2026 David Roland-Holst: 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	40	2318	2095	1315	1156	262	5803

Overview

David Roland-Holst is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within economics, econometrics, and finance, with a focus on the interaction between economic policies and environmental issues.

Their recent publication record includes contributions to several journals and electronic venues. Notable papers include:

"Energy Policy Options for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh" (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Declining Renewable Costs, Emissions Trading, and Economic Growth: China's Power System at the Crossroads" (2023), published in Energies
"Agricultural Energy Demand and Use" (2020), published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
"Growth and Trade Horizons for Asia: Long-Term Forecasts for Regional Integration" (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Regional Integration, Growth, and Economic Convergence: Scenario Analysis for Asia" (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Their work frequently appears in the following publication venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Energies
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science

David Roland-Holst's co-authors include:

Scott Kaplan
David Zilberman
Herath Gunatilake
Yidan Chen
Jiang Lin

Their research fields primarily cover:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these, subfields explored in their work are:

Economics and Econometrics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Pollution

Main topics addressed in their publications include:

Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Energy and Environment Impacts
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Among book contributions, David Roland-Holst authored "Environmental and Resource Economics," published in 2022 as part of the World Scientific lecture notes in economics and policy series.

Best Publications

Challenge of biofuel: filling the tank without emptying the stomach?

D Rajagopal;S E Sexton;D Roland-Holst;D Zilberman

374
Citations
Macroeconomic structure and computable general equilibrium models

Sherman Robinson;David W. Roland-Holst

247
Citations
Armington elasticities for United States manufacturing sectors

Kenneth A. Reinert;David W. Roland-Holst

241
Citations
Employment impacts of renewable energy policies in China: A decomposition analysis based on a CGE modeling framework

Yaqian Mu;Wenjia Cai;Samuel Evans;Can Wang

190
Citations
China's water-energy nexus

Fredrich Kahrl;David Roland-Holst

177
Citations
Industrial Food Animal Production and Global Health Risks: Exploring the Ecosystems and Economics of Avian Influenza

Jessica H. Leibler;Joachim Otte;David Roland-Holst;Dirk U. Pfeiffer

176
Citations
The environment and welfare implications of trade and tax policy

Hiro Lee;David Roland-Holst;David Roland-Holst;David Roland-Holst

155
Citations
Trade and pollution linkages: Piecemeal reform and optimal intervention

John Beghin;David Roland-Holst;Dominique Van Der Mensbrugghe

155
Citations
Energy and exports in China

Fredrich Kahrl;David Roland-Holst

144
Citations
Growth and structural change in China's energy economy

Fredrich Kahrl;David Roland-Holst

126
Citations
Livestock sector development for poverty reduction: an economic and policy perspective. Livestock's many virtues.

J. Otte;A. Costales;J. Dijkman;U. Pica-Ciamarra

119
Citations
General equilibrium modelling of trade and the environment

John Beghin;Sébastien Dessus;David Roland-Holst;Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

117
Citations
Industrial Livestock Production and Global Health Risks

J. Otte;D. Roland-Holst;D. Pfeiffer;R. Soares-Magalhaes

115
Citations
Impacts of avian influenza virus on animal production in developing countries

J. Otte;J. Hinrichs;J. Rushton;D. Roland-Holst

112
Citations
Modeling Prices in a SAM Structure

Ferran Sancho;David W. Roland-Holst

110
Citations
A SURVEY OF THE TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT NEXUS: GLOBAL DIMENSIONS

John Beghin;David Roland-Holst;Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

107
Citations
RELATIVE INCOME DETERMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES: A SOCIAL ACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVE

David W. Roland‐Holst;Ferran Sancho

105
Citations
Energy efficiency, innovation, and job creation in California

David W. Roland-Holst

100
Citations
General Equilibrium Modelling of Trade and the Environment

John Beghin;Sébastien Dessus;David Roland-Holst;Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

94
Citations
Energy security for India: Biofuels, energy efficiency and food productivity

Herath Gunatilake;David Roland-Holst;Guntur Sugiyarto

93
Citations
ASEAN and China: Export Rivals or Partners in Regional Growth?

David Roland-Holst;David Roland-Holst;John Weiss

20
Citations
Trade and Pollution Linkages

John Beghin;David Roland-Holst;Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

12
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique van der Mensbrugghe Purdue University West Lafayette

John C. Beghin University of Nebraska–Lincoln

David Zilberman University of California, Berkeley

Finn Tarp University of Copenhagen

Dirk U. Pfeiffer City University of Hong Kong

Christopher C. Yang Drexel University

Daniel M. Kammen University of California, Berkeley

Mark Z. Jacobson Stanford University

John P. Weyant Stanford University

Jonathan Rushton University of Liverpool

External Links

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