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Is There Really Bipartisan Consensus on Benefit-Cost Analysis of Regulation?

Is There Really Bipartisan Consensus on Benefit-Cost Analysis of Regulation?

Arthur G. Fraas

Oct. 1, 2014

Climate Change Policy Imperatives: Let’s Not Neglect Adaptation

Climate Change Policy Imperatives: Let’s Not Neglect Adaptation

Joel Darmstadter

Sept. 26, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 26, 2014

Belt and Suspenders and More: A Look at the Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies

Belt and Suspenders and More: A Look at the Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies

Sebastien Houde and Joseph E. Aldy

Sept. 25, 2014

The Role of Energy Efficiency in EPA’S Clean Power Plan

The Role of Energy Efficiency in EPA’S Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Sept. 23, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 19, 2014

Fuel Conservation Policies in the Indian Car Market: Examining the Welfare Effects

Fuel Conservation Policies in the Indian Car Market: Examining the Welfare Effects

Randy Chugh and Maureen L. Cropper

Sept. 18, 2014

How US Gridlock May Handicap Climate Leadership

How US Gridlock May Handicap Climate Leadership

Raymond J. Kopp

Sept. 18, 2014

The Role of Existing Natural Gas in EPA’s Clean Power Plan

The Role of Existing Natural Gas in EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Sept. 17, 2014

Examining the Market Structure of Shale Gas Drilling in the United States

Examining the Market Structure of Shale Gas Drilling in the United States

Zhongmin Wang and Qing Xue

Sept. 15, 2014

Managing Invasive Species: Examining Individual and Cooperative Approaches

Managing Invasive Species: Examining Individual and Cooperative Approaches

Rebecca Epanchin-Niell

Sept. 12, 2014

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How Should the World Bank Estimate Air Pollution Damages?

Maureen L. Cropper and Shefali Khanna

Sept. 12, 2014

Pursuing a Global Climate Treaty: Next Stop, New York

Pursuing a Global Climate Treaty: Next Stop, New York

Raymond J. Kopp

Sept. 10, 2014

The Importance of Reviewing Mitigation Contributions in International Climate Policy

The Importance of Reviewing Mitigation Contributions in International Climate Policy

Joseph E. Aldy

Sept. 8, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 6, 2014

RFF’s Expert Forum on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

RFF’s Expert Forum on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Sept. 5, 2014

Emission Rate vs. Mass Goals in EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Emission Rate vs. Mass Goals in EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Sept. 5, 2014

Introducing RFF’s Expert Forum on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Introducing RFF’s Expert Forum on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Sept. 5, 2014

Salience, Attentiveness, and the Decision to Have a Home Energy Audit

Salience, Attentiveness, and the Decision to Have a Home Energy Audit

Peter Hansen, Margaret A. Walls, and Karen Palmer

Sept. 2, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 2, 2014

Terminating Links between Emissions Trading Programs

Terminating Links between Emissions Trading Programs

William Pizer and Andrew Yates

Aug. 28, 2014

What Did the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Moratorium Mean for the Workforce?

What Did the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Moratorium Mean for the Workforce?

Joseph E. Aldy

Aug. 22, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Aug. 22, 2014

On Proposed Regulations for Arctic Offshore Oil Drilling

On Proposed Regulations for Arctic Offshore Oil Drilling

Molly Macauley

Aug. 21, 2014