Research

Published/Accepted Papers:

• 1. Fell, H., S.P. Holland, and A.J. Yates. Optimal subsidies for green hydrogen production. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.  forthcoming.

  2. Prest, B.C., H. Fell, D. Gordon, and T.J. Conway. Estimating the emissions reductions from supply-side fossil fuel interventions. Energy Economics, forthcoming.

  3. Fell, H. and M.S. Morrill. The Impact of Wind Energy on Air Pollution and Emergency Department Visits. Environmental and Resource Economics. 2024, 87(1): 287-320. 

  4. Fell, H., A. Gilbert, J.D. Jenkins, and M. Mildenberger. Nuclear power and renewable energy are both associated with national decarbonization. Nature Energy, 2022, 7: 25-29. 

  5. Patankar, N. H. Fell, A. de Queiroz, J. Curtis, J.F. DeCarolis. Improving the representation of energy efficiency in an energy system optimization model. Applied Energy, 2022, 306(Part B), 118083.

  6. Fell, H., D. Kaffine, and K. Novan. Emission, Transmission, and the Environmental Value of Renewables. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021, 13(2): 241-272.

  7. Harold, J., V. Bertsch H. Fell. Preferences for curtailable electricity contracts: Can curtailment benefit consumers and the electricity system? Energy Economics, 2021, 102: 105454. 

  8. Meyers, E., H.Fell, and A.J. Bostian. Asymmetric Cost Pass-Through in Multi-Unit Procurement Auctions: An Experimental Approach. Journal of Industrial Economics, 2021, 69(1): 109-130.

  9. Fell, H. and J.X. Johnson. Regional Disparities in Emissions Reduction and Net Trade from Renewables. Nature Sustainability, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00652-9. 

  10. Pless, J., H.Fell, and B. Sigrin. Information Searching in the Residential Solar PV Market. The Energy Journal, 2020, 41(4) .

  11. Fell H., and D. Kaffine. The Fall of Coal: Joint Impacts of Fuel Prices and Renewables on Generation and Emissions. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2018, 10(2): 90-116.

  12. Fell, H. and P. Maniloff. Leakage in Regional Environmental Policy: The Case of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 87: 1-23.

  13. Doyle, M. and H. Fell. Fuel Prices, Restructuring, and Natural Gas Plant Operations. Resource and Energy Economics, 2018, 52: 153-172.

  14. Fell, H., D. Kaffine, and D. Steinberg. Energy Efficiency and Emissions Intensity Standards. Journal of the Association of Resource and Environmental Economists, 2017, 4(s1): S201-S226.

  15. Galik, C., J. DeCarolis, and H. Fell. Evaluating the U.S. Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization Amidst Early Century Uncertainty. Climate Policy, 2017, 8: 1046-1056.

  16. Pless, J. and H. Fell. Bribes, Bureaucracies, and Blackouts: Toward Understanding How Corruption Impacts Electricity Reliability. Resource and Energy Economics, 2017, 47: 36-55.

  17. Chan, H.S., H. Fell, I. Lange, S. Li. Efficiency and Environmental Impacts of Electricity Restructuring on Coal-fired Power Plants. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2017, 81: 1-18.

  18. Fell, H. Comparing policies to confront permit over-allocation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2016, 80:53-68.

  19. Fell, H. and C. Kousky. The Value of Levee Protection to Commercial Properties. Ecological Economics, 2015, 119: 181-188.

  20. Fell, H., B. Hintermann, and H. Vollebergh. Carbon Content of Electricity Futures in Phase II of the EU ETS. The Energy Journal, 2015, 36(4).

  21. Fell, H. and D. Kaffine. Think locally, act locally: Can decentralized planning really achieve first-best in the presence of environmental spillovers? Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, 68(1): 46-53.

  22. Fell, H., S. Li, and A. Paul. A New Look at Residential Electricity Demand using Expenditure Data. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2014, 33: 37-47.

  23. Fell, H. and J. Linn. Renewable Electricity Policy, Intermittency, and Cost-effectiveness. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2013, 66(3): 688-707.

  24. Fell, H. and A. Haynie. Spatial Competition with Changing Market Institutions. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28(4): 702-719.

  25. Fell, H., D. Burtraw, R.D. Morgenstern, and K.L. Palmer. Soft and Hard Price Collars in a Cap-and-Trade System: A Comparative Analysis. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2012, 64(2):183-198.

  26. Fell, H., I. MacKenzie, and W.A. Pizer. Prices versus Quantities versus Bankable Quantities. Resource and Energy Economics, 2012, 34(4):607-623.

  27. Fell, H., D. Burtraw, R.D. Morgenstern, and K.L. Palmer. Climate Policy Design with Correlated Uncertainties in Offset Supply and Abatement Cost. Land Economics, 2012, 88(3):589-611.

  28. Fell, H. and A. Haynie. Estimating Time-varying Bargaining Power: A Fishery Application. Economic Inquiry, 2011, 49(3):685-696.

  29. Fell, H., E. Moore, and R.D. Morgenstern. Cost Containment under Cap and Trade: A Review of the Literature. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2011, 5:285-307.

  30. Fell, H. and R.D. Morgenstern. Alternative Approaches to Cost Containment in a Cap-and-Trade System. Environment and Resource Economics, 2010, 47(2):275-297.

  31. Fell, H. EU-ETS and Nordic Electricity: A CVAR Analysis. The Energy Journal, 2010, 31(2):219-239.

  32. Fell, H. Ex-vessel Pricing and IFQs: A Strategic Approach. Marine Resource Economics, 2009, 24:311-328 (Outstanding Paper of the Year, honorable mention).

  33. Fell, H. Rights Based Management and Alaska Pollock’s Processor Supply. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 90(3):579-592.

Working Papers:

Ongoing Research:

• "Are Renewable Generators Price Responsive?" (with Daniel Kaffine and J. Scott Holladay)

• "Parched Power Plants: The Effects of Drought on Power Plant Operations" (with Andrew Hutchens, Eric Edwards, and Jordan Kern)

• "Local and Regional Effects of California Energy Storage" (with Andrew Hutchens and Jeremiah Johnson)