Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research: Recent submissions
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An institutional frame to compare alternative market designs in EU electricity balancing
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2007)The so-called "electricity wholesale market" is, in fact, a sequence of several markets. The chain is closed with a provision for "balancing," in which energy from all wholesale markets is balanced under the authority of ... -
Does hazardous water matter? : evidence from the housing market and the Superfund program
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2006)This paper uses the housing market to develop estimates of the local welfare impacts of Superfund sponsored clean-ups of hazardous waste sites. We show that if consumers value the clean-ups, then the hedonic model predicts ... -
The future of nuclear power in the United States : economic and regulatory challenges
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2006)This paper examines the economic and regulatory challenges that must be faced by potential investors in new nuclear power plants in the United States. The historical development of the existing fleet of over 100 nuclear ...
