James Stock
University Fellow
James H. Stock is the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and member of the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School. He received a MS in statistics and a PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. His research areas are empirical macroeconomics, monetary policy, econometric methods, and energy and environmental policy. He is Co-Editor of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity and is a coauthor with Mark Watson of a leading introductory econometrics textbook and is a member of various professional boards. He previously served as Managing Editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics from 1992-2003, as Chair of the Harvard Economics Department from 2007-2009, as Co-Editor of Econometrica from 2009-2012, and as Member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2013-2014.
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Journal Article — Sep 1, 2022
Comprehensive Evidence Implies a Higher Social Cost of CO₂
A multi-year study of the social cost of carbon, a critical input for climate policy analysis, finds that every additional ton of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere costs society $185—far higher than the current federal estimate of $51 per ton.
RFF Live — Oct 29, 2021
Driving Decarbonization: Examining Electric Vehicles and Low-Carbon Fuels in US Reconciliation Efforts
Driving Decarbonization: Examining Electric Vehicles and Low-Carbon Fuels in US Reconciliation Efforts
Journal Article — Aug 20, 2021
Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon
Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon
Media Highlight — Mar 24, 2021
Carbon Tax Could Ease Biden's Oil Troubles—Report
Carbon Tax Could Ease Biden's Oil Troubles—Report
Journal Article — Sep 1, 2022
Comprehensive Evidence Implies a Higher Social Cost of CO₂
A multi-year study of the social cost of carbon, a critical input for climate policy analysis, finds that every additional ton of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere costs society $185—far higher than the current federal estimate of $51 per ton.
Journal Article — Aug 20, 2021
Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon
Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon
Working Paper — Mar 15, 2021
Climate Royalty Surcharges
An examination of the use, determination, and implications of a surcharge on oil and gas production on federal lands to achieve emission reductions and climate goals.
Working Paper — Aug 27, 2020
The Macroeconomic Impact of Europe's Carbon Taxes
The Macroeconomic Impact of Europe's Carbon Taxes
