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Richard L. Sweeney is an Associate Professor of Economics at Boston College, affiliated with the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences and the Schiller Institute. He holds a B.S. from Boston College (2004) and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University (2015). His research focuses on environmental and energy economics, including topics like climate policy, renewable energy markets, and industrial organization. Dr. Sweeney has held visiting scholar positions at MIT and the University of Chicago.
- Education: B.S., Boston College; Ph.D., Harvard University
- Key Roles: Tenured faculty since 2023, Co-PI on NSF and BC grants
His research interests span energy policy design, regulatory impact analysis, and the economics of natural resource extraction. Recent work examines pipeline risk capitalization, wind energy incentives, and shale boom dynamics. He has published in top journals like the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and Review of Economics and Statistics.
Grants & Awards: Includes NSF funding for shale research, BC Schiller grants for energy transition studies, and a Joseph L. Fisher Dissertation Fellowship.
