Publications

Abena Darkwah, Sara Hastings-Simon, Blake Shaffer (2026). Layering Incentives: The Impact of Local Top-Ups on Solar Adoption and Welfare. Under review.

Megan Bailey, David Brown, Blake Shaffer, Frank Wolak (2026). Take the Load Off: Effort and Technology as Determinants of Electricity Demand Response. Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy.

David Rapson, Blake Shaffer (2026). Smooth Operator? Managing Electric Vehicle Integration in Constrained Distribution Networks. Accepted at The Energy Journal.

Ali Niazi, Blake Shaffer (2026). Do gasoline prices influence electric vehicle usage? Evidence from the U.S.. Revise and Resubmit at The Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.

David Brown, Derek Olmstead, Blake Shaffer (2025). Electricity Market Design with Increasing Renewable Generation: Lessons From Alberta. The Electricity Journal.

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Megan Bailey, David Brown, Blake Shaffer, Frank Wolak (2025). Show Me the Money! A Field Experiment on Electric Vehicle Charge Timing. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.

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Megan Bailey, David Brown, Erica Myers, Blake Shaffer, Frank Wolak (2025). Electric Vehicles and the Energy Transition: Unintended Consequences of Time-of-Use Pricing. American Economic Review:Insights.

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Aviv Fried, Blake Shaffer, Sara Hastings-Simon (2024). Sufficiency of level 1 charging to meet electric vehicle charging requirements. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability.

Blake Shaffer, Frank Wolak (2024). Market Design for the 21st Century: Recommendations for Alberta's Power Market. School of Public Policy Research Paper.

Blake Shaffer (2023). Review of Handbook on Electricity Markets edited by Jean-Michel Glachant, Paul Joskow, and Michael G. Pollitt. The Energy Journal.

David Brown, Andrew Eckert, Blake Shaffer (2023). Evaluating the Impact of Divestitures on Competition: Evidence from Alberta’s Wholesale Electricity Market. International Journal of Industrial Organization.

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Jason Clark, Michael Bernstein, Dale Beugin, Blake Shaffer, Jake Wadland (2022). Closing the Carbon-Pricing Certainty Gap. Clean Prosperity.

Sara Hastings-Simon, Andrew Leach, Blake Shaffer, Tim Weis (2022). Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Program: Design, Results, and Lessons Learned. Energy Policy.

Blake Shaffer, Daniel Quintero, Joshua Rhodes (2022). Changing sensitivity to cold weather in Texas power demand. iScience.

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Jacob Mays, Michael Craig, Lynne Kiesling, Joshua Macey, Blake Shaffer, Han Shu (2022). Private risk and social resilience in liberalized electricity markets. Joule.

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Jennifer Winter, Megan Bailey, Emily Galley, Chris Joseph, Blake Shaffer (2021). A multiple account benefit-cost analysis of coal mining in Alberta. School of Public Policy Research Paper.

Raynell Lang, Omid Atabati, Robert Oxoby, Mehdi Mourali, Blake Shaffer, Hasan Sheikh, Madison Fullerton, Theresa Tang, Jeanna Leigh, Braden J. Manns, Deborah A. Marshall, Noah Ivers, Scott Ratzan, Jia Hu, Jamie Benham (2021). Characterization of non-adopters of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions through a national cross-sectional survey to assess attitudes and behaviours. Scientific Reports.

Jordan Neff, Chris Bataille, Blake Shaffer (2021). The role of hydrogen in decarbonizing Alberta's electricity system. School of Public Policy Research Paper.

Chris Bataille, Jordan Neff, Blake Shaffer (2021). The role of hydrogen in Canada's transition to net-zero emissions. School of Public Policy Research Paper.

Blake Shaffer, Maximilian Auffhammer, Constantine Samaras (2021). Make electric vehicles lighter to maximize climate and safety benefits. Nature.

Blake Shaffer (2021). Technical pathways to aligning Canadian electricity systems with net zero goals. Canadian Institute for Climate Choices.

Megan Bailey, Blake Shaffer, Mallika Sharma (2021). The value of timely and detailed electricity data for energy and economic policy research. Technical report prepared for Natural Resources Canada.

Blake Shaffer, Jennifer Winter (2020). Defining and describing energy povery in British Columbia: The distribution of households' energy expenditure. Technical report prepared for BC Basic Income Panel.

Nic Rivers, Blake Shaffer (2020). Stretching the Duck: How rising temperatures will change the level and shape of future electricity consumption. The Energy Journal.

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Grant Bishop, Mariam Ragab, Blake Shaffer (2020). The price of power: Comparative electricity costs across provinces. C.D. Howe Institute.

Mokhtar Tabari, Blake Shaffer (2020). Paying for performance: The role of policy in energy storage deployment. Energy Economics.

Blake Shaffer, Nic Rivers (2020). How do consumers spend carbon tax rebates?. Working Paper.

Blake Shaffer (2020). Misunderstanding Nonlinear Prices: Evidence from a Natural Experiment on Residential Electricity Demand. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.

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Andrew Leach, Nic Rivers, Blake Shaffer (2020). Canadian electricity markets during the COVID-19 pandemic: An initial assessment. Canadian Public Policy.

Blake Shaffer, Frank Wolak (2019). Long-term resource adequacy in Alberta’s electricity system. Technical report prepared for AB Ministry of Energy.

Blake Shaffer (2019). Location matters: Daylight saving time and electricity demand. Canadian Journal of Economics.

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Blake Shaffer (2019). The Role of Storage in Alberta’s Electricity Market: Summary of a School of Public Policy Roundtable Event. School of Public Policy Summary Paper.

Blake Shaffer, Ben Dachis, Vincent Thivierge (2017). All’s Well that Ends Well: Addressing End-of-Life Liabilities for Oil and Gas Wells. C.D. Howe Institute Research Paper.

Blake Shaffer, Kent Fellows, Michal Moore (2016). The Challenge of Integrating Renewable Generation in the Alberta Electricity Market. School of Public Policy Summary Paper.

Blake Shaffer, David Houle, Mark Purdon (2016). The Political Economy of Free Allocations in Revenue Recycling: Six Position Papers on the Options for Recycling Carbon Pricing Revenue. Ecofiscal Commission.

Blake Shaffer (2016). Lifting the hood on Alberta’s royalty review. School of Public Policy Briefing Paper.

Georgina Santos, Blake Shaffer (2004). Preliminary Results of the London Congestion Charging Scheme. Public Works, Management and Policy.

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