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In this paper, we develop a methodology for estimating marginal emissions of electricity demand that vary by location and time of day across the United States. The approach takes account of the generation mix within interconnected electricity markets and shifting load profiles throughout the...
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It is conventional wisdom that it is possible to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution, improve health outcomes, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the rural areas of developing countries through the adoption of improved cooking stoves. This belief is largely supported by observational...
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Household carbon dioxide emissions have been an increasing function of income and distance from the city. Richer … have flattened household transportation carbon dioxide Engel curves over the years 2018 to 2022. While household …
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Urban China's high levels of ambient air pollution both lowers quality of life and raises mortality risk. China … inequality in human capital accumulation and in quality of life inequality in urban China …
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China urbanization is associated with both increases in per-capita income and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper uses … micro data to rank 74 major Chinese cities with respect to their household carbon footprint. We find that the "greenest … dirtiest city (Daqing), a standardized household produces only one-fifth of that in America's greenest city (San Diego). We …
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relationships among household members poses challenges for benefit estimation since it is unlikely that the conditions necessary for … recovering the underlying individual preferences from household choices are satisfied in this setting. We propose a conceptual … relationships for household members of different ages to test the implications of our conceptual model. Respondents' choices take …
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This study examines a field experiment in Texas that includes pricing and informational interventions to encourage energy conservation during summer peak load days when the social cost of generation is the highest. We estimate that our critical peak pricing intervention reduces electricity...
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This paper uses monthly zip code-level data on electricity disconnections to document the socioeconomic correlates of extreme economic distress among 5 million customers in Illinois. In 2018-2019, customers in Black and Hispanic zip codes were about 4 times more likely to be disconnected for...
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from California households. The average EV increases overall household load by 2.9 kilowatt-hours per day, less than half …
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been flat since 1980. Using unique micro data, we document the role that household demographics and ideology play in … electricity consumption time series index from 1980 to 2006. We show that certain micro determinants of household electricity …
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