Parry is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1993 and an MA in economics from Warwick University in 1987. Parry's research focuses primarily on environmental, transportation, tax and public health policies. His recent work has analyzed gasoline taxes, fuel economy standards, transit subsidies, alcohol taxes, policies to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, environmental tax shifts, the role of technology policy in environmental protection, the incidence of pollution control policies, and the interactions between regulatory policies and the broader tax system.
Ph.D. in economics, University of Chicago, 1993.
M.A. in economics, University of Warwick, 1987.
B.A. in economics, University of Sheffield, 1986.
Professional Experience
Fellow, Resources for the Future, Energy and Natural Resources Division, 1995 - present.
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, Department of Economics, 1996 - 1997.
Research Fellow, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 1993 - 1995.
Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education, 1992 - 1993.
Lecturer, Australian National University, Department of Economics, 1991.
Lecturer, University of Chicago, Department of Economics, 1990.
Journal Articles
Should Urban Transit Subsidies Be Reduced? Ian Parry and Kenneth Small American Economic Review | Related Discussion Paper 07-38
Automobile Externalities and Policies Winston Harrington, Ian Parry, and Margaret Walls Journal of Economic Literature | 2007 | Vol. XLV | pp. 374-400 | Related Discussion Paper 06-26
Should Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards be Tightened? Carolyn Fischer, Winston Harrington and Ian W.H. Parry Energy Journal | 2007 | Vol. 28 | pp. 1-29 | Related Discussion Paper 04-53
How Should Heavy-Duty Trucks be Taxed? Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Urban Economics | forthcoming | Related Discussion Paper 06-23
Are the Costs of Reducing Greenhouse Gases from Passenger Vehicles Negative? Ian Parry Journal of Urban Economics | September 2007 | Vol. 62, No. 2 | pp. 273-293 | Related Discussion Paper 06-14
Fiscal Interactions and the Costs of Pollution Control from Electricity Ian Parry RAND Journal of Economics | 36: 849-869, 2006 | Related Discussion Paper 04-27
Comparing the Welfare Effects of Public and Private Health Care Subsidies in the United Kingdom Ian Parry Journal of Health Economics | 2005 | Vol. 24 | pp. 1191-1209 | Related Discussion Paper 01-07
Is Pay-as-You-Drive Insurance a Better Way to Reduce Gasoline than Gasoline Taxes? Ian Parry American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings | May 2005 | pp. 288-293 | Related Discussion Paper 05-15
Comparing Alternative Policies to Reduce Traffic Accidents
Ian Parry Journal of Urban Economics | 2004 | Vol. 56 | pp. 364-387 | Related Discussion Paper 03-07
Does Britain or The United States Have the Right Gasoline Tax? Ian Parry, Kenneth A. Small American Economic Review | 2005 | Vol. 95 | pp. 1276-1289 | Related Discussion Paper 02-12
Instrument Choice for Environmental Protection when Technological Innovation is Endogenous Carolyn Fischer, Ian W.H. Parry, and William A. Pizer Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | 2003 | Vo. 45 | pp. 523-545 | Related Discussion Paper 99-04
Fiscal Interactions and the Case for Carbon Taxes Over Grandfathered Carbon Permits Ian W.H. Parry Oxford Review of Economic Policy | 2003 | Vol. 19 | pp. 385-399 | Related Discussion Paper 03-46
Are Emissions Permits Regressive? Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | 2004 | Vol. 47 | pp. 364-387 | Related Discussion Paper 03-21
