- Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Department of Economics
Blake Shaffer
Research Interests
Currently Teaching
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Publications
Book Review
- Shaffer, Blake. Review of the Handbook on Electricity Markets by Jean-Michel Glachant, Paul L. Joskow, and Michael G. Pollitt, eds. Energy Journal (to appear), Print.
Journal Article
- Shaffer, Blake, Hastings-Simon, Sara, Leach, Andrew and Weis, Tim. "Alberta's Renewable Electricity Program: Design, results, and lessons learned". Energy Policy 171. (2022). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake, Quintero, Daniel and Rhodes, Joshua. "Changing sensitivity to cold weather in Texas power demand". iScience 25.4 (2022). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake. "Private Risk and Social Resilience in Liberalized Electricity Markets". Joule 6.2 (2022). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake, Winter, Jennifer, Bailey, Megan, Galley, Emily and Joseph, Chris. "A multiple account benefit-cost analysis of coal mining in Alberta". School of Public Policy Research Paper Series 14.32 (2021). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake, Bataille, Chris and Neff, Jordan. "The Role of Hydrogen in Canada’s Transition to Net-Zero Emissions". School of Public Policy Research Paper Series 14.30 (2021). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake, Bataille, Chris and Neff, Jordan. "The Role of Hydrogen in Decarbonizing Alberta’s Electricity System". School of Public Policy Research Paper Series 14.31 (2021). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake, Nicholas Rivers and Andrew Leach. "Canadian electricity markets during the COVID-19 pandemic: An initial assessment". Canadian Public Policy 46.S2 (2020). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake and Mokhtar Tabari. "Paying for performance: The role of policy in energy storage deployment". Energy Economics 92. (2020). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake. "Misunderstanding Nonlinear Prices: Evidence from a Natural Experiment on Residential Electricity Demand". American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 12.3 (2020). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake and Rivers, Nic. "Stretching the Duck: How Rising Temperatures will Change the Level and Shape of Future Electricity Consumption". Energy Journal 41.5 (2020). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake. "Location matters: Daylight saving time and electricity demand". Canadian Journal of Economics 52.4 (2019). Print.
- Shaffer, Blake and Santos, Georgina. "Preliminary Results of the London Congestion Charging Scheme". Public Works Management & Policy 9.2 (2004). Print.
Journal Articles - Non-Peer Reviewed
- Shaffer, Blake, Samaras, Constantine and Auffhammer, Maximilian. "Make electric vehicles lighter to maximize climate and safety benefits". Nature 598. (2021). Print.
Technical Papers / Research Reports
- Shaffer, Blake, Clark, Jason, Bernstein, Michael, Beugin, Dale and Wadland, Jake. Closing the carbon pricing certainty gap 2023.
- Shaffer, Blake. The role of storage in Alberta's electricity market: Summary of a School of Public Policy roundtable event 2019.
- Shaffer, Blake, Dachis, Ben and Thivierge, Vincent. All’s Well that Ends Well: Addressing End-of-Life Liabilities for Oil and Gas Wells 2017.
- Shaffer, Blake. Lifting the Hood on Alberta's Royalty Review, University of Calgary School of Public Policy Briefing Paper Series, Vol. 9, Issue 7 2016.
- Shaffer, Blake, Purdon, Mark and Houle, David. The Political Economy of Free Allocations, Ecofiscal Commission Series on Carbon Pricing Revenue Recycling 2016.
- Shaffer, Blake, Michal Moore and G Kent Fellows. The Challenge of Integrating Renewables in the Alberta Electricity Market, University of Calgary School of Public Policy Summary Paper, Vol. 9, Issue 25 2016.
Curriculum Vitae
Degrees
- PostDoctoral Fellowship
Stanford University, 2019 - PhD - Economics
University of Calgary, 2018 - MPhil - Economics
University of Cambridge, 2003 - BSc (Hons) - Environmental Sciences
Queen's University, 2000
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