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Kenneth Gillingham

Associate Professor of Environmental & Energy Economics

Kenneth Gillingham is on leave.
2021 Spring Semester

 
Publications (BETA)

This is a PARTIAL listing of recent publications, and it will continue to grow as we populate our publications database.

2020

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, Kenneth T. and Huang, Pei. “Long-Run Environmental and Economic Impacts of Electrifying Waterborne Shipping in the United States.” Environmental Science & Technology 54.16 (2020): 9824-9833. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03298
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, Kenneth T., Knittel, Christopher R., Li, Jing, Ovaere, Marten & Reguant, Mar. “The Short-run and Long-run Effects of Covid-19 on Energy and the Environment.” Joule 4.7 (2020): 1337-1341. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2020.06.010
  • Journal Article
    Wolske, Kimberly S., Gillingham, Kenneth T., & Schultz, P. Wesley. “Peer influence on household energy behaviours.” Nature Energy 5 (2020): 202-212. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-019-0541-9
  • Journal Article
    Bollinger, Bryan, Gillilngham, Kenneth T., and Ovaere, Marten. “Field experimental evidence shows that self-interest attracts more sunlight.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117.34 (2020): 20503-20510. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2004428117
  • Journal Article
    Bollinger, Bryan, Burkhardt, Jesse, and Gillingham, Kenneth T. “Peer Effects in Residential Water Conservation: Evidence from Migration.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 12.3 (2020): 107-33. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20180559
  • Journal Article
    Andor, Mark A., Gerster, Andreas, Gillingham, Kenneth T. & Horvath, Marco. “Running a car costs much more than people think -- stalling the uptake of green travel.” Nature 580 (2020): 453-455. DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01118-w
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, Kenneth T. “The Rebound Effect and the Proposed Rollback of U.S. Fuel Economy Standards.” Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 14.1 (2020): 136-142. DOI: 10.1093/reep/rez015

2019

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. and A. Munk-Nielsen. “A tale of two tails: Commuting and the fuel price response in driving.” Journal of Urban Economics 109 (2019): 27-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2018.09.007
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. and T. Tsvetanov. “Hurdles and steps: Estimating demand for solar photovoltaics.” Quantitative Economics 10.1 (2019): 275-310. DOI: 10.3982/QE919
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. and P. Huang. “Is Abundant Natural Gas a Bridge to a Low-carbon Future or a Dead-end?.” The Energy Journal 40.2 (2019): 1-26. Link

2018

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., A. Keyes, and K. Palmer. “Advances in Evaluating Energy Efficiency Policies and Programs.” Annual Review of Resources Economics 10 (2018): 8.1-8.22. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-resource-100517-023028
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., W. Nordhaus, D. Anthoff, G. Blanford, V. Bosetti, P. Christensen, H. McJeon, and J. Reilly. “Modeling Uncertainty in Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: A Multimodel Comparison.” Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 5.4 (2018): 791-826. DOI: 10.1086/698910
  • Journal Article
    Kraft-Todd, G. T., B. Bollinger, K. Gillingham, S. Lamp, and D. G. Rand. “Credibility-enhancing displays promote the provision of non-normative public goods.” Nature 563.7730 (2018): 245-248. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0647-4
  • Journal Article
    Christensen, P., K. Gillingham, and W. Nordhaus. “Uncertainty in forecasts of long-run economic growth.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115.21 (2018): 5409-5414. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1713628115
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. and T. Tsvetanov. “Nudging energy efficiency audits: Evidence from a field experiment.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 90 (2018): 303-316. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2018.06.009
  • Journal Article
    Bento, A. M., K. Gillingham, M. R. Jacobsen, C. R. Knittel, B. Leard, J. Linn, V. McConnell, D. Rapson, J. M. Sallee, A. A. van Benthem, and K. S. Whitefoot. “Flawed analyses of U.S. auto fuel economy standards.” Science 362.6419 (2018): 1119-1121. DOI: 10.1126/science.aav1458
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. and J. H. Stock. “The Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 32.4 (2018): 53-72. DOI: 10.1257/jep.32.4.53

