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
Strategic innovation and technology adoption under technological uncertainty Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control Fanglin Ye, Nicholas Paulson, Madhu Khanna 2024 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Does unconventional energy extraction generate more wastewater? A lifetime perspective Ecological Economics Xu, M., Xu, Y., Khanna, M. 2022 LW, EE (IE) Impact Evaluation (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
Redefining marginal land for bioenergy crop production GCB Bioenergy Khanna, K., Chen, L., Basso, B., Cai, X., Field, J.L., Guan, K., Jiang, C., Lark, T.J., Richard, T.L., Spawn‐Lee, S.A., Yang, P., & Zipp, K.Y. 2021 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Adoption of perennial energy crops in the US Midwest: Causal and heterogeneous determinants Biomass and Bioenergy Yang, P., Cai, X., Leibensperger, C., & Khanna, M. 2021 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Do unconventional oil and gas wells generate more wastewater? A lifespan perspective SSRN Working Paper Xu, M., Xu, Y., & Khanna, M. 2020 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
Social comparison nudges without monetary incentives: Evidence from home energy reports Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Myers, E. & Souza, M.
2020 EE (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
Decomposing the wedge between projected and realized savings in energy efficiency programs E2e Working Paper Christensen, P., Francisco, P., Myers, E., & Souza, M. 2020 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Decomposing the wedge between projected and realized savings in energy efficiency programs E2e Working Paper Christensen, P., Francisco, P., Myers, E., & Souza, M. (2020). 2020 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Are consumers attentive to local energy costs? Evidence from the appliance market National Bureau of Economic Research Houde, S., & Myers, E.
2019 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
Effects of mandatory energy efficiency disclosure in housing markets National Bureau of Economic Research Myers, E., Puller, S. L., & West, J. D.
2019 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
Effects of mandatory energy efficiency disclosure in housing markets National Bureau of Economic Research 2019 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
The distributional effects of building energy codes Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Bruegge, C., Deryugina, T., & Myers, E.
2019 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
Are home buyers inattentive? Evidence from capitalization of energy costs American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Myers, E. 
2019 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
Effect of wind turbines on bird abundance: A national scale analysis based on fixed effects models Energy Policy Miao, R., Ghosh, P. N., Khanna, M., Wang, W., & Rong, J.
2019 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
Asymmetric information is residential rental markets: Implications for the energy efficiency gap E2e Working Paper Myers, E. 2018 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Effects of ethanol plant proximity and crop prices on land-use change in the United States American Journal of Agricultural Economics Li, Y., Miao, R., & Khanna, M.
2018 FA, EE (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
Trade-facilitated technology spillovers in energy productivity convergence processes across EU countries Energy Economics Wan, J., Baylis, K., & Mulder, P.
2015 EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
Impacts of management practices on bioenergy feedstock yield and economic feasibility on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands GCB Bioenergy Anderson, E.K., Aberle, E., Chen, C., Egenolf, J., Harmonmey, K., Kakani, G., Kallenbach, R.L., Khanna, M., Wang, W., & Lee, D.K.
2015 LW, EE (IE) Impact Evaluation
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