"The Lightbulb Paradox: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments"Abstract:It is often suggestedthat consumers are imperfectly informed about or inattentive to energy costs of durable goods such as cars, air conditioners, and lightbulbs. We study two randomized control experiments that provide information on energy costs and product lifetimes for energy efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) vs. traditional […]
"The Demand for Energy-Using Assets among the World's Rising Middle Classes"Abstract:We study decisions to acquire energy-using assets in thepresence of rising incomes. We develop a theoretical framework to show that credit-constrained, poor households are unlikely to use additional income to buy appliances. The effect of income growth on asset purchases is stronger at higher income levels. […]
RSVP at: conta.cc/1q0gK6rSponsored by the UCLA Environmental Justice Initiative, this event explores the intersection between race, class, gender, and environmental issues through art. The event will feature contributions from students and artists at the crossroads of environmental activism and scholarship. Attendees will also have the opportunity to express their own experiences with environmental burdens and benefits through visual and performance art. Learn […]
RSVP by April 21, 2014 REGISTER TODAY! This conference brings together policymakers, technologists, engineers, activists and intellectuals to explore how information and communication technologies are changing the governance, social experience, management and study of our cities. This is a part of a larger project at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to explore the […]
J.R. DeShazo will be a speaker at this year's LABCAnnual Sustainability Summit. Hailed by notables nationwide as the singular LA event that captures how best to build and capitalize on the new clean tech economy, this exceptional forum advocates for business-driven solutions and policy-prescriptions that can make clean energy more profitable. At this year’s summit, L.A. […]
RSVP by April 21, 2014REGISTER TODAY!This conference brings together policymakers, technologists, engineers, activists and intellectuals to explore how information and communication technologies are changing the governance, social experience, management and study of our cities.This is a part of a larger project at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to explore the main critical policy […]
"Forecasting theCost to Firms of Climate Policy using Prediction Markets and Lobbying Records" AbstractForecasting the cost of proposed policies may be difficult when prior experience is limited. This paper develops a novel forecasting method that combines prediction market prices with stock returns to estimate the expected cost to firms of the Waxman-Markey climate policy bill. I […]
Our Deputy Director, Colleen Callahan, will be speaking at the Energy Innovation Conference!Tickets are on sale now!Industry price: $25 with 50% off discount code “Earlybird”Ticket price includes breakfast, lunch, and parkingThe Energy Innovation Conference seeks to:Showcase innovative technologies with the potential to reinvent the energy industry,Enable entrepreneurs, university researchers, and corporate executives to demonstrate technology to […]
"Dare to be Trivial"Presented by Dr. Anthony Michaels, Managing Director, Proteus Environmental TechnologiesAbout the TalkUniversities are homes for extraordinary innovation and scholarship. Almost by definition, environmental scholarship has the additional requirement of being relevant to one of the key challenges for the sustainability of life on this earth. Whose job is it to make that […]
PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESPreventing Technology-Facilitated ExploitationModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Public Policy and Electrical Engineering, UCLAPanelistsErnie Allen President & CEO, International Centre for Missing & Exploited ChildrenAdrian Chandley PrincipalProgram Manager Lead, MicrosoftAmanda Hess Staff Writer, SlateCody Monk Special Agent, Federal Bureau of InvestigationThe Internet technologies have brought new avenues for exploitation involving child pornography, human […]
