Meredith Fowlie

About

Meredith Fowlie is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the Goldman School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on the intersection of energy, environment, and policy, applying rigorous analytical methods to address issues related to resource economics and environmental policy. As a faculty member, she contributes to the development of policies aimed at improving public welfare through her expertise in resource economics and environmental regulation.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Economics
• Environmental economics
• Business
• Political Science
• Microeconomics
• Engineering
• Environmental science
• Environmental planning
• Market economy

Selected publications

• The Economics of Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries

  Review of Environmental Economics and Policy · 2021 · 92 citations

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  Almost all of the world’s energy demand growth is projected to occur in low- and medium-income countries (LMICs). Targeted energy efficiency investments have the potential to mitigate tensions between economic growth objectives and sustainable development commitments. We review the empirical evidence on both the private and social benefits of energy efficiency improvements in LMICs. In addition to direct energy savings, energy efficiency investments can generate indirect benefits such as improve…

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• Default Effects And Follow-On Behaviour: Evidence From An Electricity Pricing Program

  The Review of Economic Studies · 2021 · 86 citations

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  Abstract We study default effects in the context of a residential electricity-pricing program. In the large-scale randomized controlled trial we analyse, one treatment group was given the option to opt-in to time-varying pricing while another was defaulted into the program but allowed to opt-out. We provide dramatic evidence of a default effect on program participation, consistent with previous research. A novel feature of our study is that we also observe how the default manipulation impacts cu…

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• Border Carbon Adjustments When Carbon Intensity Varies across Producers: Evidence from California

  AEA Papers and Proceedings · 2021-05-01 · 26 citations

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  Governments taxing carbon emissions within their jurisdiction can impose a commensurate tax on emissions embodied in imports in order to mitigate emissions leakage. California offers a rare opportunity to investigate how such a border carbon adjustment (BCA) is working in practice. Experience to date highlights important tensions between greenhouse gas accounting accuracy, market efficiency, and concerns about trade protectionism. We simulate electricity market outcomes under BCA designs that di…

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• How are Insurance Markets Adapting to Climate Change? Risk Selection and Regulation in the Market for Homeowners Insurance

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2024-01-01 · 20 citations

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• Cobenefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations

  Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy · 2021 · 20 citations

  This article considers the treatment of cobenefits in benefit-cost analysis of federal air quality regulations. Using a comprehensive data set on all major Clean Air Act rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency over the period 1997–2019, we show that (1) cobenefits make up a significant share of the monetized benefits; (2) among the categories of cobenefits, those associated with reductions in fine particulate matter are the most significant; and (3) cobenefits have been pivotal to th…

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Frequent coauthors

• Catherine Wolfram

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  130 shared

• Michael Greenstone

  University of Chicago

  111 shared

• Stephen P. Holland

  Yale University

  72 shared

• Erin T. Mansur

  National Bureau of Economic Research

  70 shared

• Joseph E. Aldy

  34 shared

• Stephen Ryan

  Washington University in St. Louis

  14 shared

• KVS Vinay

  Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  14 shared

• Mar Reguant

  13 shared

Awards & honors

• Class of 1935 Endowed Chair in Energy

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