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Economic Studies

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  • Demographics

    Delivering practical, policy-oriented analysis of census and demographic data.

  • Economics

    Examining taxes, economic development, workforce data, and flood resilience.

  • Energy

    Informing policy through research to facilitate solar development in Virginia.

  • Survey Research

    Providing full-service survey design, data collection, and report preparation.

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Schedule of actions for a 2050 Virginia decarbonization pathway.

Decarbonizing Virginia's Economy

By
  • William Shobe,
  • Ben Haley,
  • Gabe Kwok
    • This report explores four strategies for decarbonization in Virginia: efficiency in energy use, eliminating fossil fuels from electricity generation, electrifying transportation services and building energy use, and capturing and sequestering remaining CO2 emissions.
    A bar chart showing the breakdown of residential solar soft costs nationally and at the state-level.

    The Soft Costs of Distributed Solar

    By
  • William Shobe,
  • Sarah Benda
    • This study examines the share of soft costs in solar panel installation and offers policy recommendations for lowering the share of soft costs to make solar more competitive.
    A graph showing the auction price each period averaged across sections.

    Emission Market Design: California Allowances

    By
  • William Shobe,
  • Charles Holt,
  • Thaddeus Huetteman
    • This study uses economic experiments to look at the effects of some novel features of California's new controls on greenhouse gas emissions in terms of market liquidity, efficiency, and price variability.

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