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The Efficiency of Electricity Pricing Schemes
of electricity charged to the consumer is unconstrained and adjusts at ... utilities and regulators, who fear that consumers will complain about price surges and unpredictable bills. As a result, pricing reforms have been
Has Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme Taken Away Countries’ Ability to Reduce Emissions?
repercussions on product prices and the carbon market. Some policies complement ... impact, effectiveness, and unintended consequences of these overlapping ... offset their impact, affecting carbon prices and overall emissions. The
Are Vehicle Air Pollution Standards Effective, Efficient, and Equitable?
Angeles and New York suffered from paralyzing smog. In the last half century ... monoxide and nitrogen oxides follow similar trends, and similar trends hold ... surprising since vehicles continue to get heavier and since fuel economy (CAFE
Batteries, Fuel Cells, or Fuel Economy: Where Will Gasoline-Saving Policy Lead?
William ChernicoffManager - Energy and Environmental Research Group ... technology policy and communication, providing key input into their North American strategy and direction. His work includes analyzing sustainability
Lessons from a Decade of Cap & Trade
Faculty Fellow Arthur van Benthem discusses how cap and trade cost ... Carbon cap and trade has made headlines in recent months as ... electric power industry. Once China’s market is up and running, it will dwarf
Why Oil Companies Support Renewable Energy
oil company clean energy strategies and energy policy with Arthur van ... either end of it, and what are the companies along that continuum? van ... this recommitment to oil and gas by some of the European majors? van
How Coal Maintains Its Political Hold on West Virginia
West Virginia and how that's trickled up to the national level? Van ... dollars in tax incentives for wind and solar power. Yet in negotiations ... energy and climate agenda, while gaining concessions to the fossil fuel
How Attractive Are Fuel-Economy Standards?
and Kurt Van Dender (2007). Table 1: Selected elasticities for ... operates through the used fleet. Economists Mark Jacobsen and Arthur van ... for “cars” and “light duty trucks” (which include SUVs and vans as well
Exploring Electricity Pricing: Are Alternatives to Flat-Rate Plans Worth It?
’s guest is Arthur van Benthem, a Faculty Fellow at the Kleinman Center and a ... ? And I wonder if you could talk about that predictability element? van ... between the cost of generating electricity and the prices most consumers pay
The Formative Effects of Gas Price Shocks
less. And many are. Right now, the push and pull of supply and demand ... commute to work on public transit and will be more likely to drive fuel ... ”—in this case when most American kids learn to drive and first fill up their