The Economics of Fuel Economy Standards Paul Portney, Ian W.H. Parry, Howard K. Gruenspecht, Winston Harrington Journal of Economic Perspectives | 2003 | 17 | pp. 203-217 | Related Discussion Paper 03-44
How Large are the Welfare Gains from Technological Innovation Induced by Environmental Policies? Ian W.H. Parry, William A. Pizer, and Carolyn Fischer Journal of Regulatory Economics | 2003 | Vol. 54 | pp. 39-60 | Related Discussion Paper 01-28
On the Costs of Excise Taxes and Income Taxes in the U.K. Ian W.H. Parry International Tax and Public Finance | 2003 | Vol. 10 | pp. 281-304 | Related Discussion Paper 00-33-REV
How Large are the Welfare Losses from Tax Competition? Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Urban Economics | 2003 | Vol. 54 | pp.39-60 | Related Discussion Paper 01-28
On the Implications of Technological Innovation for Environmental Policy Ian W.H. Parry Environment and Development Economics | 2003 | Vol. 8 | pp. 57-76 | Related Discussion Paper 01-44
Tax Deductions and the Marginal Welfare Cost of Taxation Ian W.H. Parry International Tax and Public Finance | 2002 | Vol. 9 | pp. 531-551 | Related Discussion Paper 99-48
Funding Transportation Spending in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.: The Costs of Alternative Revenue Sources Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Urban Economics | 2002 | Vol. 52 | pp. 362-390 | Related Discussion Paper 01-12
Early Emission Reduction Programs: An Application to CO2 Policy Ian W.H. Parry and Michael Toman Energy Journal | 2002 | Vol. 23 | pp. 76-92 | Related Discussion Paper 00-26
Comparing the Efficiency of Alternative Policies for Reducing Traffic Congestion Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Public Economics | 2002 | Vol. 85 | pp. 333-362 | Related Discussion Paper 00-28
Estimating the Welfare Effect of Congestion Taxes: The Critical Importance of other Distortions within the Transport System Ian W.H. Parry and Antonio M. Bento Journal of Urban Economics | 2001 | Vol. 51 | pp. 339-365 | Related Discussion Paper 00-51
Revenue Recycling and the Welfare Effects of Road Pricing Ian W.H. Parry and Antonio Bento Scandinavian Journal of Economics | 2001 | Vol. 103 | pp. 645-671 | Related Discussion Paper 99-45
The Costs of Restrictive Trade Policies in the Presence of Factor Tax Distortions Ian W.H. Parry International Tax and Public Finance | 2001 | Vol. 8 | pp. 147-170 | Related Discussion Paper 98-37
Policy Analysis in the Presence of Distorting Taxes Wallace E. Oates and Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | Fall 2000 | Vol. 19 | pp. 603-614 | Related Discussion Paper 98-48
Tax Deductions, Environmental Policy, and the "Double Dividend" Hypothesis Ian W.H. Parry and Antonio Bento Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | 2000 | Vol. 39 | pp. 67-96 | Related Discussion Paper 99-24
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
A Second-Best Evaluation of Eight Policy Instruments to Reduce Carbon Emissions Ian W.H. Parry and Roberton C. Williams Resource and Energy Economics | 1999 | Vol. 21 | pp. 347-373
When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets. Ian W.H. Parry, Lawrence H. Goulder, and Roberton C. Williams Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | 1999 | Vol. 37 | pp. 52-84 | Related Discussion Paper 97-18-REV
Agricultural Policies in the Presence of Distorting Taxes Ian W.H. Parry American Journal of Agricultural Economics | 1999 | Vol. 81 | pp. 212-230 | Related Discussion Paper 98-05
Pollution Regulation and the Efficiency Gains from Technological Innovation Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Regulatory Economics | 1998 | Vol. 14 | pp. 229-254 | Related Discussion Paper 98-04
