Greer Gosnell

Research Officer

Greer’s research combines experimental and behavioural economics to reveal cost-effective climate change mitigation strategies at the microeconomic level.  Her current projects focus on the contexts of commercial fuel efficiency (especially in the aviation industry), residential energy and resource use, environmental health decisions, and global climate change negotiations.

Background

She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Economics and a BA (Hons) in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University in 2011, where she used experimental methods to study the effects of information and norms on common-pool resource extraction. Subsequently, Greer completed her MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change and her Ph.D. in Environmental Economics at LSE. Her dissertations analyzed a number of lab and field experiments aimed at minimizing the extent of prominent environmental externalities.

 

Research interests

  • Experimental economics
  • Behavioral economics
  • Environmental and resource economics
  • Personnel economics
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Working paper  15 August, 2016

A bargaining experiment on heterogeneity and side deals in climate negotiations

The recent global climate change agreement in Paris leaves a wide gap between pledged and requisite emissions reductions in keeping with the commonly accepted 2°C target. A recent strand of … read more »

Research article  1 August, 2016

Virgin Atlantic tested 3 ways to change employee behavior

Robert Metcalfe, Greer Gosnell and John List, Harvard Business Review, 1 August 2016

Research article  13 June, 2016

A new approach to an age-old problem: solving externalities by incenting workers directly

Understanding motivations in the workplace remains of utmost import as economies around the world rely on increases in labor productivity to foster sustainable economic growth. This study makes use … read more »

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In the news  11 October, 2016

Airline pilots cut their carbon footprint

LSE, Research Highlights


In the news  17 June, 2016

How to fuel a rewarding culture

FT, 17 June 2016

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