Joseph E. Aldy

Harvard Kennedy School

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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National Bureau of Economic Research

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The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World

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The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World

Number of pages: 127 Posted: 16 Dec 2002
W. Kip Viscusi and Joseph E. Aldy
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard Kennedy School
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The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World

NBER Working Paper No. w9487
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 13 Feb 2003 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Joseph E. Aldy
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard Kennedy School
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Show & Tell: An Analysis of Corporate Climate Messaging and its Financial Impacts

HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute - Archive
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2024
Joseph E. Aldy, Patrick Bolton, Zachery Halem, Marcin T. Kacperczyk and Peter R. Orszag
Harvard Kennedy School, Imperial College London, Lazard, Imperial College London - Accounting, Finance, and Macroeconomics and Lazard Asset Management
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climate change, carbon emissions, disclosure, science based and CDP targets, earnings calls, financial cost of carbon

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Thirteen Plus One: A Comparison of Global Climate Policy Architectures

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Apr 2003
Joseph E. Aldy, Scott Barrett and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School, Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Policy architecture, Kyoto Protocol, Efficiency, Cost effectiveness, Equity, Participation, Compliance

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The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience

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The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience

Journal of Environment and Development, Forthcoming, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper , HKS Working Paper
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Oct 2011
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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global climate change, market-based instruments, carbon pricing, carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, emission reduction credits, energy subsidies, clean energy standards

The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience

FEEM Working Paper No. 82.2011
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Jan 2012
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Global Climate Change, Market-Based Instruments, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Taxes, Cap-and-Trade, Emission Reduction Credits, Energy Subsidies, Clean Energy Standards

The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience

HKS Working Paper No. RWP11-041
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Dec 2011
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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global climate change, market‐based instruments, carbon pricing, carbon taxes, cap‐and‐trade, emission reduction credits, energy subsidies, clean energy standards

The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience

NBER Working Paper No. w17569
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2023
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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The Evolving Role of Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets in Combating Climate Change

RWP22-011
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2022
Joseph E. Aldy and Zachery Halem
Harvard Kennedy School and Lazard
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Behind Schedule: The Corporate Effort to Fulfill Climate Obligations

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Sep 2023
Joseph E. Aldy, Patrick Bolton, Zachery Halem and Marcin T. Kacperczyk
Harvard Kennedy School, Imperial College London, Lazard and Imperial College London - Accounting, Finance, and Macroeconomics
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Carbon Emissions, Science Based and CDP Targets, voluntary commitments, corporate social responsibilit

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Age Variations in Workers' Value of Statistical Life

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Age Variations in Workers' Value of Statistical Life

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 19 Oct 2004
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of life, job risks, hedonic wage regression, VSLY

Age Variations in Workers' Value of Statistical Life

NBER Working Paper No. w10199
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Jan 2004 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2022
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Designing Climate Mitigation Policy

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Designing Climate Mitigation Policy

RFF Discussion Paper No. 08-16
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 May 2009 Last Revised: 17 May 2014
Joseph E. Aldy, Alan Krupnick, Richard G. Newell, Ian W. H. Parry and William A. Pizer
Harvard Kennedy School, Resources for the Future, Duke University - Nicholas School of Environment, Resources for the Future and Duke University
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global warming damages, mitigation cost, climate policy, instrument choice, technology policy

Designing Climate Mitigation Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w15022
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2023
Joseph E. Aldy, Alan Krupnick, Richard G. Newell, Ian W. H. Parry and William A. Pizer
Harvard Kennedy School, Resources for the Future, Duke University - Nicholas School of Environment, Resources for the Future and Duke University
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A Tax-Based Approach to Slowing Global Climate Change

RFF Discussion Paper 08-26
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 12 May 2013
Joseph E. Aldy, Eduardo Ley and Ian W. H. Parry
Harvard Kennedy School, World Bank and Resources for the Future
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global climate change, CO2 tax, cap-and-trade, policy design

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A Preliminary Review of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Clean Energy Package

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 12-03
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Jan 2012
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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economic stimulus, tax credits, energy loan guarantees, climate change, renewable energy

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Comparing Emissions Mitigation Efforts Across Countries

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Comparing Emissions Mitigation Efforts Across Countries

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 15-32
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Jul 2015
Joseph E. Aldy, William A. Pizer and Keigo Akimoto
Harvard Kennedy School, Duke University and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
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emissions mitigation, international environmental agreements, modeling analysis, reciprocity, policy surveillance, intended nationally determined contributions

Comparing Emissions Mitigation Efforts Across Countries

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 419
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 02 Dec 2015
William A. Pizer, Joseph E. Aldy and Keigo Akimoto
Duke University, Harvard Kennedy School and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
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climate change, emissions mitigation, climate pledges, evaluation, climate change policy

