Eric Neumayer
Associate
An economist by training, Eric is Professor of Environment and Development and Head of the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His teaching focuses on neoclassical environmental and ecological economics.
Background
Eric joined the Department of Geography and Environment in 1998. Before this, he was an academic assistant at the Centre for Law and Economics at the University of Saarbrücken, Germany.
Research interests
- Evidence-based public policy-making;
- Economic and human development;
- Conflict and violence;
- Globalisation;
- Migration;
- Sustainable development;
- Environmental commitment and performance;
- Quantitative methods.
2014
Handbook of Sustainable Development
This Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be measured and achieved. read more »
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 »
2012
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 »
2010
Normalizing economic loss from natural disasters: a global analysis
Climate change is likely to lead to an increase in the frequency and/or intensity of certain types of natural hazards, if not globally, then at least … read more »
A trend analysis of normalized insured damage from natural disasters
As the world becomes wealthier over time, inflation-adjusted insured damages from natural disasters go up as well. This working paper analyses whether there is still a … read more »
2009
How do domestic attributes affect international spillovers of CO2-efficiency?
Although there is evidence that CO2-efficiency enhancing innovations in one country diffuse into other countries to contribute to the goals of climate change mitigation, very little … read more »
Economics and the governance of sustainable development. Governing Sustainability: essays in honour of Tim O'Riordan
In this chapter we assess the role of economics in governance for sustainable development. Firstly, we ask how has the‘mainstream’ environmental and resource economics paradigm helped us understand the … read more »
2012
Eric Neumayer - The Political Economy of Natural Disaster Damage
Speaker: Eric Neumayer, LSE read more »
2010
Jonathon Porritt - Climate Crunch: making the economics fit
LSE Sustainability in Practice lecture, co-hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Chair: Professor Eric Neumayer, professor of environment and development and head of the … read more »
2008
Penny Wong - Towards a New Response to Climate change: perspectives from Australia
Chair: Professor Eric Neumayer, professor of environment and development and head of the department of geography and environment Speaker: Penny Wong, former Australian Climate Minister Further information: Climate change Australia … read more »
Thomas L Friedman - Hot, Flat and Crowded
Chair: Professor Eric Neumayer, professor of environment and development and head of the department of geography and environment Speaker: Thomas L Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times … read more »
2014
Handbook of Sustainable Development
This Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be measured and achieved. read more »
