AP @GATechEcon. Former postdoc @energyathaas. PhD @DukeU. Energy economics, industrial organization, climate policy. @UNC Alum. Lifelong Tar Heel.
Atlanta, GA
Joined July 2015
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Come get your PhD with us at @GATechEcon and I might host a graduation dinner party for you.
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Harris holiday dinner party: 2024 edition. Merry Christmas from the best group of environmental economists I know (even though we were missing a few this year). @GATechEcon
First the debate interrupts campus access, and now we have a Trump rally closing nearly all of our parking and forcing us to move classes online. Really wish we'd prioritize our education and research mission.
A reminder to our campus community — a major political event will take place on campus this afternoon at McCamish Pavilion. Large crowds, heavy traffic, and road closures are expected. | c.gatech.edu/48raqjT
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Is Georgia really trying to pass a constitutional amendment akin to California's prop 13? Have we not learned from CA what a disaster this is? Am I misunderstanding the first proposed constitutional amendment on this year's ballot?
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The amendment would essentially impose an assessment limit, preventing assessments from rising by any more than the rate of inflation. Ugh. taxfoundation.org/blog/georg…
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This is why I love college sports. Not sure how you can watch this and do anything but smile.
This is not Athens or Tuscaloosa. It's Berkeley, showing up at midnight for college football, chanting "USA."
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We (@GATechEcon) are hosting our third-annual SWEEEP🧹 this year, November 1-2. If you have any work in energy/environmental economics, please apply! Abstracts are due Sept 6. Early-stage work is encouraged. Please share/RT. We promise ample time for feedback/networking/fun!
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Can't believe this is what essentially shut down campus this week. At least my parking deck reopens tomorrow...
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And congrats to this year's AERE Fellows @pauljferraro, @johnwhitehead81, and @auffhammer. teapaw.org/AereOrg/status/1796247…
Congratulations to 2024 AERE Fellow, Max Auffhammer (@auffhammer). 🏆
Colleagues describe Max's pathbreaking scholarship, work ⬆️ the relevance of environmental econ, and always giving back & fostering a culture welcoming to those new/underrepresented in the field!
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No one better than Billy to lead RFF right now.
Today is the day! 🥳💙📅
@billypizer is officially RFF's new President and CEO. Join us in welcoming Billy to his new role!
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Also, @GATechEcon is hiring a lecturer position. We're late in the cycle, but looking to move quickly. If a supportive department with great colleagues in a thriving city sounds desirable to you, please apply.
Job posting here: aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?J…
An awesome two days hanging out with and seeing new work from this outstanding group of economists at @GATechEcon's second annual Southeastern Workshop on Energy & Environmental Economics and Policy (SWEEEP)!
Special thanks to @cjwich and @envecon_laura for organizing and to Jim Bushnell for giving our keynote. Looking forward to doing it again next year.
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Cleaned out my office last week, marking the end of a great year @energyathaas. Thankful for the truly outstanding grad students, faculty, and staff I got to interact with on a daily basis. The research culture and community of energy/env folks here is unparalleled in my view.
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One of my favorite conferences. Grad students, submit your abstracts!
FINAL CALL
Camp Resources XXIX
August 6-8 in Asheville. Abstracts due Friday!!!
cenrep.ncsu.edu/events/camp-…
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Excited to be joining @GATechEcon alongside such a great group of new hires (@jasonmlindo, @gaurav_doshi9, @manho_kang, @SamuelWunderly)
"My recent and ongoing work is especially focused on documenting the effects of changes in access to reproductive healthcare," @jasonmlindo rounds out our six new faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year.
Learn more about these professors/lecturers: b.gatech.edu/3UDKWsF
No one more deserving than Chris of this award and certainly no one more giving with their time.
Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring recipient Chris Timmins of @DukeEcon and @DukeEnvironment believes the most important aspect of being a good graduate mentor is "simply being willing and able to give one's time."
ALT Photo of Chris Timmins, smiling, under a graphic banner with the text 2023 Dean's Awards, a web address and The Graduate School word mark
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I'm excited to share that I'll be joining @GATechEcon in the fall as an assistant professor! This is a dream come true.
I have loved my time at Berkeley, but I'm also happy to get back to the East Coast. In the meantime, send your CA recs for things I should do before moving!
A few more thoughts:
With great folks like @envecon_laura, @cjwich, @gaurav_doshi9, and other Twitterless economists, I'm eager to continue establishing @GeorgiaTech as the place to do energy/environmental economics in the South.
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Excited to share this paper is now accepted at @JaereAere. Travis and I estimate the environmental benefits of existing rooftop solar capacity in the US and then explore who receives these benefits (i.e., the benefits from avoided local pollution).
☀️ Just accepted ☀️ in @JaereAere:
"Distributional Benefits of Rooftop Solar Capacity" by Travis E. Dauwalter and Robert I. Harris. #EnergyTransition
Read it here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10…
We know from work by @BorensteinS, Lucas Davis, and others that the costs of rooftop solar policy in the US are regressive. We also know from my prior work with @SextonEcon, @ajkirkpatrick2, and Nick Muller that rooftop solar incentives are suboptimal in an efficiency sense.
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Old news to many, but I'm excited to announce I'm headed to Berkeley for a postdoc in equity in energy and environmental economics at @energyathaas. Looking forward to this next chapter. Thanks to everyone at @DukeSanford, @DukeEcon, and @DukeUEnergy for support over the years.