| Soren holds appointments in the Department of Economics and the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. His research spans a broad range of topics in energy and environmental economics with a current focus on emerging markets for biofuels. He previously served on the staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisers in 2005-2006 and at Resources for the Future prior to beginning his graduate studies.
Professional Interests
- Biofuels
- Energy efficiency
- Energy markets
- Fuel-economy standards
- Land use
- Microeconometrics
Selected Publications
“Forecasting Gasoline Prices Using Consumer Surveys,” (with R. Kellogg, J.M. Sallee, and R.T. Curtin), American Economic Review 101(3): 110-114, 2011.
“Using Loopholes to Reveal the Marginal Cost of Regulation: The Case of Fuel-Economy Standards,” (with M. Sallee), American Economic Review 101(4): 1375-1409, 2011.
“Automobile Fuel Economy Standards: Impacts, Efficiency, and Alternatives,” (with I.W.H. Parry, J.M. Sallee, and C. Fischer), Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. 2011. Doi: 10.1093/reep/req021 .
"Open Space, Residential Property Values, and Spatial Context," (with Sarah West), Regional Science and Urban Economics 36 (6): 773-789, 2006
"Private Markets, Contracts, and Government Provision: What Explains the Organization of Local Waste and Recycling Markets?" (with Margaret Walls and Molly Macauley), Urban Affairs Review 40 (5): 590-613, 2005
"Prospects for Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies," (with Richard Newell), Annual Review of Environment and Resources 29: 109-142, 2004
"Information Programs for Technology Adoption: The Case of Energy-Efficiency Audits," (with Richard Newell), Resource and Energy Economics 26 (1): 27-50, 2004
"Simplified Marginal Effects in Discrete Choice Models," (with Richard Newell), Economics Letters 81 (3): 321-326, 2003
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