Who Pays for Growth? Evidence from Data Centers and the Grid
Who bears the costs when technological change requires new infrastructure? By linking U.S. data center entry from 2010 to 2024 to electric utilities’ prices, investments, and …
robyn-meeks
•
•
1 min read
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 …
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