Research
PUBLICATIONS
Well setbacks limit California's oil supply with larger health benefits and employment losses than excise and carbon taxes
Ranjit Deshmukh, Paige Weber, Deschenes, Lea, Hernandez-Cortes, Tia Kordell, Ruiwen Lee, Chris Malloy, Tracey Mangin, Measrainsey Meng, Sandy Sum, Vincent Thivierge, Anagha Uppal, and Kyle C. Meng
Nature Energy, 2023
[Paper]
Can Bitcoin Mining Increase Renewable Electricity Capacity?
August Bruno, Paige Weber, and Andrew J. Yates
Resource and Energy Economics, 2023
[Paper]
Equitable low-carbon transition pathways for California's oil extraction
Ranjit Deshmukh, Paige Weber, Olivier Deschenes, Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Tia Kordell, Ruiwen Lee, Chris Malloy, Tracey Mangin, Measrainsey Meng, Sandy Sum, Vincent Thivierge, Anagha Uppal, David Lea, Kyle C. Meng
Nature Energy, 2023
[Paper] [Data and Code]
U.S. West Coast Droughts and Heat Waves Exacerbate Pollution Inequality and Can Undermine Emission Control Policies
Amir Zeighami, Jordan Kern, Andrew J. Yates, Paige Weber, and August Bruno
Nature Communications, 2023
Media: LATimes
Decomposing Trends in U.S. Air Pollution Disparities from Electricity
Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Kyle C. Meng, and Paige Weber
Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2023
[Paper]
Media: NBERDigest
Recent Findings and Methodologies in Economics Research in Environmental Justice
Lucas Cain, Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Chris Timmins, and Paige Weber
Provisionally accepted at the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
[Paper]
Making Clean Firms Cleaner: Targeting Environmental Regulations to Maximize Returns
Paige Weber
American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 2021
[Paper]
Long-term Trends in Wildfire Damages in California
Hanna Buechi, Paige Weber, Sarah Heard, Dick Cameron, and Andrew J. Plantinga
International Journal of Wildland Fire, 2021
[Paper]
Ranjit Deshmukh, Paige Weber, Deschenes, Lea, Hernandez-Cortes, Tia Kordell, Ruiwen Lee, Chris Malloy, Tracey Mangin, Measrainsey Meng, Sandy Sum, Vincent Thivierge, Anagha Uppal, and Kyle C. Meng
Nature Energy, 2023
[Paper]
Can Bitcoin Mining Increase Renewable Electricity Capacity?
August Bruno, Paige Weber, and Andrew J. Yates
Resource and Energy Economics, 2023
[Paper]
Equitable low-carbon transition pathways for California's oil extraction
Ranjit Deshmukh, Paige Weber, Olivier Deschenes, Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Tia Kordell, Ruiwen Lee, Chris Malloy, Tracey Mangin, Measrainsey Meng, Sandy Sum, Vincent Thivierge, Anagha Uppal, David Lea, Kyle C. Meng
Nature Energy, 2023
[Paper] [Data and Code]
U.S. West Coast Droughts and Heat Waves Exacerbate Pollution Inequality and Can Undermine Emission Control Policies
Amir Zeighami, Jordan Kern, Andrew J. Yates, Paige Weber, and August Bruno
Nature Communications, 2023
Media: LATimes
Decomposing Trends in U.S. Air Pollution Disparities from Electricity
Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Kyle C. Meng, and Paige Weber
Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2023
[Paper]
Media: NBERDigest
Recent Findings and Methodologies in Economics Research in Environmental Justice
Lucas Cain, Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Chris Timmins, and Paige Weber
Provisionally accepted at the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
[Paper]
Making Clean Firms Cleaner: Targeting Environmental Regulations to Maximize Returns
Paige Weber
American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 2021
[Paper]
Long-term Trends in Wildfire Damages in California
Hanna Buechi, Paige Weber, Sarah Heard, Dick Cameron, and Andrew J. Plantinga
International Journal of Wildland Fire, 2021
[Paper]
Working papers
Intermittency or Uncertainty? Impacts of Renewable Energy in Electricity Markets. Winner of the 2022 USAEE Young Professional Best Paper Award
Paige Weber and Matt Woerman
[CESifo Working Paper]
Media: Ergs & Equilibrium Podcast
Equity Impacts of a Market for Clean Air
Olivier Deschenes and Paige Weber
[New working paper available soon]
Dynamic Responses to Carbon Pricing in the Electricity Sector. Winner of the 2019 Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award.
Paige Weber
[Working paper]
Paige Weber and Matt Woerman
[CESifo Working Paper]
Media: Ergs & Equilibrium Podcast
Equity Impacts of a Market for Clean Air
Olivier Deschenes and Paige Weber
[New working paper available soon]
Dynamic Responses to Carbon Pricing in the Electricity Sector. Winner of the 2019 Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award.
Paige Weber
[Working paper]
WORK IN PROGRESS
Do Energy Audits Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment (with Ken Gillingham)
[Abstract]
Urban Form’s Impact on Driving Demand (with Kenneth Gillingham).
[Abstract]
Urban Form’s Impact on Driving Demand (with Kenneth Gillingham).
OTHER work
Enhancing Equity while Eliminating Emissions in California's Supply of Transportation Fuels.
Olivier Deschenes, Ranjit Deshmukh, David Lea, Kyle Meng, Paige Weber et al., CalEPA report, 2021.
[Report]
Media: CalEPA Press Release
Olivier Deschenes, Ranjit Deshmukh, David Lea, Kyle Meng, Paige Weber et al., CalEPA report, 2021.
[Report]
Media: CalEPA Press Release