Professor Yates’ research expertise is in the area of environmental economics. He has studied the design of pollution permit markets, the environmental impact of electric vehicles, and pollution emissions from the electric power industry.  He has published articles in a variety of economics journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences, Journal of Public Economics,  and American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.  He has served as co-editor for the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management of the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.