Gilbert E Metcalf

Gilbert E. Metcalf is a Visiting Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is the John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service and Professor of Economics Emeritus at Tufts University. In addition, he is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a University Fellow at Resources For The Future. Metcalf's primary research area is applied public finance with particular interests in taxation, energy, and environmental economics. His current research focuses on policy evaluation and design in the area of energy and climate change. He has frequently testified before Congress, served on expert panels for the National Academies of Sciences and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and served as a consultant to numerous other organizations. During 2011 and 2012, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy at the U.S. Department of Treasury where he was the founding U.S. Board Member for the UN based Green Climate Fund. He has published extensively in academic journals and books on various topics including energy and tax policy. Metcalf received a BA in mathematics from Amherst College, an MS in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a PhD in economics from Harvard University.

Gilbert E. Metcalf is a Professor of Economics Emeritus at Tufts University, specializing in energy and climate policy. His research focuses on the design and distributional impacts of carbon taxes, energy conservation investment, and the macroeconomic effects of environmental policies. Metcalf's work examines how tax policies influence energy efficiency, consumer behavior, and greenhouse gas emissions. He has explored the incidence of carbon taxes, the role of energy intensity, and the effectiveness of green tax reforms. His publications analyze the economic implications of climate policies and their impact on households and markets.