Distributional Consequences of New Energy Technologies
Organized by Catherine Hausman and Arik Levinson
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
June 23-24, 2022
Cambridge, MA and online

Thursday, June 23

9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:30 am

Welcome

9:45 am

Income and Racial Disparities in Markets for New Energy Technologies

Jackson Dorsey, University of Texas at Austin
Derek C. Wolfson, University of California, Berkeley

Discussant:
Todd D. Gerarden, Cornell University

10:45 am

Regulating Power Plant Emissions: Environmental Justice, Enforcement, and Regulator Priorities

Gautam Gowrisankaran, Columbia University and NBER
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona and NBER
Konan Hara, University of Chicago

Discussant:
Ignacia Mercadal, University of Florida

11:45 am

Break

12:00 noon

Lunch - ArtBar Patio

1:00 pm

The Canary in the Coal Decline: Appalachian Household Finance and the Transition from Fossil Fuels

Josh Blonz, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Brigitte Roth Tran, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Erin E. Troland, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
Joseph E. Aldy, Harvard University and NBER

2:00 pm

Nice Work if You Can Get It? The Distributional Consequences of the Clean Energy Transition

Jonathan M. Colmer, University of Virginia
John L. Voorheis, U.S. Census Bureau

Discussant:
Gilbert E. Metcalf, Tufts University and NBER

3:00 pm

Break

3:30 pm

Distributional Impacts of Carbon Capture Technology

Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future
Maya Domeshek, Resources for the Future
Christoph Funke, Resources for the Future
Daniel L. Shawhan, Resources for the Future
Burçin Ünel, New York University
Ana Varela Varela, New York University
Steven Witkin, Resources for the Future

Discussant:
David Evans, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

4:30 pm

Adjourn

5:30 pm

Reception and Group Dinner - Skyline Room

Friday, June 24

8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Measuring the Welfare and Distributional Effects of Co-Benefits of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology

Andrew R. Waxman, University of Texas at Austin
Sheila Olmstead, Cornell University

Discussant:
Garth Heutel, Georgia State University and NBER

10:00 am

Distributional Consequences of Electrifying the Trucking Industry

Cuicui Chen, State University of New York at Albany
Chunyu Guo, State University of New York at Albany
Daiqiang Zhang, State University of New York at Albany

Discussant:
Shanjun Li, Cornell University and NBER

11:00 am

Break

11:30 am

Electric Vehicle Adoption, Air Pollution Disparities, and Subsidy Policy

Irene Jacqz, Iowa State University
Sarah Johnston, University of Calgary

Discussant:
Arik Levinson, Georgetown University and NBER

12:30 pm

Lunch - ArtBar Patio

1:30 pm

Adjourn