Ashley Langer

Ashley Langer is a Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She earned her PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and previously held positions at the University of Michigan and the Brookings Institution.

• Primary Research Fields: Environmental and Energy Economics, Empirical Industrial Organization
• Key Focus Areas: Policy design, dynamic incentives, econometric modelling of individual and firm behavior, environmental regulation enforcement

Her recent publications analyze topics such as policy uncertainty in coal electricity markets, gas station choice implications for electric charging, dynamic subsidies for technology adoption, and environmental justice in power plant regulation. Notable awards include the Ralph C. d’Arge and Allen V. Kneese Award for her 2022 paper on dynamic subsidies.

At Arizona, she teaches graduate-level Empirical Environmental and Energy Economics, undergraduate Environmental Economics, and MBA Business Strategy courses. Her prior teaching at the University of Michigan included Energy and Environmental Policy, and Government Regulation of Industry and the Environment.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Ralph C. d’Arge and Allen V. Kneese Award for Outstanding Publication