Behavioral Economics and Policy Evaluation

Resources Radio: Energy Inefficiency, with RFF's Joshua Blonz

Host Daniel Raimi and Joshua Blonz, a postdoctoral fellow at RFF, talk about his recent research on an energy efficiency program in California, the...

Working Paper

The Welfare Costs of Misaligned Incentives: Energy Inefficiency and the Principal-Agent Problem

I measure the welfare costs of the principal-agent problem in the context of an energy efficiency appliance upgrade program. I find that the principal-agent problem turns an otherwise welfare-increasing program into a welfare-reducing program.

Buyer Beware: An Analysis of the Latest Flawed Carbon Tax Report

Not all economic analyses are created equal. Those that do not meet fundamental scientific standards should be ignored by policymaking communities.