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 & Technology54.16(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.”Joule4.7(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 Energy5(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 Sciences117.34(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 Policy12.3(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.”Nature580(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 Policy14.1(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 Economics109(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 Economics10.1(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 Journal40.2(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 Economics10(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 Economists5.4(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.”Nature563.7730(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 America115.21(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 Management90(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.”Science362.6419(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 Perspectives32.4(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.”Nature551.7678(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 Energy187(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 Energy114(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 Journal37.3(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 Policy10.1(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.”Science354.4316(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.”Science352.6283(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 Economists2.1(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 Geography15.4(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 Economics52.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 Economics47(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 Policy8.1(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.”Science346.6214(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.”Nature493(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 & Technology47.6(2013): 2494-2501. DOI: 10.1021/es3029268
2012
Journal Article Gillingham, K. and J. Sweeney.“Barriers to Implementing Low Carbon Technologies.”Climate Change Economics3.4(2012): 1-25. DOI: 10.1142/S2010007812500194
Journal Article Bollinger, B and K. Gillingham.“Peer Effects in the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Panels.”Marketing Science31.6(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 Journal33.2(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 Production18.9(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 Policy37.9(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 Economics1(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 Energy34.7(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 Economics30.6(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 Change13.7(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 Journal29.3(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 A41.8(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 Association98.9(2006): 100-108. Link
Journal Article Gillingham, K., R. Newell, and K. Palmer.“Energy Efficiency Policies: A Retrospective Examination.”Annual Review of Environment and Resources31(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 Record1932(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