Publications

My working papers and research publications.

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.

December 1, 2022

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.

December 20, 2021

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.

October 5, 2016

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.

October 2, 2014