Infrastructure

Who Pays for Growth? Evidence from Data Centers and the Grid

Artificial intelligence is driving rapid growth in electricity demand through the expansion of data centers. Meeting this demand requires complementary infrastructure investment, …

robyn-meeks

Down to the Wire: Leveraging Technology to Improve Electric Utility Cost Recovery

We study the effects of a technical intervention in Karachi, Pakistan -- converting bare distribution wires to aerial bundled cables (ABCs) -- that was intended to prevent illegal …

husnain-ahmad

Bridge or Barrier to Net Zero? Gas Infrastructure Expansion and the Cost of Electrification

This paper investigates the potential cost of natural gas expansion when electrification is a long-term goal. I provide empirical evidence that natural gas expansion shifts …

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Zhenxuan Wang

Impacts of Electricity Quality Improvements: Experimental Evidence on Infrastructure Investments

Hundreds of millions of households depend on electricity grid connections providing low quality and unreliable services. Understanding the impacts of and consumer response to …

robyn-meeks

Research Collaboration beyond the Boundary: Evidence from University Patents in China

Geographical distance constitutes friction of searching research collaborators. Taking advantage of a quasi‐natural experiment featured by High‐Speed Railway (HSR) lines in China, …

jingbo-cui