2017

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., S. Carattini, and D. Esty. “Lessons from first campus carbon-pricing scheme.” Nature 551.7678 (2017): 27-29. DOI: 10.1038/551027a
  • Journal Article
    Nemet, G., E. O'Shaughnessy, R. Wiser, N. Darghouth, G. Barbose, K. Gillingham, and V. Rai. “Characteristics of low-priced solar PV systems in the U.S.” Applied Energy 187 (2017): 501-513. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.11.056
  • Journal Article
    Nemet, G. F., E. O'Shaughnessy, R. Wiser, N. R. Darghouth, G. Barbose, K. Gillingham, and V. Rai. “What factors affect the prices of low-priced US solar PV systems?.” Renewable Energy 114 (2017): 1333-1339. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.08.018

2016

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., H. Deng, R. Wiser, N. Darghough, G. Nemet, G. Barbose, V. Rai, and C. Dong. “Deconstructing Solar Photovoltaic Pricing: The Role of Market Structure, Technology, and Policy.” Energy Journal 37.3 (2016): 231-250. DOI: 10.5547/01956574.37.3.kgil
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., D. Rapson, and G. Wagner. “The Rebound Effect and Energy Efficiency Policy.” Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 10.1 (2016): 68-88. DOI: 10.1093/reep/rev017
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., J. Bushnell, M. Fowlie, M. Greenstone, A. Krupnick, C. Kolstad, A. Morris, R. Schmalensee, and J. Stock. “Reforming the U.S. coal leasing program.” Science 354.4316 (2016): 1096-1098. DOI: 10.1126/science.aak9851
  • Journal Article
    Burke M., M. Craxton, C. D. Kolstad, C. Onda, H. Allcott, E. Baker, L. Barrage, R. Carson, K. Gillingham, J. Graff-Zivin, M. Greenstone, S. Hallegatte, W. M.Hanemann, G. Heal, S. Hsiang, B. Jones, D. L. Kelly, R. Kopp, M. Kotchen, R. Mendelsohn, K. Meng, G. Metcalf, J. Moreno-Cruz, R. Pindyck, S. Rose, I. Rudik, J. Stock, and R. Tol. “Opportunities for advances in climate change economics.” Science 352.6283 (2016): 292-293. DOI: 10.1126/science.aad9634

2015

  • Journal Article
    Chan, N. and K. Gillingham. “The Microeconomic Theory of the Rebound Effect and Its Welfare Implications.” Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 2.1 (2015): 133-159. DOI: 10.1086/680256
  • Journal Article
    Graziano, M. and K. Gillingham. “Spatial patterns of solar photovoltaic system adoption: The influence of neighbors and the built environment.” Journal of Economic Geography 15.4 (2015): 815-839. DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbu036
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., A. Jenn, and I. Azevedo. “Heterogeneity in the response to gasoline prices: Evidence from Pennsylvania and implications for the rebound effect.” Energy Economics 52.SI (2015): S41-S52. DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.08.011

2014

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. “Identifying the elasticity of driving: Evidence from a gasoline price shock in California.” Regional Science and Urban Economics 47 (2014): 13-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2013.08.004
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. and K. Palmer. “Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: Policy Insights from Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence.” Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 8.1 (2014): 18-38. DOI: 10.1093/reep/ret021
  • Journal Article
    Pizer, W., M. Adler, J. Aldy, D. Anthoff, M. Cropper, K. Gillingham, M. Greenstone, B. Murray, R. Newell, R. Richels, A. Rowell, S. Waldhoff, and J. Wiener. “Using and improving the social cost of carbon.” Science 346.6214 (2014): 1189-1190. DOI: 10.1126/science.1259774
  • Book Chapter
    Gillingham, K. “Rebound Effects.” The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Ed. S. Durlauf and L. Blume. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Link

2013

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., M. J. Kotchen, D. S. Rapson, and G. Wagner. “Energy policy: the rebound effect is overplayed.” Nature 493 (2013): 475-476. DOI: 10.1038/493475a
  • Journal Article
    Yeh, S., G. S. Mishra, G. Morrison, J. Teter, R. Quiceno, K. Gillingham, and X. Riera-Palou. “Long-Term Shifts in Life-Cycle Energy Efficiency and Carbon Intensity.” Environmental Science & Technology 47.6 (2013): 2494-2501. DOI: 10.1021/es3029268

