Electric vehicle (EV) sales have been rapidly growing around the world, spurred by
technology advances and policy actions. This study leverages rich data on all individual new …

We provide a general framework for incorporating many types of micro data from summary
statistics to full surveys of selected consumers into Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (1995)-style …

This paper considers welfare and distributional effects of US electric vehicle subsidies
accounting for interactions with other climate policies. I compare subsidy scenarios using a …

This paper studies the environmental performance of electric vehicle subsidy programs in
Canada. I leverage changes in the provincial-level subsidies to study their short-run impact …

This paper develops a structural model of endogenous product attribute choice in the
presence of indirect network effects to study electric vehicle (EV) subsidies. Using data on …

This paper analyzes welfare and distributional effects of nested US policies affecting plug-in
vehicles: state-level zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standards and national fuel economy and …

Electrification of on-road transportation is a prominent strategy for emissions reduction. The
distribution of environmental benefits from electric vehicles (EVs) largely depends on the …

Avoiding adverse consequences of climate change requires policy, technological, and
adaptation solutions. The overall theme of this dissertation is to examine the effectiveness of …

This thesis explores the role of governmental subsidies in promoting electric vehicle
adoption, and their potential for decarbonizing the Canadian transportation sector. The first …

This dissertation consists of three separate essays that examine widely-used policies in the
electric vehicle (EV) industry. Chapters 1 and 2 study how to compare or design …