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Age Differences in the Value of Statistical Life: Revealed Preference Evidence

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Age Differences in the Value of Statistical Life: Revealed Preference Evidence

RFF Discussion Paper No. 07-05
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of statistical life, VSL, value of statistical life year, risk

Age Differences in the Value of Statistical Life: Revealed Preference Evidence

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 241-260, 2007
Posted: 27 Oct 2008
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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Adjusting the Value of a Statistical Life for Age and Cohort Effects

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-01, Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 06-19
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Value of statistical life, job risks, hedonic wage regression, VSLY

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Looking Back at Fifty Years of the Clean Air Act

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Looking Back at Fifty Years of the Clean Air Act

HKS Working Paper No. RWP20-003
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 27 Feb 2020
Joseph E. Aldy, Max Auffhammer, Max Auffhammer, Maureen Cropper, Arthur G. Fraas and Richard D. Morgenstern
Harvard Kennedy School, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future and Resources for the Future
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Looking Back at 50 Years of the Clean Air Act

NBER Working Paper No. w26687
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2023
Joseph E. Aldy, Max Auffhammer, Max Auffhammer, Maureen Cropper, Arthur G. Fraas and Richard D. Morgenstern
Harvard Kennedy School, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future and Resources for the Future
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Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Convergence or Divergence?

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 05-53
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Feb 2006
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Emissions distributions, environmental Kuznets curve, Markov transition matrix

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Designing and Updating a US Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World

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Designing and Updating a US Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World

HKS Working Paper No. RWP1 7-0 01
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2017
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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carbon tax, nationally determined contributions, international environmental agreements, retrospective review

Designing and Updating a US Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 17-01
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 07 Apr 2017
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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carbon tax, nationally determined contributions, international environmental agreements, retrospective review

Designing and Updating a US Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 17-01
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2017
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Carbon Tax, Nationally Determined Contributions, International Environmental Agreements, Retrospective Review

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Risk Regulation Lessons from Mad Cows

Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-34, HKS Working Paper No. 13-047
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 21 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2013
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, vCJD, food safety, regulation, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, beef, meat safety

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Issues in Designing U.S. Climate Change Policy

RFF Discussion Paper No. 08-20
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Feb 2009
Joseph E. Aldy and William A. Pizer
Harvard Kennedy School and Duke University
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cap-and-trade, carbon tax, cost containment, competitiveness

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Learning How to Build Back Better through Clean Energy Policy Evaluation

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Aug 2022
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Using the Market to Address Climate Change: Insights from Theory and Experience

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Using the Market to Address Climate Change: Insights from Theory and Experience

FEEM Working Paper No. 73.2011, HKS Working Paper No. RWP11-038
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2011
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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global climate change, market-based instruments, carbon pricing, carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, clean energy standards

Using the Market to Address Climate Change: Insights from Theory and Experience

NBER Working Paper No. w17488
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2023
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Frameworks for Evaluating Policy Approaches to Address the Competitiveness Concerns of Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 16-06
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Feb 2016
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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border tax, tariffs, leakage, competitiveness, political economy

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Labor Market Estimates of the Senior Discount for the Value of Statistical Life

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 06-12
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Mar 2006
W. Kip Viscusi and Joseph E. Aldy
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard Kennedy School
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value of statistical life, job risks, senior discount, compensating differentials

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The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

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The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Duke Environmental Economics Working Paper No. 12-01
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Jan 2012
Joseph E. Aldy and William A. Pizer
Harvard Kennedy School and Duke University
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The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies

NBER Working Paper No. w17705
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 19 May 2023
Joseph E. Aldy and William A. Pizer
Harvard Kennedy School and Duke University
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Evaluating Mitigation Effort: Tools and Institutions for Assessing Nationally Determined Contributions

HKS Working Paper No. 068
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Nov 2015
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
Downloads 152 (411,924)
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Climate Change, Environmental Policy, International Economics, Climate Science

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Comparing Emission Mitigation Effort

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 25 Jun 2015
Joseph E. Aldy, William A. Pizer and Keigo Akimoto
Harvard Kennedy School, Duke University and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
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emission mitigation, international environmental agreements, modeling analysis, reciprocity, policy surveillance, intended nationally determined contributions

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Environmental Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Comparative Analysis between the United States and the United Kingdom

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Environmental Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Comparative Analysis between the United States and the United Kingdom

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 13, Issue 1, pp. 267-288, 2021
Posted: 26 Oct 2021
Joseph E. Aldy, Giles Atkinson and Matthew J. Kotchen
Harvard Kennedy School, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Department of Geography and Environment and Yale University

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Environmental Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Comparative Analysis Between the United States and the United Kingdom

HKS Working Paper No. RWP21-008
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
Joseph E. Aldy, Giles Atkinson and Matthew Kotchen
Harvard Kennedy School, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Department of Geography and Environment and Yale University
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Energy and Carbon Dynamics at Advanced Stages of Development: An Analysis of the U.S. States, 1960-1999

