Research Fellows

Historical Carbon Debts and Credits – 1750-2023

PublicationsResearch FellowsTobias AngelWorking papersComments Off on Historical Carbon Debts and Credits – 1750-2023

Historical contributions of carbon emissions differ widely between nations, constraining climate change negotiations. Cumulative country estimates ignore historical populations, overstating the role of large-population countries. In this paper, we present a global accounting framework. Adding CO2 emissions from land use change radically reshapes the map, moving Brazil from the world’s 8th largest creditor to the 3rd largest debtor. Yet, it does not change the position of the US, China and India.

Monnaie et Finance Ecologique / Ecological Economics and Finance -An Introduction to Sustainable Monetary and Financial Systems

Books & Official ReportsPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsSectoral PoliciesThomas Lagoarde-SégotComments Off on Monnaie et Finance Ecologique / Ecological Economics and Finance -An Introduction to Sustainable Monetary and Financial Systems

Quinze spécialistes, issus des grandes écoles et universités françaises, ont contribué à la rédaction du manuel, dans le cadre d’un groupe de travail bénévole du Sustainable Development Solutions Network des Nations Unies.This textbook, written by fifteen economists from the SDSN France network, provides an accessible introduction to ecological economics and finance.

Thèse : La finance solidaire en france : quelle évaluation extra-financière de la création d’utilité sociale chez les institutions financières ?

Doctoral & master thesisFinancial regulation and innovative financingPhilippe DevinPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsComments Off on Thèse : La finance solidaire en france : quelle évaluation extra-financière de la création d’utilité sociale chez les institutions financières ?

Cette thèse analyse l'évolution de la finance solidaire en France à travers l'essor des fonds d'investissement solidaires. Elle met en lumière les tensions entre logique financière et l'objectif solidaire initial, en s'appuyant sur trois cas. 

The Environmental Consequences of Economic Inequalities: A Systematic Empirical Literature Review

Macro-economical and societal challengesPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsTobias AngelWorking papersComments Off on The Environmental Consequences of Economic Inequalities: A Systematic Empirical Literature Review

Greater economic inequalities increase environmental degradation in most cases. Building on evidence from 136 studies and 406 empirical tests between 1998 and 2022, we construct a database enabling an in-depth analysis of the literature. Our main findings are threefold. 

Thèse : Au-delà de Pigou : politiques et leviers comportementaux pour réguler les externalités environnementales liées à la viande

Access to EnergyDoctoral & master thesisMaxence GérardPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsComments Off on Thèse : Au-delà de Pigou : politiques et leviers comportementaux pour réguler les externalités environnementales liées à la viande

Cette thèse s'intéresse à la régulation des externalités environnementales liées à la production et la consommation de viande. Elle vise à la fois à proposer des instruments de second rang lorsque les politiques pigouviennes ne peuvent pas être mises en place par le régulateur, et à comprendre comment mobiliser les normes morales et sociales pour faire évoluer le comportement des consommateurs.

Thesis: Competing green technologies : The case of low-carbon hydrogen

Access to EnergyAlbin KasserDoctoral & master thesisPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsComments Off on Thesis: Competing green technologies : The case of low-carbon hydrogen

This dissertation investigates the economic competition among green technologies in the context of the energy transition, with a particular focus on low-carbon hydrogen. Beyond the classic "grey-to-green" paradigm that models cleaner technologies replacing fossil-fuel-based alternatives, this work emphasizes the increasingly relevant competition within green technologies.

Thesis: Designing scenarios for assessing the economic and systemic consistency of low carbon mobility innovations

Access to EnergyAriane BousquetDoctoral & master thesisPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsComments Off on Thesis: Designing scenarios for assessing the economic and systemic consistency of low carbon mobility innovations

This thesis explores the major challenges of decarbonizing the transport sector, with a focus on the French automobile market. It highlights the limitations of poorly targeted subsidies and recommends more effective policies, such as support for used electric vehicles and standards for the size of new electric vehicles.

Workshop – Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

Access to EnergyMathieu CouttenierRaphaël SoubeyranComments Off on Workshop – Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

Ce workshop s'adresse particulièrement aux chercheurs et chercheuses. En présence de Véronica Salazar (IIE, Stockholm), Anna Papp (MIT), Ludovica Gazze (Warwick), Ondine Berland (LSE), Anouch Missirian (INRAE, TSE), Mathieu Parenti (INRAE, PSE), François Bareille (INRAE, PSAE) et Julien Wolfersberger (AgroParisTech, PSAE).

Land Sparing and Land Sharing in a Heterogeneous Landscape

Access to EnergyGuy MeunierPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsWorking papersComments Off on Land Sparing and Land Sharing in a Heterogeneous Landscape

Through this paper, Guy Meunier characterizes how biodiversity concerns reshape the efficient allocation of land exploitation as a function of damage curvature and food-demand elasticity. Overall, the analysis highlights the role of indirect production reallocation and market-mediated feedbacks in biodiversity-oriented agricultural policy.

Trade agreements and sustainable fisheries

This study examines the impact of trade agreements and their specific provisions on the sustainability of marine fisheries resources.