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Linda Cohen

Linda R. Cohen (MA, UC Berkeley; PhD, Caltech) is Professor of Economics and Law at the University of California at Irvine. Professor Cohen’s research lies at the intersection of economics, law and political economy. She has published extensively on the economics of energy policy and innovation policy. Her current work focuses on the relationship between regulatory policy and innovation policy in addressing climate change and on the feasibility and effectiveness of alternative innovation policies in the absence of strong markets. Her specific work in transportation has focused on the relationship between diesel taxes and road freight externalities on the infrastructure and the environment.