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Gas prices have risen to record levels, and sanctions against Russia could force them higher. On Capitol Hill, suspending gas taxes has entered the conversation. But, Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, warns against...

Rather than flaring natural gas, oil and gas companies could reuse and sell the byproduct. But, as Barry Rabe, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, points out, loose regulations result in this extra pollution. “Reporting on...

How will American sanctions on Russia impact Americans? While that question is still unanswered, Barry Rabe, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, discussed the policy impacts the situation may have.  “It does raise the...

Americans are becoming increasingly worried about inflation. Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, discussed the Federal Reserve's current approach to intervening in the economy to address the issue. "The mechanism by which...

From 2013-2016, Daniel Raimi traveled to every major oil and gas producing region of the United States to investigate the local impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The stories he gathered from those trips were the beginnings of Raimi’s...

Resources for the Future, an independent, nonpartisan research organization, released on November 23rd a new discussion paper by Daniel Raimi and coauthor Richard G. Newell titled: “U.S. State and Local Oil and Gas Revenues.” Abstract U.S....

A working paper by Richard G. Newell, Yifei Qian, and Daniel Raimi, "Global energy outlook 2015," appears in the March 2016 National Bureau of Economic Research working paper series. Abstract This paper assesses trends in the global energy...

Barry Rabe, who was traveling through North Dakota for ongoing research on state energy taxes in the shale era, was interviewed by Emily Guerin for “Inside Energy: North Dakota oil taxes.” The story, which aired on Prairie Public Radio on May 4,...