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Virginia McConnell is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future. Her research focuses on the effects of pricing and regulatory policies on environmental and economic outcomes, primarily in the areas of transportation and land use. McConnell is also a professor of economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and has recently served on a number of National Research Council Panels, including the Committees on Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels and the Fuel Economy of Light Duty Vehicles.

Posts by Virginia D. McConnell:

• Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review: Credit Trading and Flexibility under the New Rules
• Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review: Will the Footprint-Based CAFE Standard Work as Expected?
• Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review: The Fuel Efficiency Gap
• Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review
• Subsidies for EVs: Good Policy or an Unnecessary Handout?
• Consumer Subsidies Are Not the Only Subsidies for EVs
• Can Electric Vehicles Compete on Price?
• Electric Vehicles: Hot New Technology, or Bust?
• Electric Vehicles: Myths, Reality, and Policy
• The New CAFE Standards: Are They Enough on Their Own?