tradeoffs Between Different Air Pollutants Dallas Burtraw and Randall Lutter Fordham Environmental Law Review | Forthcoming
Trading Cases: Is Trading Credits in Created Markets a Better Way to Reduce Pollution and Protect Natural Resources? Jim Boyd, Dallas Burtraw, Alan Krupnick, Virginia McConnell, Karen Palmer, Jim Sanchirico, and Margaret Walls Environmental Science and Technology | June 2003 | Vol. 37, No. 111 | pp. 217-233
Capping Emissions: How Low Should We Go? Spencer Banzhaf, Dallaw Burtraw, and Karen Palmer Public Utilities Fortnightly | December, 2002 | Vol. 140, No. 22 | pp. 28-36
Designing the Right Multi-Pollutant Plan Dallas Burtraw The Environmental Forum | May/June 2002 | Vol. 19, No. 3 | pp. 52-53
Ancillary Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution in the U.S. from Moderate Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies in the Electricity Sector Dallas Burtraw, Alan Krupnick, Karen Palmer, Anthony Paul, Mike Toman, and Cary Bloyd Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | July 2003 | Related Discussion Paper 01-61
Three Pollutants and An Emission: A Playbill for the Multipollutant Legislative Debate Dallas Burtraw Brookings Review | Spring 2002 | Vol. 20, No. 2 | pp. 14-17, 48
The Effect on Asset Values of the Allocation of Carbon Dioxide Emission Allowances Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, Ranjit Bharvirkar, and Anthony Paul The Electricity Journal | June 2002 | Vol. 15, No. 5 | pp. 51-62 | Related Discussion Paper 02-15
Cost Effective Reduction of NOx Emissions from Electricity Generation Dallas Burtraw, Karen L. Palmer, Ranjit Bharvirkar, and Anthony Paul Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association | October 2001 | Vol. 51 | pp. 1476-1489 | Related Discussion Paper 00-55-REV
SO2 Control by Electric Utilities: What are the Gains from Trade? Curtis Carlson, Dallas Burtraw, Maureen Cropper, and Karen L. Palmer Journal of Political Economy | December 2000 | Vol. 108, No. 6 | pp. 1292-1326 | Related Discussion Paper 98-44-REV
Winner, Loser or Innocent Victim: Has Renewable Energy Performed as Expected? James McVeigh, Dallas Burtraw, Joel Darmstadter, and Karen Palmer Solar Energy | Vol. 68, No. 3 | pp. 237-255 | Related Discussion Paper 99-28 (Also appeared as Research Report No. 7, Renewable Energy Project, Washington, March 1999.)
Renewables From Another Angle James McVeigh, Dallas Burtraw, Joel Darmstadter, and Karen L. Palmer Electric Perspectives | 2000 | Vol. 25, No. 2 | pp. 10-20
The Environmental Effects of SO2 Trading and Banking Dallas Burtraw and Erin Mansur Environmental Science and Technology | October 15, 1999 | Vol. 33, No. 20 | pp. 3489-3494 | Related Discussion Paper 99-25
The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting Ian W.H. Parry, Lawrence H. Goulder, Dallas Burtraw, and Roberton C. Williams Journal of Public Economics | June 1999 | Vol. 72, No. 3 | pp. 329-360 | Related Discussion Paper 98-22
The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Air Pollutants Related to Acid Rain Dallas Burtraw, Alan J. Krupnick, Erin Mansur, David Austin, and Deirdre Farrell Contemporary Economic Policy | October 1998 | Vol. 16 | pp. 379-400 | Related Discussion Paper 97-31-REV
Assessing the Impact of Electricity Restructuring on the Environment in Maryland Diane Brown, Matt Kahal, Dallas Burtraw, Karen L. Palmer, Julie Ross, and Mark Garrison EM | August 1998
Improving Efficiency in Bilateral Emission Trading Dallas Burtraw, Ken Harrison, and Paul Turner Environmental and Resource Economics | 1998 | Vol. 11, No. 1 | pp. 19-33 | Related Discussion Paper 95-17
Revenue-Raising vs. Other Approaches to Environmental Protection: The Critical Significance of Pre-Existing Tax Distortions Ian W.H. Parry, Lawrence H. Goulder, and Dallas Burtraw RAND Journal of Economics | Winter 1997 | Vol. 28, No. 4 | pp. 708-731 | Related Discussion Paper 96-24
Social Costs of Electricity: Do the Numbers Add Up? Alan J. Krupnick and Dallas Burtraw Resources and Energy | December 1997 | Vol. 18, No. 4 | pp. 423-466 | Related Discussion Paper 96-30
