Publications and completed research

2023

"Air Pollution and Cognitive Productivity: Causal Evidence of Large Effects even at Very Low Exposures", with Nikolai Cook and Anthony Heyes.  Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. 2023, vol. 10(5).

• Published version

"Manufacturing output and extreme temperature: Evidence from Canada", with Philippe Kabore.  Canadian Journal of Economics. 2023, vol. 56(1), pp. 191-224.

• Published version

• University of Ottawa Economics Working Paper

"Intensity-based rebating of emissions revenues", with Christoph Bohringer and Carolyn Fischer. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. 2023, vol. 10(4), pp. 1059-1089.

• Published version

• Resources for the Future Working Paper

• World Bank Policy Research Working Paper

• Numerical replication

2022

"The economics of the Site C hydroelectric project", with Brett Dolter and Kent Fellows. Energy Policy. 2022, vol. 169.

• Published version

• SSRN Working Paper

• Policy summary

"A systematic review of energy efficiency home retrofit studies", with Lauren Giandomenico and Maya Papineau. Annual Review of Resource Economics. 2022, vol. 14

• Smart Prosperity Institute Working Paper

• Published version

"Experimental evidence on heat loss visualization and personalized information to motivate energy savings", with Maya Papineau. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2022, vol. 111.

• Published version

• Carleton Economics Papers Working Paper

2021

"The energy efficiency rebound effect in general equilibrium", with Christoph Bohringer. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2021, vol. 109.

• Published version

• University of Oldenburg Working paper

2020

"Canadian electricity markets during the COVID-19 pandemic: An initial assessment", with Andrew Leach and Blake Shaffer, Canadian Public Policy, 2020, vol. 46(S2), pp. S145-S159.

• Published version

"Public transit and air pollution", with Brandon Schaufele and Soodeh Saberian, Canadian Journal of Economics, 2020, vol. 53(2), pp. 496-525.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

"Comparing applied general equilibrium and econometric estimates of an environmental policy shock", with Jared Carbone, Akio Yamazaki, and Hidemichi Yonezawa, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2020, vol. 7(4), pp. 687-719.

• Published version

• Colorado School of Mines working paper

2019

"Stretching the duck's neck: How rising temperatures will change the level and shape of future electricity demand", with Blake Shaffer, The Energy Journal, 2019, vol. 41(5).

• Working paper

• Published version

"Politicians, pollution, and performance in the workplace: The effect of PM on MPs", with Anthony Heyes and Brandon Schaufele, Land Economics, 2019, vol. 95, pp. 157-173.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

2018

"The economic impact of air pollution: Evidence from Europe", with Antoine Dechezlepretre and Balazs Stadler.

• OECD Economics Working Paper

"The effectiveness of public transit subsidies on ridership and the environment: Evidence from Canada", with Bora Plumptre, Case Studies in Transport Policy, 2018, vol. 6(4), pp.651-662.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

• Globe and Mail article citing my research

"An evaluation of policy options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector: The cost-effectiveness of regulations versus emissions pricing", with Randy Wigle.

• LCERPA working paper

• School of Public Policy policy brief

"Facilitating retrospective analysis of environmental regulations", with Maureen Cropper and Dick Morgenstern, 2018.  Review of Environmental Economics and Policy.

• Published version

"How do learning externalities influence the evaluation of Ontario's renewables support policies?", with Marisa Beck and Randy Wigle, 2018.  Energy Policy.

• Published version

"The cost of decarbonizing the Canadian electricity system", with Brett Dolter, 2018. Energy Policy, vol. 113, pp. 135-148.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

"Real-time feedback and consumer electricity demand: Evidence on persistence and time of use pricing", with Steve Martin, 2018. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 5, no. 1.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

• OECD Environment working paper "Leveraging the Smart Grid"

"Does Daylight Savings Time save energy? Evidence from Ontario", 2018. Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 70(2), pp. 517-543.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

• National Post article citing my research

2017

"Gasoline price and new vehicle fuel economy", with Brandon Schaufele, 2017. Energy Economics, vol. 68, pp. 454-465.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

"Alerts work! Air pollution and avoidance behaviour", with Soodeh Saberian and Anthony Heyes, 2017, Resource and Energy Economics, vol. 40, pp. 165-185.

