Jeffrey A. Jacobs Distinguished Professor
Economic Analysis & Policy | Energy Institute | Sustainability
Leading expert on energy economics
About
Lucas Davis is the Jeffrey A. Jacobs Distinguished Professor at Berkeley Haas. His research focuses on energy and environmental markets, and, in particular, on electricity and natural gas regulation, pricing in competitive and non-competitive markets, and the economic and business impacts of environmental policy. He serves as co-editor of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Prior to moving to UC Berkeley in 2009, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan.
Expertise and Research Interests
- Energy and Environmental Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
- Public Finance
At Haas since 2009
2016 – present, Jeffrey A. Jacobs Distinguished Professor, Haas School of Business
2009 – present, Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute at Haas
2012 – 2016, Associate Professor, Haas School of Business
2009 – 2012, Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business
2008 – 2009, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, MIT
2005 – 2009, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan
- Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
- Co-Editor, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
- Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching, Full-Time MBA Program, 2023
- Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching, Executive MBA Program, 2020
- Heat Pumps Thriving, Energy Central, 10/24/2026
- Heat pumps that fit in your window, The Wall Street Journal, 10/23/2026
- Trying to curb soaring fuel costs, Trump finds his hands mostly tied, The Christian Science Monitor, 10/12/2026
- Heat pumps have so far withstood the death of federal tax credits, Canary Media, 10/08/2026
- Diesel’s Record Run Sidelines Truckers and Hits Voters’ Wallets, Bloomberg News, 09/29/2026
- Why More Homes Are Switching From Gas to Heat Pumps, Oilprice.com, 09/11/2026
- Why More Homes Are Switching From Gas to Heat Pumps, Oilprice.com, 09/11/2026
- Al Gore Was Right, The Revelator, 09/08/2026
- The Heat Pump Cliff That Wasn’t, The NEWS (ACHR), 09/04/2026
- Eastern Montana shatters heat records, Montana Free Press, 07/16/2026
- Why heat pumps are still so hot in the US, MIT Technology Review, 07/16/2026
- Many Europeans Without Air Conditioning Amid Record Heatwave, KCBS Radio, 07/01/2026
- Cost or comfort? What is the best AC temp during the heat wave, USA Today, 06/30/2026
- Data centers driving US clean energy growth while still threatening climate, The Guardian, 06/18/2026
- How Kairos Power’s Albuquerque facility is anchoring its bid to remake nuclear power, Albuquerque Journal, 04/25/2026
- Energy and Environmental Markets, Full-time MBA Program
- Energy and Environmental Markets, Evening & Weekend MBA Program