Beia Spiller
Lead Senior Economist
Work
Beia is a Lead Senior Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist. She has expertise in domestic climate and energy policies, with a main focus on electricity pricing and regulation. Her work includes research on economic impacts of shale gas, public and private transportation issues, gasoline taxes, electricity pricing, energy policies, emissions modeling, distributed energy resources, ex-post policy analysis, and health impacts of air pollution.
Read more from Beia on her own website.
Background
Beia worked at Resources for the Future prior to coming to EDF, and during her time in Buenos Aires, Argentina, worked for the municipal government and a public policy think tank.
Education:
- PhD in Economics from Duke University
- Master’s in Economics from Duke University
- Masters in Public Policy from Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Bachelors of Arts in Environmental Policy from UC San Diego
Publications
Spiller, E., P. Sopher, N. Martin, M. Mirzatuny, and X. Zhang (2017). “The environmental impacts of green technologies in TX”, Energy Economics, 68: 199-214.
Spiller, E., H.M. Stephens, and Y. Chen (2017). “Understanding the Heterogeneous Effects of Gasoline Taxes Across Income and Location”, Resource and Energy Economics, 50: pp. 74-90.
Convery, Frank J., Kristina Mohlin, Elisheba Spiller (2017). “Policy Brief—Designing Electric Utility Rates: Insights on Achieving Efficiency, Equity, and Environmental Goals.” Rev Environ Econ Policy 2017; 11 (1): 156-164. doi: 10.1093/reep/rew024
Muehlenbachs, L., E. Spiller, and C. Timmins (2015). "The Housing Market Impacts of Shale Gas Development", American Economic Review, 105(12): 3633-59.
Badtke-Berkow, M., M. Centore, K. Mohlin, and B. Spiller (2015). “A Primer on Time-Variant Electricity Pricing”, EDF Whitepaper.
Mohlin, K., B. Spiller, M. Badtke-Berkow, J. Fine, G. Donzelli, and C. Larose (2014). “SolaROI: Estimating Returns to Residential Solar Panels from Underlying Tariff Structures and Compensation Mechanisms”, EDF Whitepaper.
Spiller, E., H.M. Stephens, C. Timmins, and A. Smith (2014). “The Effect of Gasoline Taxes and Public Transit Investments on Driving Patterns”, Environmental and Resource Economics, 59(4):633-657.
Li, S., J. Linn, and E. Spiller (2013). "Evaluating 'Cash-for-Clunkers': Program Effects on Auto Sales, Jobs and the Environment", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 65(2): 175-193.
Latest pieces
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Why the value of reducing health risks in China is rising
November 23, 2020
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How innovative policies can help clean the transportation sector
September 22, 2020
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How we can make Time of Use Pricing work for everyone
March 9, 2020
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Rooftop solar and EVs save water and cut pollution – and data can help us go further
December 13, 2017
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How More Transparent Electricity Pricing Can Help Increase Clean Energy
July 12, 2016
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Transforming the Electric System to Reduce Costs and Pollution
April 8, 2016
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New York Moves to Properly Value Clean, Distributed Energy
March 8, 2016
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When it comes to developing natural gas – not all impacts are created equal
December 18, 2015
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Smart Energy Policy Deserves Advanced Meters
May 13, 2015
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Stakeholders Gather to Discuss How Time-Variant Electricity Pricing Can Work in New York
April 9, 2015