Details about Matthew Jason Kotchen

Homepage:	http://environment.yale.edu/kotchen
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Economics Department, Yale University, (more information at EDIRC) School of Management, Yale University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. On the Feasibility, Costs, and Benefits of an Immediate Phasedown of Coal for U.S. Electricity Generation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Stated Preference Estimates of the Average Social Cost of Carbon
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

3. Is the Emphasis on Cofinancing Good for Environmental Multilateral Funds?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

4. Taxing Externalities: Revenue vs. Welfare Gains with an Application to U.S. Carbon Taxes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. When Can Benefit Cost Analyses Ignore Secondary Markets?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

6. Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Chapter Cobenefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
7. Policy Instrument Choice with Coasean Provision of Public Goods
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
8. The Use of Group-Level Approaches to Environmental and Natural Resource Policy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2019

9. Crowding In with Impure Altruism: Theory and Evidence from Volunteerism in National Parks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2017

10. Even the Representative Agent Must Die: Using Demographics to Inform Long-Term Social Discount Rates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
11. Maximizing the Impact of Climate Finance: Funding Projects or Pilot Projects?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Maximizing the impact of climate finance: Funding projects or pilot projects?, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2018) View citations (10) (2018)

2016

12. Which Social Cost of Carbon? A Theoretical Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Which Social Cost of Carbon? A Theoretical Perspective, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (20) (2018)

2015

13. Cofinancing in Environment and Development: Evidence from the Global Environment Facility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Cofinancing in Environment and Development: Evidence from the Global Environment Facility, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
14. Do Building Energy Codes Have a Lasting Effect on Energy Consumption? New Evidence From Residential Billing Data in Florida
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2012

15. Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Marginal Emissions: Implications for Electric Cars and Other Electricity-Shifting Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of marginal emissions: Implications for electric cars and other electricity-shifting policies, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (141) (2014)
16. Testing Motives for Charitable Giving: A Revealed-Preference Methodology with Experimental Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Testing motives for charitable giving: A revealed-preference methodology with experimental evidence, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (8) (2014)
17. Willingness to Pay and Political Support for a U.S. National Clean Energy Standard
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government View citations (51)

2011

18. Conflicts of Interest Distort Public Evaluations: Evidence from the Top 25 Ballots of NCAA Football Coaches
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
19. Corporate Social Responsibility for Irresponsibility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Corporate Social Responsibility for Irresponsibility, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2012) View citations (103) (2012)
20. Policy-Instrument Choice and Benefit Estimates for Climate-Change Policy in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2010

21. Are Building Codes Effective at Saving Energy? Evidence from Residential Billing Data in Florida
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Are Building Codes Effective at Saving Energy? Evidence from Residential Billing Data in Florida, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (94) (2013)
22. Climate Policy and Voluntary Initiatives: An Evaluation of the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Chapter Climate Policy and Voluntary Initiatives: An Evaluation of the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
23. Environmental Concern and the Business Cycle: The Chilling Effect of Recession
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
24. Green Clubs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Green clubs, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2011) View citations (15) (2011)
25. The Behavioral Response to Voluntary Provision of an Environmental Public Good: Evidence from Residential Electricity Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The behavioral response to voluntary provision of an environmental public good: Evidence from residential electricity demand, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2012) View citations (99) (2012)

2009

26. A Free Lunch in the Commons
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article A free lunch in the commons, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2011) View citations (7) (2011)
27. Explaining the Price of Voluntary Carbon Offsets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article EXPLAINING THE PRICE OF VOLUNTARY CARBON OFFSETS, Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2010) View citations (23) (2010)

2008

28. Does Daylight Saving Time Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indiana
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Does Daylight Saving Time Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indiana, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (50) (2011)

2007

29. Conservation: From Voluntary Restraint to a Voluntary Price Premium
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Conservation: From Voluntary Restraint to a Voluntary Price Premium, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2008) View citations (87) (2008)
30. Should We Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? An Economic Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Should we drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? An economic perspective, Energy Policy, Elsevier (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
31. Voluntary Provision of Public Goods for Bads: A Theory of Environmental Offsets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Voluntary Provision of Public Goods for Bads: A Theory of Environmental Offsets, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2009) View citations (74) (2009)

