European Institute
on Economics and the Environment

The Institute

EIEE’s mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement. The Institute is committed to being a central focal point for research insights and policy solutions within Europe, and connecting that work internationally.

Our research

Topics

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Climate
Transition

Achieving climate neutrality requires a rapid and profound transformation of our societies. Strong analytical capacity can be harnessed to design transition pathways which are feasible and equitable.

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Climate Impacts
& Adaptations

Understanding how agents, as well as physical and biophysical systems, react to climate change.

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Climate Finance
& Macroeconomics

The macroeconomic repercussion of environmental challenges are key for designing a sustainable transition.

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Climate
Justice

Solving climate change will not happen without an adequate distribution of the efforts and an inclusive approach.

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Sustainable Innovation
& Digitalization

Reaching climate-neutral economies and societies in a just and equitable way requires innovation of both technological and social systems.

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Behavioural
Data Science

Solving ecological problems understanding how people and organizations behave.

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Human Health
& Migration

Environmental change affects migration, and in turn, migration provides ways to escape ecological risks.

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Resilient
Cities

Urban areas are at the forefront of climate mitigation adaptation policies, being a place where a range of actors interact in different economic activities

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Publications

Herman K. S., Kim Y. J., Shayegh S. & Xiang J.

A critical review of green growth indicators in G7 economies from 1990 to 2019

Sustainability Science , - 2023

Gao Y., Tavoni M.

Forget-Me-Not: The Persistent Effect of Information Provision for Adopting Climate-Friendly Goods

Management Science , - 2023

Kim, Y. J., & Verdolini, E.

International knowledge spillovers in energy technologies

Energy Strategy Reviews , - 2023

BLECK, J., BONAN, J., LEMAY-BOUCHER, P., & SARR, B.

Drinking Tea with the Neighbors: Informal Clubs, General Trust, and Trustworthiness in Mali

American Political Science Review , 1-20 - 2023

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ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF CHALLENGES, POLICY OPTIONS AND MEASURES TO ACHIEVE A JUST EU ENERGY TRANSITION