Research

The spatial and economic footprint of the coal industry on rural livelihoods in Jharkhand, India

S. Pelz; A. Krumm; M. Aklin; V. Nandan; J. Urpelainen 

Energy Policy. 2024-01-19. Vol. 186, p. 113973. DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113973.

Location is a major barrier for transferring US fossil fuel employment to green jobs

J. Lim; M. Aklin; M. R. Frank 

Nature Communications. 2023. Vol. 14, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-023-41133-9.

Twisting in the Wind: The Politics of Tepid Transitions to Renewable Energy

M. Aklin 

Perspective on Politics. 2023. 

The Politics of Sustainability: Energy Efficiency, Carbon Pricing, and the Circular Economy

M. Aklin; P. Bayer 

Handbook on the Geopolitics of the Energy Transition; Cheltenham Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023-11-01.

Enable a just transition for American fossil fuel workers through federal action

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

2022-08-02.

Jharkhand Rural Energy Access: Enduring Challenges in Quality, Affordability, and Billing

B. Diksha; M. Aklin; B. Blankenship; V. Nanda; J. Urpelainen 

2022

Targeting Agricultural Electricity Subsidies in Haryana

A. Viswamohanan; S. Shruti; M. Aklin; T. Moerenhout 

2022-04

Political Economies of Energy Transition: Wind and Solar Power in Brazil and South Africa

M. Aklin 

Political Science Quarterly. 2022. Vol. 137, num. 2, p. 424-426. DOI : 10.1002/polq.13323.

Renewable Energy, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change

M. Aklin 

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Politics; New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2022. p. 658-678.

Power Shifts, Emigration, and Population Sorting

M. Aklin; V. Eichenauer 

2022

Supply preferences and productive electricity use constraints among micro and small enterprises in Bihar, India

S. Pelz; M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

Energy for Sustainable Development. 2022. Vol. 67, p. 151-162. DOI : 10.1016/j.esd.2022.01.004.

Inflation concerns and mass preferences over exchange‐rate policy

M. Aklin; E. Arias; J. Gray 

Economics & Politics. 2022. Vol. 34, num. 1, p. 5-40. DOI : 10.1111/ecpo.12176.

Jobs for a just transition: Evidence on coal job preferences from India

B. Blankenship; M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen; V. Nandan 

Energy Policy. 2022. Vol. 165, p. 112910. DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112910.

How to Target LPG Subsidies in India: Step 2. Evaluating policy options in Jharkhand

S. Sharma; T. Moerenhout; M. Aklin; K. Bajaj 

2021-05

Does Central Bank Independence Increase Inequality?

M. Aklin; A. Kern; M. Negre 

2021

The Side Effects of Central Bank Independence

M. Aklin; A. Kern 

American Journal of Political Science. 2021. Vol. 65, num. 4, p. 971-987. DOI : 10.1111/ajps.12580.

Inequality in policy implementation: caste and electrification in rural India

M. Aklin; C-Y. Cheng; J. Urpelainen 

Journal of Public Policy. 2021. Vol. 41, num. 2, p. 331-359. DOI : 10.1017/S0143814X20000045.

Electrification and productive use among micro- and small-enterprises in rural North India

S. Pelz; M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

Energy Policy. 2021. Vol. 156, p. 112401. DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112401.

The great equalizer: Inequality in tribal energy access and policies to address it

M. Aklin; B. Blankenship; V. Nandan; J. Urpelainen 

Energy Research & Social Science. 2021. Vol. 79, p. 102132. DOI : 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102132.

The hedonic treadmill: Electricity access in India has increased, but so have expectations

M. Aklin; N. Chindarkar; J. Urpelainen; A. Jain; K. Ganesan 

Energy Policy. 2021. Vol. 156, p. 112391. DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112391.

The evolving role of solar-based lighting solutions in rural India: Global lessons for distributed renewables

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

Energy for Sustainable Development. 2021. Vol. 63, p. 113-118. DOI : 10.1016/j.esd.2021.05.009.

The off-grid catch-22: Effective institutions as a prerequisite for the global deployment of distributed renewable power

M. Aklin 

Energy Research & Social Science. 2021. Vol. 72, p. 101830. DOI : 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101830.

Do high electricity bills undermine public support for renewables? Evidence from the European Union

M. Aklin 

Energy Policy. 2021. Vol. 156, p. 112400. DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112400.

Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien: les bienfaits de la loi sur le CO2 compensent ses carences

M. Aklin 

2020-10-19.

How to Target Residential Electricity Subsidies in India: Step 2. Evaluating policy options in the State of Jharkhand

S. Sharma; T. Moerenhout; M. Aklin 

2020-09

Trials and tribulations: Lost energy access gains in rural India

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

Energy for Sustainable Development. 2020. Vol. 55, p. 190-200. DOI : 10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.002.

The European Union Emissions Trading System reduced CO 2 emissions despite low prices

P. Bayer; M. Aklin 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2020. Vol. 117, num. 16, p. 8804-8812. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1918128117.

Prisoners of the Wrong Dilemma: Why Distributive Conflict, Not Collective Action, Characterizes the Politics of Climate Change

M. Aklin; M. Mildenberger 

Global Environmental Politics. 2020. Vol. 20, num. 4, p. 4-27. DOI : 10.1162/glep_a_00578.

