Trevor Dean Arnold
I am PhD candidate at Cornell University, Dyson School of Applied Economics.
I am on the academic job market for 2025/2026.
Research Interests: environmental economics, applied microeconomics, industrial organization
Topics: climate policy, energy policy, climate change
Contact: tda27@cornell.edu
Welcome. My name is Dean, I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University. I am an applied micro-economist particularly interested in policy relevant research about mitigating carbon emissions and adapting to climate change. Currently, I study if carbon and energy policies actually work and for whom. My work contributes to the literature on empirical assessments of carbon emissions and energy policies and the welfare implications of these policies. In my job market paper, I study the effectiveness of subsidies for residential air source heat pump adoption, an important topic on policy levers for decarbonization. I use both a randomized experiment and a product entry game to estimate the welfare consequences of these subsidies. Please see my other working papers on the Research tab above.