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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
We have a rich portfolio of research in public and environmental economics. We are interested, for example, in: climate change; corruption; health; international environmental treaties; social disorder; social norms; wage discrimination; waste disposal and recycling.
Members of the group publish in leading economics journals, such as the Journal of Public Economics, the Economic Journal, the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Some of our recent working papers and publications are listed in the sections below.
We contribute to numerous externally-funded international research projects, in collaboration with scholars across Europe.
Our professional activities also include: editorial membership, policy reports and consultancy work for major public sector organisations.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Alistair Hunt
- Department of Economics - Senior Lecturer
- Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC)
- Public and Environmental Economics
- Centre for Climate Adaptation & Environment Research (CAER)
- Centre for 21st Century Public Health
- Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff, Researcher, Affiliate staff
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Philip Jones
- Department of Economics - Professor Emeritus
- Public and Environmental Economics
Person: Honorary / Visiting Staff
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Thanos Mergoupis
- Department of Economics - Lecturer
- Labour, Education and Health Economics
- Public and Environmental Economics
Person: Research & Teaching
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ESRC IAA - Policy alternatives to current UK SPL
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (PI) & Hunt, A. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 31/07/25
Project: Research council
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Institute of Mathematical Innovation: P3 project: A Computational Approach to Collective Decision-Making
Hinvest, N. (CoPI), Kreusser, L. (CoPI), Mergoupis, T. (CoPI) & Dimov, D. (CoPI)
11/11/23 → 11/11/24
Project: Other
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Research England PSF 2022/23 - Combatting e-waste
O'Shea, L. (PI) & Hunt, A. (PI)
1/12/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research-related funding
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Can Politics Explain Contracting Out?
Abbott, A., Nandeibam, S. & O'Shea, L., 12 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Economics & Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Green technology adoption under uncertainty, increasing returns, and complex adaptive dynamics
Dhami, S. & Zeppini, P., 31 May 2025, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 233, 106953.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How Do Executives’ Overseas Experiences Reshape Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure in Emerging Countries? Evidence from China’s Listed Firms
Zou, X., Li, W., Wu, W., Hunt, A. & Lu, H., 30 Jun 2025, In: Systems. 13, 6, 494.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Student theses
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Essays on Climate Change Agreements
Sayin, L. (Author), Rivas Ruiz, F. (Supervisor), Postl, P. (Supervisor) & Finus, M. (Supervisor), 19 Feb 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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