Roberton C. Williams III
Senior Fellow
Rob Williams studies both environmental policy and tax policy, with a particular focus on interactions between the two. In addition to his role at RFF, he is a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was previously an associate professor at the University of Texas, Austin; a visiting research scholar at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; and an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Williams has served as a coeditor of both the Journal of Public Economics and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
Education
- PhD in economics, Stanford University, 1999
- AB in economics, Harvard University, 1994
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Working Paper — Aug 28, 2024
Is Broader Always Better? Preexisting Distortions, Emissions Elasticities, and the Scope of Emissions Pricing
In this working paper, RFF researchers examine alternatives to broad-based carbon pricing and whether they come with a large loss in efficiency.
Journal Article — Nov 22, 2022
How is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?
This journal article summarizes the remarks of Joe Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, Rob Williams, and Maureen Cropper on carbon pricing in the United States during a 2022 conference panel session.
Working Paper — Oct 13, 2022
How Is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?
This working paper summarizes the remarks of Joe Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, Rob Williams, and Maureen Cropper on carbon pricing in the United States during a 2022 panel convening.
Journal Article — Jan 13, 2022
Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis
Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis
Working Paper — Aug 28, 2024
Is Broader Always Better? Preexisting Distortions, Emissions Elasticities, and the Scope of Emissions Pricing
In this working paper, RFF researchers examine alternatives to broad-based carbon pricing and whether they come with a large loss in efficiency.
Journal Article — Nov 22, 2022
How is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?
This journal article summarizes the remarks of Joe Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, Rob Williams, and Maureen Cropper on carbon pricing in the United States during a 2022 conference panel session.
Working Paper — Oct 13, 2022
How Is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?
This working paper summarizes the remarks of Joe Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, Rob Williams, and Maureen Cropper on carbon pricing in the United States during a 2022 panel convening.
Journal Article — Jan 13, 2022
Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis
Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis
Workshop — Mar 13, 2020
Adding Mitigation Certainty to a US Carbon Tax: A Workshop on the REEP Symposium (Postponed)
Adding Mitigation Certainty to a US Carbon Tax: A Workshop on the REEP Symposium (Postponed)
Workshop — Mar 13, 2018
The Impacts of Lower Natural Gas Prices on Employment in the Manufacturing Sector
The Impacts of Lower Natural Gas Prices on Employment in the Manufacturing Sector
Workshop — Mar 2, 2016
Tax or Trade: Revisiting the Trade-Offs in Climate Policy Options
Tax or Trade: Revisiting the Trade-Offs in Climate Policy Options
Workshop — Sep 22, 2015
How Pricing Carbon Impacts Low-Income Households
How Pricing Carbon Impacts Low-Income Households
Common Resources — Nov 5, 2018
Washington State’s I-1631 Isn’t (Primarily) a Carbon Tax Initiative
In November 2018, the state of Washington will vote on I-1631, which is referred to by many as a carbon tax. However, green spending dominates both...
Resources Magazine — Jul 10, 2018
Carbon Taxes and Employment
Rhetoric vs. Research
Common Resources — May 10, 2018
“Job-Killing” Carbon Taxes?
Opponents of policies to price carbon will likely continue to attack such approaches on the notion that they kill jobs—but careful economic analysi...
Common Resources — Oct 17, 2016
A Tool for Meeting Emissions Reductions Targets under a Carbon Tax
US climate goals are often stated in terms of emissions targets. As part of the recently ratified Paris Agreement, the United States pledged to red...
Press Release — Aug 14, 2019
New Research from Hafstead and Williams on Jobs and Environmental Regulations
Marc Hafstead and Roberton Williams reveal six key takeaways from recent research on jobs and environmental regulations..
Media Highlight — Nov 6, 2018
Two state ballots to watch tonight
Two state ballots to watch tonight
Media Highlight — Oct 30, 2018
What would I-1631's carbon fee cost you?
What would I-1631's carbon fee cost you?
Media Highlight — Oct 29, 2018
How much would I-1631’s carbon fee cost you? That depends
How much would I-1631’s carbon fee cost you? That depends