A Second Best Analysis of Environmental Subsidies Ian W.H. Parry International Tax and Public Finance | 1998 | Vol. 5 | pp. 157-174
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
Environmental Taxes and Quotas in the Presence of Distorting Taxes in Factor Markets Ian W.H. Parry Resource and Energy Economics | 1997 | Vol. 19 | pp. 203-220
Pollution Taxes and Revenue Recycling Ian W.H. Parry Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | 1995 | Vol. 29 | pp. S64-S77
Optimal Pollution Taxes and Endogenous Technological Progress Ian W.H. Parry Resource and Energy Economics | 1995 | Vol. 17 | pp. 69-85
Public Expenditure Policy and the Environment: A Review and Synthesis Ian W.H. Parry, Sanjeev Gupta, and Kenneth Miranda World Development | 1995 | Vol. 23 | pp. 515-528
Some Estimates of the Insurance Value Against Climate Change from Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Ian W.H. Parry Resource and Energy Economics | 1993 | Vol. 15 | pp. 99-115
Books, Chapters, and Reports
The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies Ian W.H. Parry, Hilary Sigman, Margaret Walls and Roberton C. Williams. The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2006/2007 | Tom Tietenberg and Henk Folmer | Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar | 2006 Related Discussion Paper: 05-24
Welfare and Distributional Effects of HOT Lanes and Other Road Pricing Policies in Metropolitan Washington DC Elena Safirova, Kenneth Gillingham, Ian Parry, Peter Nelson, Winston Harrington, and David Mason Road Pricing: Theory and Practice, Research in Transportation Economics | Georgina Santos | : Elsevier | 2004 Related Discussion Paper 03-57
The Costs of U.S. Oil Dependency
Ian W. H. Parry and Joel Darmstadter Report prepared for National Commission on Energy Policy | 2003 Related Discussion Paper: 03-59
Revenue Recycling and the Costs of Reducing Carbon Emissions Ian W. H. Parry Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology | Michael A. Toman, ed. | RFF Press | 2001
Greenhouse Gas "Early Reduction" Programs: A Critical Appraisal Ian W. H. Parry Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology | Michael A. Toman, ed. | RFF Press | 2001
Adjusting Carbon Cost Analyses to Account for Prior Tax Distortions
Ian W.H. Parry U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | 2001
Productivity Trends in the Natural Resource Industries: A Crosscutting Analysis Ian W.H. Parry Understanding Productivity Change in Natural Resource Industries | David Simpson, ed. | RFF Press | 1999 | pp. 175-204
Carbon Abatement: Lessons from Second-Best Economics Ian W.H. Parry Global Environmental Change and Agriculture: Assessing the Impacts | B.A. Kuhn and G. Frisvold, eds. | Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd. | 1999 | pp. 327-346 (Reprinted in Trade, Global Policy and the Environment, P.G. Fredriksson, ed., Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1999.)
Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: Issues of Long Run Sustainability
Ian W.H. Parry, David Schimmelpfennig, Jan Lewandrowski, John Reilly, and Mariano Tsigas U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 1996
Short Articles, Issue Briefs, and Other Publications
Combating Global Warming: Is Taxes or Cap-and-Trade a Better Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse gas Emissions? Ian Parry and William Pizer Regulation | 2007 | Vol. 30 | pp. 18-22
Should Fuel Taxes Be Scrapped in Favor of Pay-by-the-Mile Charges? Ian Parry World Economics | 2005 | Vol. 6 | pp. 91-102 Related Discussion Paper: 05-36
Slaking Our Thirst for Oil Ian Parry and Joel Darmstadter New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | pp. 23-27 Resources for the Future Press, Washington DC, 2004.
