James Stock, who was part of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers in 2013–14, asserts that as green energy costs drop, we should shift the emphasis from economy-wide carbon pricing to se

Post

Eunji Hyun
Eunji Hyun

James Stock, who was part of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers in 2013–14, asserts that as green energy costs drop, we should shift the emphasis from economy-wide carbon pricing to se

3 years ago

James Stock, who was part of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers in 2013–14, asserts that as green energy costs drop, we should shift the emphasis from economy-wide carbon pricing to sectoral policies. He dives into the (at least) three externalities that policies for the energy transition confront: the greenhouse gas externality; the innovation externality; and, in some cases, network (or chicken-and-egg) externalities.