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
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
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review