He received a Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Chemical Engineering from Rice University and a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from UC Berkeley. He was also a research assistant at the Energy Institute while a graduate student and was a visiting researcher at the Energy Institute over 2011-2012. His research focuses on energy economics, industrial organization, and environmental policy. Current projects include studies of the drilling and production decisions of oil companies, U.S. households’ valuation of climate amenities, and the interplay between consumers’ valuations of automobiles and their expectations of future fuel prices. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an Associate Editor at the International Journal of Industrial Organization.