Energy Policy

We research complex policy problems in the context of evolving regulations, fiscal constraints, and unique environmental challenges such as global climate change.

See our Environmental Policy Seminar schedule

Environmental research areas include:

Intergovernmental relations
Interjurisdictional competition
International regimes
Environmental policy making in developing countries
Transaction costs and benefit–cost analysis
Human behavior and resource use
Options for carbon sequestration
Endangered species management
Wetland restoration

Energy research focuses on:

Transportation and electricity technology assessment
Energy policy effectiveness
Perceptions and motivations related to energy use
Economic analysis of new technologies
The human dimensions of energy use
Global climate governance
Energy-based economic development

Faculty Members

Shahzeen Z. Attari Associate Professor	sattari@indiana.edu (812) 855-1467 347	Human behavior and resource use Environmental psychology Social dilemmas
A. James Barnes Professor	barnesaj@indiana.edu (812) 856-2188 417	Environmental Law Domestic and International Environmental Policy Ethics and the Public Official Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Law and Public Policy
Sanya Carley Professor	scarley@indiana.edu (812) 856-0920 A319	Energy Policy and Economics Electricity Markets Applied Econometrics Policy Instruments Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Energy-based Economic Development
Daniel H. Cole Professor	dancole@indiana.edu (812) 855-2426 410N	Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Economics Property and Polish Law
James Farmer Associate Professor	jafarmer@indiana.edu (812) 856-0969 410H	Community food systems and sustainable agriculture Natural resources and protected areas conservation/sustainability Environmental and sustainable behavior Rural landscapes and people
David Good Associate Professor	good@indiana.edu (812) 855-4556 349	Quantitative policy modeling Productivity measurement in public and regulated industries Urban policy analysis
John D. Graham Professor	grahamjd@indiana.edu (812) 855-1432 415	Government reform Energy and the environment The future of the automobile in both developed and developing countries Presidential studies
Diane S. Henshel Associate Professor	dhenshel@indiana.edu (812) 855-4556 443	Ecological and human health effects of pollutants and chemicals Holistic and cumulative ecosystem, human health, and ecosystem services risk/vulnerability assessment and modeling Risk communication Sustainability modeling Cyber security risk assessment modeling
Alex J. Hollingsworth Assistant Professor	hollinal@indiana.edu (812) 856-4647 329	Health economics Regulation Environmental economics
David Konisky Professor	dkonisky@indiana.edu (812) 855-6990 345	Environmental politics and policy Regulation and compliance Public opinion on energy and climate change State politics and policy
Kerry Krutilla Professor	krutilla@indiana.edu (812) 855-0492 461	Theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis Environmental and natural resource modeling and policy evaluation
Marc L. Lame Clinical Associate Professor	mlame@indiana.edu (812) 855-5249 341B	Forensic entomology Bedbugs, lice, and ticks School insecticide programs EPA management
Antung Anthony Liu Assistant Professor	aaliu@indiana.edu (812) 856-4647 375D	Climate change policy Environment in developing countries Pollution issues and the interactions between the environment and the economy in China
Vicky J. Meretsky Professor	meretsky@indiana.edu (812) 855-4944 321A	Landscape-level conservation Conservation under climate change Ecology and management of rare species Integrating ecosystem research and endangered species management within adaptive management
Siân Mooney Dean	simoon@iu.edu (812) 855-1432 300	Environmental change Economics and policy Greenhouse gases
Rafael Reuveny Professor	rreuveny@indiana.edu (812) 855-4944 421	International political economy with emphasis on globalization Rise and fall of major powers Political conflict and how it interacts with international trade, democracy, and the environment Sustainable development Middle East political economy
Kenneth R. Richards Professor	kenricha@indiana.edu (812) 855-1461 410L	Domestic and International Climate Change Policy Environmental Policy Implementation Carbon Sequestration Economics and Law Energy Law U.S. Forest Service Organizational Design and Management
Barry M. Rubin Professor Emeritus	rubin@indiana.edu (812) 855-4556 408	Urban and regional economic development and impact analysis State-level energy policy analysis and modeling State-level impacts of global climate change Quantitative analysis of local government management and labor relations issues Statistics and quantitative methods Econometric modeling Strategic planning and management
J. Landon Yoder Assistant Professor	yoderl@indiana.edu 441A	Human dimensions of environmental change Institutional analysis and collective action Farmer adoption of conservation practices Collaborative watershed governance
Nikolaos Zirogiannis Assistant Scientist	nzirogia@indiana.edu (812) 856-8323 331	Applied Econometrics Time Series Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Environmental Policy