2012

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. and J. Sweeney. “Barriers to Implementing Low Carbon Technologies.” Climate Change Economics 3.4 (2012): 1-25. DOI: 10.1142/S2010007812500194
  • Journal Article
    Bollinger, B and K. Gillingham. “Peer Effects in the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Panels.” Marketing Science 31.6 (2012): 900-912. DOI: 10.1287/mksc.1120.0727
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., M. Harding, and D. Rapson. “Split Incentives in Household Energy Consumption.” Energy Journal 33.2 (2012): 37-62. DOI: 10.5547/01956574.33.2.3

2010

  • Book Chapter
    Gillingham, K. and J. Sweeney. “Market Failure and the Structure of Externalities.” Harnessing Renewable Energy in Electric Power Systems. Ed. B. Moselle, J. Padilla, and R. Schmalensee. New York: RFF Press/Routledge, 2010. Link
  • Journal Article
    Leaver, J. and K. Gillingham. “Economic impact of the integration of alternative vehicle technologies into the New Zealand vehicle fleet.” Journal of Cleaner Production 18.9 (2010): 908-916. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.10.018

2009

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K. “Economic efficiency of solar hot water policy in New Zealand.” Energy Policy 37.9 (2009): 3336-3347. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.005
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., R. Newell, and K. Palmer. “Energy Effiency Economics and Policy.” Annual Review of Resource Economics 1 (2009): 597-619. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.resource.102308.124234
  • Journal Article
    Leaver, J., L. Leaver, and K. Gillingham. “Assessment of primary impacts of a hydrogen economy in New Zealand using UNISYD.” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34.7 (2009): 2855-2865. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.01.063

2008

  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., R. Newell, and W. Pizer. “Modeling endogenous technological change for climate policy analysis.” Energy Economics 30.6 (2008): 2734-2754. DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2008.03.001
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., S. Smith, and R. Sands. “Impact of bioenergy crops in a carbon constrained world: an application of the MiniCAM linked energy-agriculture and land use model.” Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 13.7 (2008): 675-701. DOI: 10.1007/s11027-007-9122-5
  • Journal Article
    van Benthem, A., K. Gillingham, and J. Sweeney. “Learning-by-Doing and the Optimal Solar Policy in California.” Energy Journal 29.3 (2008): 131-151. DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol29-No3-7

2007

  • Journal Article
    Safirova, E., K. Gillingham, and S. Houde. “Measuring marginal congestion costs of urban transportation: Do networks matter?.” Transportation Research A 41.8 (2007): 734-749. DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2006.12.002

2006

  • Journal Article
    Shih, J-S., W. Harrington, W. Pizer, and K. Gillingham. “Economies of Scale in Community Water Systems.” Journal of American Water Works Association 98.9 (2006): 100-108. Link
  • Journal Article
    Gillingham, K., R. Newell, and K. Palmer. “Energy Efficiency Policies: A Retrospective Examination.” Annual Review of Environment and Resources 31 (2006): 193-237. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.31.020105.100157
  • Book Chapter
    Gillingham, K., R. Newell, and K. Palmer. “The Effectiveness and Cost of Energy Efficiency Programs.” The RFF Reader in Environmental and Resource Policy. 2nd Edition, Ed. W. Oates. New York: Routledge, 2006. 336 p. Link

2005

  • Journal Article
    Safirova, E., K. Gillingham, W. Harrington, P. Nelson, and A. Lipman. “Choosing Congestion Pricing Policy: Cordon Tolls vs. Link-Based Tolls.” Transportation Research Record 1932 (2005): 169-177. DOI: 10.3141/1932-20

2004

  • Book Chapter
    Safirova, E., I. Parry, P. Nelson, W. Harrington, K. Gillingham, and D. Mason. “Welfare and Distributional Effects of HOT Lanes and Other Road Pricing Policies in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.” Road Pricing: Theory and Evidence. 1st Edition, Ed. G. Santos. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2004. 324 p. Link
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