Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference
Matthew Kotchen, James H. Stock, and Catherine Wolfram, Organizers
May 16, 2019
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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 |
Robert Stavins, Harvard University and NBER The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy: Normative Assessment and Positive Prognosis |
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| 9:30 am |
Lucas W. Davis, University of California, Berkeley and NBER James M. Sallee, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax? |
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| 10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:30 am |
Caroline Flammer, Columbia University and NBER Green Bonds: Effectiveness and Implications for Public Policy |
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| 11:15 am |
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 Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Fuel Economy Standards |
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| 12:00 n | Lunch - First Amendment Lounge | |
| Lunch talk: Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors | ||
| 1:15 pm |
Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Long-Run Environmental Accounting in the U.S. Economy |
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| 2:00 pm |
Marc A. C. Hafstead, Resources for the Future Roberton C. Williams III, University of Maryland and NBER Jobs and Environmental Regulation |
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| 2:45 pm | Adjourn | |