The Second-Best Use of Social Cost Estimates Dallas Burtraw and Alan J. Krupnick Resources and Energy | December 1997 | Vol. 18, No. 4 | pp. 467-490 | Related Discussion Paper 96-29
SO2 Allowance Trading: How Do Expectations and Experience Measure Up? Dallas Burtraw and Douglas R. Bohi The Electricity Journal | August/September 1997 | Vol. 10, No. 7 | pp. 67-75 | Related Discussion Paper 97-24
"Second-Best" Adjustments to Externality Estimates in Electricity Planning with Competition Dallas Burtraw, Karen L. Palmer, and Alan J. Krupnick Land Economics | May 1997 | Vol. 73, No. 2 | pp. 224-239 | Related Discussion Paper 96-04
Electricity Restructuring and Regional Air Pollution Karen L. Palmer and Dallas Burtraw Resources and Energy | March 1997 | Vol. 19, Nos.1-2 | pp. 139-174 | Related Discussion Paper 96-17-REV2
A New Standard of Performance: An Analysis of the Clean Air Act's Acid Rain Program Dallas Burtraw and Byron Swift Environmental Law Reporter | August 1996 | Vol. 26, No. 8 | pp. 10411-10423
The Acid Rain Success Story Dallas Burtraw The Environmental Forum | May/June 1996 | Vol. 13, No. 3 | pp. 31-32
The SO2 Emissions Trading Program: Cost Savings Without Allowance Trades Dallas Burtraw Contemporary Economic Policy | April 1996 | Vol. XIV | pp. 79-94
Optimal Adders for Environmental Damage by Public Utilities Dallas Burtraw, Winston Harrington, A. Myrick Freeman III, and Alan J. Krupnick Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | July 1995 | Vol. 29, No. 2 | pp. S1-S19
Bargaining with Noisy Delegation Dallas Burtraw RAND Journal of Economics | Spring 1993 | Vol. 24, No. 2 | pp. 40-57
Weighing Environmental Externalities: How to Do It Right Dallas Burtraw, A. Myrick Freeman III, Winston Harrington, and Alan J. Krupnick The Electricity Journal | August/September 1992 | Vol. 5, No. 7 | pp. 22-29
Equity and International Agreements for CO2 Containment Michael A. Toman and Dallas Burtraw Journal of Energy Engineering | August 1992 | Vol. 118, No. 2 | pp. 122-135
Social Costs of Electricity Dallas Burtraw and Alan J. Krupnick Public Power | May-June 1992 | Vol. 50, No. 3 | p. 56
Utility Investment Behavior and the Emission Trading Market Dallas Burtraw and Douglas R. Bohi Resources and Energy | April 1992 | Vol. 14, Nos. 1-2 | pp. 129-156
Strategic Delegation in Bargaining Dallas Burtraw Economic Letters | February 1992 | Vol. 38, No. 2 | pp. 181-185
Avoiding Regulatory Gridlock in the Acid Rain Program Dallas Burtraw and Douglas R. Bohi Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | Fall 1991 | Vol. 10, No. 4 | pp. 676-684
Regulatory Aspects of Emissions Trading: Conflicts Between Economic and Environmental Goals Dallas Burtraw and Douglas R. Bohi The Electricity Journal | December 1990 | pp. 47-55
Evaluation of Inclusionary Housing Programs: Four Case Studies Dallas Burtraw, S. Schwartz, and R. Johnston Public Affairs Report | June 1982 | Vol. 23, No. 3
Auction Design for Selling CO2 Emission Allowances Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Charles Holt, William Shobe, Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, Jacob Goeree NYSERDA | 10/26/07 Report to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Auction Design for Selling CO2 Emission Allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Phase 1 Research Report
Dallas Burtraw, Jacob Goeree, Charlie Holt, Karen Palmer, Bill Shobe New York State Research and Development Authority | June 2007
U.S. Climate Policies
Toshi Arimura, Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw (with Alan Krupnick) Mizuho Bank Group for METI, Japan | 3/15/07
TRADABLE PERMIT MARKETS Dallas Burtraw, Dan Shawhan Experimental Methods, Environmental Economics | Todd Cherry, Stephan Kroll and Jason Shogren, eds. | : Rutledge | 2007
Chapter 9:
Recommendations for the design of modeling and analysis of the electricity sector to guide options for climate policy in California
Richard McCann, Dallas Burtraw, Matthias Fripp and Steven Moss State of California | Nov. 30, 2005 Berkeley Climate Policy Study, The Potential Economic Costs And Benefits Of Climate Change Policy In California
Chapter 5:
Lessons for a cap-and-trade program
