FSR Publications
Higher education in the digital age: moving academia online
2018 BOOK | Energy
ABSTRACT:
The European higher education sector is moving online, but to what extent? Are the digital disruptions seen in other sectors of relevance for both academics […]
The impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on competitiveness and carbon leakage
2018 Working paper | Climate
ABSTRACT:
Concerns about the potential negative effects on domestic firms’ international competitiveness and ensuing carbon leakage are the main obstacle to the unilateral use of carbon […]
2018 Policy Brief | Energy
ABSTRACT:
Raising public awareness and trust in transmission infrastructure development is one of the key current challenges facing Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and other project developers. […]
2018 Policy Brief | Energy
ABSTRACT:
The EU Clean Energy Package aims to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon energy system based largely on renewable energy sources while furthering the completion […]
Sector Coupling: the New EU Climate and Energy Paradigm?
2018 Policy Brief | Gas
ABSTRACT:
To contribute to the achievement of the Paris Agreement 2°C, and potentially 1.5°C, objectives the EU needs a new energy paradigm. Sector coupling, binding together […]
Household Waste Management. Some Insights from Behavioural Economics
2018 BOOK | Climate
ABSTRACT:
This book surveys existing literature from both waste management and behavioural sciences to offer a complete overview of how economic agents relate to a central […]
The Digital World Knocks at Electricity’s Door: Six Building Blocks to Understand Why
2018 Policy Brief | Electricity
ABSTRACT:
Digitalisation is invading the electricity sector. How will it play out? Six building blocks, grouped into three categories, can provide the analytical framework required to […]
Limits of Traditional Distribution Network Tariff Design and Options to Move Beyond
2018 Policy Brief | Electricity
ABSTRACT:
With more consumers installing solar PV panels, it makes sense to depart from the historical practice of volumetric distribution network tariffs with net-metering. However, regulators […]
Managing the liberalization of Italy's retail electricity market : a policy proposal
2018 Working paper | Electricity
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Italy will phase electricity retail price regulation by July 1st, 2020. This is the last step in the process of electricity market liberalization, that started […]
The Signaling Effect of Gasoline Taxes and its Distributional Implications
2018 Journal Article | Climate
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This paper proposes and tests a better-defined interpretation of the different responses of gasoline demand to tax changes and to market-related price changes. Namely, the […]