• Published version

• University of Ottawa Economics working paper

"Using nudges to reduce waste: The case of Toronto's plastic bag levy", with Sarah Shenstone-Harris and Nathan Young, 2017, Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 188, pp. 153-162.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper

"Climate policy and competitiveness: A review of the literature from computable general equilibrium models", 2017, with Jared Carbone. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, vol. 11(1), pp. 24-42.

• Published version

• Colorado School of Mines working paper

• Payne Institute policy brief

"New vehicle feebates", with Brandon Schaufele. Canadian Journal of Economics. 2017, vol 50(1), pp. 201-232.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper version

2016

"A rural myth? Sources and implications of the perceived unfairness of carbon taxes in rural communities",with Marisa Beck and Hidemichi Yonezawa. 2016, Ecological Economics, vol. 124, pp. 124-134. 

• Published version

• SSRN working paper version

"Vertical fiscal externalities and the environment", with Chris Bohringer and Hidemichi Yonezawa. 2016, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 77, pp. 51-74.

• Published version

• ETH Working paper version

• Oldenberg discussion papers in economics working paper version

"Free riding on energy efficiency subsidies: The case of natural gas furnaces in Canada",with Les Shiell. The Energy Journal. 2016, vol. 37(4).

• Published version

• University of Ottawa economics working paper version

2015

"Sharing the burden for climate change mitigation in the Canadian federation", with Christoph Bohringer, Thomas Rutherford, and Randall Wigle. Canadian Journal of Economics, 2015, vol. 48(4).

• Published version

• Oldenber discussion papers in economics working paper version

"British Columbia’s Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax: A Review of the Latest “Grand Experiment” in Environmental Policy", 2015, with Brian Murray. Energy Policy, 86, p. 674-683.

• Published version

• Nicholas Institute working paper version

"Salience of carbon taxes in the gasoline market", 2015, with Brandon Schaufele. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 74, p.23-36.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper version

"Carbon tax and revenue recycling: Impacts on households in British Columbia" 2015, with Marisa Beck, Randy Wigle, and Hidemichi Yonezawa. Resource and Energy Economics, vol. 41, p. 40-69.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper version

"The effect of carbon taxes on agricultural trade", 2015, with Brandon Schaufele. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 63, p. 235-257.

• Published version

• SSRN working paper version

• Received "Outstanding journal article award" from Canadian Agricultural Economics Society

2013

"Renewable energy and unemployment: A general equilibrium analysis", 2013, Resource and Energy Ecomomics.

• Published version

"International trade and investment law and carbon management technologies", 2013, with Nigel Bankes, Anatole Boute, Steve Charnovitz, Shi-Ling Hsu, Sarah McCalla, and Liz Whitsett. Natural Resources Journal, vol. 53(2), summer 2013, p. 285-324.

• Published version

"Towards a social cost of carbon for Canada - how, what, and why", 2013, with Anthony Heyes and Dylan Morgan.  Canadian Public Policy, vol. 39, S2, 67-79.

• Published version

"The welfare impact of self-supplied water pricing in Canada: A computable general equilibrium assessment", 2013, with Steven Groves. Environmental and Resource Economics.

• Published version

"The distribution of costs of a carbon tax on Canadian households", 2013, Canadian Tax Journal, Vol. 60, No. 4.  [Invited contribution.]

• Published version

2012

"Green jobs and renewable electricity policies: Employment impacts of Ontario's feed-in tariff", 2012, BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (Contributions), vol.12(1), article 25, with Christoph Bohringer, Thomas Rutherford, and Randall Wigle

• Published version

2010

"“Electric utility demand side management in Canada”", 2010, The Energy Journal, vol. 32(4), 93-116, with Mark Jaccard.

• Published version

"Impacts of climate policy on the competitiveness of Canadian industry: How big and how to mitigate?", 2010, Energy Economics, vol. 32(5), 1092-1104.

• Published version

"Intensity-based climate policy in Canada", 2010, Canadian Public Policy, with Mark Jaccard.

• Published version