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Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.
Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.
Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.
Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Potential revenue and breakeven of energy storage systems in PJM energy markets

Salles, Maurício B. C., Taina N. Gadotti, Michael J. Aziz, and William W. Hogan. "Potential revenue and breakeven of energy storage systems in PJM energy markets." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (March 2021): 12357-12368.

Livestock plants and COVID-19 transmission

Taylor, Charles A., Christopher Boulosb, and Douglas Almonda. "Livestock plants and COVID-19 transmission." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol.117.50 (December 15, 2020): 31706-31715.

Assessment of the National Park Service Museum Collections Storage Management. National Academy of Public Administration, December 2020.

Marcus Peacock, Donald Bathurst, Linda Bilmes, Sheila Burke and Margaret Sherry. "Assessment of the National Park Service Museum Collections Storage Management. National Academy of Public Administration, December 2020." National Academy of Public Administration, December 2020.

The Future of Carbon Offset Markets

Lee, Henry, and Abigail Mayer. "The Future of Carbon Offset Markets." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, October 22, 2020.

Cicadian Rhythm: Insecticides, Infant Health
and Long-term Outcomes

Taylor, Charles A. "Cicadian Rhythm: Insecticides, Infant Health and Long-term Outcomes." CEEP Working Paper Series, September 2020.

Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Robert N. Stavins. "Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-022, July 2020.

The Macroeconomic Impact of Europe’s Carbon Taxes

Metcalf, Gilbert E., and James H. Stock. "The Macroeconomic Impact of Europe’s Carbon Taxes." National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2020.

Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy." Southern Economic Journal 87.1 (July 2020): 3-29.

Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs: America's Best Investment

Bilmes, Linda J., and John B. Loomis. Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs: America's Best Investment, 1st edition. Routledge, 2020.

The Price of Biodiesel RINs and Economic Fundamentals

Irwin, Scott H., Kristen McCormack, and James H. Stock. "The Price of Biodiesel RINs and Economic Fundamentals." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 102.3 (May 2020): 734-752.

The Cost-Effectiveness Implications of Carbon Price Certainty

Aldy, Joseph, and Sarah Armitage. "The Cost-Effectiveness Implications of Carbon Price Certainty." American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings 110 (May 2020): 113-118.

Deep Flaws in a Mercury Regulatory Analysis

Aldy, Joseph, Matthew Kotchen, Mary Evans, Meredith Fowlie, Arik Levinson, and Karen Palmer. "Deep Flaws in a Mercury Regulatory Analysis." Science 368.6488 (April 2020): 247-248.

Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-009, April 2020.

The Value of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

Chen, Cuicui, and Henry Lee. "The Value of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, March 4, 2020.

Looking Back at Fifty Years of the Clean Air Act

Aldy, Joseph, Maximillian Auffhammer, Maureen Cropper, Arthur Fraas, and Richard Morgenstern. "Looking Back at Fifty Years of the Clean Air Act." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-003, February 2020.

Federal Coal Program Reform, the Clean Power Plan, and the Interaction of Upstream and Downstream Climate Policies

Gerarden, Todd D., W. Spencer Reeder, and James H. Stock. "Federal Coal Program Reform, the Clean Power Plan, and the Interaction of Upstream and Downstream Climate Policies." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 12.1 (February 2020): 167-199.

Evaluating Regulatory Performance: Learning from and Institutionalizing Retrospective Analysis of EPA Regulations

Aldy, Joseph. "Evaluating Regulatory Performance: Learning from and Institutionalizing Retrospective Analysis of EPA Regulations." Case Western Reserve Law Review 70.4 (2020): 971-1006.

Carbon Tax Review and Updating: Institutionalizing an Act-Learn-Act Approach to U.S. Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph. "Carbon Tax Review and Updating: Institutionalizing an Act-Learn-Act Approach to U.S. Climate Policy." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 14.1 (Winter 2020).

Quasi-Experimental Estimates of the Transient Climate Response Using Observational Data

Montamat, Giselle, and James H. Stock. "Quasi-Experimental Estimates of the Transient Climate Response Using Observational Data." Climatic Change (2020): 1-11.

Climate Change, Climate Policy, and Economic Growth

Stock, James H. "Climate Change, Climate Policy, and Economic Growth." NBER Macroeconomics Annual 34.1 (January 2020): 399-419.

Carbon Tax Review and Updating: Institutionalizing an Act-Learn-Act Approach to U.S. Climate Policy

Aldy, Joseph. "Carbon Tax Review and Updating: Institutionalizing an Act-Learn-Act Approach to U.S. Climate Policy." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 14.1 (Winter 2020): 76-94.

Report on the Proposed Changes to the Federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

Aldy, Joseph, Matthew Kotchen, Mary Evans, Meredith Fowlie, Arik Levinson, and Karen Palmer. "Report on the Proposed Changes to the Federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards." External Environmental Economics Advisory Committee, December 2019.

Policy Evolution Under the Clean Air Act

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Policy Evolution Under the Clean Air Act." Journal of Economic Perspectives 33.4 (Fall 2019): 27-50.

A cost-effective way to power generation

Rajan, Thillai, and Akash Deep. "A cost-effective way to power generation." The Hindu. October 16, 2019.

Double Counting and the Paris Agreement Rulebook

Schneider, Lambert, Maosheng Duan, Robert Stavins, Kelley Kizzier, Derik Broekhoff, Frank Jotzo, Harald Winkler, Michael Lazarus, Andrew Howard, and Christina Hood. "Double Counting and the Paris Agreement Rulebook." Science 366.6462 (October 2019): 180-183.

