Researcher Profile

Daniel M. Sullivan

Fellow

202.328.5108 sullivan@rff.org

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Topics of Interest

• Air Quality
• Climate Change
• Environmental Economics Topics
• Benefit-Cost Analysis
• Climate Adaptation
• Policy Instruments and Evaluation
• Valuation

Daniel M. Sullivan's primary fields of research are urban and environmental economics. His work explores how housing markets respond to local air pollution, and how these markets can be used to determine who benefits from environmental regulations. More generally, he analyzes how air pollution affects individuals' health, education, and place of residence.

Sullivan is in RFF’s Energy and Climate Program.

Education

PhD in economics, Harvard University, 2016
BS in economics and mathematics, Brigham Young University, 2010

Recent Work

• Working Paper
  VALUABLES

  Using Satellite Data to Fill the Gaps in the US Air Pollution Monitoring Network

  Sep 12, 2018 | Daniel M. Sullivan, Alan J. Krupnick
  This paper uses new satellite data to assess fine particulate matter concentrations and finds that 24.4 million more Americans than previously thought live in counties that do not meet the annual health standard set under the Clean Air Act.
  Air Quality
• External Working Paper

  The True Cost of Air Pollution: Evidence from the Housing Market

  Mar 7, 2017 | Daniel M. Sullivan | 49 pp.
• External Working Paper

  Residential Sorting and the Incidence of Local Public Goods: Theory and Evidence from Air Pollution

  Oct 1, 2016 | Daniel M. Sullivan | 42 pp.