California’s AB32 as a Field Experiment

In modern academic economics, many scholars are running field experiments.  I can point you to researchers such as John List of University of Chicago or Esther Duflo of MIT.  In this 8 minute video, I sketch the simple economics of why it is very important for someone to run this field experiment for learning how to cost effectively lower our GHG emissions.   We are the “green guinea pig”.

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Matthew E. Kahn is a Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy. He is a research associate at t…

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About Matthew

Matthew E. Kahn is a Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy. He is a research associate at t…

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