I am an economist and policy researcher working on nuclear energy, electricity markets, and the institutional foundations of modern energy systems. My work examines how regulation, market design, and governance structures shape energy innovation, infrastructure development, and long-run economic growth.
I focus on issues related to nuclear energy policy, energy systems, and technological innovation. My broader research interests include electricity market governance, energy infrastructure, regulatory institutions, and the political economy of energy transitions.
Energy innovation is essential for economic growth. Through technological and economic growth, humanity can become better stewards of the environment.
Research Interests
Nuclear energy policy and deployment
Electricity market design and grid governance
Energy innovation and economic growth
Regulation and institutional analysis
Infrastructure development and industrial policy
Political economy of energy systems
Selected Work
Writing
Orderbooks and Firm Pricing: How Building More Reduces Risk (with Adam Stein) – Breakthrough Institute
Why the Grid Is Lagging Behind Demand – The Ecomodernist
Blackout – The Ecomodernist
Two New Papers Are Wrong About Cancer Risk from Nuclear Plants (with Adam Stein) – The Ecomodernist
Academic Publications
“Exploring Terrorism, Counter Terrorism and Their Unintended Consequences” (with Thomas Duncan and Daniel Farhat) Virginia Economic Journal, 2021
“An Agent-Based Model of Ethnocentrism and the Unintended Consequences of Violence” (with Thomas Duncan and Daniel Farhat) Eastern Economic Journal March, 2020
“Essays on the Market for Residential Solar: Lessons from Legislation and Policies in California”
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