Richard Morgenstern and Paul Portney, editors
Pay-as-You-Drive for Car Insurance Winston Harrington and Ian Pary New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | pp. 53-56 Resources for the Future Press, Washington DC, 2004. Richard Morgenstern and Paul Portney, editors
Pay as You Slow: Road Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion Ian Parry and Elena Safirova New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | pp. 63-67 Resources for the Future Press, Washington DC, 2004. Richard Morgenstern and Paul Portney, editors
Is Northern Virginia Voting on the Right Transportation Tax? Ian W.H. Parry, Peter Nelson, and Martin Wachs State Tax Notes | 2002 | Vol. 26, No. 4 | pp. 271-275
How Large Are the Gains From Technological Innovation Induced by Environmental Policies? Ian W.H. Parry AERE Newsletter | May 2001 | Vol. 21 | pp. 9-13
Green Tax Reform and the Double Dividend Ian W.H. Parry and Lawrence H. Goulder AERE Newsletter | May 2000 | Vol. 20 | pp. 9-13
The Double Dividend: When You Get It and When You Don't Ian W.H. Parry 91st Annual Conference on Taxation | National Tax Association (NTA) - Tax Institute of America | National Tax Association Proceedings | Washington, D.C.: NTA | 1999 | pp. 46-51
Book review of "Agriculture, Environment and Health: Sustainable Development in the 21st Century," by V.W. Ruttan, ed. Ian W.H. Parry American Journal of Agricultural Economics | 1994 | Vol. 76, pp. 990-991 | pp. 990-991
Book review of "Industrial Economics and Organization," by D.A. Hay and D.J. Morris Ian W.H. Parry Economic Record | 1992 | Vol. 68, pp. 190-192 | pp. 190-192
What is the Righter Economic Approach to Global Warming?
Roundtable discussion with Richard Sandor, Robert Socolow and Christine Todd Whitman
Council on Foregin Relations | April 15, 2008
Some Economic Aspects of Global Warming
Panel Discussion organized by Gary Becker with Kevin Murphy and Richard Posner. | May 18, 2007
Should Urban Transit Subsidies be Reduced?
University of Chicago, Department of Economics | May 15, 2007
Tightening CAFE Standards Ian W.H. Parry Americans for Equitable Climate Solutions | Washington, D.C. | January 1, 2002
Are Gasoline Taxes in Britain Too High? Ian W.H. Parry Conference on Environmental Taxes | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | January 1, 2001
How Large are the Welfare Costs of Tax Competition? Ian W.H. Parry International Institute for Public Finance (IIPF) Meetings | IIPF | Lintz, Austria | January 1, 2001
Does Britain or the United States have the Right Gasoline Tax? Ian W.H. Parry Conference on the Environment and Transportation | Venice, Italy | January 1, 2001 Also presented at the NBER Summer Institute, Boston, MA, 2001; Resources for the Future Wednesday Seminar Series, Washington, D.C., March 27, 2002; Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA, 2001.
Tax Deductions, Consumption Distortions, and the Marginal Excess Burden of Taxation Ian W.H. Parry International Institute for Public Finance (IIPF) Meetings | IIPF | Seville, Spain | January 1, 2000
Estimating the Welfare Effects of Congestion Taxes Ian W.H. Parry Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) Workshop | AERE | La Jolla, CA | January 1, 2000
Tax Deductions, Environmental Policy, and the Double Dividend Hypothesis Ian W.H. Parry Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) Workshop | AERE | Harvard University, Cambridge, MA | January 1, 1999
Awards
Bradley/Becker fellowship, University of Chicago, 1988 - 1991.
Century Fellowship, University of Chicago, 1987 - 1991.
Economic and Social Research Council Scholarship, 1986 - 1987.
Prize for best economics student, University of Sheffield, 1985.
Professional Activities
Committee Memberships: Treasurer, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2001 - present. American Economic Association Association of Environmental and Resource Economists National Tax Association International Institute of Public Finance
Journal Referee: American Economic Review Journal of Political Economy Quarterly Journal of Economics Journal of Public Economics Journal of Environmental Economics and Management International Economic Review Journal of Law and Economics International Tax and Public Finance Journal of Regulatory Economics Journal of Industrial Economics European Economic Review Economic Inquiry Resource and Energy Economics Environment and Natural Resource Economics Journal of Urban Economics American Journal of Agricultural Economics Environment and Development Economics Energy Journal Journal of Economics European Journal of Political Economy Economic Modelling Contemporary Economic Policy Journal of Regional Science FinanzArchiv
Reviewer: National Science Foundation U. S. Environmental Protection Agency American Agricultural Economics Association Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Editorial Activities: Editorial Council, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2000 - present.
