Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference
Organized by Matthew Kotchen, James H. Stock, and Catherine Wolfram
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
May 16, 2019
National Press Club, Murrow Conference Rooms, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC

Thursday, May 16

8:00 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:30 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:45 am

The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy: Normative Assessment and Positive Prognosis (slides)

Robert Stavins, Harvard University and NBER

9:30 am

Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?

Lucas W. Davis, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
James M. Sallee, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

10:15 am

Break

10:30 am

Green Bonds: Effectiveness and Implications for Public Policy (slides)

Caroline Flammer, Columbia University and NBER

11:15 am

Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Fuel Economy Standards

Antonio Bento, University of Southern California and NBER
Mark R. Jacobsen, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Christopher R. Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Arthur van Benthem, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

12:00 n

Lunch - First Amendment Lounge

Lunch talk: Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors

1:15 pm

Long-Run Environmental Accounting in the U.S. Economy (slides)

Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER

2:00 pm

Jobs and Environmental Regulation (slides)

Marc A. C. Hafstead, Resources for the Future
Roberton C. Williams III, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER

2:45 pm

Adjourn