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Sarah B. Johnston 

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I'm an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Calgary.  My research interests are in industrial organization and energy and environmental economics.  

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My CV is  here.

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Contact:

412 Social Science Building

2500 University Dr. NW

Calgary, AB T2N 1N4

sarah.johnston2@ucalgary.ca

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Working Papers:

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An Empirical Analysis of the Interconnection Queue with Yifei Liu and Chenyu Yang [NBER Working Paper] 

Reject and Resubmit at Econometrica

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[PJM Interconnection Queue Data]

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Causes and Consequences of Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from McGirt vs. Oklahoma  with Dominic Parker

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Dynamic Inputs, Misallocation, and Policy: Evidence from Electricity-Intensive Manufacturing

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Publications: ​

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Grid Connection Costs as a Barrier to New Generation: Evidence from PJM and Implications for Transmission Policy with Yifei Liu and Chenyu Yang [RFF Working Paper] 2026. Energy Economics. 161 109540.

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[WP version].    [replication code]

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Distributed Backup Power and the Changing Economics of Grid Reliability 2026. The Energy Journal

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[WP version]     [replication code]

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Market Structure and Technology Adoption in Renewable Energy with Gaurav Doshi. 2026. Energy Economics 154 109109.

 

[WP version]     [replication code]

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​​​Backup Power: Public Implications of Private Substitutes for Electric Grid Reliability with Paul Brehm and Ross Milton

2024. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 11(6): 1419-45.

  

[WP version]     [replication code]​

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​Electric Vehicle Subsidies and Urban Air Pollution Disparities with Irene Jacqz. 2024. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 11(S1): S41-S69.

 

[WP version]     [replication code]

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Economic Potential of Wind and Solar in American Indian Communities with Dominic Parker, Bryan Leonard, Daniel Stewart, and Justin Winikoff.  2024. Nature Energy.

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[replication code]

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Sweating the Energy Bill: Extreme Weather, Poor Households, and the Energy Spending Gap with Jacqueline Doremus and Irene Jacqz. 2022. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 112 102609.

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[WP version]    [replication code]

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Non-refundable Tax Credits versus Grants: The Impact of Subsidy Form on the Effectiveness of Subsidies for Renewable Energy. 2019. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 6: 433-460.

     

[WP version]    [replication code]

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