Dallas Burtraw, Alexander E. Farrell, Lawrence H. Goulder and Carla Peterman State of California | 11/30/05 Berkeley Climate Policy Study, The Potential Economic Costs And Benefits Of Climate Change Policy In California
Summary Communication: Reducing Emissions from the Electricity Sector: The Costs and Benefits Nationwide and in the Empire State
Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw and Jhih-Shyang Shih New York State Energy Research and Development Authority | October 2005
Electricity Restructuring, Environmental Policy and Emissions: Insights from a Policy Analysis
Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, Anthony Paul and Ranjit Bharvirkar Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program | Forthcoming
A Carbon Tax to Reduce the Deficit Dallas Burtraw and Paul R. Portney New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | Richard D. Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney, eds. | RFF Press | 2004 | Chapter 3
Cleaning Up Power Plant Emissions Dallas Burtraw and Karen L. Palmer New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | Richard D. Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney, eds. | RFF Press | 2004 | Chapter 8
Air Quality Management in the United States
National Research Council Washington, DC: The National Academies Press | 2004
SO2 Cap-and-Trade Program in the United States: A "Living Legend" of Market Effectiveness Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer Choosing Environmental Policy: Comparing Instruments andOutcomes in the Inited States and Europe | Winston Harrington, Richard D. Morgenstern, and Thomas Sterner, eds. | RFF Press | 2004 | Chapter 2
NOx Emissions in the United States: A Potpourri of Policies Dallas Burtraw and David A. Evans Choosing Environmental Policy: Comparing Instruments and Outcomes in the United States and Europe | Winston Harrington, Richard D. Morgenstern, and Thomas Sterner, eds. | RFF Press | 2004 | Chapter 6
Economic Efficiency and Distributional Consequences of Different Approaches to NOx and SO2 Allowance Allocation
Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | October 2, 2003 http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/econ.html
A Comparison of the Effects of the Distribution of Emission Allowances for Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides and Carbon Dioxide
Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer EPA National Center for Environmental Research | May 2, 2003
NOx Emissions Trading and Episodic Air Quality Violations in Maryland
Dallas Burtraw, Ranjit, and Alan J. Krupnick Power Plant Research Program | May 2003
Economics Benefits of Controls Dallas Burtraw Acid Rain: Are the Problems Solved? | James C. White, editor | Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society | 2003
Electricity Restructuring: Consequences and Opportunities for the Environment Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, and Martin Heintzelman International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics, Volume V | H. Folmer and T. Tietenberg, editors | Northampton, MA: Edward Elger | 2001 Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 00-39 (September)
Green Taxes and Administrative Costs: Comment Dallas Burtraw Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy | Carlo Carraro and Gilbert E. Metcalf, eds. | Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press | 2001
Electricity Restructuring: Consequences and Opportunities for the Environment Dallas Burtraw, Karen L. Palmer, and Martin Heintzelman International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2001/2002 | Henk Folmer and Tom Tietenberg, eds. | Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd. | 2001
Measuring the Value of Health Improvements from Clean-up in the Great Lakes Region Dallas Burtraw and Alan J. Krupnick Great Lakes Economic Valuation Guidebook | Allegra Cangelosi, ed. | Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Northeast-Midwest Institute | 2001 (Also published in "Revealing the Economic Value of Protecting the Great Lakes," Jay Coggins, ed., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Northeast-Midwest Institute, 2001.)
