Publications
Is there an environmental benefit to being an exporter? Evidence from firm level data
One concern over globalisation is its impact on the environment. We analyse the consequences of becoming an exporter on a firm’s energy consumption. We show theoretically and empirically with … read more »
Geography and institutions: on the origins of comparative development
In this paper, I replicate the analysis in Acemoglu et al. (2001). These authors famously show that institutions are the primary determinant of differences in income between rich and … read more »
Economy and energy
Yeager, K., F. Dayo, M. Dominik, R. Fouquet, A. Gilau, R. Hosier, A. Miller, S. Rao, S. Sethi. 2012. In: N. Nakicenovic, L. Gomez-Echeverri and T.B. Johansson (eds.) Global Energy … read more »
The luck of the development draw: environmental volatility and the takeoff to modern economic growth
This paper tests the implications of the model developed by Acemoglu and Zilibotti [Daron Acemoglu and Fabrizio Zilibotti, 1997. Was Prometheus unbound by chance? Risk, diversification and growth. Journal … read more »
Evidence on CO2 emissions and business cycles
CO2 emissions and GDP are positively correlated over the business cycle. Most climate change researchers would agree with the preceding intuitive statement despite the absence of … read more »
Embodied carbon in trade: a survey of the empirical literature
Measuring consumption-based emissions and the implied embodied emissions in trade (EET) has seen a resurgence in recent years, with a growing number of papers reporting country-level … read more »
‘Green’ growth, ‘green’ jobs and labour markets
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Safe haven assets and investor behaviour under uncertainty
Financial crises and contagion have highlighted the need for safe haven assets. However, their existence, role and interactions are not well understood. We analyze the two most prominent yet … read more »
Is there an environmental benefit to being an exporter? Evidence from firm level data.
Svetlana Batrakova and Ronald B. Davies, 2012. In Review of World Economics. One concern over globalisation is its impact on the environment. We analyse the consequences of becoming an exporter … read more »
The green growth narrative: paradigm shift or just spin?
Reference Bowen, A., and Fankhauser, S. October 2011. The green growth narrative: paradigm shift or just spin? Global Environmental Change, v.21, pp.1157-1159. External link to full article|
