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Carbon Pricing and Climate Policy: A Conversation with Yale Professor Ken Gillingham

Kenneth Gillingham, Professor of Economics at the Yale School of the Environment, is the guest in the latest episode. Drawing upon his expertise in applied microeconomics, behavioral economics, industrial organization, and integrated assessment modeling of climate change, he and host Robert Stavins discuss carbon pricing mechanisms, energy policy, and the importance of distributional equity in designing climate policy. 

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Kenneth Gillingham, Professor of Economics at the Yale School of the Environment, is the guest in the latest episode. Drawing upon his expertise in applied microeconomics, behavioral economics, industrial organization, and integrated assessment modeling of climate change, he and host Robert Stavins discuss carbon pricing mechanisms, energy policy, and the importance of distributional equity in designing climate policy. The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.

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Stavins, Robert N and Ken Gillingham. “Carbon Pricing and Climate Policy: A Conversation with Yale Professor Ken Gillingham.” Harvard Environmental Economics Program, May 21, 2026.

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