Working paper by Xinlu Sun, Zhifu Mi on 2 Dec 2022
In this paper the authors review determinants of carbon emissions in China since 2002, specifically assessing the impact of COVID-19, to determine whether any structural changes that have taken place will have significant impacts on the economy and low-carbon transition.
Policy publication by Jens Van ‘T Klooster on 18 Jul 2022
This report draws attention to some of the important lessons learned from the past few decades regarding the economic pre-conditions for price stability, as contained in the ECB’s 2021 strategy.
Policy publication by Daire McCoy, Josh Burke, Esin Serin on 8 Jul 2021
This submission was made by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the ESRC Centre for…
Research article by Daire McCoy on 8 Jun 2021
The distributional impact of the low-carbon transition is an increasingly important topic both for academics and policymakers. Quantifying where the…
Working paper by Greer Gosnell, Daire McCoy on 26 May 2020
This paper describes an experiment on a nationally representative sample of UK households that aimed to quantify resistance to smart meter adoption and test for the existence of commonly cited market failures that inhibit the adoption of energy-saving technologies. The authors measured if households would adopt a smart meter without financial compensation and, for those households unwilling to do so, the subsidy level that would be necessary to persuade them. read more »
Policy publication by Josh Burke, Sam Fankhauser, Alex Kazaglis, Louise Kessler, Naina Khandelwal, Peter O’Boyle on 9 Mar 2020
This study explores the distributional impacts of a net-zero-consistent carbon price across different household types and income deciles in the UK; and examines which combination of interventions may reduce carbon consumption and still be progressive.
Working paper by Daire McCoy, Raphaela Kotsch on 19 Feb 2020
The authors of this paper exploit a large database of home energy efficiency upgrades and metered energy consumption to provide new evidence of the distributional impact of energy efficiency measures. read more »
Research article by Arlan Brucal, Michael Roberts on 14 May 2019
We build novel welfare-based price indices for major household appliances that leverage changes in same-model prices and how consumers substitute between exiting, continuing and new models. We then evaluate … read more »
Working paper by Daire McCoy, Raphaela Kotsch on 5 Nov 2018
This paper fills a gap in the literature by providing new evidence longer-term impact of energy efficiency measures in terms of savings, and how this varies by measure and household-type. read more »
Policy publication by Daire McCoy on 9 Jan 2018
This paper provides responses to selected questions in the UK government’s call for evidence on ‘Building a market for energy efficiency’. read more »
