Dylan Brewer

Research

Peer reviewed

  • Brewer, Dylan.  (2020). “Do preferred thermostat settings differ by sex?”  Energy and Buildings, vol. 224.
    (published version)
  • Brewer, Dylan. (2022). “Equilibrium Sorting and Moral Hazard in Residential Energy Markets.”  Journal of Urban Economics, vol. 129.
    (published version)
  • Brewer, Dylan. (2023). “Changes in electricity use following COVID-19 stay-at-home behavior.”  Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, vol. 12 no. 1.
    (published version)
  • Brewer, Dylan, Dench, Daniel, and Taylor, Laura.  (2023).  “Advances in Causal Inference at the Intersection of Air Pollution and Health Outcomes Data.” Annual Reviews of Resource Economics, vol. 15.
    (published version) (podcast)
  • Brewer, Dylan. (2023). “Household Responses to Winter Heating Costs: Implications for Energy Pricing Policies and Demand-Side Alternatives.” Energy Policy, vol. 177, 113550.
    (published version)
  • Brewer, Dylan and Samantha Cameron. (2023). “Habit formation and retention in recycling.”  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 00, 1-20.
    (published version) (replication) (podcast)
  • Brewer, Dylan and Alyssa Carlson. (2024). “Addressing Sample Selection Bias for Machine Learning Methods.” Journal of Applied Econometrics, vol. 39, no. 3, 383-400.
    (published version)
  • Brewer, Dylan and Graham Lewis. (2024). “Work from home, polarization, and new residential construction during COVID-19.” Applied Economics Letters, 1-5.
    (published version) (working paper)
  • Brewer, Dylan and Sarah Goldgar. (2024). “The effect of extreme temperatures on evictions.” Joint with Sarah Goldgar. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 128, 103055.
    (published version) (working paper)

Grants

  • Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems Sustainability Next Seed Grant, “Assessing inequality in health benefits from EV adoption, charging, and air pollution” Principle Investigator.  Co PIs: Jennifer Kaiser and Daniel Molzahn. 2024.
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency Grant, “Monitoring Air Pollution in Underserved South Atlanta (MAP-USA).” Principle investigator for Georgia Tech. $498,401. 2022-2025.
  • Strategic Energy Institute Grant, “The Effects of Internal Combustion Engine Transit Systems on Health: An Interdisciplinary Research Program Linking Transit-Related Pollution to Birth Outcomes.” Principle investigator.  Co PI: Randall Guensler. 2022-2023.

Working papers

  • “Do people listen when it matters? Estimating household responses to government requests to conserve energy using smart thermostat data.” Joint with Jim Crozier. Revisions requested at the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
    (working paper)
  • “Is there a tradeoff between afforestation and agriculture? Evidence from India” Joint with Vikrant Kamble and Matt Oliver. Revisions requested at Land Economics.
    (working paper)
  • “Anticipating the labor market challenges of the clean energy transition: Evidence from an iron ore mining ban.” Joint with Vikrant Kamble. Revisions requested at the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
    (working paper)
  • “Of Presidents and Prices at the Pump: Do Economists Have a Blind Spot?” Joint with Matt Oliver. Working paper, under review.
    (working paper)
  • “Health vs wealth: The impact of mining on pregnancy outcomes.” Joint with Vikrant Kamble. Working paper, under review.
    (working paper)

Selected work in progress

  • The welfare effects of emergency energy conservation requests
  • Estimating energy efficiency using smart thermostat data
  • Health impacts of coal mining and coal-fired power plants in India and implications for a clean energy transition
  • The effects of power plant retirements on local outcomes and mortality
  • Air quality and avoidance behavior
  • Behavioral biases in expert air quality forecasting
  • Residential rooftop solar PV mandates
  • Severance tax breaks and oil and gas drilling