Publications of the Chair

Optimal Policy and Network Effects for the Deployment of Zero Emission Vehicles

2020
Authors :
Guy Meunier, Jean-Pierre Ponssard

This working paper analyzes the impact of indirect network effects in the deployment of zero emission vehicles in a static partial equilibrium model.

Financial impacts of climate change mitigation policies and their macroeconomic implications: a stock-flow consistent approach

2019
Authors :
Emmanuel Bovari, Gaël Giraud, Florent Mcisaac

To what extent can worldwide carbon pricing foster the transition towards a low-carbon economy and mitigate the effects of global warming? We address this question by assessing the financial impacts and macroeconomic implications of carbon pricing and public subsidies.

A reassessment of the Great Divergence debate

2019
Authors :
Victor Court

The article contributes to the literature on the Great Divergence by providing a review of all deep-rooted and proximate causes of economic growth.

The Energy for a Climate Integrated Model: Description and Application to Italy

2019
Authors :
Alexis Tantet, Marc Stéfanon, Philippe Drobinski, Jordi Badosa, Silvia Concettini, Anna Cretì, Claudia D’Ambrosio, Dimitri Thomopulos andPeter Tankov

We develop an open-source Python software integrating flexibility needs from Variable Renewable Energies (VREs) in the development of regional energy mixes. It provides a flexible and extensible tool to researchers/engineers, and for education/outreach.

Prey–Predator Long-Term Modeling of Copper Reserves, Production, Recycling, Price, and Cost of Production

2019
Authors :
Olivier Vidal, Fatma Zahra Rostom, Cyril François, Gaël Giraud

The dynamics of copper production is modeled with a prey–predator approach linking the evolution of reserves to that of industrial wealth.

Empirical determinants of renewable energy deployment: A systematic literature review

2020
Authors :
Clémence Bourcet

This paper aims to review the growing, though limited, body of literature that has emerged in the late 2000s to study the quantitative determinants of RE development at a country level.

Climate finance and disclosure for institutional investors: why transparency is not enough

2019
Authors :
Nadia Ameli, Paul Drummond, Michael Bisaro, Alexander Grubb, Hugues Chenet

Article published in Climatic Change (2019) The finance sector’s response to pressures around climate change has emphasized disclosure, notably through the recommendations of the...  

Power for empowerment: the impact of electricity on women and children in Subsahara Africa

2019
Authors :
Emile Tenezakis & Ahmed Tritah

Is electricity a vehicle of children and women empowerment in poor rural areas of the developing world? In this paper we approach the question...  

Land-sparing vs Land-sharing with incomplete policies

2019
Authors :
Guy Meunier

This article analyzes the trade-off between yield and farmed area when a valuable species is affected by agricultural practices.

Sovereign bond yield spreads and sustainability: An empirical analysis of OECD countries

2019
Authors :
Gunther Capelle-Blancard, Patricia Crifo, Marc-Arthur Diaye, Rim Oueghlissi, Bert Scholtens

This paper studies whether and how a country's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance relates to its sovereign borrowing costs in international capital markets.