Appraisal of the SO2 Cap-and-Trade Market Dallas Burtraw Emissions Trading: Environmental Policy's New Approach | Richard F. Kosobud, editor | New York: John Wiley & Sons | 2000
Regional Impacts of Electricity Restructuring on Emissions of NOx and CO2
Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, and Anthony Paul State of Maryland, Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program (PPRP-123) | June 2000
Appraisal of the SO2 Cap-and-Trade Market Dallas Burtraw Emissions Trading: Environmental Policy's New Approach | Richard F. Kosobud, ed. | New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons | 2000
An Integrated System for Analyzing Carbon Trading
Michael A. Toman, William Pizer, Richard Newell, Dallas Burtraw, Winston Harrington, and Jim Sanchirico U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | January 2000 (Interim project report)
Cost Savings, Market Performance and Economic Benefits of the U.S. Acid Rain Program Dallas Burtraw Pollution for Sale: Emissions Trading and Joint Implementation | Steve Sorrell and Jim Skea, eds. | Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd. | 1999
Summary of the Literature Review on Environmental Externalities from Electricity Generation in Maryland
Alan J. Krupnick, Gar Ragland, David Austin, Dallas Burtraw, Deirdre Farrell, and Erin Mansur State of Maryland, Maryland Power Plant Research Program | January 1997
Tracking and Analysis Framework (TAF) Model Documentation and User's Guide
Dallas Burtraw and Cary Bloyd et al. : Argonne National Laboratory | December 1996 (ANL/DIS/TM-36)
The Water Resource Evaluation Framework (WREF): Analytical Tools for the Collaborative Process
Dallas Burtraw, Ken Frederick, and Kris Wernstedt Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) | 1996 Water Resource Management and Hydropower: Guidebook for Collaboration and Public Involvement (TR-104858, Chapter 6)
Agency in International Permit Trading Dallas Burtraw Economic Instruments For Air Pollution Control | Ger Klaassen and Finn R. Førsund, eds. | Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers | October 1994 | Chapter 12
Economic Conservation Dallas Burtraw The Encyclopedia of the Environment | R. Eblen and W. Eblen, eds. | Boston, MA: Houghton-Mifflin Company | 1994
The Social Costing Debate: Issues and Resolutions Dallas Burtraw, Hadi Dowlatabadi, Alan J. Krupnick, A. Myrick Freeman III, Karen L. Palmer, and Winston Harrington Social Costs of Energy: Present Status and Future Trends | O. Hohmeyer and R. Ottinger, eds. | Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag | 1994
Compensation Issues for Incentive-based Regulation
Paul R. Portney and Dallas Burtraw (Robert N. Stavins, ed.) Project 88/Round II Series: Incentives for Action: Implementing Market-Based Environmental Policies | May 1991
Environmental Policy In The United States Dallas Burtraw and Paul R. Portney Economic Policy Towards the Environment | Dieter Helm, ed. | Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell Publishers | 1991
Short Articles, Issue Briefs, and Other Publications
The Architecture of Emission Allowance Markets and Incentives for Investment in Electricity Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw Incentives to Build New Generation on Competitive Electricity Markets: Market Design 2007 | Elforsk The documentation from the conference is posted at www.marketdesign.se
Valuation of Air Emissions from Livestock Operations and Options for Policy
Shih, Jhih-Shyang, Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer and Juha Siikamaki Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of the Science | Ecological Society of America | Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of the Science | Viney P. Aneja, William H. Schlesinger, Raymond Knighton, Greg Jennings, Dev Niyogi, Wendell Gilliam, and Clifford S. Duke | North Carolina State University | 6/5/06 | 327-340
Comments to U.S. Senate Discussion on Climate Policy Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer Formal Comments
Building Infrastructure for Climate Policy Dallas Burtraw Mistra report
Capping Emissions: How Low Should We Go? Karen L. Palmer, Spencer Banzhaf, and Dallas Burtraw Public Utilities Fortnightly | December 2002 | Vol. 140, No. 2 | pp. 28-36
Proposed Regulation of Multiple Pollutants in Electricity Sector is Historic: But is it Sensible? Spencer Banzhaf, Dallas Burtraw, and Karen Palmer Resources | Summer 2002 | Issue 148 | pp. 2-5
Designing the Right Multi-Pollutant Plan Dallas Burtraw The Environmental Forum | May/June 2002 | Vol. 19, No. 3 | pp. 52-53
Three Pollutants and an Emission: A Playbill for the Multipollutant Legislative Debate Dallas Burtraw Brookings Review | Spring 2002 | Vol. 20, No. 2 | pp. 14-17, 48
Book review of "Markets for Clean Air" Dallas Burtraw Regional Science and Urban Economics | January 2001 | Vol. 32, No. 1 | pp. 139-144
Estimating the Ancillary Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies in the U.S. Dallas Burtraw and Michael A. Toman Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Workshop | OECD/IPCC | Ancillary Benefits and Costs of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation | Devra L. Davis, Alan J. Krupnick, and Gene McGlynn, eds. | Paris, France: OECD | 2000 | pp. 481-514
The Ancillary Benefits and Costs of Climate Change Mitigation: A Conceptual Framework Dallas Burtraw, Alan Krupnick, and Anil Markandya Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Workshop | OECD/IPCC | Ancillary Benefits and Costs of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation | Devra L. Davis, Alan J. Krupnick, and Gene McGlynn, eds. | Paris, France: OECD | 2000 | pp. 53-94
Innovation Under the Tradable Sulfur Dioxide Emission Permits Programme in the U.S. Electricity Sector Dallas Burtraw Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Workshop | OECD Published in "Innovation and the Environment." (Please see also RFF Discussion Paper 00-38.)