Global Progress in Electrification

M. Aklin 

2019-02

Moral Hazard and Financial Crises: Evidence from American Troop Deployments

M. Aklin; A. Kern 

International Studies Quarterly. 2019. Vol. 63, num. 1, p. 15-29. DOI : 10.1093/isq/sqy047.

Evidence of gender inequality in energy use from a mixed-methods study in India

M. Rosenberg; D. E. Armanios; M. Aklin; P. Jaramillo 

Nature Sustainability. 2019. Vol. 3, num. 2, p. 110-118. DOI : 10.1038/s41893-019-0447-3.

How India’s impressive electrification compares with South Asian nations

M. Aklin 

2018-09-13.

Six Nuclear Reactors Worth of Off-Grid Renewable Energy Deployed in Last 10 Years – But Sub-Saharan Africa Lagging

M. Aklin 

2018-11-20.

Middle-Income Countries Big Winner from Off-Grid Energy. Who’s Next?

M. Aklin 

2018-11-22.

International Relations Theories and Climate Change Politics

M. Aklin 

Global climate policy : actors, concepts, and enduring challenges; Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2018.

Renewables: the politics of a global energy transition

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2018.

Escaping the energy poverty trap: when and how governments power the lives of the poor

 

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2018.

Economics of household technology adoption in developing countries: Evidence from solar technology adoption in rural India

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Energy Economics. 2018. Vol. 72, p. 35-46. DOI : 10.1016/j.eneco.2018.02.011.

Geography, community, household: Adoption of distributed solar power across India

M. Aklin; C-y. Cheng; J. Urpelainen 

Energy for Sustainable Development. 2018. Vol. 42, p. 54-63. DOI : 10.1016/j.esd.2017.09.010.

Social acceptance of new energy technology in developing countries: A framing experiment in rural India

M. Aklin; C-Y. Cheng; J. Urpelainen 

Energy Policy. 2018. Vol. 113, p. 466-477. DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.10.059.

A global analysis of progress in household electrification

M. Aklin; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Energy Policy. 2018. Vol. 122, p. 421-428. DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.018.

How robust is the renewable energy industry to political shocks? Evidence from the 2016 U.S. elections

M. Aklin 

Business and Politics. 2018. Vol. 20, num. 4, p. 523-552. DOI : 10.1017/bap.2018.15.

Off-grid solar power and the future of rural electrification in India

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

2017-07-17.

Off-grid power not a silver bullet for rural India

M. Aklin 

2017-08-16.

Small off-Grid solar systems displace kerosene, but evidence for social and economic impact remain weak

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

2017-01

Does basic energy access generate socioeconomic benefits? A field experiment with off-grid solar power in India

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. P. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Science Advances. 2017. Vol. 3, num. 5. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.1602153.

Factors affecting household satisfaction with electricity supply in rural India

M. Aklin; C-y. Cheng; J. Urpelainen; K. Ganesan; A. Jain 

Nature Energy. 2016. Vol. 1, num. 11. DOI : 10.1038/nenergy.2016.170.

Re-exploring the Trade and Environment Nexus Through the Diffusion of Pollution

M. Aklin 

Environmental and Resource Economics. 2016. Vol. 64, num. 4, p. 663-682. DOI : 10.1007/s10640-015-9893-1.

Can solar micro-grids deliver basic electricity access in Indian villages?

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

2015-04-17.

Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity : Survey of States

A. Jain; S. Ray; K. Ganesan; M. Aklin; C-Y. Cheng et al. 

2015

Domestic Politics of Trade Policy

M. Aklin; E. Arias; E. Deniz; B. Peter Rosendorff 

Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2015.

Quantifying slum electrification in India and explaining local variation

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Energy. 2015. Vol. 80, p. 203-212. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2014.11.063.

The political economy of energy access: Survey evidence from India on state intervention and public opinion

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Energy Research & Social Science. 2015. Vol. 10, p. 250-258. DOI : 10.1016/j.erss.2015.07.006.

How (not) to talk about climate change

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

2014-05-22.

La Suisse doit reprendre l’initiative en Europe avec une politique énergétique proactive

M. Aklin 

2014-10-30.

Perceptions of scientific dissent undermine public support for environmental policy

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

Environmental Science & Policy. 2014. Vol. 38, p. 173-177. DOI : 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.10.006.

Who blames corruption for the poor enforcement of environmental laws? Survey evidence from Brazil

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. P. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies. 2014. Vol. 16, num. 3, p. 241-262. DOI : 10.1007/s10018-014-0076-z.

The Global Spread of Environmental Ministries: Domestic-International Interactions

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

International Studies Quarterly. 2014. Vol. 58, num. 4, p. 764-780. DOI : 10.1111/isqu.12119.

Information and energy policy preferences: a survey experiment on public opinion about electricity pricing reform in rural India

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. P. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Economics of Governance. 2014. Vol. 15, num. 4, p. 305-327. DOI : 10.1007/s10101-014-0146-5.

Debating clean energy: Frames, counter frames, and audiences

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

Global Environmental Change. 2013. Vol. 23, num. 5, p. 1225-1232. DOI : 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.03.007.

Understanding environmental policy preferences: New evidence from Brazil

M. Aklin; P. Bayer; S. Harish; J. Urpelainen 

Ecological Economics. 2013. Vol. 94, p. 28-36. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.05.012.

Political Competition, Path Dependence, and the Strategy of Sustainable Energy Transitions

M. Aklin; J. Urpelainen 

American Journal of Political Science. 2013. Vol. 57, num. 3, p. 643-658. DOI : 10.1111/ajps.12002.