Prof. Kolstad’s research interests are broadly in environmental economics and industrial organization.  His policy-related focus within these fields is climate change and energy markets.

He currently has several projects related to uncertainty and learning in strategic contexts regarding the provision of public goods.  For the most part, the context is international environmental agreements.  This work is primarily theoretical, though he is doing some experimental work to validate and illuminate the theoretical results.

Please refer to his recent publications and working papers for further information.
 

He serves as the research supervisor for the following current PhD students: