Education
Boston College, Ph.D. in economics; Fairfield University, B.A. in economics |
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Biography
Dr. Mark Sarro specializes in the financial and strategic aspects of energy- and carbon-related risk analysis, investment, and business decisions. His climate change work includes project-specific financial modeling, modeling markets for conventional and renewable energy, analyzing climate policy, and advising on the availability and pricing of emissions allowances and offsets.
In addition to energy and carbon markets, his practice includes the practical application of financial economics to business transactions, commercial damages, financial markets, securities, tax shelters, and valuation. He has deep expertise in designing quantitative models and managing advisory assignments and complex litigation with multiple experts, and he has also submitted expert testimony.
Dr. Sarro began his consulting career as an associate with The Brattle Group. He rejoined the firm from Watermark Economics, a consultancy he co-founded that specializes in international and regional climate economics and policy. He previously worked at the economic consulting firm LECG and at Point Carbon, a leading provider of news and analysis on global power markets.
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Selected Publications
- "Massachusetts’ New (and Improved?) Child Support Guidelines: An Economic Perspective,"
by Mark Sarro, Family Mediation Quarterly , Winter 2009.
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"Whacking the Mac: Why we should be sceptical about negative-cost carbon abatement,"
by Mark Sarro and Jürgen Weiss, Watermark Economics LLC, reprinted by permission, August 2009.
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"Waxman-Markey Unintended Consequences of the Auction Reserve Price,"
by Jürgen Weiss and Mark Sarro, Watermark Economics LLC, reprinted by permission, June 2009.
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"Waxman-Markey Math: What are the numbers and what might they mean?,"
by Jürgen Weiss and Mark Sarro, Watermark Economics LLC, reprinted by permission, May 2009.
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"The Current Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft: Trouble for RGGI and US Cap-and-Trade?,"
by Jürgen Weiss and Mark Sarro, Watermark Economics LLC, reprinted by permission, April 2009.
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"Allocation of allowances would likely make cutting GHG emissions more costly,"
by Mark Sarro and Jürgen Weiss, Watermark Economics, LLC, April 2009.
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"Carbon Cap and Trade versus Tax: Getting beyond the basics,"
by Mark Sarro and Jürgen Weiss, Watermark Economics, LLC, April 2009.
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"What to Expect, and What Not to Expect, from Carbon Risk Disclosure,"
by Mark Sarro and Jürgen Weiss, Watermark Economics LLC, reprinted by permission, April 2009.
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"Freely-allocating GHG allowances: Reducing carbon market efficiency and creating windfall profits,"
by Jürgen Weiss and Mark Sarro, Watermark Economics LLC, reprinted by permission, April 2009.
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"A Serious Flaw in the Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft,"
by Mark Sarro, Jürgen Weiss, Peter Cramton, and Steven Stoft, Watermark Economics, LLC, April 2009.
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"Whack the MAC: Why we should be skeptical about negative-cost carbon abatement and how to unlock the potential of conservation investments,"
by Mark Sarro and Jürgen Weiss, Watermark Economics, LLC, February 2009.
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"Modeling & Forecasting Carbon Prices,"
by Mark Sarro and Jürgen Weiss, Watermark Economics, LLC, November 2008.
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"Understanding the New MA Child Support Guidelines,"
by Mark Sarro, CLE faculty, Massachusetts Bar Association / Boston Bar Association, November 2008 - May 2009.
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"Child Support Guidelines: Guidelines: Understanding the Inputs Understanding the Inputs and their Implications,"
by Mark Sarro, Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines Task Force, March 2007.
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"Economic Considerations on HB 1580,"
by Mark Sarro, Hampshire Senate Ways and Means Committee, March 2006.
- "Fixing NH’s child support formula is good economics,"
by Mark Sarro, New Hampshire Union Leader, March 2006.
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"A Case Study in Financial Statements,"
by Mark Sarro, November 2002 / August 2005.
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"New Economy Litigation: Claims to Intellectual Property and Human Capital in a Global Institutional Environment Changing at the Speed of Thought,"
by Mark Sarro, Kenneth D. Gartrell, and Jürgen Weiss, International Society of New Institutional Economics, September 2001.
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"No Free Lunch for NextWave,"
by Mark Sarro and Kenneth D. Gartrell, September 2001.
- "Become an Expert at Choosing Experts: Five Rules You Should Use in Healthcare Qui Tam Cases, Because Your Opponents Will,"
by Mark Sarro and Kenneth D. Gartrell, ABA Tips Newsletter – Law and Medicine, March 2001.
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"An Empirical Analysis of the Financial and Non-financial Determinants of Unmarried Birth and Welfare Participation,"
by Mark Sarro, August 2000.
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"Using Cost Variance Analysis to Estimate Damages from Unjust Enrichment,"
by Mark Sarro, October 1999.
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"The PCS C-Block Auction: An Introduction to the Making and Unmaking of Bad Bankruptcy,"
by Mark Sarro, March 1999.
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"Critical Evaluation and Empirical Estimation of the Parameters of the AFDC Program,"
by Mark Sarro, January 1998.
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"A Theoretical Model of Unmarried Birth and Welfare Participation,"
by Mark Sarro, June 1997.
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