Karen Fisher-Vanden

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education

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.

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Recent Publications

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 journalArticlepeer-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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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-S151

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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.

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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.

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Climate change and water resources: Some adaptation tools and their limits

Olmstead, S. M., Fisher-Vanden, K. A. & Rimsaite, R., Jun 1 2016, In: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 142, 6, 01816003.

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Baseline projections for Latin America: base-year assumptions, key drivers and greenhouse emissions

van Ruijven, B. J., Daenzer, K., Fisher-Vanden, K., Kober, T., Paltsev, S., Beach, R. H., Calderon, S. L., Calvin, K., Labriet, M., Kitous, A., Lucena, A. F. P. & van Vuuren, D. P., May 1 2016, In: Energy Economics. 56, p. 499-512 14 p.

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Invisible water, visible impact: Groundwater use and Indian agriculture under climate change

Zaveri, E., Grogan, D. S., Fisher-Vanden, K., Frolking, S., Lammers, R. B., Wrenn, D. H., Prusevich, A. & Nicholas, R. E., Aug 3 2016, In: Environmental Research Letters. 11, 8, 084005.

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