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Nicholas Muller is the Lester and Judith Lave Professor of Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy and works at the intersection of environmental policy and economics. His interdisciplinary research projects focus on estimating individual discount rates and risk preferences using historical pricing data, comparing air pollution and climate damages from electric vehicles to conventional vehicles, estimating air pollution damage from energy production, measuring the impact of transporting freight in the United State on air pollution and climate, and analyzing the inequality in market and augmented measures of income. He teaches microeconomics and environmental and natural resource economics and has published papers in the American Economic Review, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.

Office
4215 Tepper Quad
Phone
412.268.8121
Email
nzm@andrew.cmu.edu
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Nicholas Muller

Valuation of Damage from Air Pollution and Green House Gases

Education

2007 Ph.D., Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Yale University

2002 MPA, Environmental Policy & Public Financial Administration, Indiana University

1996 BS, Public Policy, Planning, and Management, University of Oregon

Media mentions


Phys.org

Muller and Dennin quoted on fire smoke health risks

EPP’s Nicholas Muller and EPP Ph.D. student Luke Dennin were quoted in Phys.org on health risks associated with fire smoke.

Bloomberg Law

Muller quoted on lax air emission regulation

EPP’s Nicholas Muller was quoted in Bloomberg Law on the Trump administration’s pushback against the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.

Engineering and Public Policy

Building an equitable, inclusive and prosperous future

A commitment to the pursuit of economic justice, and thereby to a sustainable future, is reflected in Carnegie Mellon University’s research, education and practice. From the classroom to the community, CMU’s students, faculty and staff are partnering to help economies thrive while fostering a healthy environment.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Muller quoted on the economic and health effects of air quality standard changes

EPP’s Nick Muller spoke with The Pittsburgh Post Gazette about the effects of the EPA changing the standards for acceptable air pollution levels.

Engineering and Public Policy

Muller awarded BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania grant

BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania has awarded the Tepper School a grant to support students investigating the intersection of sustainability and business, and these students will be mentored by Nick Muller.

Muller wins BNY Mellon Foundation grant for Tepper sustainability students

EPP’s Nicholas Muller was awarded a BNY Mellon Foundation grant that will allow students to pursue an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability and business.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Muller speaks on corporate climate requirements

EPP’s Nick Muller comments on climate requirements for companies.

Engineering and Public Policy

Carnegie Mellon professor launches ESG index

Nicholas Muller created the ESG Index to serve as a credible, reliable source for accurate  data on national trends in monetary pollution damage.

The Hill

Muller quoted on pollution and racial gaps

EPP’s Nick Muller was quoted by The Hill on how pollution disproportionately affects certain racial and ethnic groups, especially older Black and Hispanic individuals.

Engineering and Public Policy

Air quality–related health damages of food

A new research paper from Nina Domingo and collaborators at University of Minnesota, with collaboration from EPP co-authors Peter Adams, Nick Muller, Spyros Pandis, Allen Robinson, Peter Tschofen and others, that was recently featured in The Washington Post, shows how food production negatively impacts human health by increasing atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and identifies ways to reduce these negative impacts of agriculture. 

CNBC

Muller quoted on air quality

EPP’s Nicolas Muller was quoted by CNBC on measuring unhealthy air quality in the United States.

Engineering and Public Policy

New publication from Adams, Muller, Robinson, and Sergi

In their recently published paper, Optimizing Emissions Reductions from the U.S. Power Sector for Climate and Health Benefits, EPP alum Brian Sergi, along with EPP professors Peter Adams, Nick Muller, Allen Robinson, and former EPP professor Inês Azevedo, find that climate policy that incorporates health objectives can result in substantial additional benefits by prioritizing emissions reductions in places where health damages are greatest.