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
The spatiotemporal pattern of surface ozone and its impact on agricultural productivity in China PNAS Nexus Madhu Khanna, Xiaoguang Chen, Jing Gao, Luoye Chen, Binlei Gong, Maximilian Auffhammer 2024 O (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
The impact of management systems on technical change: the adoption of pollution prevention techniques Economic Change and Restructuring Deltas, G., Harrington, D.R., & Khanna, M. 2021 O (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Unlocking amenities: Complementarity in public good consumption  Journal of Public Economics Albouy, D., Christensen, P., & Sarmiento, I.
2020 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
The Impact of Management Systems on technical change: The adoption of pollution prevention techniques Economic Change and Restructuring Deltas, G., Khanna, M., & Ramirez-Harrington, D.
2020 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Can irrigation infrastructure mitigate the effect of rainfall shocks on conflict? Evidence from Indonesia American Journal of Agricultural Economics Gatti, N., Baylis, K., & Crost, B.
2020 FA, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Incentives for Corporate Social Responsibility in India: mandate, Peer Pressure and crowding-Out Effects Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Bansal, S. and J. Sydlowski 2020 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Fraccidents: The impact of fracking on road traffic deaths Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Xu, M., & Xu, Y. 2020 EE, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Incentives for corporate social responsibility in India: Mandate, peer pressure and crowding-out effects Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Sangeeta Bansal, S., Khanna, M., & J. Sydlowski 2020 O (IE) Impact Evaluation, (PD) Policy Design
The effect of NAFTA on internal migration in Mexico: A regional economic analysis Applied Economics Arends-Kuenning, M., Baylis, K., & Garduño-Rivera, R.
2020 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Suburbs or skyscrapers: The effect of China's land leasing market on housing decentralization Land Economics Christensen, P.
2019 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Temperature and production efficiency growth: Empirical evidence Climatic Changes Kumar, S., & Khanna, M.
2019 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Smallholder food storage dynamics and resilience Food Security Waldman, K. B., Giroux, S., Blekking, J. P., Baylis, K., & Evans, T. P. 
2019 FA, O (IE) Impact Evaluation, (OM) Other
Sorting or steering: Experimental evidence on the economic effects of housing discrimination  NBER Working Paper Christensen, P., & Timmins, C.
2019 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
The social lives of married women: Peer effects in female autonomy and children’s food consumption Journal of Development Economics Kandpal, E., & Baylis, K. 
2019 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Economic effects of environmental crises: Evidence from Flint, Michigan  Working Paper Christensen, P., Keiser, D., & Lade, G.
2019 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Housing discrimination and the pollution exposure gap in the United States Working Paper Christensen, P., Timmins, C., & Sarmiento, I. 2019 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Bridging versus bonding social capital and the management of the firewood commons Land Economics Baylis, K, Gong, Y., & Wang, S.
2019 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
The owner-renter incidence gap of gentrification - A perspective from downward mobility Journal of Housing Economics Zhang, Y., Christensen, P., Greenlee, A., & Hewings, G.
2019 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Agricultural market liberalization and household food security in rural China American Journal of Agricultural Economics Baylis, K., Fan, L., & Nogueira, L.
2019 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Does a nutritious diet cost more in food deserts? Agricultural Economics Fan, L., Baylis, K., Gundersen, C., & Ploeg, M. V.
2018 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Inducing pollution prevention: Effectiveness of the 33/50 voluntary environmental program Journal of Environmental Planning and Management Bi, X., & Khanna, M.
2017 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Finding the right value: Framing effects on domain experts Political Psychology Andrews, A. C., Clawson, R. A. & Gramig, B. M. 2017 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Environmental hazards and mortgage credit risk: Evidence from Texas pipeline incidents Real Estate Economics Xu, M., & Xu, Y. 2017 EE, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Goldilocks and the raster grid: Choosing a unit of analysis for evaluating conservation programs PlosOne Avelino, A. F. T., Baylis, K., & Honey-Rosés, J.
2016 LW, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Putting the organic label in context: Examining the interactions between the organic label, product type, and retail outlet Food Quality and Preference Ellison, B., Duff, B., Wang, Z., & White, T.B.
2016 O (IE) Impact Evaluation
The influence of retail outlet and FSMA information on consumer perceptions of and willingness to pay for organic grape tomatoes Journal of Economic Psychology Ellison, B., Bernard, J., Paukett, M., & Toensmeyer, U.C.
2016 FA, O (IE) Impact Evaluation, (VA) Valuation
Can peers improve agricultural revenue? World Development Songsermsawas, T., Baylis, K., Chhatre, A., & Michelson, H. 2016 O (IE) Impact Evaluation, (SM) System Modeling