Kristen McCormack

I am an economist and fellow at Resources for the Future. My research focuses on the distributional effects of climate change (especially extreme heat) and the design of energy and environmental policy under regulatory and market uncertainty. Prior to joining RFF, I was a financial economist at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis.

I hold a Ph.D. in Public Policy (Economics Track) from Harvard University and graduated summa cum laude from Pomona College with a B.A. in Economics. Explore my recent work by topic below or see my research page for all published and working papers, reports, and other commentary.

Recent areas of focus

Extreme heat impacts and adaptation Air pollution and greenhouse gas regulation Biofuels policy design

• Education under extremes (paper)
• Sweating over student behavior in hot schools (podcast)
• Extreme heat in the United States (explainer)