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Dr Antoine Dechezleprêtre
Associate Professorial Research Fellow
Antoine joined the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in October 2009.
Background
Antoine holds a PhD from Ecole des Mines de Paris, France. He was previously a Post Doctoral Researcher at the Grantham Research Institute.
Research interests
- Climate change policy and innovation;
- International diffusion of low-carbon/climate change mitigation technologies, in particular to emerging countries.
Prospective PhD students
Antoine’s research relates to the link between environmental policies and technological change. Antoine can supervise students with an interest in one of the following topics: innovation in clean technologies, international technology diffusion, environmental policy evaluation, competitiveness impacts of environmental policies, innovation policies and technology development. Prospective students need to have an interest in empirical analysis and hold a Master’s Degree in Economics, Statistics or a related discipline. Please email Antoine before submitting your application if you feel you share common interests.
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Do tax incentives for research increase firm innovation? An RD design for R&D
We present the first evidence showing causal impact of research and development (R&D) tax incentives on innovation outcomes. We exploit a change in the asset-based size thresholds for eligibility for … read more »
Environmental Policy and Directed Technological Change: Evidence from the European Carbon Market
This paper investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on technological change, exploiting installations level inclusion criteria to estimate the System’s causal impact on firms’ … read more »
Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry
Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between “dirty” (internal combustion engine) and “clean” (e.g., electric, … read more »
2015
Asymmetric industrial energy prices and international trade
This paper measures the response of bilateral trade flows to differences in industrial energy prices across countries. Using a rich panel dataset with 42 countries, 62 manufacturing sectors over 16 … read more »
Invention and diffusion of water supply and water efficiency technologies: insights from a global patent dataset
This paper identifies over 50,000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related to availability (supply) and conservation (demand) technologies. Patenting activity is … read more »
Searching for carbon leaks in multinational companies
This paper examines whether the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has led companies to shift the location of production, thereby creating carbon leakage. read more »
Asymmetric industrial energy prices and international trade
This paper measures the response of bilateral trade flows to differences in industrial energy prices across countries. Using a rich panel dataset with 42 countries, 62 manufacturing sectors over 16 … read more »
Invention and diffusion of water supply and water efficiency technologies: insights from a global patent dataset
This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related to availability (supply) and conservation (demand) technologies. read more »
Asymmetric industrial energy prices and international trade
This paper measures the response of bilateral trade flows to differences in industrial energy prices across countries. Using a panel for the period 1996-2011 including 42 countries, 62 sectors and … read more »
2014
Environmental regulation and the cross-border diffusion of new technology: Evidence from automobile patents
Examines the impact of environmental regulation on the international diffusion of new technology through the patent system read more »
Does foreign environmental policy influence domestic innovation? Evidence from the wind industry
Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Matthieu Glachan. Environmental and Resource Economics, July 2014, Volume 58, Issue 3, pp 391-413
Climate change policies and the UK business sector: Overview, impacts & suggestions for reform
Presentation given at the 2014 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economics in Istanbul on 1st July.
2013
Who will win the green race? In search of environmental competitiveness and innovation
Fankhauser, Samuel, Bowen, Alex, Calel, Raphael, Dechezlepretre, Antoine, Grover, David, Rydge, James and Sato, Misato (2013) Who will win the green race? In search of environmental competitiveness and innovation. Global … read more »
Knowledge spillovers from clean and dirty technologies: a patent citation analysis
How much should governments subsidize the development of new clean technologies? We use patent citation data to investigate the relative intensity of knowledge spillovers in clean … read more »
Does foreign environmental policy influence domestic innovation? Evidence from the wind industry
This paper analyses the relative influence of domestic and foreign demand-pull policies in wind power across OECD countries on the rate of innovation in this technology. We use annual … read more »
Fast-tracking “green” patent applications: an empirical analysis
This paper presents the first empirical analysis of programmes to fast-track ‘green’ patent applications in place in seven Intellectual Property offices around the world. We find … read more »
2012
Carbon taxes, path dependency and directed technical change: evidence from the auto industry
Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between “dirty” (internal combustion engine) … read more »
Who will win the green race? In search of environmental competitiveness and innovation
As the world considers greener forms of economic growth, countries and sectors are beginning to position themselves for the emerging green economy. This paper combines patent … read more »
Environmental policy and directed technological change: evidence from the European carbon market
This paper was updated in February 2013 This paper investigates the impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)on technological change. We exploit installations-level inclusion … read more »
What drives the international transfer of climate change mitigation technologies? Empirical evidence from patent data
Technology transfer plays a key role in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, we characterize the factors that promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies using detailed patent data from 96 countries for the period 1995–2007. read more »
Environmental regulation and the cross-border diffusion of new technology: evidence from automobile patents
This article examines the impact of environmental regulation within countries, as well as regulatory distance between countries on international technology transfer. read more »
2011
Invention and transfer of climate change–mitigation technologies: a global analysis
This article uses the European Patent Office Worldwide Patent Statistical Database to examine the geographic distribution and global diffusion of inventions in thirteen climate-mitigation technologies since 1978. read more »
Does foreign environmental policy influence domestic innovation? Evidence from the wind industry
This paper examines the relative influence of domestic and foreign renewable energy policies on innovation activity in wind power, using patent data from OECD countries from … read more »
2010
Invention and transfer of climate change mitigation technologies on a global scale: a study drawing on patent data
Our paper uses the EPO/OECD World Patent Statistical Database(PATSTAT) to provide a quantitative description of the geographic distribution of inventions in thirteen climate mitigation technologies since 1978 and their international diffusion on a global scale. read more »
2009
What drives the international transfer of climate change mitigation technologies? Empirical evidence from patent data
Using patent data from 66 countries for the 1990–2003 period, we characterise the factors that promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies on a global scale read more »
Invention and transfer of climate change mitigation technologies on a global scale: A study drawing on patent data. Report for AFD (French Development Agency)
Accelerating the development of less GHG intensive technologies and promoting their global diffusion—in particular in fast-growing emerging economies—is imperative in achieving the transition to a low-carbon economy. read more »
Technology transfer by CDM projects: a comparison of Brazil, China, India and Mexico.
