July 8, 2013

Innovative study estimates extent to which air pollution in China shortens human lives

A high level of air pollution, in the form of particulates produced by burning coal, significantly shortens the lives of people exposed to it, according to a unique new study of China co-authored by an MIT economist.

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June 18, 2013

MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research project

The E2e Project aims to give decision-makers real-world evidence on the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy and emissions.

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April 10, 2013

Climate Change Policy that Makes Economic Sense

In this Faculty Forum Online broadcast, Chris Knittel discussed his studies of consumer and company reactions to energy price fluctuations and the implications of this work for effective environmental policies.

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March 21, 2013

The Economics of Keystone XL

Would the approval and construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta, Canada to the US Gulf Coast lead to increased emissions?

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February 28, 2013

E2e Project to Provide Much-Needed Energy Efficiency Research

In a column in USA Today, CEEPR co-Director Christopher Knittel writes that more research into energy efficiency is needed if Americans are to meet the energy efficiency goal set by President Obama in his State of the Union Address.

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December 1, 2012

Economics Doctoral Students

MIT Economics doctoral students are researching a wide range of energy and environmental policy issues. Pictured above, from left to right, are Joseph Shapiro, Manasi Abhay Deshpande and Jennifer Peck.

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