2004

32. Conservation Behavior: From Voluntary Restraint to a Voluntary Price Premium
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (2)
33. Explaining The Appearance and Success of Voter Referenda For Open-Space Conservation
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Explaining the appearance and success of voter referenda for open-space conservation, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2006) View citations (48) (2006)
34. Private Provision of Environmental Public Goods: Household Participation in Green-Electricity Programs
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Private provision of environmental public goods: Household participation in green-electricity programs, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2007) View citations (232) (2007)

2003

35. Green Markets and Private Provision of Public Goods
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Green Markets and Private Provision of Public Goods, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (234) (2006)
36. Impure Public Goods and the Comparative Statics of Environmentally Friendly Consumption
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
    See also Journal Article Impure public goods and the comparative statics of environmentally friendly consumption, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2005) View citations (136) (2005)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Cofinancing in Environment and Development: Evidence from the Global Environment Facility
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (1), 41-62 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Cofinancing in Environment and Development: Evidence from the Global Environment Facility, NBER Working Papers (2015) (2015)
2. Policy Brief—The Need for More (Not Less) External Review of Economic Analysis at the U.S. EPA
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2019, 13, (2), 308-316

2018

3. Maximizing the impact of climate finance: Funding projects or pilot projects?
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 92, (C), 270-281 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Maximizing the Impact of Climate Finance: Funding Projects or Pilot Projects?, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
4. Which Social Cost of Carbon? A Theoretical Perspective
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2018, 5, (3), 673 - 694 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Which Social Cost of Carbon? A Theoretical Perspective, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2017

5. Longer-Run Evidence on Whether Building Energy Codes Reduce Residential Energy Consumption
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2017, 4, (1), 135 - 153 View citations (27)

2015

6. Reconsidering Donations for Nonmarket Valuation
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2015, 62, (3), 481-490 View citations (4)

2014

7. A generalized impure public good and linear characteristics model of green consumption
   Resource and Energy Economics, 2014, 37, (C), 1-16 View citations (14)
8. Conflicts of interest distort public evaluations: Evidence from NCAA football coaches
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 107, (PA), 51-63 View citations (1)
9. How Stringent Are the US EPA’s Proposed Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants?
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2014, 8, (2), 290-306 View citations (6)
10. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of marginal emissions: Implications for electric cars and other electricity-shifting policies
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 107, (PA), 248-268 View citations (141)
    See also Working Paper Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Marginal Emissions: Implications for Electric Cars and Other Electricity-Shifting Policies, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (21) (2012)
11. Testing motives for charitable giving: A revealed-preference methodology with experimental evidence
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 120, (C), 181-192 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Testing Motives for Charitable Giving: A Revealed-Preference Methodology with Experimental Evidence, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
12. The identification of causal effects in environmental and energy economics
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 107, (PA), 173-175

2013

13. Are Building Codes Effective at Saving Energy? Evidence from Residential Billing Data in Florida
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (1), 34-49 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Are Building Codes Effective at Saving Energy? Evidence from Residential Billing Data in Florida, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
14. Community-based incentives for environmental protection: the case of green electricity
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2013, 44, (1), 30-52 View citations (13)
15. Voluntary- and Information-Based Approaches to Environmental Management: A Public Economics Perspective
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2013, 7, (2), 276-295 View citations (13)
16. Willingness-to-pay and policy-instrument choice for climate-change policy in the United States
    Energy Policy, 2013, 55, (C), 617-625 View citations (69)

2012

17. Corporate Social Responsibility for Irresponsibility
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2012, 12, (1), 23 View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Corporate Social Responsibility for Irresponsibility, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (19) (2011)
18. The behavioral response to voluntary provision of an environmental public good: Evidence from residential electricity demand
    European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (5), 946-960 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper The Behavioral Response to Voluntary Provision of an Environmental Public Good: Evidence from Residential Electricity Demand, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2011

