Research OLD

Working Papers:

Abstracts are available below the title, and links to working papers are embedded in the titles if available. Information on other projects is available upon request.

Social comparisons, household water use and participation in utility conservation programs: Evidence from three randomized trials

(Previous version was titled: Norms and Water Conservation: How Do Effects Vary Across and Within Utilities?)

(with Joe Cook & Skylar Olsen; Revised & Resubmitted at JAERE)

Estimating Water Demand at the Intensive and Extensive Margin: The role of Landscape Dynamics

The Value of Heterogeneous Water Rights and the Costs of Water Volatility

(under review)

Putting One's Money Where One's Mouth is: Creating Saliency in the Field

(with Lata Gangadharan, Anke Leroux, & Paul A. Raschky; under review)

Dynamic Pricing and Driving Behavior

(with Austin Gross; under review) - media coverage below

-Where Are My Cars: SR-167 Hot Lanes - Sightline Daily

-Why Are HOT Lanes Struggling to Make Money? - Atlantic Cities

Published Articles:

Brent, D. and S. Rabotyagov (2013) Land Use Change from Biofuels Derived from Forest Residue: A Case of Washington State, Economics Research International, Volume 2013 (2013) Article ID 836823

Work in progress:

Optimal Design of Subsidies for Energy Efficiency (with Michael Ward)
Price Perception in Urban Water Demand (with Michael Ward)
Private Provision of Environmental Public Goods (with Lata Gangadharan, Anke Leroux, & Paul A. Raschky)
Quantity Salience and Water Demand Elasticity (with Joe Cook)
Responses to Time-of-Day Tolling: Substitution of Routes and Modes (with Austin Gross)
Economic Incentives for Adaptive Water Management: An Experimental Analysis (with Michael Ward)
Toll and Home Values: A Hedonic Analysis (with Reiss McLeod)
Drivers of Preferences over Water Supply Options (with Zack Dorner and Anke Leroux)