The Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) conducts policy-related research in energy and environmental economics, drawing on faculty and student resources from the Sloan School of Management, the MIT Department of Economics, and the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment (LFEE). The center's distinguishing characteristic is its dedication to high-quality, empirically-grounded economic analysis of corporate and public policy issues. An important component of CEEPR is the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change conducted with the MIT Center for Global Change Science.
For over 30 years, CEEPR has made important contributions to the analysis of energy markets, the organization and regulation of energy industries, the use of financial derivatives by energy companies, and the understanding of sources and effects of productivity change on energy demand and supply. CEEPR's current research focuses on emissions trading, electric utility restructuring, and the effectiveness of environmental regulation.
Professor Paul Joskow, of the Economics Department, is the center's director. For more information, contact the executive director, John Parsons, E40-435, MIT, 617-324-3745, jparsons@mit.edu.