19. A free lunch in the commons
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2011, 61, (3), 245-253 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper A Free Lunch in the Commons, RFF Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
20. BUSINESS CYCLE EFFECTS ON CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CHILLING EFFECT OF RECESSION
    Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2011, 02, (03), 257-273 View citations (41)
21. Does Daylight Saving Time Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indiana
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (4), 1172-1185 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Does Daylight Saving Time Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indiana, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (30) (2008)
22. Green clubs
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2011, 62, (3), 309-322 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Green Clubs, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2010

23. EXPLAINING THE PRICE OF VOLUNTARY CARBON OFFSETS
    Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2010, 01, (02), 93-111 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Explaining the Price of Voluntary Carbon Offsets, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (15) (2009)
24. Grades, Course Evaluations, and Academic Incentives
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2010, 36, (2), 151-163 View citations (10)

2009

25. A Meta-Analysis of Cost of Community Service Studies
    International Regional Science Review, 2009, 32, (3), 376-399 View citations (8)
26. Voluntary Provision of Public Goods for Bads: A Theory of Environmental Offsets
    Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (537), 883-899 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Voluntary Provision of Public Goods for Bads: A Theory of Environmental Offsets, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2008

27. Conservation: From Voluntary Restraint to a Voluntary Price Premium
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2008, 40, (2), 195-215 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper Conservation: From Voluntary Restraint to a Voluntary Price Premium, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2007

28. Equilibrium existence and uniqueness in impure public good models
    Economics Letters, 2007, 97, (2), 91-96 View citations (24)
29. Private provision of environmental public goods: Household participation in green-electricity programs
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2007, 53, (1), 1-16 View citations (232)
    See also Working Paper Private Provision of Environmental Public Goods: Household Participation in Green-Electricity Programs, Department of Economics Working Papers (2004) View citations (3) (2004)
30. Relating environmental attitudes and contingent values: how robust are methods for identifying preference heterogeneity?
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2007, 37, (4), 757-775 View citations (43)
31. Should we drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? An economic perspective
    Energy Policy, 2007, 35, (9), 4720-4729 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Should We Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? An Economic Perspective, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (4) (2007)

2006

32. Environmental Constraints on Hydropower: An Ex Post Benefit-Cost Analysis of Dam Relicensing in Michigan
    Land Economics, 2006, 82, (3), 384-403 View citations (28)
33. Explaining the appearance and success of voter referenda for open-space conservation
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2006, 52, (1), 373-390 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper Explaining The Appearance and Success of Voter Referenda For Open-Space Conservation, Department of Economics Working Papers (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
34. Green Markets and Private Provision of Public Goods
    Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (4), 816-845 View citations (234)
    See also Working Paper Green Markets and Private Provision of Public Goods, Department of Economics Working Papers (2003) View citations (3) (2003)
35. The Economics of Sustainable Development, edited by Sisay Asefa
    Journal of Regional Science, 2006, 46, (3), 583-586

2005

36. Impure public goods and the comparative statics of environmentally friendly consumption
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2005, 49, (2), 281-300 View citations (136)
    See also Working Paper Impure Public Goods and the Comparative Statics of Environmentally Friendly Consumption, Department of Economics Working Papers (2003) (2003)

2003

37. Book review
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2002, 36, (4), 697-699

2000

38. Environmental attitudes, motivations, and contingent valuation of nonuse values: a case study involving endangered species
    Ecological Economics, 2000, 32, (1), 93-107 View citations (190)

Books

2024

1. Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 5
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 4
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 3
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

4. Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 2
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

5. Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 1
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

Chapters

2024

1. Introduction to "Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 6"
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 6, 2024

2023

2. Introduction to "Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 5"
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 5, 2023, pp 1-3

2022

3. Introduction to "Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 4"
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 4, 2022, pp 1-3

2021

4. Introduction to "Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 3"
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 3, 2021, pp 1-3 View citations (2)

2020

5. Cobenefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 2, 2020, pp 117-156 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
6. Introduction to "Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 2"
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 2, 2020, pp 1-3 View citations (1)

2019

7. Introduction to "Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy"
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 1, 2019, pp 3-7 View citations (18)

2011

8. Climate Policy and Voluntary Initiatives: An Evaluation of the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 145-154 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Climate Policy and Voluntary Initiatives: An Evaluation of the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (13) (2010)
9. Comment on "Carbon Prices and Automobile Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Extensive and Intensive Margins"
   A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 299-300