Caterina Gennaioli
Caterina joined the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in October 2011. She worked on topics at the intersection between political economy, environment and development economics. In particular she was interested in studying how institutions influence environmental outcomes and the effectiveness of environmental policy. Her countries of expertise included Indonesia, Brazil and Ethiopia. Caterina moved on to become a Lecturer in Economics at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University, London, in August 2016.
Background
Caterina holds an MSc in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a PhD in Economics from Bocconi University. During her PhD, she was visiting the University of Chicago. Before joining the LSE, she worked for one year as a Post Doctoral Researcher at FEEM, Milan.
Research interests
- Political economy;
- Development;
- Applied-Microeconometrics;
- Corruption.
Research
Research - 2022
This paper uses network analysis to study the structural properties of international environmental cooperation. Read more
This paper examines whether the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has led companies to shift the location of production, thereby creating carbon leakage. Read more
Research - 2021
This paper applies the tools of network analysis to understand the global network of international cooperation created by the system of international environmental agreements, which number more than 2,000. Read more
This paper examines whether the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has led companies to shift the location of production, thereby creating carbon leakage. Read more
Research - 2018
A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of... Read more
Research - 2016
This paper studies the link between public policy and corruption for the case of wind energy. We show that publicly... Read more
Research - 2015
This paper shows that the level of deforestation in Indonesia is positively related to the degree of ethnic fractionalization at... Read more
This paper reviews the main domestic factors that drive legislation on climate change. Read more
This paper is the first large scale, quantitative study of the impact of corporate carbon management practices on corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using data for 2009 and 2010 from the Carbon Disclosure Project survey, we find little compelling evidence that commonly adopted management practices are reducing emissions. Read more
The number of climate change laws in major economies has grown from less than 40 in 1997 to almost 500 at the end of 2013. The passage of these laws is influenced by both domestic and international factors. This paper reviews the main international factors, drawing on a powerful new dataset of climate legislation in 66 national jurisdictions. We find that the propensity to legislate on climate change is heavily influenced by the passage of similar laws elsewhere, suggesting a strong and so far under-appreciated role for international policy diffusion. Read more
Research - 2014
Working Paper 156 Abstract This paper analyses national and international factors that drive the adoption of legislation on climate change.... Read more
Research - 2013
Reference Gennaioli, C., Martin, R., Muuls, M. 2013. Using micro data to examine causal effects of climate policy. In: Handbook... Read more
Books
Books - 2018
A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of... Read more
Events
Events - 2015
News
News - 2016
In this seminar, Caterina Gennaioli uses extensive data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and GPS data to analyse the relationship between recently-built roads and the health status of households. Read more