2022 Coase Project Inaugural Conference
HOSTED BY
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Robin Burgess, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science; Director, International Growth Centre (IGC) View Bio |
Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, UChicago; Director, Becker Friedman Institute (BFI) View Bio |
LOCATION
University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Room 406
450 Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
The Coase Project Inaugural Conference aimed to deepen and elevate the fields of climate, energy, and environmental economics. During this two-day conference hosted at the University of Chicago, a leading group of interdisciplinary scholars joined the UChicago’s Michael Greenstone and the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Robin Burgess to present their research and participate in creative and innovative conversations to confront the global energy and environment challenge.
Wednesday, May 18
Note: Time listed is CST
6:00-9:00 PM | Opening Dinner
Thursday, May 19
Note: All times listed are CST. All presentations will take place in Room 406.
8:00-9:00 AM | Doors Open, Coffee, Breakfast (Lounge 450)
9:00-9:30 AM | Welcome
Robin Burgess (Presenter), London School of Economics and Political Science
Michael Greenstone (Presenter), University of Chicago
9:30-11:00 AM | Geography and the Environment: Dynamic Adaptation to Climate Change
Claire Balboni (Presenter), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dave Donaldson (Presenter), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Shapiro (Presenter), University of California, Berkeley
11:00-11:15 AM | Coffee Break (Room 450 Lounge)
11:15-11:45 AM | Global Diffusion of Solar Power and the Role of China
Robin Burgess, London School of Economics and Political Science
John Van Reenen (Presenter), London School of Economics and Political Science
11:45 AM-12:15 PM | Technology Lock-in and Optimal Carbon Pricing
Jonathan Hawkins-Pierot, Yale University
Katherine Wagner (Presenter), University of California, Berkeley
12:15-1:30 PM | Lunch (Room 450 Lounge)
1:30-2:15 PM | Trade, Trees, and Contingent Trade Agreements
Bård Harstad, University of Oslo
2:15-2:45 PM | Grandfathering with Anticipation
Chris Costello (Presenter), University of California, Santa Barbara
Corbett Grainger, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:45-3:00 PM | Coffee Break (Room 450 Lounge)
3:00-3:45 PM | The Dynamic Impact of Market Integration: Evidence from Renewable Energy Expansion in Chile
Luis Gonzales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Koichiro Ito (Presenter), University of Chicago
Mar Reguant, Northwestern University
3:45-4:30 PM | Holding Up Green Energy
Nicholas Ryan, Yale University
4:30-4:45 PM | Coffee Break (Room 450 Lounge)
4:45-5:15 PM | National Borders and the Conservation of Nature
Benjamin Olken (Presenter), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robin Burgess, London School of Economics
Francisco Costa, University of Delaware
5:45-6:30 PM | Reception
6:30-9:30 PM | Dinner
Friday, May 20
Note: All times listed are CST. All presentations will take place in Room 406.
8:00-9:00 AM | Doors Open, Coffee, Breakfast (Room 406 Foyer)
9:00-9:45 AM | Money (Not) to Burn:Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning
Kelsey Jack (Presenter), University of California, Santa Barbara
Seema Jayachandran, Northwestern University
Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rohini Pande, Yale
9:45-10:30 AM | Regulating Untaxable Externalities: Are Vehicle Air Pollution Standards Effective and Efficient?
Mark Jacobsen, University of California, San Diego
James Sallee, University of California, Berkeley
Joseph Shapiro (Presenter), University of California, Berkeley
Arthur van Benthem, University of Pennsylvania
10:30-11:00 AM | Agriculture, Trade, and the Spatial Inefficiency of Global Water Use
Tamma Carleton (Presenter), University of California, Santa Barbara
Levi Crews, University of Chicago
Ishan Nath (Presenter), Princeton University
11:00-11:15 AM | Coffee Break (Room 406 Foyer)
11:15-11:45 AM | Entry and Coordination in the Electric Vehicle Charging Industry
Jing Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:45 AM-1:15 PM | Climate, Damage, & the Social Cost of Carbon
Tamma Carleton, University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago
Soloman Hsiang, University of California, Berkeley
Ishan Nath (Presenter), Princeton University
1:15-1:30 PM | Break
1:30-3:00 PM | Working Lunch
3:00 PM | Conference Concludes