2026 Carolyn Fischer: 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	48	1504	1343	908	791	198	11179

Overview

Carolyn Fischer is affiliated with Resources For The Future in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to climate change policy and economics, energy, environment, and transportation policies, and fiscal policy and economic growth. Their work spans several main fields of study including Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Energy. More specifically, their subfields include Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist has published extensively, with multiple papers appearing in notable venues. Recent publications include:

"Potential impacts and challenges of border carbon adjustments" (2022) in Nature Climate Change
"From emissions to resources: mitigating the critical raw material supply chain vulnerability of renewable energy technologies" (2024) in Mineral Economics
"Measuring Total Carbon Pricing" (2023) in The World Bank Research Observer
"More birds than stones - A framework for second-best energy and climate policy adjustments" (2021) in Journal of Public Economics
"How is the U.S. Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?" (2022) in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis

Repeated collaborations with certain coauthors mark their research network. These frequent coauthors include Christoph Böhringer, Joseph E. Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Meredith Fowlie, and Roberton C. Williams.

The scientist has published work in several regular venues, most notably in the SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature Climate Change, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, iScience, and World Trade Review.

In addition to peer-reviewed articles, Carolyn Fischer has contributed to book publications with institutions such as the World Bank policy research working paper series and Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. Titles from these contributions include "Intensity-based Rebating of Emission Pricing Revenues" (2022), "Green Innovation and Economic Growth in a North-South Model" (2022), "Measuring Total Carbon Pricing" (2023), "Rate-Based Emissions Trading with Overlapping Policies: Insights from Theory and an Application to China" (2024), and "Rebating Revenues from Unilateral Emissions Pricing" (2024).

Main research topics covered by Carolyn Fischer include:

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

Best Publications

Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Mitigation

Carol y n Fischer;Richard G. Newell

1363
Citations
Instrument choice for environmental protection when technological innovation is endogenous

Carolyn Fischer;Ian W.H. Parry;William A. Pizer

673
Citations
Comparing policies to combat emissions leakage: Border carbon adjustments versus rebates☆

Carolyn Fischer;Alan K. Fox

540
Citations
Combining Policies for Renewable Energy: Is the Whole Less Than the Sum of Its Parts?

Carolyn Fischer;Louis Preonas

535
Citations
Emissions targets and the real business cycle: Intensity targets versus caps or taxes

Carolyn Fischer;Michael R Springborn

385
Citations
Combining Policies for Renewable Energy: Is the Whole Less than the Sum of its Parts?

Carolyn Fischer;Carolyn Fischer;Carolyn Fischer;Louis Preonas

368
Citations
International technology-oriented agreements to address climate change

Heleen de Coninck;Carolyn Fischer;Richard G. Newell;Takahiro Ueno

309
Citations
Potential impacts and challenges of border carbon adjustments

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289
Citations
Rebating Environmental Policy Revenues: Output-Based Allocations and Tradable Performance Standards

Carolyn Fischer

284
Citations
Policy design for the Anthropocene

Thomas Sterner;Edward B. Barbier;Ian Bateman;Inge van den Bijgaart

283
Citations
Renewable Portfolio Standards: When Do They Lower Energy Prices?

Carolyn Fischer

277
Citations
Output-based allocation of emissions permits for mitigating tax and trade interactions

Carolyn Fischer;Alan K. Fox

239
Citations
Automobile Fuel Economy Standards: Impacts, Efficiency, and Alternatives

Soren T. Anderson;Ian W. H. Parry;James M. Sallee;Carolyn Fischer

230
Citations
Emissions Pricing, Spillovers, and Public Investment in Environmentally Friendly Technologies

Carolyn Fischer

212
Citations
Developing Guidance for Implementing Border Carbon Adjustments: Lessons, Cautions, and Research Needs from the Literature

Aaron Cosbey;Susanne Droege;Carolyn Fischer;Clayton Munnings

205
Citations
Competing Environmental Labels

Carolyn Fischer;Thomas P. Lyon

188
Citations
Combining Rate-Based and Cap-and-Trade Emissions Policies

Carolyn Fischer

176
Citations
The Global Effects of Subglobal Climate Policies

Christoph Boehringer;Carolyn Fischer;Knut Einar Rosendahl

176
Citations
Read This Paper Later: Procrastination with Time-Consistent Preferences

Carolyn Fischer

171
Citations
Should Automobile Fuel Economy Standards be Tightened

Carolyn Fischer;Winston Harrington;Ian W. H. Parry

160
Citations
Carbon Abatement Costs: Why the Wide Range of Estimates?

Carolyn Fischer;Richard D. Morgenstern

157
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Knut Einar Rosendahl Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Thomas Sterner University of Gothenburg

William A. Pizer Resources For The Future

Richard G. Newell C3 AI

Stephen W. Salant University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Christoph Böhringer Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

Dallas Burtraw Resources For The Future

Richard Wood Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Karsten Neuhoff German Institute for Economic Research

External Links

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