Risk, uncertainty, and heterogeneity : three and a half essays in energy and environmental economics
This dissertation is on dynamic problems in energy and environmental economics. In it I model optimal subsidies for renewable energy when a regulator cannot commit to maintaining the policy in the future. I estimate the effect of political risk on rooftop solar adoption. I model the trade off between attributes in the production of cars and estimate how technology has changed the relationship between power and fuel economy. I model crop abandonment over a growing season. These dynamic problems are complicated by risk, uncertainty, and heterogeneity.
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Copyright Status
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- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Watten, Asa
- Thesis Advisors
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Anderson, Soren T
- Committee Members
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Kirkpatrick , Justin
Zhao, Jinhua
Hennessy, David
- Date Published
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2021
- Program of Study
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Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics - Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- ix, 107 pages
- ISBN
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9798538155583
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- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/c633-3s54