Do Two Electricity Pricing Wrongs Make a Right? Cost Recovery, Externalities, and Efficiency

James Bushnell is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Prior to joining UC Davis, he spent 15 years as the Research Director of the University of California Energy Institute in Berkeley, and two years as the Cargill Chair in Energy Economics at Iowa State University. Professor Bushnell has long been actively involved in energy and environmental policy. Since 2002, he has served as a member of the Market Surveillance Committee (MSC) of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO).  He has also advised the California Air Resources Board on emissions trading and other climate policies.

Professor Bushnell’s research focuses on energy and environmental economics, industrial organization and regulation, and energy policy.

Date: 
Friday, November 2, 2018 - 3:30pm
Location: 
Campus Center 10th floor (Hadley Room)
Year: 
2018
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