Nikolai Cook

The main focus of my research is applied micro to the field of environmental economics. Specifically, the effects of a changing climate and pollution levels on economic productivity and our available adaptations. My focus is on the effects of the environment in the Canadian context. I am also active in research transparency, which is the study of how academic research is conducted and the implications of researchers’ decisions. My research has been published in leading economics journals including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

I am willing to supervise graduate students in the areas of environmental economics, education economics, research transparency, and experimental economics. Please contact me for more information.

• Abel Brodeur, Nikolai Cook, and Taylor Wright “On the Effects of COVID-19 Safer-at-Home Policies on Social Distancing, Car Crashes and Pollution.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. (2021)
• Abel Brodeur, Nikolai Cook, and Anthony Heyes “Methods Matter: p-Hacking and Publication Bias in Causal Analysis in Economics.” American Economic Review. (2020)
• Nikolai Cook and Anthony Heyes “Brain Freeze: Outdoor Cold and Indoor Cognitive Productivity.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. (2020)
• Abel Brodeur, Nikolai Cook, and Anthony Heyes “A Proposed Specification Check for p-Hacking.” AEA Papers & Proceedings. (2020)