We use a variety of well-tested and novel approaches to understanding how to balance economic, social and environmental objectives.  From cost-benefit analysis to machine learning, CEOS members use and advance methods to model complex social-environmental systems, estimate impact of interventions and design optimal policy solutions to enable us to build a more sustainable society.

Research Output

Title Publication Authors Year Published Category Method Status
An agent-based modeling tool supporting bioenergy and bio-product community communication regarding cellulosic bioeconomy development Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Yang, P., Cai, X., Hu, X., Zhao, Q., Lee, Y., Khanna, M... 2022 EE (PD) Policy Design, (SM) System Modeling (PR) Peer Reviewed
Are renewable energy policies effective to promote technological change? The role of induced technological risk Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Ye, F., Paulson, N., & Khanna, M.
2022 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation, (PD) Policy Design (PR) Peer Reviewed
Optimal environmental taxation in response to an environmentally-unfriendly political challenger Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Hochman, Gal & David Zilberman 2021 EE (PD) Policy Design (PR) Peer Reviewed
Reduced river discharge under climate change impairs electricity generation and the economic feasibility of future Amazon hydropower Global Environmental Change Rafael M. Almeida, Ayan S. Fleischmann, João P.F. Brêda, Diego S. Cardoso, Hector Angarita, Walter Collischonn, Bruce Forsberg, Roosevelt García-Villacorta, Stephen K. Hamilton, Phillip M. Hannam, Rodrigo Paiva, N. LeRoy Poff, Suresh A. Sethi, Qinru Shi, Carla P. Gomes, Alexander S. Flecker 2021 EE (PD) Policy Design (PR) Peer Reviewed
Adopting energy crops: Does farmers' attitude toward loss matter? Agricultural Economics Anand, M., Miao, R. & Khanna, M. 2019 FA, EE (PD) Policy Design, (SM) System Modeling
Heterogeneous (mis-) perceptions of energy costs: Implications for measurement and policy design National Bureau of Economic Research Houde, S., & Myers, E.
2019 EE (PD) Policy Design, (VA) Valuation
Renewable energy policies for eco-innovation Managing Emerging Technologies for Socio-Economic Impact Dombrovski, R. (eds) Assimakopoulos, D., Oshri, I., & Pandza, K. 2015 EE, SC (PD) Policy Design
Effectiveness of financial and fiscal instruments for promoting sustainable renewable energy technologies Economic and Business Review 2015 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation, (PD) Policy Design