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David Popp

Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse University

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Popp is an economist with research interests in environmental policy and the economics of technological change. Much of his research focuses on the links between environmental policy and innovation, with a particular interest in how environmental and energy policies shape the development of new technologies that may be relevant for combating climate change. Popp is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a Research Network Member in the Energy & Climate Economics Research Group of CESifo, and a co-editor for two journals: the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and Environmental and Resource Economics.  He has served on the U.S. General Accounting Office Expert Panel on Climate Change Economics, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis, and the Advisory Committee of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform, and has consulted for the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development and the World Bank. 

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David Popp quoted by Lauren Fox, Phil Mattingly and Deirde Walsh, "With Just Days before a Potential Shutdown, Negotiations Continue on Must-Pass Spending Bill" CNN, March 19, 2018.
David Popp quoted by Anna Edney, "Durbin Sees ‘End of the Senate’ if Trump Gets Nuclear Option" Bloomberg News, January 21, 2018.
David Popp's research on the efficacy of carbon pricing in reducing GHG emissions and incentivizing low-cost clean innovation discussed by Dale Beugin, "Carbon Pricing and Innovation," Canada's Ecofiscal Commission Blog, October 26, 2016.
"Investing in Clean Tech Not Enough, Governments Need Optimal Policy," David Popp, Toronto Globe and Mail, August 2, 2016.
David Popp quoted on fossil fuel capacity by Lydia DePillis, "Why Renewables Still Need Fossil Fuels -- for Now" Houston Chronicle, July 25, 2016.
David Popp quoted on carbon pricing by Deborah Yedlin, "New C.D. Howe Report Addressing Innovation a Must-Read in Alberta" Calgary Herald, July 21, 2016.
David Popp quoted on carbon pricing and incentivizing clean technology by Geoffrey Morgan, "New C.D. Howe Report Addressing Innovation a Must-Read in Alberta" Financial Post, July 19, 2016.