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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