As measured standardly by levelized cost of energy (LCOE), onshore wind and utility scale solar PV (photovoltaic) have been rapidly declining in cost and are now reported to be the cheapest ways of generating electric power. While this is indisputably a welcome development, the fact that...

The Cournot model makes assumptions about the knowledge of the players, which can lead to counterintuitive results when extending the basic model. Closed-loop equilibria and models with consistent conjectural variations are problematic in that they reduce or eliminate economic rents while the...

Use of optimization models in science and policy applications is often problematic because the best available models are very inaccurate representations of the originating problems. Such is the case with electoral redistricting models, for which there exist no generally accepted measures of...

As part of a widespread frustration with partisan gerrymandering, many states have considered or implemented redistricting reforms—and others will eventually have to—that include a higher degree of citizen participation in proposing and evaluating redistricting plans. In some states without...