Erich Muehlegger

Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
Office Address
Littauer-116
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 6
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-7735
Email: Erich_Muehlegger@ksg.harvard.edu
Assistant
Kate Mikels (617-496-0290)
Erich Muehlegger

Profile

Erich Muehlegger is Assistant Professor of Public Policy. He is the faculty chair of the Regulatory Policy Program and a fellow of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program. His research interests include industrial organization, economic regulation, and environmental policy. His current research investigates the role environmental regulation of gasoline content plays in gasoline price volatility and the extent to which price spikes in gasoline markets could be mitigated by uniform regulation. His other research interests include the effects of heterogeneous regulation, estimation of illegal behavior, and policy implications of behavioral economics. He received his PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005.

 

Courses

Fall

  • BGP-200 Strategy, Competition, and Regulation

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Chiou, Lesley, and Erich J. Muehlegger. "Crossing the Line: Direct Estimation of Cross-Border Cigarette Sales and the Effect on Tax Revenue." The Berkeley Electronic Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 8.1 (December 2008).
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Davis, Lucas W., and Erich J. Muehlegger. "Do Americans Consume Too Little Natural Gas? An Empirical Test of Marginal Cost Pricing." Center for the Study of Energy Markets Working Paper 194, September 2009.