Jaume Freire González

IAE-CSIC and BSE

PhD, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Research interests

  • Energy Economics
  • Climate Change Economics
  • Water Economics
  • Environmental Taxation
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Jaume Freire González is a Research Scientist at the Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE-CSIC) and a Barcelona School of Economics Affiliated Professor.

He has been a Beatriu de Pinós Researcher at ENT Foundation (2019-2021), a Marie Curie Fellow at the Department of Economics of Harvard University (2016-2018) and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Environmental Change Institute of the University of Oxford (2015-2016). He has also worked as a consultant for many governments and institutions (2006-2021).

Professor Freire González conducts theoretical and empirical research on many issues related to sustainability from a socio-economic and public policy perspective, but his main areas of work are energy and climate change economics, water economics and environmental taxation. He holds a PhD in Applied Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2012).

Working Papers

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Worldwide Rebound Effects: A Multiregional Input–Output Analysis

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Martín Bordón-Lesme,Qian Chen, andJaume Freire González
BSE Working Paper 1489
April 2025
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The Gap between Expectations and Reality: Assessing the Water Rebound Effect in Chinese Agriculture

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Qian Chen,Jaume Freire González, andDonglan Zha
BSE Working Paper 1415
December 2023
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Economic Crises and Energy Use: An Input-Output Analysis of Catalonia’s 2008–2014 Financial Crisis

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Oliver CanosaandJaume Freire González
BSE Working Paper 1405
September 2023

Publications

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Economic crises and energy use: An input–output analysis of Catalonia’s 2008–2014 financial crisis

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Oliver CanosaandJaume Freire González
Journal of Industrial Ecology

December 2024
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Author Correction: World economies’ progress in decoupling from CO2 emissions

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Jaume Freire González, Emilio Padilla Rosa, and Josep-Lluís Raymond-Bara
Scientific reports

December 2024
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World economies’ progress in decoupling from CO2 emissions

Open Access
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Jaume Freire González, Emilio Padilla Rosa, and Josep-Lluís Raymond-Bara
Scientific reports

September 2024
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The direct rebound effect for two income groups: The case of Paraguay

Open Access
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Martín Bordón-Lesme, Jaume Freire González, and Emilio Padilla Rosa
Energy for Sustainable Development

October 2022
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Do household energy services affect each other directly? The direct rebound effect of household electricity consumption in Spain

Open Access
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Martín Bordón-Lesme, Jaume Freire González, and Emilio Padilla Rosa
Energy Efficiency

October 2022
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Rebound effect and sustainability science: A review

Open Access
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David Font-Vivanco, Jaume Freire González, Ray Galvin, Tamar Makov, Serenella Sala, Tilman Santarius, and Hans Jakob Walnum
Journal of Industrial Ecology

September 2022
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Environmental taxation in the European Union: Are there common trends?

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Francisco J. Delgado, Jaume Freire González, and María José Presno
Economic Analysis and Policy

January 2022
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Tools for a circular economy: Assessing waste taxation in a CGE multi-pollutant framework

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Jaume Freire González, Veronica Martinez-Sanchez, and Ignasi Puig-Ventosa
Health Economics and Waste Management

January 2022
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