Publications
International and sectoral variation in energy prices 1995-2011: how does it relate to emissions policy stringency?
New research analsying major trends in global energy prices and the extent to which energy prices are a good proxy for emissions policy stringency. New dataset available. 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 »
The impact of energy prices on energy efficiency: Evidence from the UK refrigerator market
It is commonly believed that large energy efficiency gaps exist in the energy-using durables markets. We develop a broad analytical framework capturing consumer purchase behavior and suppliers’ pricing and innovation … read more »
Energy and carbon markets in Europe: Larger or smaller markets?
Presentation given at the Cumberland Lodge Workshop organised by the European Institute at the LSE. read more »
Adaptation to Climate Change and US Residential Energy Use – Does Adaptation Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
This research goes beyond previous analyses by evaluating which drivers would explain the relationship between climate change and energy use. read more »
Investment in second-hand capital goods and energy intensity
This paper investigates the relationship between investment in new and second-hand capital goods and energy intensity. 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
The impact of energy prices on energy efficiency: Evidence from the UK Refrigerator Market
François Cohen, Matthieu Glachant and Magnus Söderberg. World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Istanbul, 28 June – 3 July 2014. – Link to presentation
Product level embodied carbon flows in bilateral trade – includes dataset
As increasingly complex modelling approaches to quantifying embodied carbon in trade have become popular, the lack of disaggregation has been identified as a key weakness. This paper quantifies embodied carbon in bilateral trade at the product level. read more »