RFF Discussion Paper No. 06-13
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 May 2006 Last Revised: 26 May 2014
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Engel curve, environmental Kuznets curve, cubic spline, Kaya identity

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Comparability of Effort in International Climate Policy Architecture

HKS Working Paper No. RWP14-006
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Jun 2014
Joseph E. Aldy and William A. Pizer
Harvard Kennedy School and Duke University
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climate change, climate policy

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The Efficiency Consequences of Heterogeneous Behavioral Responses to Energy Fiscal Policies

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The Efficiency Consequences of Heterogeneous Behavioral Responses to Energy Fiscal Policies

HKS Working Paper No. RWP17-047
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 13 Dec 2017
Sébastien Houde and Joseph E. Aldy
ETH Zurich and Harvard Kennedy School
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energy fiscal policies, behavioral taxation, demand estimation, durables

The Efficiency Consequences of Heterogeneous Behavioral Responses to Energy Fiscal Policies

NBER Working Paper No. w24103
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Sébastien Houde, Joseph E. Aldy and Timothy A. Anake
ETH Zurich, Harvard Kennedy School and Covenant University
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The Efficiency Consequences of Heterogeneous Behavioral Responses to Energy Fiscal Policies

CER-ETH – Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich Working Paper 17/282
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Dec 2017
Sébastien Houde and Joseph E. Aldy
ETH Zurich and Harvard Kennedy School
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Energy Fiscal Policies, Behavioral Taxation, Demand Estimation, Durables

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Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy

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Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy

HKS Working Paper No. RWP20-009
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 10 Apr 2020
Joseph E. Aldy and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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mitigation, geoengineering, adaptation, solar radiation management, carbon pricing, greenhouse gases, climate change, catastrophic risk, decision-making under uncertainty

Three Prongs for Prudent Climate Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w26991
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2023
Joseph E. Aldy and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Investment Versus Output Subsidies: Implications of Alternative Incentives for Wind Energy

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Investment Versus Output Subsidies: Implications of Alternative Incentives for Wind Energy

HKS Working Paper No. RWP18-012
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Mar 2018
Joseph E. Aldy, Todd Gerarden and Richard Sweeney
Harvard Kennedy School, Cornell University - Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Boston College - Department of Economics
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tax credits, energy subsidies, instrument choice

Investment Versus Output Subsidies: Implications of Alternative Incentives for Wind Energy

NBER Working Paper No. w24378
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 22 May 2023
Joseph E. Aldy, Todd Gerarden and Richard Sweeney
Harvard Kennedy School, Cornell University - Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Boston College - Department of Economics
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Heterogeneity in the Value of Life

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Heterogeneity in the Value of Life

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 14-13
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 May 2014
Joseph E. Aldy and Seamus John Smyth
Harvard Kennedy School and Caxton Associates, L.L.C.
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value of statistical life, mortality risk reduction, income elasticity

Heterogeneity in the Value of Life

NBER Working Paper No. w20206
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2023
Joseph E. Aldy and Seamus Smyth
Harvard Kennedy School and Caxton Associates, L.L.C.
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How Is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?

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How Is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?

HKS Working Paper No. RWP22-018
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Oct 2022
Joseph E. Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Carolyn Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, Roberton C. Williams III and Maureen Cropper
Harvard Kennedy School, Resources for the Future, University of Ottawa - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, University of Maryland and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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How is the Us Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?

NBER Working Paper No. w30545
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2023
Joseph E. Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, Roberton C. Williams and Maureen Cropper
Harvard Kennedy School, Resources for the Future, World Bank Group, University of California, Berkeley, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Divergence in State-Level Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 06-07
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Feb 2006
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Markov chain transition matrix, sigma convergence, stochastic convergence, emissions distributions

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Designing a Bretton Woods Institution to Address Climate Change

HKS Working Paper No. RWP12-017
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Mar 2013
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Citation 1

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climate change

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Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy

HKS Working Paper No. RWP20-022
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Jul 2020
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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climate change policy, environmental economics, social cost of carbon, carbon tax, climate club, national income accounts

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The Labor Market Impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Oil Drilling Moratorium

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The Labor Market Impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Oil Drilling Moratorium

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 14-27
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Dec 2014
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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oil spill, employment, wages, economic shocks

The Labor Market Impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Oil Drilling Moratorium

NBER Working Paper No. w20409
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 25 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2023
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus's Impacts on Climate Change Policy

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Aug 2020
Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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climate change policy, environmental economics, social cost of carbon, carbon tax, climate club, national income accounts

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Belt and Suspenders and More: The Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies in the Presence of Existing Policy Instruments

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Belt and Suspenders and More: The Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies in the Presence of Existing Policy Instruments

