Peter Wyckoff

Peter’s research is focused on how employment and climate policy intersect in democracies. He is interested in better understanding what makes some sustainability policies more politically palatable. He started his PhD in 2022.

Peter has worked as a part-time research assistant on the JUSTDECARB research project, and is supported by a Grantham Research Institute PhD scholarship.

Background

Peter holds an MSc from the University of Oxford, and a BA from Yale University. Peter has worked as an advisor to the Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD, and has also worked at the European Commission, Stimson Center and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Research Interests

• Just transition and sustainable employment
• Distributional impacts of climate change 
• Electoral institutions
• Policy advocacy and lobbying