Summary of the Science of Acidification in the Adirondack Park Alan J. Krupnick, Joe Cook, Anthony Paul, Terrell Stoessell, and Dallas Burtraw 2000
Simulation Results of Alternative Schemes for Allocating NOx Emission Allowances Karen L. Palmer, Dallas Burtraw, and Anthony Paul (mimeo) | 1999
The Opportunity for Short Run Carbon Mitigation in the Electricity Sector Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, and Anthony Paul Electric Utilities Environmental Conference | Air & Waste Management Association
Assessing the Impact of Electricity Restructuring on the Environment in Maryland Diane Brown, Matt Kahal, Dallas Burtraw, Julie Ross, and Mark Garrison EM | August 1998
Book review of "Acid Rain and Environmental Degradation," by Ger Klaassen Dallas Burtraw Journal of Economic Literature | 1998
Experience with Allowance Trading: Performance to Date and Lessons for Regulatory Policy Dallas Burtraw and Douglas R. Bohi Specialty Conference of the Air & Waste Management Association | Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) | Acid Rain & Electric Utilities II | Pittsburgh, PA: AWMA | 1997
A Poor Measure of Success: Reply Dallas Burtraw and Douglas R. Bohi The Electricity Journal | (letter to the editor) | 1997 | Vol. 10, No. 9 | pp. 6-7 (Reply to Elizabeth M. Bailey)
Evaluation of Sulfur Dioxide Emission Allowance Trading Dallas Burtraw and Douglas R. Bohi The Workshop on Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Policy | Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) | Market Tools for Green Goals | Peter Alonzi and Richard F. Kosobud, eds. | Chicago, IL: CBOT | 1997
Economic Benefits of Emissions Reductions Dallas Burtraw, David Austin, and Alan J. Krupnick NAPAP's 1996 Integrated Assessment | Report to U.S. Congress | 1997
Design and Performance of Pollution Trading Programs Dallas Burtraw and Brian Kropp NAPAP's 1996 Integrated Assessment | Report to U.S. Congress | 1997
Book review of "Sustaining Coastal Resources: Economics and the Natural Sciences," Charles S. Colgan, ed. Dallas Burtraw Coastal Management | July-September 1996 | Vol. 24, No. 3 | pp. 271-276
The Ancillary Benefits of Avoiding Climate Change Dallas Burtraw (with several co-authors) Climate Change Analysis Workshop | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Conference Proceedings
Call It "Pollution Rights," But It Works Dallas Burtraw The Washington Post | March 31, 1996
Trading Emissions to Clean the Air: Exchanges Few but Savings Many Dallas Burtraw Resources | Winter 1996 (122)
The Social Benefits of Social Costing Research Alan J. Krupnick, Dallas Burtraw, and Karen L. Palmer The First Workshop on Energy Externalities: The External Costs of Energy | European Commission (EC), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Energy Agency (IEA) | Proceedings of the First EC/OECD/IEA Workshop on Energy Externalities: The External Costs of Energy | Brussels, Belgium: EC | 1995
Rumors of the Demise of RECLAIM "Greatly Exaggerated" Dallas Burtraw and Alan J. Krupnick Regulation | (letter to the editor) | 1994 | No. 4
Comment on "Pollution Trading in La La Land," by James L. Johnston Dallas Burtraw Regulation | 1994 | No. 3
The Social Costing Debate: Issues and Resolutions Dallas Burtraw, Hadi Dowlatabadi, Alan J. Krupnick, A. Myrick Freeman III, Karen L. Palmer, and Winston Harrington International Conference | Social Costs of Energy: Present Status and Future Trends | O. Hohmeyer and R.L. Ottinger, eds. | Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag | 1994
Implementing Market-Based Environmental Policies: The Role of Compensation Paul R. Portney and Dallas Burtraw Project 88/Round II Series: Designing Market-Based Strategies for Environmental Protection | April 1991
Lessons from the Integrated Assessment of Acid Deposition for Assessing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change Dallas Burtraw, Cary N. Bloyd, and Richard Sonnenblick 1999 (Presented at the Air & Waste Management Association Conference, Tucson, AZ, January 1999.)
