C. William Swank Program ↗
Gabriel E. Lade

Gabriel E. Lade

Associate Professor · C. William Swank Chair in Rural–Urban Policy

The Ohio State University

Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

JAERE Editorial Council · U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (Economic Analysis Committee & CCL6 Subcommittee)

Email · Google Scholar · GitHub · CV ↓
C. William Swank Program in Rural–Urban Policy ↗ Research, interactive data tools, and outreach on Ohio’s rural–urban policy issues.

Working papers

Forecasting Credit Supply Demand Balance for the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Program.
Bushnell, J., G. Lade, A. Smith, J. Witcover, and W. Xiao.
Energy Institute at Haas Working Paper 340.

Published papers

Size-Based Regulation and Water Quality: Evidence from the Iowa Hog Industry.
Chen, C.T., G. Lade, J. Crespi, and D. Keiser.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2026[Ungated][Code]
Quantifying Threshold Manipulation in the Presence of Rounding: The Case of Lead Monitoring in U.S. Drinking Water.
Andarge, T., D. Ghanem, D. Keiser, and G. Lade.
American Economic Review: Insights. 2025[Ungated]
Biofuels: Past, Present, and Future.
Lade, G., and A. Smith.
Annual Review of Resource Economics. 2025
Geographical Indications and Welfare: Evidence from the US Wine Market.
Chandra, R., G. Moschini, and G. Lade.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2025[Ungated]
Improving Private Well Testing Programs: Experimental Evidence from Iowa.
Lade, G., J. Comito, J. Benning, C. Kling, and D. Keiser.
Environmental Science and Technology. 2024[Code]
Economic Effects of Environmental Crises: Evidence from Flint, Michigan.
Christensen, P., D. Keiser, and G. Lade.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 2023[Ungated]
Residential Water Conservation During Drought: Experimental Evidence from Three Behavioral Interventions.
Jessoe, K., G. Lade, F. Loge, and E. Spang.
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2021
The Design of Renewable Fuel Policies and Cost Containment Mechanisms.
Lade, G., and C.-Y.C. Lin Lawell.
Environmental and Resource Economics. 2021[Ungated]
Hurricanes and Gasoline Price Gouging.
Beatty, T., G. Lade, and J. Shimshack.
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 2021[Ungated][Code]
Spillovers from Behavioral Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Water and Energy Use.
Jessoe, K., G. Lade, F. Loge, and E. Spang.
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 2021[Ungated]
Costs of Inefficient Regulation: Evidence from the Bakken.
Lade, G., and I. Rudik.
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2020[Ungated]
Fuel Subsidy Pass-Through and Market Structure: Evidence from the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Lade, G., and J. Bushnell.
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 2019[Ungated][Code]
Air Pollution and Visitation at U.S. National Parks.
Keiser, D., G. Lade, and I. Rudik.
Science Advances. 2018[Code]
Policy Shocks and Market-Based Regulations: Evidence from the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Lade, G., C.-Y.C. Lin Lawell, and A. Smith.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018[Ungated][Code]
Designing Climate Policy: Lessons from the Renewable Fuel Standard and the Blend Wall.
Lade, G., C.-Y.C. Lin Lawell, and A. Smith.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018[Ungated]
A Review of Low Carbon Fuel Policies: Principles, Program Status, and Future Directions.
Yeh, S., J. Witcover, G. Lade, and D. Sperling.
Energy Policy. 2016
The Design and Economics of Low Carbon Fuel Standards.
Lade, G., and C.-Y.C. Lin Lawell.
Research in Transportation Economics. 2015[Ungated]

Teaching

ECON 361: Intermediate Microeconomics (Macalester)

ECON 405: Industrial Organization (Macalester)

ECON 642: Agricultural Economics II (Iowa State)

Testimony

Background on Renewable Identification Numbers under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment. July 25, 2018[Video]

Presentations

Ohio’s Historic Property Tax Reforms: An Economist’s Perspective.
Farm Office Live! webinar. February 2026
The Economics of RINs and U.S. Ethanol Demand.
11th Annual Biofuels Science and Sustainability Tour. Fall 2019
The Simple Economics of RINs and RFS Reform.
10th Annual Biofuels Science and Sustainability Tour. Fall 2018
RINs: An Economic Perspective.
National Ethanol Conference. February 2018

Other writings (non-peer reviewed)

For current policy writing — newsletter essays, Policy Facts, and op-eds on Ohio rural–urban issues — see the Swank Program outreach page.

Reaching and Improving Iowa’s Private Wells.
Iowa Environmental Council Blog. November 2024
Millions of People Across the US Use Well Water, but Very Few Test It Often Enough to Make Sure It’s Safe.
The Conversation. October 2024
The Iowa Rural Drinking Water Survey: Water Quality Perceptions and Avoidance Behaviors Among Rural Iowa Households.
Lade, G., D. Keiser, J. Comito, J. Benning, and C. Kling.
CARD, Iowa State University.[Press Release]
The Minnesota Clean Cars Rule Isn’t Nearly Enough.
Lade, G., and S. West.
MinnPost. August 2021
E15 Demand and Small Refinery Waivers: A Battle over Long-Run Market Share.
CARD Agricultural Policy Review. Fall 2019
Ozone Pollution in U.S. National Parks Is Nearly the Same as in Large Cities.
Keiser, D., G. Lade, and I. Rudik.
The Conversation. July 2018
The Costs and Benefits of Nutrient Reduction Programs.
Tang, C., Y.H. Shr, G. Lade, D. Keiser, and C. Kling.
CARD Agricultural Policy Review. Fall 2018
Environmental Regulation of Hog Feeding Operations.
Chen, C.T., and G. Lade.
CARD Agricultural Policy Review. Spring 2018
E15 and E85 Demand Under RIN Price Caps and an RVP Waiver.
Lade, G., S. Pouliot, and B. Babcock.
CARD Policy Brief 18-PB 21. 2018
Economic Benefits of Nitrogen Reductions in Iowa.
Tang, C., G. Lade, D. Keiser, C. Kling, Y. Ji, and Y.H. Shr.
CARD Report. February 2018
Efficient Environmental Regulation in the Unconventional Oil Industry.
Lade, G., and I. Rudik.
CARD Agricultural Policy Review. Fall 2017
Impact on Merchant Refiners and Blenders from Changing the RFS Point of Obligation.
Babcock, B., G. Lade, and S. Pouliot.
CARD Policy Brief 16-PB 20. 2016
Fuel Price Impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Lade, G., and J. Bushnell.
CARD Agricultural Policy Review. Fall 2016
Ex-Post Costs and RIN Prices Under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Lade, G., C.-Y.C. Lin Lawell, and A. Smith.
Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 15-22. 2015
Controlling Compliance Costs for California’s LCFS with a Price Ceiling.
Lade, G., and C.-Y.C. Lin.
UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy Policy Brief. 2014
A Report on the Economics of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Cost Containment Mechanisms.
Lade, G., and C.-Y.C. Lin.
Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-13-23. 2013

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