ECON 3116: Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy
CANCELLED: The Spring 2020 Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy with Professor Robert Stavins and Professor James Stock HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEMESTER DUE TO ONGOING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS.
Note from Professor Stavins and Professor Stock:
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Due to evolving public health concerns and consistent with University guidance, the Harvard University Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy is hereby cancelled for the remainder of the semester.
We very much regret the necessity of cancelling the wonderful lineup of speakers we had for the remainder of this semester, but we hope to be able to welcome some or all of them to the Seminar in the coming academic year.
Best wishes,
Rob & Jim
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Seminar papers, presenter CV's and Bios can be found in the corresponding folder in "Files."
Course Summary:
| Date | Details | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 4, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Student Orientation | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Sep 18, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Hunt Allcott, New York University. "Behavioral Economics and Public Policy." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Oct 2, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Megan Bailey, Harvard University. "U.S. Carbon Pricing and Inefficient Coal." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Oct 16, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Geoffrey Heal, Columbia University. "Coase, Hotelling, and Pigou: The Incidence of a Carbon Tax and CO2 Emissions." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Oct 23, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Clare Balboni, MIT. "In Harm's Way? Infrastructure Investments and the Persistence of Coastal Cities." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Oct 30, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Catherine Kling, Cornell University. "Temporal Reliability of Welfare Estimates from Revealed Preferences." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Nov 6, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania. "Can Pigou at the Polls Stop the U.S. Melting the Poles?" | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Dec 4, 2019 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Patrick Behrer, Harvard University. "Raising Wages, Raising Pollution: Unintended Environmental Consequences of Anti-Poverty Programs." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Jan 29, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Gilbert Metcalf , Tufts University - "Abandoned By Coal, Swallowed by Opioids?" | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Feb 12, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Christopher Knittel, MIT - "Using Machine Learning to Target Treatment: The Case of Household Energy Use." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Feb 26, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Wolfram Schlenker, Columbia University - "Market Expectations About Climate Change." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Mar 11, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Steve Cicala, University of Chicago - "Advantageous Selection as a Policy Instrument: Unraveling Climate Change." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Mar 25, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University - "The Heterogeneous Value of Solar and Wind Energy: Empirical Evidence from the United States and Europe." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Apr 15, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Richard Sweeney, Boston College - "Winds of Change: Technical Progress and Learning in Wind Power." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Apr 22, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: William Pizer, Duke University - "Using Carbon Taxes to Meet an Emission Target." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |
| Wed Apr 29, 2020 | Calendar Event Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: Jacquelyn Pless, MIT - "Prosumer Consumption Substitution." | 4:15pm to 5:30pm |