June 15, 2021

Taxes, Oil Prices And Why We’re All Quitting Our Jobs: Indicators Of The Week

In an episode of NPR’s Planet Money podcast series, Director Christopher Knittel discusses corporate taxes, the current state of oil prices, and employment trends.

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June 1, 2021

Energy Conversion and Storage: The Value of Reversible Power-to-Gas Systems

Power-to-Gas technology has recently seen falling acquisition costs and lower conversion efficiency losses. In a new Working Paper, the authors examine the economic potential of reversible Power-to-Gas systems that can convert electricity to hydrogen or operate in the reverse direction to deliver electricity during times of high power prices.

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June 1, 2021

Spring 2021 Newsletter Released

The next issue of the CEEPR Newsletter is now online. Read about research work and other collected news items from the past few months here.

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May 19, 2021

MIT CEEPR Research on Carbon Pricing Cited in Congressional Hearing

Congressman Scott H. Peters highlights CEEPR study on the benefits of including carbon pricing in a climate policy portfolio.

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May 12, 2021

MIT Unveils a New Action Plan to Tackle the Climate Crisis

The plan includes a broad array of new initiatives and significant expansions of existing programs to bring the Institute’s expertise to bear on this critical global issue.

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May 10, 2021

Are Complementary Policies Substitutes? Evidence from R&D Subsidies in the UK

Fostering innovation is one of the longest-standing and most pressing economic challenges. Governments globally provide subsidies comprising hundreds of billions of dollars each year. A paper by CEEPR faculty affiliate Jacquelyn Pless examines the interdependence of direct subsidies and tax incentives on private R&D.

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