Victoria Godwin
Ph.D. Student
Overview
Victoria Godwin is a PhD candidate in the School of Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in Applied Microeconomics with an emphasis on environmental economics and climate policy. Her research is centered on renewable energy and the environmental effects of policies, including Daylight Saving Time adjustments and regulatory constraints imposed by Homeowner's Associations. Victoria's skills include collecting, cleaning, and analyzing large datasets using advanced econometric techniques such as synthetic difference-in-differences estimation and leveraging natural experiments to provide policy-relevant results. Her work aims to provide economic insights to real-world policy questions and to support sustainable and effective environmental regulations.
- M.S. in Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology (2021)
- B.B.A in Business Economics, Georgia State University (2019)
- B.B.A in Actuarial Science, Georgia State University (2019)
Distinctions:
- Presidential Fellow (2021-2025)
- Graduate Teaching Fellow (2024-Present)
- Third Year Paper Award (2024)
- Tech to Teaching Certification (2023)
- Applied Microeconomics
- Energy Economics
- Environmental Economics
- ECON-2250: Statistics for Economists
Interests
Courses
- ECON-2250: Statistics for Economists
Publications
Journal Articles
- Wind Intermittency and Supply-Demand Imbalance: Evidence from U.S. Regional Power Markets
In: The Energy Journal [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2025
Wind is a prominent source of clean electricity but is highly variable due to random changes in wind speeds. Intermittent generation is problematic because electricity supply must match demand at all times with little margin for error. Imbalances are costly, and system operators must respond to them instantaneously. We investigate the relationship between wind intermittency and supply-demand imbalances in electricity systems, using data from major regional power markets in the United States. Results show greater variation in wind generation leads to robust, statistically significant increases in electricity system imbalance. We conduct a cost calculation using a particular kind of ancillary services cost and discuss implications for system operators and renewable energy policies.