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Infrastructure Under Attack. What’s Next?

De Blasio, Nicola, and Henry Lee. "Saudi Arabia’s Energy Infrastructure Under Attack. What’s Next?" National Interest, October 6, 2019.

Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings

Stavins, Robert N., ed. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Cross-product Manipulation in Electricity Markets, Microstructure Models and Asymmetric Information

Hogan, William W., Chiara Lo Prete, Bingyuan Liu, and Jia Wang. "Cross-product Manipulation in Electricity Markets, Microstructure Models and Asymmetric Information." Energy Journal 40.5 (June 2019): 221-246.

Learning From 30 Years of Cap and Trade

Stavins, Robert N., and Richard Schmalensee. "Learning From 30 Years of Cap and Trade." Resources (May 2019).

Future-Proof Your Climate Strategy

Aldy, Joseph, and Gianfranco Gianfrate. "Future-Proof Your Climate Strategy." Harvard Business Review. May/June 2019, 91-101.

The Role of Electric Vehicles in Decarbonizing China’s Transportation Sector

Qiao, Qinyu, and Henry Lee. "The Role of Electric Vehicles in Decarbonizing China’s Transportation Sector." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, April 2019.

Saving Natural Gas through Regulation

Lee, Henry. "Saving Natural Gas through Regulation." National Interest, March 31, 2019.

A Few Keys to Saving the Planet Cost-Effectively

Aldy, Joseph. "A Few Keys to Saving the Planet Cost-Effectively." The Environmental Forum. March/April 2019.

Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)

Stavins, Robert N., M.A. Mehling, and G.E. Metcalf. "Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)." Environmental Law 8.4 (2019): 647-698.

Market Design Practices: Which Ones Are Best? [In My View]

Hogan, William W. "Market Design Practices: Which Ones Are Best? [In My View]." IEEE Power and Energy 17.1 (January/February 2019).

The Price of Biodiesel RINs and Economic Fundamentals

Irwin, Scott H., Kristen McCormack, and James H. Stock. "The Price of Biodiesel RINs and Economic Fundamentals." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series, December 2018.

The Emerging Russia-Asia Energy Nexus

Downs, Erica, James Henderson, Mikkal E. Herberg, Shoichi Itoh, Meghan O'Sullivan, Morena Skalamera, and Can Soylu. "The Emerging Russia-Asia Energy Nexus." The National Bureau of Asian Research, December 2018.

Policy Evolution under the Clean Air Act

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "Policy Evolution under the Clean Air Act." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-039, November 2018.

GHG Cap-and-Trade: Implications for Effective and Efficient Climate Policy in Oregon

Schatzki, Todd, and Robert N. Stavins. "GHG Cap-and-Trade: Implications for Effective and Efficient Climate Policy in Oregon." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-038, November 2018.

Stock Price Rewards to Climate Saints and Sinners: Evidence from the Trump Election

Ramelli, Stefano, Alexander F. Wagner, Richard J. Zeckhauser, and Alexandre Ziegler. "Stock Price Rewards to Climate Saints and Sinners: Evidence from the Trump Election." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-037, September 2018.

Investment versus Output Subsidies: Implications of Alternative Incentives for Wind Energy

Aldy, Joseph, Todd Gerarden, and Richard Sweeney. "Investment versus Output Subsidies: Implications of Alternative Incentives for Wind Energy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-012, March 2018.

A Primer on Transmission Benefits and Cost Allocation

Hogan, William W. "A Primer on Transmission Benefits and Cost Allocation." Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy 7.1 (March 2018).

Collective Action in an Asymmetric World

Chen, Cuicui, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Collective Action in an Asymmetric World." Journal of Public Economics 158 (February 2018): 103-112.

The Welfare Consequences of Taxing Carbon

Jorgenson, Dale W., Richard J. Goettle, Mun S. Ho, and Peter J. Wilcoxen. "The Welfare Consequences of Taxing Carbon." Climate Change Economy 9 (February 2018).

An Efficient Western Energy Imbalance Market with Conflicting Carbon Policies.

Hogan, William W. "An Efficient Western Energy Imbalance Market with Conflicting Carbon Policies." The Electricity Journal 30.10 (December 2017): 8-15.

Assessing the Energy-Efficiency Gap

Gerarden, Todd D., Richard G. Newell, and Robert N. Stavins. "Assessing the Energy-Efficiency Gap." Journal of Economic Literature 55.4 (December 2017): 1486-1525.

The Efficiency Consequences of Heterogeneous Behavioral Responses to Energy Fiscal Policies

Houde, Sebastien, and Joseph E. Aldy. "The Efficiency Consequences of Heterogeneous Behavioral Responses to Energy Fiscal Policies." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-047, December 2017.

The Design of Environmental Markets: What Have We Learned from Experience with Cap and Trade?

Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert N. Stavins. "The Design of Environmental Markets: What Have We Learned from Experience with Cap and Trade?" Oxford Review of Economic Policy 33.4 (November 2017): 572-588.

Consumers’ Response to State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Programs

Aldy, Joseph, and Sebastien Houde. "Consumers’ Response to State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Programs." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 9.4 (November 2017): 227-225.

Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)

Mehling, Michael A.; Metcalf, Gilbert E.; and Stavins, Robert N. "Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-042, September 2017.