Wei, Dan

Contact Information
Research Assistant Professor
Sol Price School of Public Policy
Phone: (213) 740-0034
Email: danwei@usc.edu

Education

• PhD, Geography, Pennsylvania State University

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Curriculum Vitae

Background
Dan Wei is a Research Assistant Professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on modeling of economic impacts of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigation policies, design of market-based GHG mitigation policy instruments, and economic impact analysis of business interruptions due to natural or man-made hazards. Her research has been published in journals such as The Energy Journal, Environment and Planning, International Regional Science Review, Climate Policy, and Energy Policy. Dr. Wei’s current projects include macroeconomic impact analysis of GHG mitigation policies of New York, capacity building of low-carbon development planning in provinces of China, and assessment of economic risks and benefits of U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Programs.

Dr. Wei worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in SPPD (now the USC Price School) from 2007 to 2010. She holds a B.E. degree in Engineering Physics and an MSc degree in Public Policy from Tsinghua University, and a Ph.D. in Geography from The Pennsylvania State University.

Description of Research
Research Specialties
Economic impact of greenhouse gas, mitigation policies, economic impact of business interruptions

Selected Publications

• Rose, A., Prager, F., Chen, Z., Chatterjee, S., Wei, D., Heawole, N., & Warren, E., Economic Consequences Analysis of Disasters - The E-Cat Software Tool; Springer; Forthcoming.

• Roberts, B., Rose, A., Heatwole, N., Wei, D., Avetisyan, M., Prager, F., Baschnagel, C., & Maya, I., Economic Impacts of Changes in Wait Times at U.S. Ports of Entry; in Abbas, A., Tambe, M., & Detlof, W. (Eds). Improving Homeland Securtiy Decisions. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press; Forthcoming, 2016.

• Nelson, H., Rose, A., Wei, D., Peterson, T., & Wennberg, J., Intergovernmental Climate Change Mitigation Policy: Theory and Outcomes; Journal of Public Policy, 35(01): 97 - 136. DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X14000117, Published online: 12 May 2014; 2015.

• Roberts, B., Rose, A., Heatwole, N., Avetisyan, M., Wei, D., Chan, O., & Maya, I., The Impact on the U.S. Economy of Changes in Wait Times at Ports of Entry; Transport Policy, 35(2): 162-75. [DHS/CBP] 2; 2014.

• Rose, A., & Wei, D., Macroeconomic Impacts of the California Global Warming Solutions Act on the Southern California Economy; Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 3(2): 101-118. (SCAG) ; 2014.

• Delaquil, P., Goldstein, G., Nelson, H., Peterson, T., Roe, S., Rose, A., Wei, D., & Wennberg, J., Developing and Assessing Economic, Energy and Climate Security and Investment Integration Options for the U.S.; Low Carbon Economy 5. (CCS) ; 2014.

• Wei, D., & Rose, A., Macroeconomic Impacts of the California Global Warming Solutions Act on the Southern California Economy; Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 3(2) ; 2014.

• Rose, A. & Wei, D., Estimating the Economic Consequences of a Port Shutdown: The Special Role of Resilience; Economic Systems Research ; 2013. (UCSG).

• Rose, A., & Wei, D., Distributional Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading: Alternative Allocation and Recycling Strategies in California; Contemporary Economic Policy 30(4), 603-617. (Next 10).; 2012.

• Rose, A., Wei, D., & Wein, A., Economic Impacts of the ShakeOut Scenario; Earthquake Spectra; 2011.

• Rose, A., Wei, D., & Prager, F., Aggregate and Distributional Impacts of AB32 on the California Economy: Alternative Allocation Strategies for Cap and Trade; Report to Next 10; 2010.

• Peterson, T., Wennberg, J., Rose, A., & Wei, D., Impacts of Comprehensive Climate and Energy Policy Options on the U.S. Economy; Energy Policy Report Johns Hopkins ; 2010.

• Miller, S., Wei, D., & Rose, A., The Macroeconomic Impact of the Wisconsin Clean Energy Jobs Act on the State’s Economy; Report to Wisconsin Public Service Commission; 2010.

• Miller, S., Wei, D., & Rose, A., The Macroeconomic Impact of the Michigan Climate Action Council Climate Action Plan on the State’s Economy; Report to Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; 2010.

• Rose, A., & Wei, D., Macroeconomic Impacts of the Florida Energy and Climate Change Action Plan; Climate Policy , 12(1), 50-69; 2010.

• Wei, D., Regional Classification to Enhance Equity and Efficiency in Energy Policy: The Case of Energy Conservation In China; Environment and Planning, A 42(1),153-168; 2010.

• Rose, A., Oladosu, O., Muehlenbeck, T., Wei, D., & Barrett, A. W., Economic Consequences of a Ban on Rail Shipments of Chlorine in the U.S. As A Response to Terrorist Threat; Final Report to U.S. Department of Homeland Security; 2010.