C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell's Research Interests
I enjoy working on projects that are technically sound, innovative,
challenging, and that are of interest to academics, business
practitioners and policy-makers alike.
My primary fields of interest are:
- environmental and natural resource economics
- energy economics
- industrial organization
- applied econometrics
- applied microeconomics
I use a variety of economic and econometric methods in my research, including:
- Applied econometrics (including structural econometrics, reduced-form econometrics and spatial econometrics)
- Applied theory (including optimal control theory, dynamic programming, game theory, and contract theory)
I am interested in a variety of subject areas, including:
- Energy (including offshore petroleum production, oil, renewable energy)
- Air quality
- Natural resources (including groundwater)
- Environmental regulation
- Transportation
- Agriculture
- Development