In a companion paper [Dechezleprêtre, A., Glachant, M., Ménière, Y., 2008. The Clean Development Mechanism and the international diffusion of technologies: An empirical study, Energy Policy 36, 1273–1283], we … read more »
2008
The Clean Development Mechanism and the international diffusion of technologies: an empirical study
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is expected to stimulate the North–South transfer of climate-friendly technologies. This paper provides an assessment of the technology transfers that take place through the CDM using a data set of 644 registered projects. read more »
Climate change policy, innovation and growth
New clean technologies are urgently required to meet long-term global climate goals. Simulating the development of these technologies has become worldwide policy priority. This policy brief uses the … read more »
2015
Fiscal and regulatory instruments for clean technology development in the European Union
This paper investigates whether the current level of public support for low-carbon technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. read more »
2014
The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness
Report shows that environmental regulations have only a a marginal impact on competiviveness and that the benefits often outweigh the costs read more »
Staying with the leaders: Europe's path to a successful low-carbon economy
Neuhoff, K., Acworth, W., Dechezleprêtre, A., Dröge, S., Sartor, O., Sato, M., Schleicher, S., and Schopp, A. 2014. Climate Strategies. Berlin, Germany and London, UK.
2013
Climate change policies and the UK business sector: overview, impacts and suggestions for reform
The UK has a complex system of energy taxes which affect the business sector. Overlaps between taxes mean that carbon prices are uneven across sectors and fuels, and … read more »
The position of the UK in the emerging green economy
GEPC, 2013. Download paper
Position of the Netherlands in the emerging green economy
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2013. Download paper
2010
Low-carbon innovation in the UK: evidence from patent data
UK policy makers increasingly see new technologies related to the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a potential source of income growth for the UK economy. In this study, … read more »
How to reverse the dangerous decline in low-carbon innovation
The Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to less than 2°C at the end of the 21st century demands that we sharply reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, reaching near … read more »
Do higher energy prices affect international trade?
UK Data Service – Case Study, 18 July 2016
Invention and diffusion of water supply and water efficiency technologies: Insights from a global patent dataset
How technology can address the challenge of global water security. read more »
Long-term, low-carbon R&D investment should be increased: report
Xinhua, 19 January
2015
The Price of Oil and the Price of Carbon
iMFdirect, 2 December 2015
The EU has the power to drive innovation
Business Green, 8 July (article requires subscription to access)
2014
Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
Title: “Economics of Innovation, Diffusion, Growth and the Environment” Date: 16-18 September 2015 Venue: Royal Society of Arts, London, United Kingdom Deadline for submission of papers: Monday April 27th, 2015 … read more »
Green regulations cripple the economy? Show me the proof
If environmental red tape is the source of so many economic woes, why is the evidence of the harm they cause so sketchy? read more »
Opinion: exposing myths about green regulations
Dr Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Dr Misato Sato explain the findings of their latest report, ‘The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness’ published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science. read more »
'Green tape' can boost growth, study finds
Grantham Institute report says environmental regulations can drive economic growth by encouraging business innovation read more »
2013
Fast-tracking green patent applications
Promoting environmentally-friendly innovation has become a key priority in national and international environmental policy. Intellectual property (IP) regimes, particularly patent laws, are perhaps the most important of the regulatory vehicles … read more »
Fast-tracking green patent applications: an empirical analysis
Programmes to fast-track green patent applications accelerate the diffusion of green technologies, according to a new study by Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute, Antoine Dechezleprêtre. Since 2009, a number … read more »
Has the EU ETS induced low-carbon innovation?
The EU ETS is the main instrument of European climate policy, and many policymakers envisage it as a driving force of the EU’s transition to a low-carbon economy. By putting … read more »
2012
Wind power: a model of successful public policy?
Wind energy has been developing very quickly in the past years. Installation of wind turbines grew at an annual average rate of 30% between 2000 and 2009 and global installed … read more »
Panel debate | Environmental policies and competitiveness – how to get the most out of the green transition?
Lord Stern of Brentford will be joined by OECD chief economist, Catherine Mann, to discuss how countries can gain competitive advantage from the transition to a low-carbon economy. The … read more »
2015
Conference | Economics of innovation, diffusion, growth and the environment
This three day conference will cover a wide range of topics in the area of the economics of growth, development and technological change. read more »
Grantham Workshop | Antoine Dechezleprêtre: 'Temperatures, mortality and income inequality in Mexico'
Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Senior Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute, will be the speaker for this seminar.
Green Growth and the New Industrial Revolution
Keynote Speakers Professor Cameron Hepburn, University of Oxford and Grantham Research Institute Simon Upton, Environment Director, OECD Chairs Professor Dame Judith Rees, Grantham Research Institute Professor Sam Fankhauser, Grantham Research … read more »
2014
Assessing the Additionality of the Clean Development Mechanism: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from India
Speaker: Antoine Dechezleprêtre
