Publications

Notching for Free: Do Cyclists Reveal the Value of Time?

Bike-share users may trade off their time to save money by going out of the way to avoid a price increase. We estimate how users value time in this context: commuters value time more than recreational users, but neither group responds to changes in price.

Speeding the Pace: Decisionmaking for Diversion Project Implementation in Louisiana

Proposed Mississippi River diversions—designed to increase wetland acreage on the Louisiana coast—must secure federal, state, and local government approvals and withstand possible legal challenges.

Expanding the Toolkit: The Potential Role for an Emissions Containment Reserve in RGGI

This research and analysis demonstrates that an emissions containment reserve (ECR) would provide several important benefits to help improve the functioning of the market for emissions allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Natural Gas vs. Oil in U.S. Transportation: Will Prices Confer an Advantage to Natural Gas?

Determinants of Adoption and Impacts of Sustainable Land Management and Climate Smart Agricultural Practices (SLM-CSA): Panel Data Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands

Interaction between Crop Insurance and Technology Adoption Decisions: The Case of Wheat Farmers in Chile

The Impact of Credit Constraints and Climatic Factors on Choice of Adaptation Strategies: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

North American Energy Integration: Assessing Oil and Gas Policy Issues ahead of NAFTA Renegotiation

Mexico, Canada, and the United States stand to benefit from increasing energy sector interconnectedness and coordination. What key environmental and fiscal policy areas related to oil and gas development provide opportunities for further harmonization?

Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Booms on Public Education: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Six Producing States

We examine the effect of energy resource booms on preK–12 public schools by combining statistical analysis and in-person interviews with education professionals across six major oil- and gas-producing states.

Consumer Inattention and Demand for Energy Cost Savings

New research suggests that inattentive consumers significantly undervalue vehicle fuel cost savings. Policies designed to encourage greater consumer attention would likely increase the fuel economy of vehicles on the road and reduce GHG emissions.

High Daytime and Nighttime Temperatures Exert Large and Opposing Impacts on Winter Wheat Yield in China

Consistent Negative Responses of Rice Yield in China to High Temperatures and Extreme Temperature Events

Projected CO2 Emissions Reductions under the American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2017

The American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act would levy a fee on US greenhouse gas emissions, largely on carbon dioxide. Modeling results illustrate the magnitude of the energy-related emissions reductions—projected to be 36 percent below 2005 levels in 2025.

Linking Carbon Markets with Different Initial Conditions

We develop a framework to analyze the economic implications and emissions market outcomes of linking emissions trading systems with different features, including stringency, and apply it to the potential linking of the California and RGGI trading programs.

The Effect of Vehicle Restrictions on Female Labor Supply

To control problems of congestion and air pollution, many cities in developing countries have started to restrict vehicle ownership. Beijing’s license plate lottery has unintentionally reduced the employment rate of women who do not win.

Comparing Policies to Reduce Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Sector

We compare several polices aimed at reducing methane emissions from the natural gas sector, which threaten to erode the advantages that gas holds over coal in terms of climate change.

Productive Efficiency and Its Determinants in a Changing Climate: A Monotonic Translog Stochastic Frontier Analysis

Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability and Its Implications for Household Nutrition in Kenya

Is the US the New Swing Producer? The Price-Responsiveness of Tight Oil

New research suggests a much larger role for the US incremental supply of oil to the global market than before the revolution in unconventional drilling—but the response still takes more time than is typically considered for a “swing” producer.

WHIMBY (What’s Happening in My Backyard?): A Community Risk-Benefit Matrix of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

The Community Risk-Benefit Matrix illustrates and summarizes the literature on the community impacts of unconventional oil and gas development, specifically regarding the prevalence, consistency, and quality of findings across studies and regions.

Induced Seismicity Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

This report provides an overview of the existing state of research on induced seismicity related to both unconventional and conventional oil and gas development in the United States.

Local Government Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

This report reviews the academic literature analyzing the effect of unconventional oil and gas development on local public finance outcomes including a review on the truck traffic literature, a specific subset of these local government outcomes.

Housing Market Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

We review the housing market impacts of unconventional oil and gas development, focusing on studies that assess changes in home prices related to proximity to development, lease clauses, rental rates, farm values, and tax base changes.

Health Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

This report reviews the academic literature analyzing the effect of unconventional oil and gas development on health outcomes, focusing on epidemiological studies.

Public Education Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

This report reviews the economic literature examining the effect of unconventional oil and gas development on public education via three main channels—student population, school finances, and the labor market.