Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research: Recent submissions
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Evaluating Policies to Increase the Generation of Electricity from Renewable Energy
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2011-05)Focusing on the U.S. and the E.U., this essay seeks to advance four main propositions. First, the incidence of the short-run costs of programs to subsidize the generation of electricity from renewable sources varies with ... -
The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-Disaster Transfer Payments
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2011-05)We know little about the dynamic economic impacts of natural disasters. I examine the effect of hurricanes on US counties’ economies 0-10 years after landfall. Overall, I find no substantial changes in county population, ... -
Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon for Use in U.S. Federal Rulemakings: A Summary and Interpretation
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2011-05)The United States Government recently concluded a year-long process to develop a range of values representing the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, commonly referred ...
