Nicholas Muller

Nicholas Muller is the Lester and Judith Lave Professor of Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and Department of Engineering and Public Policy. He holds a PhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from Yale University (2007), an MPA in Environmental Policy from Indiana University (2002), and a BS in Public Policy from the University of Oregon (1996). His interdisciplinary research focuses on environmental policy and economics, including air pollution damages, climate policy design, and the distributional impacts of environmental regulations. He has published in journals like the American Economic Review, Science, and Nature.

Research Interests:

• Air pollution damage estimation
• Climate policy co-benefits
• Benefit-cost analysis
• Environmental equity
• Energy system transitions

Teaching: Microeconomics, Sustainable Business, Energy Policy, and Environmental Economics courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Awards: U.S. EPA Level II Scientific Achievement Award (2013), NBER Research Associate (2014–present).

Labs/Teams: Leads the APEEP (Air Pollution Emission Experiments and Policy) model development for assessing air pollution damages and policy impacts.