SI 2018 Environmental & Energy Economics

Wolfram Schlenker and James H. Stock, Organizers

July 23-24, 2018


Hotel Marlowe

Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 23
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Tamma A. Carleton, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Michael Delgado, Purdue University
Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago and NBER
Solomon M. Hsiang, Stanford University and NBER
Andrew Hultgren, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Amir Jina, University of Chicago and NBER
Robert Kopp, Rutgers University
Ishan Nath, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
James Rising, University of Delaware
Ashwin Rode, University of Chicago
Samuel Seo, University of Chicago
Justin Simcock, Rhodium Group
Arvid Viaene, E.CA Economics
Jiacan Yuan, Fudan University
Alice Zhang, Washington and Lee University

Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits
Discussant: Nolan H. Miller, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
10:00 am
Frances Moore, University of California at Davis
Nicholas Obradovich, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Flavio Lehner, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Rapidly-Adjusting Perceptions of Temperature in a Changing Climate
Discussant: Robert K. Kaufmann, Boston University
11:00 am
Break
11:30 am
Jonathan M. Colmer, University of Virginia
Ralf Martin, London School of Economics
Mirabelle Muûls, Imperial College London
Ulrich J. Wagner, University of Mannheim

Emissions Trading, Firm Behavior, and the Environment: Evidence from French Manufacturing Firms
Discussant: Stephen P. Holland, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Lawrence H. Goulder, Stanford University and NBER
Marc A. C. Hafstead, Resources for the Future
GyuRim Kim, University of California at Los Angeles
Xianling Long, Peking University

Impacts of a Carbon Tax across U.S. Household Income Groups: What Are the Equity-Efficiency Trade-Offs?
Discussant: Gilbert E. Metcalf, Tufts University and NBER
2:30 pm
Don Fullerton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
Chi L. Ta, Virginia Tech

Costs of Energy Efficiency Mandates Can Reverse the Sign of Rebound
Discussant: Hilary Sigman, Rutgers University and NBER
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Egg-Timer Presentations
Belinda Archibong, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Francis Annan, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Harmattan Winds, Disease and Gender Gaps in Human Capital Investment
Eugenie M. Dugoua, London School of Economics

International Environmental Agreements and Directed Technological Change: Evidence from the Ozone Regime
Francisco Costa, University of Delaware
François Gerard, Queen Mary University of London

Hysteresis And The Welfare Effect Of Corrective Policies: Theory And Evidence From An Energy Saving Program
Fujin Yi, Nanjing Agricultural University
Cynthia Lin Lawell, Cornell University
Karen Thome, University of California at Davis

The Effects of Subsidies and Mandates: A Dynamic Model of the Ethanol Industry
Joshua Goodman, Boston University and NBER
Michael Hurwitz, College Board
Jisung Park, University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Smith, Georgia State University

Heat and Learning
Kelly Bishop, Arizona State University
Jonathan D. Ketcham, Arizona State University
Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Arizona State University and NBER

Hazed and Confused: Air Pollution, Dementia, and Financial Decision Making
Lily YW. Hsueh, Arizona State University

Voluntary Climate Action and Credible Regulatory Threat: Evidence from the Carbon Disclosure Project
Louis D. Preonas, University of Maryland

Market Power in Coal Shipping and Implications for U.S. Climate Policy
Nick Hagerty, Montana State University

Liquid Constrained in California: Estimating the Potential Gains from Water Markets
Soren T. Anderson, Michigan State University and NBER
Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Boris Shor, University of Houston

Who Joined the Pigou Club? A Postmortem Analysis of Washington State's Carbon Tax Initiative I-732
Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
Alexander MacKay, University of Virginia
Julian Reif, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER

The Long-Run Dynamics of Electricity Demand: Evidence from Municipal Aggregation
Todd Gerarden, Cornell University

Demanding Innovation: The Impact of Consumer Subsidies on Solar Panel Production Costs
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 24
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona and NBER
Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona and NBER

Designing Dynamic Subsidies to Spur Adoption of New Technologies
Discussant: David Popp, Syracuse University and NBER
9:30 am
Jing Li, Tufts University

Compatibility and Investment in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market
Discussant: Meghan R. Busse, Northwestern University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Robert Hahn, University of Oxford
Robert Metcalfe, Columbia University and NBER

Estimating the Trade-off Between Efficiency and Equity from Energy Subsidies
Discussant: Hunt Allcott, Stanford University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Muse Salon
Valerie J. Karplus, Carnegie Mellon University
Shuang Zhang, Imperial College London
Douglas Almond, Columbia University and NBER

Did Scrubbing the Government Clean Up the Air? Polluter Responses to China’s Anticorruption Campaign
Discussant: Nicholas Ryan, Yale University and NBER
1:00 pm
Serrano Room
Harrison Fell, North Carolina State University
Daniel T. Kaffine, University of Colorado at Boulder
Kevin Novan, University of California at Davis

Emissions, Transmission, and the Environmental Value of Wind Energy: Evidence from Texas
Discussant: Jacob LaRiviere, Amazon
2:00 pm
Muse Salon
Patrick Baylis, University of British Columbia
Judson P. Boomhower, University of California, San Diego and NBER

Moral Hazard, Wildfires, and the Economic Incidence of Natural Disasters
Discussant: Matthew D. Gibson, Williams College
2:00 pm
Serrano Room
Gabriel E. Lade, Macalester College
Ivan J. Rudik, Cornell University and NBER

Costs of Inefficient Regulation: Evidence from the Bakken
Discussant: Catherine Hausman, University of Michigan and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Muse Salon
Eduardo A. Souza-Rodrigues, University of Toronto
Robert McMillan, University of Toronto and NBER
Juliano Assunção, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Joshua Murphy, Natural Resources Canada

Optimal Environmental Targeting in the Amazon Rainforest
Discussant: Francisco Costa, University of Delaware
3:30 pm
Serrano Room
Ignacia Mercadal, University of Florida

Dynamic Competition and Arbitrage in Electricity Markets: The Role of Financial Players (slides)
Discussant: Mar Reguant, Northwestern University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn