Is gold a safe haven? International evidence
In this essay I discuss the role of cooperation in the process of innovation. I argue for a reorientation of the way we conceptualize economic behaviour, taking account of … read more »
Topic: Competitiveness, trade and economic growth
Environmental prices, uncertainty and learning
There is an increasing demand for putting a shadow price on the environment to guide public policy and incentivize private behaviour. In practice, setting that price can be extremely … read more »
Environmental policy, government, and the market
Environmental policy is made in a context of both market failure and government failure. On the one hand, leaving environmental protection to the free market, relying on notions of … read more »
The slow search for solutions: lessons from historical energy transitions by sector and service.
Fouquet, R. 2010. Energy Policy, v.38, pp.6586-96.
Modern management: good for the environment or just hot air?
We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information … read more »
The Climate Competitiveness Index 2010
UNEP/Accountability (Contributor) May – External link to publication
The Climate Competitiveness Index 2010
UNEP/Accountability (Contributor) May – External link to publication
Prosperity Without Growth
Sustainable Development Commission’s Publication, 2010 (Contributor) – External link to publication
Environmental policy and the economic downturn
This paper considers how environmental policies should respond to macroeconomic downturns. It first explores the implications of the global economic downturn of 2008–9 for environmental policies, focusing in particular … read more »
Invention and transfer of climate change mitigation technologies on a global scale: a study drawing on patent data
Our paper uses the EPO/OECD World Patent Statistical Database(PATSTAT) to provide a quantitative description of the geographic distribution of inventions in thirteen climate mitigation technologies since 1978 and their international diffusion on a global scale. read more »