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Frank Wolak, MS, PhD
Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development; Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow by courtesy; Senior Fellow at FSI for International Studies and Holbrook Working Professor of Commodity Price Studies in EconomicsView Frank Wolak's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
December 18th, 2012
Export American natural gas? Not so fast, says Stanford economist
FSI Stanford, PESD NewsFSI's Frank Wolak warns of betting against the international spread of shale gas technologies by attempting to export domestic natural gas. Read more »
May 15th, 2012
Wolak presents at Energy Risk USA Conference
FSI Stanford, PESD NewsPESD director Frank Wolak spoke on role of congestion revenue rights (CRRs) and financial transmission rights (FTRs) in improving energy market efficiency at the Energy Risk magazine’s 16th annual 2-day conference. Read more »
March 2nd, 2012
Wolak speaks to the Western Chapter at Energy Bar Association
PESD NewsPESD director Frank Wolak spoke at The Energy Bar Association Eleventh Annual Western Chapter Meeting held on February 24, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Hotel. Wolak’s topic was “Does the Federal Power Act Harm Wholesale Market Efficiency and Potential Consumer Benefits from Electricity Industry Re-structuring?”
February 3rd, 2012
Wolak speaks on California's power and carbon markets
FSI Stanford, PESD NewsPESD director Frank A. Wolak presented at Platt's 7th annual California Power Market Forum on the impacts of the recent implementation of convergence (or virtual) bidding in the California wholesale electricity market. Frank also chaired a panel discussion on the progress of the implementation of California's AB 32 law, which seeks to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »
December 15th, 2011
Grants support research on health care, violence and technology in poorest areas
FSI Stanford NewsAmounting to a total of $265,000, this third round of Global Underdevelopment Action Fund grants will help Stanford faculty develop policy-relevant research focused on improving conditions in some of the poorest parts of the world. Read more »