Still your grandfather’s boiler
Through a study of New Source Review, we empirically investigate how the differential treatment of coal boilers shaped the utilization, retirement and emissions of US coal generators.
AMI water meters deliver end-use water and financial savings in leaky households
Using 2WFE techniques we show that advanced metering infrastructure combined with targeted conservation messaging can significantly reduce residential water use, primarily by helping households detect and reduce leaks, generating both water savings and financial benefits.
Markets with power
We estimate counterfactual prices for the Australian National Electricity Market under the assumption of perfect competition and investigate to what extent market power contributed to elevated prices between 2015 and 2019.
Essays on Electricity Economics
My dissertation leverages electricity data for an economic investigation of three disparate topics: the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the implications of government ownership on the exercise of market power in the Australian National Electricity Market; and, the unintended consequences of US Clean Air Act regulation on coal boilers.
How Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentives and Related Policies Affect the Market
This white paper is one in a series summarizing recent research findings on zero-emission vehicles and related policy for the state of California.
Grace Period Literature Review
This paper summarises the main contributions to the economic literature on grace periods.
Amazing Grace
This paper develops a model to analyse the tension between grace periods and foreclosure on public access, assessing its impacts on knowledge ow and welfare.
Fuel choice in rural Maharashtra
We report on and analyze the results of an energy use survey in two tribal villages in rural Maharashtra, India, finding evidence for for the ‘energy ladder’ hypothesis.