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Matthew J. Kotchen

Matthew J. Kotchen

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
38
Citations
9173
World Ranking
2503
National Ranking
1410

Matthew J. Kotchen publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew J. Kotchen sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 135 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Matthew J. Kotchen D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew J. Kotchen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matthew J. Kotchen is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work spans subfields including economics and econometrics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics addressed in their research include climate change policy and economics, economic and environmental valuation, energy, environment, and transportation policies, fiscal policy and economic growth, environmental impact and sustainability, regulation and compliance studies, and gender, labor, and family dynamics.

Kotchen has contributed to several recent papers published in high-impact venues. These include:

  • "Keep climate policy focused on the social cost of carbon," 2021, Science
  • "Why marginal CO2 emissions are not decreasing for US electricity: Estimates and implications for climate policy," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The producer benefits of implicit fossil fuel subsidies in the United States," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Busting the myths around public investment in clean energy," 2022, Nature Energy
  • "Ephemeral stream water contributions to United States drainage networks," 2024, Science

Frequent coauthors of Kotchen include:

  • Joseph E. Aldy
  • Arik Levinson
  • Meredith Fowlie
  • Mary F. Evans
  • Karen Palmer

Kotchen publishes regularly in respected outlets with a focus on environmental and energy policy. Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy
  • Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Best Publications

  • Internal and external influences on pro-environmental behavior: Participation in a green electricity program

    Christopher F Clark;Matthew J Kotchen;Michael R Moore

  • Environmental attitudes, motivations, and contingent valuation of nonuse values: a case study involving endangered species

    Matthew J Kotchen;Stephen D Reiling

  • Green Markets and Private Provision of Public Goods

    Matthew J. Kotchen

  • Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of marginal emissions: Implications for electric cars and other electricity-shifting policies

    Joshua S. Graff Zivin;Joshua S. Graff Zivin;Matthew J. Kotchen;Matthew J. Kotchen;Erin T. Mansur;Erin T. Mansur

  • Private Provision of Environmental Public Goods: Household Participation in Green-Electricity Programs

    Matthew J. Kotchen;Michael R. Moore

  • Energy policy: The rebound effect is overplayed.

    Kenneth Gillingham;Matthew J. Kotchen;David S. Rapson;Gernot Wagner

  • Corporate Social Responsibility for Irresponsibility

    Matthew J Kotchen;Jon Jungbien Moon

  • Impure public goods and the comparative statics of environmentally friendly consumption

    Matthew J. Kotchen

  • Are Building Codes Effective at Saving Energy? Evidence from Residential Billing Data in Florida

    Grant D. Jacobsen;Matthew J. Kotchen

  • Willingness-to-pay and policy-instrument choice for climate-change policy in the United States

    Matthew J. Kotchen;Matthew J. Kotchen;Kevin J. Boyle;Anthony A. Leiserowitz

  • The behavioral response to voluntary provision of an environmental public good: Evidence from residential electricity demand

    Grant D. Jacobsen;Matthew J. Kotchen;Matthew J. Kotchen;Michael P. Vandenbergh

  • Pharmaceuticals in wastewater: Behavior, preferences, and willingness to pay for a disposal program

    Matthew Kotchen;James Kallaos;Kaleena Wheeler;Crispin Wong

  • Does Daylight Saving Time Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indiana

    Matthew J. Kotchen;Laura E. Grant

  • Opportunities for advances in climate change economics

    M. Burke;M. Craxton;C.D. Kolstad;C. Onda

  • Environmental Concern and the Business Cycle: The Chilling Effect of Recession

    Matthew Kahn;Matthew Kotchen

  • Explaining the appearance and success of voter referenda for open-space conservation

    Matthew J. Kotchen;Shawn M. Powers

  • BUSINESS CYCLE EFFECTS ON CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CHILLING EFFECT OF RECESSION

    Matthew E. Kahn;Matthew J. Kotchen

  • Conservation: From Voluntary Restraint to a Voluntary Price Premium

    Matthew J. Kotchen;Matthew J. Kotchen;Michael R. Moore

  • Willingness to pay and political support for a US national clean energy standard

    Joseph Edgar Aldy;Joseph Edgar Aldy;Matthew J Kotchen;Matthew J Kotchen;Anthony A Leiserowitz

  • VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF PUBLIC GOODS FOR BADS: A THEORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSETS*

    Matthew J. Kotchen

  • Public willingness to pay for a US carbon tax and preferences for spending the revenue

    Matthew J Kotchen;Matthew J Kotchen;Zachary M Turk;Anthony A Leiserowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Erin T. Mansur
Erin T. Mansur Dartmouth College
Joshua Graff Zivin
Joshua Graff Zivin University of California, San Diego
Kevin J. Boyle
Kevin J. Boyle Virginia Tech
Anthony Leiserowitz
Anthony Leiserowitz Yale University
Joseph E. Aldy
Joseph E. Aldy Harvard University
Gilbert E. Metcalf
Gilbert E. Metcalf Tufts University
Arik Levinson
Arik Levinson Georgetown University
Michael Greenstone
Michael Greenstone University of Chicago
Karen L. Palmer
Karen L. Palmer Resources For The Future

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