Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "Environmental economics"
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Environmental Tax Reform and Economic Welfare
(2013-10-08)According to a new study EPI (2012), India has the worst air pollution in the entire world. Given the severe damages caused by air pollution, it is important to explore various options to control air pollution. In chapter ... -
Essays in Energy and Environmental Economics
(2021-05-19)This dissertation consists of three essays in energy and environmental economics. In Chapter 1, my coauthor and I study the impact of alternative policies on carbon emissions and electricity costs in the United States. ... -
Essays in Environmental Economics
(2022-06-06)In the first paper, I examine how supporting early clean technologies affects the long-run transition away from dirty technologies. Early policy action generates immediate environmental benefits from increased adoption of ... -
Essays in Industrial Organization and Environmental Policy
(2022-06-06)The first chapter, coauthored with Sarah Armitage, examines the effects of state policy when markets are nationally standardized. When prices are uniform across states, state-level supply-side and demand-side tools, such ... -
Essays on Agriculture and Rural Development in Developing Countries
(2022-05-16)In these three essays, I analyse the effects of institutions on rural development through the lens of natural resource management in chapter 1, agricultural productivity in chapter 2, and rural agglomeration economies in ... -
Essays on Economics of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution in India
(2013-03-14)Air pollution—both indoor and outdoor—results in more deaths and diseases in India than in any other country in the world. The first chapter in this dissertation explores why despite profoundly negative health consequences ... -
Essays on Shock Propagation in Economic Production Networks: Applications to U.S. Oil Price Episodes and Green Jobs
(2022-05-12)This dissertation is composed of three essays that explore how dynamics in economic production networks can lead shocks to have differential impacts for producing entities and for workers. In Chapter 1, I propose a set of ... -
Essays on Water Utility Quality and Access
(2022-05-11)Previous research on water and electric utilities in low-income countries has highlighted a potential trade-off between improving access to piped water for low-income households and cost recovery for utility providers. A ... -
Predictive Modeling of Corporate Air Pollutant Emissions by Global Industry
(2022-06-03)Accelerated climate change has led to stronger impetus for regulatory action across nation states and the private sector. Companies are now pushed to increase accountability for the environmental impact of their business ...