Kristen McCormack
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Kristen McCormack is an economist and fellow at Resources for the Future. Her research primarily focuses on the distributional effects of climate change and the design of energy and environmental policy under regulatory and market uncertainty.
McCormack received a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2023, where she was a Harvard Environmental Economics Program Pre-Doctoral Fellow. Following the completion of her degree, she worked as a financial economist at the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis. She was a research analyst at RFF from 2015 to 2017.
- PhD, Harvard University, Public Policy
- BA, Pomona College, Economics
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Press Release — Jul 7, 2025
Kristen McCormack Joins RFF As a Research Fellow
Resources for the Future is pleased to welcome back to its Washington, DC office economist Kristen McCormack, who joins the staff as a research fellow.
Media Highlight — Apr 9, 2025
The New York Times: “Five Takeaways from Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal”
Peer-reviewed research by Joshua Linn and Kristen McCormack is cited in this article about the Trump administration’s recent executive order.
Resources Magazine Articles — Sep 14, 2016
Is Halting the Clean Power Plan Economically Justified?
The Supreme Court’s surprising stay of the Clean Power Plan is unjustifiable based on economic harm to the coal sector.
Report — Jan 22, 2016
Approaches to Address Potential CO2 Emissions Leakage to New Sources under the Clean Power Plan
Approaches to Address Potential CO2 Emissions Leakage to New Sources under the Clean Power Plan
Report — Jan 22, 2016
Approaches to Address Potential CO2 Emissions Leakage to New Sources under the Clean Power Plan
Approaches to Address Potential CO2 Emissions Leakage to New Sources under the Clean Power Plan
Issue Brief — Sep 24, 2015
Defining the Unknown: A Look at the Cost of Tighter Ozone Standards
Defining the Unknown: A Look at the Cost of Tighter Ozone Standards
Resources Magazine Articles — Sep 14, 2016
Is Halting the Clean Power Plan Economically Justified?
The Supreme Court’s surprising stay of the Clean Power Plan is unjustifiable based on economic harm to the coal sector.
Resources Magazine Articles — Jan 7, 2016
Clearing the Air: How Market-Based Policies Help Meet the Tighter US Ozone Limit
The recently strengthened limit for ground-level ozone has stirred controversy over costs, but many existing policies can help states achieve the n...
Press Release — Jul 7, 2025
Kristen McCormack Joins RFF As a Research Fellow
Resources for the Future is pleased to welcome back to its Washington, DC office economist Kristen McCormack, who joins the staff as a research fellow.
Media Highlight — Apr 9, 2025
The New York Times: “Five Takeaways from Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal”
Peer-reviewed research by Joshua Linn and Kristen McCormack is cited in this article about the Trump administration’s recent executive order.