Publications

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    Assessing Opportunities for Solar Lanterns to Improve Educational Outcomes in Rural Off-Grid Regions: Challenges and Lessons from a Randomized Controlled Trial
    Ognen Stojanovski, Mark C. Thurber, Frank Wolak, George Muwowo, Kat Harrison
    Working Papers
    Solar lanterns are promoted across rural Sub-Saharan Africa to improve both lighting in homes and educational outcomes. We undertake a randomized controlled trial in Zimba District, Zambia, to...
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    Reports of the Demise of Carbon Pricing are Greatly Exaggerated
    Frank Wolak
    Policy Briefs
    AbstractPoliticians in a number of jurisdictions with cap-and-trade markets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or carbon taxes have argued that the evidence is in and the conclusion is clear: Carbon...
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    Promoting Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies Through Consumer Education: Results From a Field Experiment in Mexico
    Ognen Stojanovski, Gordon Leslie, Frank Wolak, Juan Enrique Huerta Wong, Mark C. Thurber
    Working Papers
    AbstractWe report on the results of a field experiment in Puebla, Mexico that informed randomly-selected households facing a nonlinear price schedule about how different electricity-consuming actions...
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    The strategic effects of lack of transparency and forward contracting by generators with market power
    Ekaterina Moiseeva, Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh, Derek W. Bunn, Darryl R. Biggar
    Working Papers
    The ability of an electricity-generating firm with market power to influence the market price depends strongly on the volume the firm has pre-sold in the forward, or hedge, markets. However, the...
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    Rural energy access through solar home systems: Use patterns and opportunities for improvement
    Ognen Stojanovski, Mark C. Thurber, Frank Wolak
    Journal Articles
    Abstract Solar photovoltaic (PV) products are touted as a leading solution to long-term electrification and development problems in rural parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet there is little available...
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Game-based investigation of standardized forward contracting for long-term resource adequacy
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Financing the Energy Transition in a Low-Cost Intermittent Renewables Environment
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Transformation of the Peruvian Wholesale Electricity Market
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What Kinds of Distributed Generation Technologies Defer Network Expansions? Evidence from France
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Wind and solar in Africa need grids to match
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Market Power Mitigation Mechanisms for Wholesale Electricity Markets: Status Quo and Challenges
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Long-Term Resource Adequacy in Wholesale Electricity Markets With Significant Intermittent Renewables
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Cross‐border electricity trade in the Bangladesh–Bhutan–India– Nepal (BBIN) Region: A cost-based market perspective
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Why federal regulation is not the answer
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Quantifying the Benefi ts of Nodal Market Design in the Texas Electricity Market
  • Ryan Triolo, Frank Wolak
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The Future of Electricity Retailing and How We Get There
  • Frank Wolak, Ian Hardman
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Market Design in a Zero Marginal Cost Intermittent Renewable Future
  • Frank Wolak
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Learning about Electricity Market Performance with a Large Share of Renewables from the COVID-19 Lock-Down
  • Christoph Graf, Federico Quaglia, Frank Wolak
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Breaking routine for energy savings: An appliance-level analysis of small business behavior under dynamic prices
  • Jiyong Eom, Frank Wolak
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An Experimental Comparison of Carbon Pricing Under Uncertainty in Electricity Markets
  • Trevor L. Davis, Mark C. Thurber, Frank Wolak
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Commentary
The cost of climate policy uncertainty
  • Frank Wolak
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Don't blame energy speculators for rising cost of crude oil
  • Frank Wolak
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Viewpoints: Cap and trade should look to broader goals
  • Frank Wolak
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Careful What You Wish For: The Shale Gas Revolution and Natural Gas Exports
  • Frank Wolak
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Be Part of the Solution
  • Frank Wolak
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The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Integrating International Coal and Natural Gas Markets
  • Frank Wolak
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California climate policy: Showing the way for the world
  • Frank Wolak
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Frank Wolak: Tight electricity regulation only sensible option
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A Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax for Stanford (Not Divesting Coal)
  • Frank Wolak
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Managing Demand-Side Economic and Political Constraints on Electricity Industry Re-structuring Processes
  • Frank Wolak
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Report on Market Performance and Market Monitoring in the Colombian Electricity Supply Industry
  • Frank Wolak
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Does China Underprice Its Oil Consumption?
  • Xu Tan, Frank Wolak
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An Ancillary Services Payment Mechanism for the Chilean Electricity Supply Industry
  • Frank Wolak
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Diagnosing the Causes of the Recent El Niño Event and Recommendations for Reform
  • Shaun McRae, Frank Wolak
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Freight Rail Costing and Regulation: The Uniform Rail Costing System
  • Wesley W. Wilson, Frank Wolak