Energy Policy Tradeoffs between Economic Efficiency and Distributional Equity.

• Position: Conferences

An NBER conference, "Energy Policy Tradeoffs between Economic Efficiency and Distributional Equity," took place in Durham, North Carolina, on September 16-17. Faculty Research Fellow Tatyana Deryugina and Research Associate Don Fullerton, both of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Research Associate William A. Pizer of Duke University organized the meeting. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Chris Bruegge, Stanford University; Tatyana Deryugina; and Erica Myers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "The Distributional Effects of Building Codes"

* Sebastien Houde, University of Maryland, and Joseph Aldy, Harvard University and NBER, "Efficiency and Distributional Consequences of Heterogeneous Behavioral Responses to Energy Fiscal Policies"

* Mar Reguant, Northwestern University and NBER, "The Distributional Impacts of Large-Scale Renewable Policies"

* Lucas Davis, University of California, Berkeley, and NBER, and Christopher Knittel, MIT and NBER, "Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?"

* Stephen Holland...