The Opportunity for Short Run Carbon Mitigation in the Electricity Sector Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer and Anthony Paul 1999 (Presented at the Air & Waste Management Association Conference, Tucson, AZ, January 1999.)
Assessing the Impact of Electricity Restructuring on the Environment in Maryland Dallas Burtraw, Diane Brown, Matthew Kahal, Karen Palmer, Julie Ross, and Mark Garrison 98-MP21.02(A483) | 1998 (Presented at the Air & Waste Management Association Conference, San Diego, CA, June 1998.)
Fiscal Effects of Electricity Generation: A Full Fuel Cycle Analysis Dallas Burtraw and Pallavi R. Shah RFF Discussion Paper 95-16 | March 1995 | Abstract An electronic version of this report is not available.
Local Government Initiatives for Affordable Housing Dallas Burtraw, S. Schwartz, and R. Johnston University of California at Davis, Institute of Governmental Affairs EQS No. 35 | December 1981
Selected Presentations
Environmental Progress Reconsidered: Comments responding to Air Quality in America by Joel Schwartz and Steven Hayward Dallas Burtraw American Enterprise Institute | Washington DC | February 13, 2008
State Involvement in Climate Policy Warming Dallas Burtraw Outlook in the States 2008 | Governing | Washington DC | January 30, 2008
CO2 Trading: Policy and Market Design Dallas Burtraw Executive Training | Bonneville Power Authority | Portland OR | January 25, 2008 This work was done independently from RFF but drew heavily on RFF research.
Cap, Auction, and Trade:
Auctions and Revenue Recycling under Carbon Cap-and-Trade
Dallas Burtraw Testimony | U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming | Washington DC | January 23, 2008
Climate Federalism in the Electricity Sector: National Climate Policy Meets State-Level Regulation of Electric Utilities Dallas Burtraw National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment | Washington DC | January 17, 2008
Allocation in the Electricity Sector:
Efficiency and Distributional Effects Dallas Burtraw Director's Conference on Climate Change | Congressional Budget Office | Washington DC | November 16, 2007
Policy Context for Choice of First Seller (FS), Load Based (LB) or Other Approach for CO2 Cap and Trade Dallas Burtraw Joint En Banc Hearing on Point of Regulation in the Electricity Sector | California Public Utility Commission and California Energy Commission | San Francisco | August 21, 2007
Progress Report on SAMI Project Juha Siikamaki and Shalini Vajhalla Valuing Ecocsystem Services | USEPA, NCEE | Crystal City, Alexandria, VA | April 24, 2007
Compensation Rules for Climate Policy in the Electricity Sector Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer Workshop Fall 06 | Atlantic Energy Group | Washington DC | November 3, 2006
Market-Based Climate Policy in California Dallas Burtraw Environmental Law Conference | State Bar of California | Yosemite, CA | October 21, 2006
Design Elements for a Successful CO2 Trading Program Dallas Burtraw Public seminar | California Air Resources Board | Sacramento, CA | October 20, 2006
"Dynamic Adjustment to Incentive-Based Environmental Policy to Improve Efficiency and Performance" Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer Market Mechanisms and Incentives: Applications to Environmental Policy | EPa | Washington DC | October 17, 2006
Compensation Rules for Climate Policy in the Electricity Sector Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer
