I am an environmental and labor economist at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). I am affiliated with CEEP, the Climate School, and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). From 2023 to 2024, I was a Senior Advisor in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). I study how forecasts and other types of information affect actions in settings including adaptation to climate change, risk-taking in research, and time use. These days, I am especially fascinated by how people perceive and use weather forecasts—a decades-long information intervention going on every hour of the day, all around the world.

News and updates

New paper: Policymakers have started to respond to the emissions consequences of increased electricity storage. Unfortunately, their proposed policies are likely to be ineffective. What works better? A carbon tax! Find the working paper on my research page.

The UCSD Economics Department’s first Applied Economics Alumni Workshop will be Saturday October 19th. I will be presenting Labor Market Adjustment to News.

The inaugural conference for the new Center for Environmental Economics and Policy (CEEP) is on Friday October 18th. Details here.

Come see two new papers presented this fall. Labor Market Adjustment to News will be presented at USC on September 12th and UVA on September 26th. Revealing Abatement Costs from Permit Banking Behavior will be presented at RFF on September 16th.