Research in energy economics, the evolution of senescence (aging) and law of evidence is my "hobby." I earn my living by consulting to executive teams who face major, risky decisions. Research is driven by curiosity and is entirely self-funded. I relish the fact that I have numerous academic colleagues worldwide in each of these three disciplines. My wife and four kids believe this is a ridiculous hobby.
Energy Economics - Rebound
Why Energy Efficiency May Not Decrease Energy Consumption (2011)
This posting counters negative reaction to the Journal of Physics article on lighting rebound and...
Video: Understanding Rebound (2011)
Excerpts from a 2011 interview on the rebound effect, defining it, discussing its implications for...
Rebound and Rigor: NRDC's entry into rebound debate stuck in the past (with Jesse Jenkins) (2011)
This blog post responds to an NRDC article (link embedded) that claims to refute arguments...
Rebound in US Productive Sectors, International Risk Governance Council/Carnegie-Mellon University Climate and Energy Decision Making Center (2011)
This presentation describes rebound measurements in the US economy, the dominance of "embedded energy" (production-side...
Status of USA Rebound Effect Activities: The Debate, the progress, European Commission, Green Week (2011)
This presentation describes the nature of the rebound debate in the United States in 2011,...
Energy Economics - Oil Markets
On the inevitable return of higher oil prices, Energy Policy (1984)
Must oil prices eventually return to or rise above their 1980 peak levels? Or will...
Optimal Oil Producer Behavior Considering Macrofeedbacks, The Energy Journal (1984)
This paper is the first to analyze OPEC behavior when considering the feedbacks from energy...
Energy Economics - Oil Shocks
What to do when they close the Strait of Hormuz (2007)
This paper provides a non-mathematical analysis of options available to fiscal and monetary authorities in...
A Note on Rowen and Weyant, ‘Reducing the Economic Impacts of Oil Supply Interruptions: an International Perspective, The Energy Journal (1984)
This paper presents a critique of the Rowen & Weyant paper analyzing the impact of...
Comment on ‘Macroeconomic Impacts of Energy Shocks, The Energy Journal (1979)
This paper critiques the Energy Modeling Forum analysis of energy shocks, arguing that the models...
Energy Economics - Biofuels
Virtual Biofuels - A cheaper, better, faster alternative?, Energy Policy (2008)
This viewpoint article offers the proposition that purpose-grown biomass buried in landfills constitutes a “virtual”...
Evolutionary Biology
Non-senescence in Neoclassical Growth Theory, Moscow State University/Mitotech (2010)
This presentation describes research showing that non-senescent genotypes can dominate senescent ones under certain evolutionary...
A genotype-distinguishing model of senescence, Evolutionary Ecology Research (2009)
This article provides a new method for analyzing the evolution of senescence (aging) in populations...
Law of Evidence Theory
Quantifying Reasonable Doubt, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Cuarto Foro Sobre Epistemología Jurídica (2009)
This presentation makes the case for quantifying the reasonable doubt standard of proof in common...
Re-Thinking the Criminal Standard of Proof: Seeking Consensus about the Utilities of Trial Outcomes (with Larry Laudan), International Commentary on Evidence (2009)
For more than a half-century, evidence scholars have been exploring whether the criminal standard of...
Quantifying Reasonable Doubt: A Proposed Solution to an Equal Protection Problem, ExpressO (2005)
In this article we present the case that the Reasonable Doubt standard is in urgent...
Trial and Error (with Joshua G. Genser), The Sciences (1999)
The vagueness of the reasonable doubt standard, and jurors' interpretation of it, creates serious inconsistencies...
A quick, high-level introduction to rebound
Video: Understanding Rebound (2011)
Excerpts from a 2011 interview on the rebound effect, defining it, discussing its implications for...
Rebound Theory
Theoretical foundations of the rebound effect, The International Handbook on the Economics of Energy (2009)
This book chapter provides an undergraduate-level introduction to the theory of rebound
Fuel conserving (and using) production functions, Energy Economics (2008)
This article addresses the problem identified in the "Khazzoom-Brookes postulate and neoclassical growth" article, namely...
Does Predicted Rebound Depend on Distinguishing Between Energy and Energy Services?, Energy Policy (2000)
This article responds to a critique of the "Khazzoom-Brookes Postulate and Neoclassical Growth" article, showing...
The Khazzoom-Brookes postulate and neoclassical growth, The Energy Journal (1992)
This paper was the first to establish a formal theoretical foundation for the energy rebound...