Paul Brehm

  • Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies
  • Chair of Economics

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan, 2017

Biography

Paul Brehm conducts research on issues in energy and environmental economics and industrial organization. Specifically, he studies secondary market efficiency in the context of an oil lease lottery in Wyoming, the effect of hydraulic fracturing technology on greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity industry, and the effect of oil prices on greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation industry. He teaches classes in principles of economics, environmental economics, and energy economics.

Fall 2024

Seminar in Energy and Environmental Economics — ECON 432
Seminar in Energy and Environmental Economics — ENVS 432

Spring 2025

Principles of Economics — ECON 101
Environmental Economics — ECON 231
Environmental Economics — ENVS 231

Notes

Paul Brehm Publishes in The RAND Journal of Economics

September 21, 2021

Assistant Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies Paul Brehm's paper, "Information Asymmetry, Trade, and Drilling: Evidence from an Oil Lease Lottery" has been published in the fall 2021 issue of The RAND Journal of Economics.

Paul Brehm presents at SEA Annual Conference

August 5, 2021

Assistant Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies Paul Brehm presented at the SEA Annual Conference (November 21-23, 2020, virtual). He presented joint work with Professor Margaret Brehm, "Drill, Baby, Drill: Resource Shocks and Fertility, Evidence from Indonesia” and chaired the session.

Paul Brehm presents research at AERE summer conference

August 4, 2021

Assistant Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies Paul Brehm presented at the AERE Annual Summer Conference (June 2-4, 2021, virtual). He presented joint work with Professor Margaret Brehm, "Drill, Baby, Drill: Resource Shocks and Fertility, Evidence from Indonesia.” 

Paul Brehm presents research at MEA annual conference

August 4, 2021

Assistant Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies Paul Brehm presented at the MEA Annual Conference (March 22-26, 2021, virtual) in an AERE session. He presented joint work with Yiyuan Zhang, "The Efficiency and Environmental Impacts of Market Organization: Evidence from the Texas Electricity Market,” and chaired a separate session.

 

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