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MagnifyMark C. Thurber
Associate Director for Research
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
616 Serra St.
Encina Hall E412
Stanford, CA 94305
Research Interests
Diffusion of central and distributed energy technologies; Reform of state-owned enterprises in energy; Business models of energy provision to the very poor.
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Working Papers
On the State's Choice of Oil Company: Risk Management and the Frontier of the Petroleum Industry
Peter A. Nolan, Mark C. Thurber
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (2010)
NNPC and Nigeria's Oil Patronage Ecosystem
Mark C. Thurber, Ifeyinwa M. Emelife, Patrick R. P. Heller
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (2010)
Norway's Evolving Champion: Statoil and the Politics of State Enterprise
Mark C. Thurber, Benedicte Tangen Istad
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Cookstoves and Obstacles to Technology Adoption by the Poor
Xander Slaski, Mark C. Thurber
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Working Paper #89 (2009)
Carbon Capture and Storage at Scale: Lessons from the Growth of Analogous Energy Technologies
Varun Rai, David G. Victor, Mark C. Thurber
Program on Enegy and Sustainable Development, Working Paper #81 (2009)
PESD Carbon Storage Project Database
Varun Rai, Ngai-Chi Chung, Mark C. Thurber, David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #76 (2008)
Reports
Natural gas offers huge climate mitigation potential, but assuring demand is key
Mark C. Thurber
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (2010)
The Limits of Institutional Design in Oil Sector Governance: Exporting the Norwegian Model
Mark C. Thurber, David Hults, Patrick R. P. Heller
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (2010)
Three Key Obstacles to Cookstove Adoption (And How to Overcome Them)
Xander Slaski, Mark C. Thurber
Global Village Energy Partnership International (2009)
Journal Articles
Risk Attitudes Shape National Oil Company Strategies
Mark C. Thurber, David Hults
World Oil vol. 233 (2012)
Improved stoves in India: A study of sustainable business models
Gireesh Shrimali, Xander Slaski, Mark C. Thurber, Hisham Zerriffi
Energy Policy (2011) 
Exporting the 'Norwegian Model': The effect of administrative design on oil sector performance
Mark C. Thurber, David Hults, Patrick R. P. Heller
Energy Policy (2011)
