Yearly Archives: 2024

Les pratiques de mobilite des Francais

Les pratiques de mobilité des Français. Graphiques de novembre 2024 issus d’une analyse avec Fabien Perez (SDES) à partir des données de l’enquête mobilité des personnes (EMP) de 2019. 

Governance Arrangements for Local Sustainable Business Models: The Case of Local Energy Systems

Farah DoumitPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsSectoral PoliciesWorking papersComments Off on Governance Arrangements for Local Sustainable Business Models: The Case of Local Energy Systems

Despite extensive research on sustainable business models and the development of various tools to facilitate their implementation, barriers persist particularly concerning the governance of a local ecosystem of actors. We identify that a facilitating public policy framework combined with internal institutional, strategic and operational drivers linked to the governance of local ecosystems is crucial for the implementation of local sustainable business models.

Thesis – Overcoming the challenges of securing secondary resources in circular economy projects : The case of anaerobic digestion

Doctoral & master thesisFarah DoumitPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsSectoral PoliciesComments Off on Thesis – Overcoming the challenges of securing secondary resources in circular economy projects : The case of anaerobic digestion

This thesis mainly contributes to the literature on the circular economy by providing a strategic vision of the process of securing secondary resources in circular projects. The thesis also has managerial implications by offering insights into the governance mechanisms, territorial dynamics, and market arrangements that underpin successful circular economy initiatives.

Les modèles IAMs et leurs limites

Cette note a pour but de présenter de manière synthétique les modèles mathématiques
utilisés aujourd’hui par la communauté des économistes du climat et leurs limites. Ces
modèles sont utilisés à la fois pour dimensionner les mesures à prendre pour limiter le
changement climatique et pour évaluer les impacts du changement climatique sur le système
économique et financier. 

Sustainable economic policies: exploring the effects of sustainability-linked money creation

This paper explores the potential contribution of Sustainability-linked Money Creation (SMC) to sustainable economic policies. Our simulations suggest that, in comparison to a baseline scenario, SMC issues could potentially constitute an anti-inflationary, counter-cyclical green transition policy, that increases biomimetic resilience and contains income and wealth inequalities. We finally discuss the policy implications, as well as the limitations of our findings.

European Regulations for an Affordable Sustainable (Battery) Electric Vehicle

PublicationsPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsSamuel KlebanerSectoral PoliciesComments Off on European Regulations for an Affordable Sustainable (Battery) Electric Vehicle

The publication aims at anwsering the following questions :

  • Why do we need a small, affordable, sustainable electric vehicle (ASEV)?
  • Why don’t we have ASEV in Europe ?
  • What we can learn from other countries?
  • How to promote ASEV in Europe ?
  • And what would be the impact of ASEV on decarbonisation, just transition and European industry competitiveness ?

Wealth inequality and carbon inequality

This paper advances the issue about the richest people contributing disproportionately to the increase in CO2 emissions, and thus to global warming by providing robust econometric validity. The method aims at. examining the effect of wealth accumulation on carbon emissions. Our regression estimates support the hypothesis that wealth concentration significantly increases carbon inequality and accounts for nearly 20% of the CO2 emissions of the richest people.

Sustainable economic policies: exploring the effects of ecosystemic macroprudential regulations

Financial regulation and innovative financingGaëtan Le QuangLaurence ScialomPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsWorking papersComments Off on Sustainable economic policies: exploring the effects of ecosystemic macroprudential regulations

This paper explores the implications of ecosystemic macroprudential regulations on sustainability in an ecological PK-SFC framework. The results of the paper highlight the relevance of ecosystemic prudential regulation to tackle climate change and call for adopting a holistic approach to sustainability policies.

Agricultural Productivity Growth and Deforestation in the Tropics

Access to EnergyRaphaël SoubeyranWorking papersComments Off on Agricultural Productivity Growth and Deforestation in the Tropics

We analyze the impact of agricultural productivity growth on tropical deforestation. Our dynamic model of forest-to-farmland, addressing the Jevons’ paradox and Borlaug hypothesis, predicts that rising agricultural productivity, reflected by declining fertilizer price growth, has an ambiguous effect on deforestation. Using tropical forest loss data (2000-2022) and fertilizer price variations, we find a negative correlation between fertilizer price growth and deforestation, particularly in regions with high market potential. Our results highlight that protected areas do not mitigate the adverse effects of fertilizer price growth on deforestation.

Power constraints and firm-level total factor productivity in developing countries

Alpha LyFinancial regulation and innovative financingPublicationsPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsComments Off on Power constraints and firm-level total factor productivity in developing countries

We analyze the effects of power constraints on manufacturing firms’ TFPR. Statistically, the power constraints treatment variable is not random for the firms. Power constraints negatively and significantly affect firm-level TFPR. Average productivity 11% lower for exposed firms compared to unexposed firms. The acquisition of backup generators or investment in R&D mitigates this effect.