Luciano I de Castro

Luciano I de Castro

Environmental and Energy Economics

I am also interested in aspects of market design for energy, specially electricity. I have published articles on this topic in important field journals, such as Energy Economics, The Electrity Journal, The Energy Journal and Energy Forum.

 

Publications on Environmental and Energy Economics

The Future of Price Formation of Electricity in Brazil (in
Portuguese), Revista Contemporânea de Economia (UFRJ-Brazil), v. 27, forthcoming.

“Forget the Government: Promoting Renewables with Voluntary Action”, Energy Forum, 2019

“A structural model to evaluate the transition from self-commitment to centralized unit commitment”, Energy Economics, 2018

“The Economics of the Smart Grid Technological Innovation”, in Handbook of Energy Politics (Ch. 16), 2018.

“Transition to Centralized Unit Commitment: An Econometric Analysis of Colombia’s Experience,” The Energy Journal, 2016

“Electricity supply auctions: Understanding the consequences of the product definition,” International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2015

“Paying for the Smart Grid,” Energy Economics, 2013

“Prediction Markets To Forecast Electricity Demand,” Proceedings of IEEE, 2012

“The Economics of the Smart Grid,” Proceedings of IEEE, 2011

“Response to Cavichi and Lemon: Our Analysis was Thorough” The Electricity Journal, 2009

“Product Definition for Future Electricity Supply Auctions: The 2006 Illinois Experience,” The Electricity Journal, 2008

 

 

Working Papers

How to Deal with Exchange Rate Risk in Infrastructure and Other Long-Lived Projects

Electricity Market Design (in preparation)

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