Arik Levinson

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Arik Levinson is a Professor of Economics at Georgetown University. He is known for his research in the fields of energy economics and environmental economics. [1] [2] [3] He was Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Climate and Energy Economics [4] in the Biden administration from 2022 to 2024, and a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration from 2010 to 2011. [4]

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Education

Levinson received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1986 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1993. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Plumer, Brad (2015-02-08). "US factories are polluting way less — but it's not because of offshoring". Vox. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  2. Bailey, Ronald (2017-01-27). "Energy Efficiency Mandates Are Worse for Poor Americans Than Energy Taxes". Reason. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  3. Engshuber, Laura (2010-10-05). "Econ. Professor Appointed To White House Position". The Hoya. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Arik Levinson Vita" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  5. Levinson, Arik (1993). Studies in the economics of local environmental regulation (Ph.D. thesis). Columbia University.