Media writing and policy briefs
- Induction cookstove subsidies, Policy Impacts Library, Oct. 2026
- Cookstove subsidies fight climate change at a lower cost, Penn Today, Sep. 2026
- Cookstove subsidies fight climate change at a lower cost, Knowledge at Wharton, Sep. 2026
- Energy-efficient cookstove subsidies, Policy Impacts Library, Aug. 2026
- Subsidise the stove, not the electricity: Market distortions and clean-cooking subsidies in sub-Saharan Africa, International Growth Centre Policy Brief, June 2026
- Will high-efficiency cookstoves save lives?, Chicago Booth Review, Sep. 2024
- Improving voltage quality through transformer construction in Accra, Ghana, Kleinman Center Policy Digest, Mar. 2024
- Strengthening the electricity grid in Ghana, MCC Evaluation Brief, Mar. 2024
- The health impacts of average vs peak pollution exposure: Evidence from cooking in Kenya, VoxDev, Feb. 2024
- The overlooked causes of air pollution, Knowledge at Wharton, Feb. 2024
- Cookstoves reduce charcoal use by 40%, The Carbon Herald, Feb. 2024
- Private actions in the presence of externalities: The health impacts of reducing air pollution peaks but not ambient exposure, Becker Friedman Institute Research Brief, Oct. 2023
- Improved cookstoves halve air pollution peaks, but ambient exposure dampens health benefits, Kleinman Center Policy Digest, Oct. 2023
- How contracting structures affect project outcomes in public procurement, VoxEU, Aug. 2023
- How do multilateral agencies’ contracting structures affect the quality, timeliness, and cost of large-scale infrastructure projects?, Penn Program on Regulation, Aug. 2023
- Comparing two approaches to procurement, NBER Digest, May 2023
- Money or Power? Financial infrastructure and optimal policy, Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries, Apr. 2022
- Wharton study finds energy-efficient technologies can help families save money, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Dec. 2021
- Barriers to energy efficiency adoption in low-income communities, Kleinman Center Policy Digest, Dec. 2021
- How to drive energy efficiency in low-income countries, Knowledge at Wharton, Nov. 2021
- Could easier credit speed the adoption of energy efficiency?, Chicago Booth Review, Sep. 2020
- Can energy efficiency subsidies improve welfare in low-income countries? Evidence from Kenya says yes, VoxDev, May 2020
- How do credit and psychology affect the adoption of profitable energy efficient technologies in Kenya?, International Growth Centre Policy Brief, Aug. 2019
Blog posts and other writing
- Subsidies for clean cookstoves abate carbon at $7 per ton, Kleinman Center Blog, July 2026
- Building to Last: Impacts of a Philadelphia energy-efficiency housing rehabilitation program for low-income households, Kleinman Center Blog, Apr. 2024
- Power quality in donor-funded infrastructure projects, Energy for Growth Hub, Feb. 2023
- “Lights on, Lights off”: Evaluating outages, voltage, and economic impacts of grid investments in Accra, Ghana, Center for Effective Global Action, Aug. 2022
- Emergency utility subsidies can help citizens weather economic crises, but may exclude the poorest citizens, World Bank Sustainable Energy for All, July 2022
- Parametric hurricane protection in Dominica: Insights from initial adopters, Wharton Risk Center Blog, Feb. 2022
- What’s reliability without voltage quality?, Energy for Growth Hub, Nov. 2021
- Money or power? Choosing COVID-19 aid in Kenya, International Growth Centre Blog, May 2021
- Does donor conditionality improve infrastructure construction quality?, DFID Economic Development & Institutions Blog, Mar. 2021
- Fuel-efficient cookstoves, Giving Green, Nov. 2020
- Subsidizing electricity during a pandemic: Lessons from Ghana, Energy Institute at Haas Blog, July 2020
- What causes under-adoption of profitable energy efficient technologies in Kenya?, World Bank Development Impact Blog, Nov. 2019
- Closing the energy efficiency gap for low-income households, Energy Institute at Haas Blog, Oct. 2019
- Can cell phones help improve electricity reliability?, Energy Institute at Haas Blog, Feb. 2019