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 14-34
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 14 Dec 2014
Sébastien Houde and Joseph E. Aldy
ETH Zurich and Harvard Kennedy School
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Subsidies, Energy Efficiency, ENERGY STAR, Stimulus

Belt and Suspenders and More: The Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies in the Presence of Existing Policy Instruments

NBER Working Paper No. w20541
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 06 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2023
Sébastien Houde and Joseph E. Aldy
ETH Zurich and Harvard Kennedy School
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Birds of a Feather: Estimating the Value of Statistical Life from Dual-Earner Families

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Birds of a Feather: Estimating the Value of Statistical Life from Dual-Earner Families

HKS Working Paper No. RWP19-013
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Apr 2019
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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compensating differentials, assortative matching, mortality risk, hedonic analysis

Birds of a Feather: Estimating the Value of Statistical Life from Dual-Earner Families

NBER Working Paper No. w25708
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2023
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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The Welfare Implications of Carbon Price Certainty

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The Welfare Implications of Carbon Price Certainty

HKS Working Paper No. RWP22-003
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 May 2022
Joseph E. Aldy and Sarah Armitage
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University
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instrument choice, investment under uncertainty, climate change, carbon tax, cap-and-trade, tradable performance standard

The Welfare Implications of Carbon Price Certainty

NBER Working Paper No. w30043
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 16 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Joseph E. Aldy and Sarah Armitage
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University
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METHANE ABATEMENT COSTS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: SURVEY AND SYNTHESIS

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Mar 2025
Robert N. Stavins, Forest L. Reinhardt and Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School
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methane emissions, marginal abatement cost, climate change JEL Classification Codes: Q52, Q54, Q58

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Policy Surveillance in the G-20 Fossil Fuel Subsidies Agreement: Lessons for Climate Policy

FEEM Working Paper No. 83.2015
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Jan 2016
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Transparency, Pledge and Review, International Environmental Agreements

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Transparency, Policy Surveillance, and the Comparison of Mitigation Efforts

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 16-46
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Nov 2016
Joseph E. Aldy, William A. Pizer and Keigo Akimoto
Harvard Kennedy School, Duke University and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
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Emissions Mitigation, International Environmental Agreements, Modeling Analysis, Policy Surveillance, Comparability of Effort, Nationally Determined Contributions

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The Crucial Role of Policy Surveillance in International Climate Policy

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 14-29
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Dec 2014
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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policy surveillance, climate agreements, monitoring, reporting, compliance

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Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations

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Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations

HKS Working Paper No. RWP21-009
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
Joseph E. Aldy, Matthew Kotchen, Mary F. Evans, Meredith Fowlie, Arik Levinson and Karen L. Palmer
Harvard Kennedy School, Yale University, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of California, Berkeley, Georgetown University and Resources for the Future
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Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations

NBER Working Paper No. w27603
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 04 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2023
Joseph E. Aldy, Matthew Kotchen, Mary Evans, Meredith Fowlie, Arik Levinson and Karen L. Palmer
Harvard Kennedy School, Yale University, Claremont McKenna College, University of California, Berkeley, Georgetown University and Resources for the Future
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The Role of Retrospective Analysis in an Era of Deregulation: Lessons from the U.S. Mercury and Air Toxic Standards

HKS Working Paper No. RWP21-010
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
Mary F. Evans, Karen L. Palmer, Joseph E. Aldy, Meredith Fowlie, Matthew J. Kotchen and Arik Levinson
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Resources for the Future, Harvard Kennedy School, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University and Georgetown University
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How Big is the "Biggest Climate Spending Bill Ever?" Key Factors Influencing the Inflation Reduction Act's Clean Energy Impacts

HKS Working Paper No. RWP24-007
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Nov 2024
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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climate change, renewable power, electric vehicles, green hydrogen, tax expenditures, innovation

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Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Adaptation and Resilience

NBER Working Paper No. w33633
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 01 Apr 2025
Jacob Bradt and Joseph E. Aldy
University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Kennedy School
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How Big is the “Biggest Climate Spending Bill Ever?” Key Factors Influencing the Inflation Reduction Act's Clean Energy Impacts

NBER Working Paper No. w33092
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Oct 2024
Joseph E. Aldy
Harvard Kennedy School
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Methane Abatement Costs in the Oil and Gas Industry: Survey and Synthesis

NBER Working Paper No. w33564
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Mar 2025 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2025
Joseph E. Aldy, Forest L. Reinhardt and Robert Stavins
Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School and Harvard University
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Learning from Nationally Determined Contributions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12757
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Mar 2018
Keigo Akimoto, Joseph E. Aldy, Lara Aleluia Reis, Carlo Carraro, Billy Pizer and Massimo Tavoni
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Harvard Kennedy School, CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Duke University and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
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comparability of effort, Emissions mitigation, international environmental agreements, modeling analysis, nationally determined contributions