PhD, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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).
Publications
The direct rebound effect for two income groups: The case of Paraguay
Energy for Sustainable Development, Vol.70, 430-441, October 2022, 10.1016/j.esd.2022.08.002Open Access
Do household energy services affect each other directly? The direct rebound effect of household electricity consumption in Spain
Energy Efficiency, Vol.15, No 47, August 2022, 10.1007/s12053-022-10048-7Open Access
Rebound effect and sustainability science: A review
Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol.26, 1543-1563, August 2022, 10.1111/jiec.13295Open Access