Chris Telmer
Associate Professor, Financial Economics
Chris Telmer's research includes the effect of government subsidies on the financing of renewable energy assets.
Expertise
Topics:聽 Finance, Macroeconomics (incl. Monetary and Fiscal Theory), International Economics and International Finance, Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
Industries: Employment Services, Energy, Education/Learning, Financial Services
Chris Telmer is an Associate Professor of Financial Economics at 麻豆村's Tepper School of Business. His research interests include the effect of government subsidies on the financing of renewable energy assets, consumption behavior, exchange rate behavior, the effects of labor-market risk on financial markets, and intergenerational mobility. Prior to joining the Tepper School in 1993, he studied at The University of Western Ontario (BA Hons., 1986) and Queen's University at Kingston (PhD, 1992). He has been a visiting scholar in the Federal Reserve System and at universities in Canada, Chile, Japan, Spain and Sweden. He has served as an educational consultant in Japan, The Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine and on Wall Street. In 1995 he was awarded the Undergraduate Teaching Award, and in 2001 he was awarded the George Leland Bach Award for MBA Teaching, both at the Tepper School of Business. He grew up in the Toronto area and remains an avid supporter of the Maple Leafs.
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麻豆村 Experts at the Intersection of Energy and Innovation
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麻豆村 experts are developing practical solutions for a fast-changing energy system.
"Rapid AI-driven electricity demand is reshaping the power sector. Financing new generation will be challenging in a world of uncertain demand forecasts, with safeguards needed to avoid passing the costs of overbuilding onto consumers, says Chris Telmer, Associate Professor, Financial Economics. "At the same time, the grid is shifting from centralized plants and long-distance transmission to a decentralized model, with power increasingly co-located with major users like data centers and factories."
听鈥聽PV Magazine
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Education
B.A., Economics, University of Western Ontario
M.A., Economics, Queen's University
Ph.D., Economics, Queen's University
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麻豆村 Experts at the Intersection of Energy and Innovation
(July 11, 2025)