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Richard Schmalensee

Richard Schmalensee

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
79
Citations
34167
World Ranking
292
National Ranking
216

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Richard Schmalensee is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has conducted extensive research in the fields of engineering and energy. Their work primarily focuses on electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and aspects of energy engineering and power technology.

The main topics of Schmalensee's research include:

  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Electric Power Systems and Control

They have contributed papers to a variety of respected venues, with frequent publications in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Energy Journal
  • Energy Economics
  • Joule
  • Journal of Wine Economics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Schmalensee cover challenges and reforms in electricity pricing and system operations, including:

  • "Electricity pricing challenges in future renewables-dominant power systems," 2023, Energy Economics
  • "Electricity Retail Rate Design in a Decarbonizing Economy: An Analysis of Time-of-use and Critical Peak Pricing," 2023, The Energy Journal
  • "Reforming retail electricity rates to facilitate economy-wide decarbonization," 2023, Joule
  • "Energy Storage Investment and Operation in Efficient Electric Power Systems," 2021, The Energy Journal
  • "Electricity Pricing Problems in Future Renewables-Dominant Power Systems," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schmalensee include:

  • Paul L. Joskow
  • Dharik S. Mallapragada
  • Cristian Junge
  • Tim Schittekatte
  • Cathy Xun Wang

Throughout their career, Schmalensee has been recognized by professional societies, including election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995 and as a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 1982.

Best Publications

  • Inter-industry studies of structure and performance

    Richard. Schmalensee

  • Do Markets Differ Much

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  • The Industrial Organization of Markets with Two-Sided Platforms

    David S. Evans;Richard Schmalensee

  • Entry deterrence in the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal industry

    Richard Schmalensee

  • Markets for Power: An Analysis of Electrical Utility Deregulation

    Paul Joskow;Richard Schmalensee

  • World Carbon Dioxide Emissions: 1950–2050

    Richard Schmalensee;Thomas M. Stoker;Ruth A. Judson

  • Gaussian Demand and Commodity Bundling

    Richard Schmalensee

  • Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries

    David S. Evans;Andrei Hagiu;Richard Schmalensee

  • Product differentiation advantages of pioneering brands

    Richard Schmalensee

  • Is there a role for benefit-cost analysis in environmental, health, and safety regulation?

    Kenneth J. Arrow;Maureen L. Cropper;George C. Eads;Robert W. Hahn

  • Advertising and Aggregate Consumption: An Analysis of Causality

    R. Ashley;C. W. J. Granger;R. Schmalensee

  • The economics of advertising

    Richard L. Schmalensee

  • A Model of Advertising and Product Quality

    Richard Schmalensee

  • Output and welfare implications of monopolistic third-degree price discrimination

    Richard Schmalensee

  • An Interim Evaluation of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Trading

    Richard Schmalensee;Paul L. Joskow;A. Denny Ellerman;Juan Pablo Montero

  • Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing

    David S. Evans;Richard Schmalensee

  • Output and welfare implications of monopolistic third-degree price discrimination

    Richard. Schmalensee

  • Incentive Regulation For Electric Utilities

    Paul L. Joskow;Richard Schmalensee

  • R and D Cooperation and Competition

    Michael L. Katz;Janusz A. Ordover;Franklin Fisher;Richard Schmalensee

  • Advertising and aggregate consumption: an analysis of causality

    R. Ashley;C. W. J. Granger;R. Schmalensee

  • Handbook of Industrial Organization

    Richard L. Schmalensee

  • Is there a role for benefit-cost analysis in environmental, health, and safety regulation?

    Kenneth J. Arrow;Maureen L. Cropper;George C. Eads;Robert W. Hahn

Frequent Co-Authors

David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Robert N. Stavins
Robert N. Stavins Harvard University
Robert W. Hahn
Robert W. Hahn University of Oxford
Maureen L. Cropper
Maureen L. Cropper University of Maryland, College Park
V. Kerry Smith
V. Kerry Smith Arizona State University
Robert E. Litan
Robert E. Litan Brookings Institution
Kenneth J. Arrow
Kenneth J. Arrow Stanford University

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