Research Summary
Areas of research include economic and integrated assessment modeling for climate change impact and policy analysis; economic instruments for pollution control; and technology development in developing countries (in particular, China) and implications for energy use and carbon emissions.
In the News
Research Keywords
These keywords and phrases come from the publications and other research output of this person. See other researchers related to these topics by clicking on any keyword.
Recent Publications
Impacts of Water-Related Building Moratoria on California’s Housing Crisis
Shen, M., Fisher-Vanden, K. & Wrenn, D. H., 2025, In: Land Economics. 101, 1, p. 53-70 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Harmonized Database of Western U.S. Water Rights (HarDWR) v.1
Lisk, M. D., Grogan, D. S., Zuidema, S., Zheng, J., Caccese, R., Peklak, D., Fisher-Vanden, K., Lammers, R. B., Olmstead, S. M. & Fowler, L., Dec 2024, In: Scientific Data. 11, 1, 598.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Economics of Power System Transitions
Webster, M. D., Fisher-Vanden, K. & Wing, I. S., 2024, In: Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. 18, 1, p. 66-87 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated hydrological, power system and economic modelling of climate impacts on electricity demand and cost
Webster, M., Fisher-Vanden, K., Kumar, V., Lammers, R. B. & Perla, J., Feb 2022, In: Nature Energy. 7, 2, p. 163-169 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How Well Do U.S. Western Water Markets Convey Economic Information?
Rimsaite, R., Fisher-Vanden, K., Olmstead, S. & Grogan, D. S., Feb 2021, In: Land Economics. 97, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Evolution of Integrated Assessment: Developing the Next Generation of Use-Inspired Integrated Assessment Tools
Fisher-Vanden, K. & Weyant, J., Oct 6 2020, In: Annual Review of Resource Economics. 12, p. 471-487 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Technological spillover through industrial and regional linkages: Firm-level evidence from China
Hu, Y., Fisher-Vanden, K. & Su, B., Jul 2020, In: Economic Modelling. 89, p. 523-545 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The impact of water access on short-term migration in rural India
Zaveri, E. D., Wrenn, D. H. & Fisher-Vanden, K., Apr 1 2020, In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 64, 2, p. 505-532 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Synthesis and review: An inter-method comparison of climate change impacts on agriculture
Ciscar, J. C., Fisher-Vanden, K. & Lobell, D. B., Jul 6 2018, In: Environmental Research Letters. 13, 7, 070401.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Climate change, migration, and regional economic impacts in the United States
Fan, Q., Fisher-Vanden, K. & Klaiber, H. A., Jul 1 2018, In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 5, 3, p. 643-671 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quantifying the indirect impacts of climate on agriculture: An inter-method comparison
Calvin, K. & Fisher-Vanden, K., Oct 27 2017, In: Environmental Research Letters. 12, 11, 115004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effects of adaptation measures on hurricane induced property losses: Which FEMA investments have the highest returns?
Davlasheridze, M., Fisher-Vanden, K. & Allen Klaiber, H., Jan 1 2017, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 81, p. 93-114 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Should we give up after solyndra? Optimal technology R&D portfolios under uncertainty
Webster, M., Fisher-Vanden, K., Popp, D. & Santen, N., Sep 1 2017, In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 4, S1, p. S123-S151Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does extreme weather drive interregional brain drain in the U.S.? Evidence from a sorting model
Fan, Q., Allen Klaiber, H. & Fisher-Vanden, K., May 1 2016, In: Land Economics. 92, 2, p. 363-388 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Factors influencing energy intensity in four Chinese industries
Fisher-Vanden, K., Hu, Y., Jefferson, G., Rock, M. & Toman, M., 2016, In: Energy Journal. 37, p. 153-178 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review