Climate change will stay with us for the foreseeable future. To limit the extent of this change and cope with its consequences, we will not only need new technologies but also change our behavior. As a public economist, I recognize the benefits of markets but also their limits when there are important external costs. Incorporating the full societal costs and benefits of our choices into prices allows us to harness the power of markets to achieve a more sustainable way of life.
My research focuses on the analysis of environmental markets, such as permit trading and Pigovian taxation, and their implications for people and firms. To do this I use a range of different methodologies, including theoretical, empirical and experimental approaches.