DAVID S. RAPSON
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Journal Publications

The Impact of the 2022 Oil Embargo and Price Cap on Russian Oil Prices

CO-AUTHORS
L. Kilian, B. Schipper

Energy Journal (Accepted)
YEAR
Forthcoming
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas blog
Catherine Wolfram critique
Response to Catherine Wolfram critique

Energy Prices and Electric Vehicle Adoption

CO-AUTHORS
J. Bushnell, E. Muehlegger

​Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics (Accepted)
YEAR
Forthcoming

Do Bill Shocks Induce Energy Efficiency Investments?

CO-AUTHORS
C. Lang, K. Nakolan, R. Taylor

Energy Journal (Accepted)
YEAR
Forthcoming

How To Spend One Trillion Dollars: the U.S. Decarbonization Conundrum

CO-AUTHORS
Christensen, P., P. Baylis, T. Garg, S. Li, G. McCord, E. Muehlegger, E. Myers & E. Smith 

Nature, Vol. 634, 1050-1052
YEAR
2024

The Electric Ceiling: Limits and Costs of Full Electrification

CO-AUTHORS
J. Bushnell

Review of Environmental Economics & Policy, 18(1), 26-44
YEAR
2024

The End of Neutrality? LCFS, Technology Neutrality, and Stimulating the EV Market

CO-AUTHORS
J. Bushnell, E. Muehlegger, J. Witcover

Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 13(1)
YEAR
2024

Global Transportation Decarbonization

CO-AUTHORS
E. Muehlegger

​Journal of Economic Perspectives, 37(3), 163-188
YEAR
2023

The Economics of Electric Vehicles

CO-AUTHORS
E. Muehlegger

​Review of Environmental Economics & Policy, 17(2), 274-294
YEAR
2023

Correcting Estimates of Electric Vehicle Emissions Abatement: Implications for Climate Policy

CO-AUTHORS
E. Muehlegger

​JAERE, 1(10)
YEAR
2023

Subsidizing Low- and Middle-Income Adoption of Electric Vehicles: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from California

CO-AUTHORS
E. Muehlegger

​Journal of Public Economics, Volume 216
YEAR
2022
Media Coverage:
Quartz

​Low energy: Estimating electric vehicle electricity use​
(Online Appendix)

CO-AUTHORS
F. Burlig, J. Bushnell and C. Wolfram

​AEA: Papers & Proceedings, 111, 430-435
YEAR
2021
Media Coverage:
Forbes, Washington Post, USA Today

Estimating the Elasticity to Real Time Pricing: Evidence from the Spanish Electricity Market

CO-AUTHORS
N. Fabra, M. Reguant and J. Wang

​AEA: Papers & Proceedings, 111, 425-429
YEAR
2021

Future Paths of Electric Vehicle Adoption in the United States: Predictable Determinants, Obstacles and Opportunities

CO-AUTHORS
J. Archsmith, E. Muehlegger

​Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, Volume 3

YEAR
​2021

Machine Learning from Schools about Energy Efficiency

CO-AUTHORS
F. Burlig, C. Knittel, M. Reguant and C. Wolfram

JAERE, 7(6) 1181-1217
YEAR
2020
Media Coverage:
Forbes, Wall Street Journal

Attribute Substitution in Household Vehicle Portfolios 

CO-AUTHORS
J. Archsmith, K. Gillingham and C. Knittel

​
RAND Journal of Economics, 51(4), 1162-1196
YEAR
2020
Media Coverage:
San Francisco Chronicle, Capital Public Radio News, ClimateWire, Sacramento Bee,
Extended interview on Jefferson Exchange (NPR)

Utilities Included: Split Incentives in Commercial Electricity Contracts

CO-AUTHORS
M. Papineau and K. Jessoe

Energy Journal, 41(5)
YEAR
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​2020

Does Absolution Promote Sin? A Conservationist's Dilemma

CO-AUTHORS
M. Harding

Environmental and Resource Economics, 73(3), 923-955
YEAR
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​2019

Flawed Analyses of U.S. Auto Fuel Economy Standards

CO-AUTHORS
A. Bento, K. Gillingham, C. Knittel, M. Jacobsen, B. Leard, J. Linn, V. McConnell, J. Sallee, A. van Benthem, K. Whitefoot

Science, 362: 1119-1121
YEAR
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​2018
Media Coverage:
Scientific American

​Regression Discontinuity in Time: Considerations for Empirical Applications

CO-AUTHORS
C. Hausman

Annual Review of Resource Economics, 10: 533-552 
YEAR
​
​2018
​Code for Replication

The Rebound Effect and Energy Efficiency Policy

CO-AUTHORS
K. Gillingham and G. Wagner

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Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 10(1): 68-88
YEAR
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​2016
Media Coverage:
New York Times

Commercial and Industrial Demand Response Under Mandatory Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing

CO-AUTHORS
​K. Jessoe

​​Journal of Industrial Economics​, 63(3): 397-421
YEAR
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​2015

From Cradle to Junkyard: Assessing the Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Electric Vehicles
(Online Appendix)

CO-AUTHORS
​
J. Archsmith and A. Kendall

​Research in Transportation Economics, 52(C): 72-90
YEAR
​2015

Knowledge is (Less) Power: Experimental Evidence from Residential Energy Use

CO-AUTHORS
K. Jessoe

American Economic Review, 104(4): 1417-1438
YEAR
​2014

Towards Understanding the Role of Price in Residential Electricity Choices: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

CO-AUTHORS
K. Jessoe and J. Smith

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 107(A): 191-208
YEAR
​2014

Durable Goods and Long-Run Electricity Demand: Evidence from Air Conditioner Purchase Behavior


Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 68(1): 141-160
YEAR
​2014

Internet and the Efficiency of Decentralized Markets: Evidence from Automobiles

CO-AUTHORS
​
P. Schiraldi

Economics Letters, 121(2): 232-235
YEAR
​2013

The Rebound Effect is Overplayed

CO-AUTHORS
K. Gillingham, M. Kotchen, and G. Wagner

Nature, 493: 475-476
YEAR
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​2013

Split Incentives in Residential Energy Consumption

CO-AUTHORS
K. Gillingham and M. Harding

Energy Journal, 33(2): 37-62
YEAR
​2012
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