Joskow, Paul
Published: September 8, 2006, 5:13 pm
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Paul Joskow, an American economist who has made important contributions to energy and environmental economics, particularly in the areas of markets for tradable air pollution permits and competitive electricity markets. Joskow is a professor in the Economics Department at MIT as well as the Director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. He graduated from Cornell University in 1968 with a BA in Economics, and then went on to pursue a PhD in Economics at Yale University. Since completing his PhD in 1972, he has produced some of the first comprehensive assessments for the U.S. acid rain program created by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments—a pioneering application of the tradable permits approach to controlling pollution. Joskow was also a leader in the analysis of electricity markets in the 1990s, as many utilities in the U.S. moved from regulated monopolies to more competitive market designs.
Further Reading
Paul Joskow: Short Biography (MIT Faculty Page)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Joskow, Paul". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 8, 2006; Last revised Date September 8, 2006; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Joskow,_Paul>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Paul Joskow, an American economist who has made important contributions to energy and environmental economics, particularly in the areas of markets for tradable air pollution permits and competitive electricity markets. Joskow is a professor in the Economics Department at MIT as well as the Director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. He graduated from Cornell University in 1968 with a BA in Economics, and then went on to pursue a PhD in Economics at Yale University. Since completing his PhD in 1972, he has produced some of the first comprehensive assessments for the U.S. acid rain program created by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments—a pioneering application of the tradable permits approach to controlling pollution. Joskow was also a leader in the analysis of electricity markets in the 1990s, as many utilities in the U.S. moved from regulated monopolies to more competitive market designs.
Further Reading
Paul Joskow: Short Biography (MIT Faculty Page)
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