2026 Arik Levinson: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	42	2026	1828	1178	1037	141	11724

Overview

Arik Levinson is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States. Their research intersects primarily with economics, econometrics, finance, and energy, with a significant focus on environmental and energy policy issues.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Energy

Within these broader fields, Levinson's subfields of study feature:

Economics and Econometrics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering

The main topics of their research cover diverse aspects of policy and economics, including:

Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Energy Efficiency and Management
Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Economic and Environmental Valuation

Levinson has contributed to several scholarly papers published in various prestigious venues. Some recent papers include:

Renewable Portfolio Standards (2022), published in The Energy Journal
How trade policy can support the climate agenda (2022), published in Science
The Electric Gini: Income Redistribution through Energy Prices (2022), published in American Economic Journal Economic Policy
Are Developed Countries Outsourcing Pollution? (2023), published in The Journal of Economic Perspectives
Cobenefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations (2021), published in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy

Their research is frequently co-authored with several scholars, indicating ongoing collaboration in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

Matthew J. Kotchen
Joseph E. Aldy
Mary F. Evans
Meredith Fowlie
Karen Palmer

Levinson's research outputs are often published in venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Harvard Dataverse
Science
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Best Publications

UNMASKING THE POLLUTION HAVEN EFFECT

Arik Levinson;Arik Levinson;M. Scott Taylor

1549
Citations
The simple analytics of the environmental Kuznets curve

James Andreoni;Arik Levinson

1444
Citations
REEXAMINING THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVE

William T. Harbaugh;Arik Levinson;David Molloy Wilson

1428
Citations
Environmental regulations and manufacturers' location choices: Evidence from the Census of Manufactures

Arik Levinson

820
Citations
Technology, International Trade, and Pollution from US Manufacturing

Arik Levinson

657
Citations
Valuing public goods using happiness data: The case of air quality☆

Arik Levinson

627
Citations
Footloose and Pollution-Free

Josh Ederington;Arik Levinson;Jenny Minier

625
Citations
Pollution Abatement Costs and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to U.S. States

Wolfgang Keller;Arik Levinson

585
Citations
Factoring the Environmental Kuznets Curve: Evidence from Automotive Lead Emissions

F.G.Hank Hilton;Arik Levinson

487
Citations
Examining the Evidence on Environmental Regulations and Industry Location

Smita B. Brunnermeier;Arik Levinson

446
Citations
Trade Liberalization And Pollution Havens

Josh Ederington;Arik Levinson;Jenny Minier

421
Citations
Energy use by apartment tenants when landlords pay for utilities

Arik Levinson;Scott Niemann

280
Citations
Environmental Regulatory Competition: A Status Report and Some New Evidence

Arik Levinson

268
Citations
Environmental Regulations and Industry Location: International and Domestic Evidence

Arik Levinson

265
Citations
BALANCED BUDGETS AND BUSINESS CYCLES: EVIDENCE FROM THE STATES

Arik Levinson

212
Citations
Trade Liberalization and Pollution Havens

Josh Ederington;Arik Levinson;Jenny Minier

209
Citations
An Industry-Adjusted Index of State Environmental Compliance Costs

Arik Levinson

203
Citations
Measuring the Stringency of Environmental Regulations

Claire Brunel;Arik Levinson

190
Citations
Willingness to Pay for Environmental Quality: Testable Empirical Implications of the Growth and Environment Literature

Debra Israel;Arik Levinson

183
Citations
Rainy Day Funds and State Government Savings

Brian Knight;Arik Levinson

168
Citations
Energy Efficiency Standards Are More Regressive Than Energy Taxes: Theory and Evidence

Arik Levinson

160
Citations
Offshoring Pollution: Is the United States Increasingly Importing Polluting Goods?

Arik Levinson

150
Citations
The Simple Analytics of the Environmental Kuznets Curve

James Andreoni;Arik Levinson;Arik Levinson

94
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph E. Aldy Harvard University

Matthew J. Kotchen Yale University

Karen L. Palmer Resources For The Future

James Andreoni University of California, San Diego

M. Scott Taylor University of Calgary

External Links

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