James Bushnell
Graduate Program Member
Agricultural and Resource Economics Graduate Program
The University of California Davis
United States of America
Biography
James Bushnell is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Prior to joining UC Davis, he spent 15 years as the Research Director of the University of California Energy Institute in Berkeley, and two years as the Cargill Chair in Energy Economics at Iowa State University. Professor Bushnell has long been actively involved in energy and environmental policy. Since 2002, he has served as a member of the Market Surveillance Committee (MSC) of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). He has also advised the California Air Resources Board on emissions trading and other climate policies.
Research Interest
Energy and Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization, Regulation
Publications
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Bushnell, J., E. Mansur, and C. Saravia. "Vertical Arrangements, Market Structure, and Competition: An Analysis of U.S. Restructured Electricity Markets." American Economic Review 98.1 (March 2008).
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Bushnell, J. B., and C. Wolfram. "The Economic Effects of Vintage Differentiated Regulations: The Case of New Source Review." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 64.1 (September 2012).
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Bushnell, J., and Y. Chen. "Regulation, Allocation and Leakage in Cap-and-Trade Markets for CO2." Resource and Energy Economics 34.4 (September 2012): 647–668.
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Bushnell, J., H. Chong, and E. Mansur. "Profiting from Regulation: An Event Study of the EU Carbon Market." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 5.4 (November 2013).
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Bushnell, J., and S. Borenstein. "The U.S. Electricity Industry After 20 Years of Restructuring." Annual Review of Economics (forthcoming).
