Research

Published Papers

A socio-economic examination of participation in socially innovative energy projects with J. Carroll et al. 2023. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100746

This paper aims to examine the role of citizen investment in scaling up renewable generation through participating or investing in social innovation in energy. It presents an explorative study demonstrating results of large-scale surveys of the general public across twelve countries (11 European plus the USA), representing the views of over 10,000 individuals. These surveys focus on three types of innovative energy business models, namely: energy cooperatives, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer platforms. In particular, we study the socioeconomic, demographic and attitudinal attributes of self-reported early participants in similar energy organizations, and also separately among those who express an unwillingness to participate in the above business models. The findings suggest that factors such as age, education, gender, risk preferences, previous general investment experience and trust in the carbon saving claims of organizations are important in explaining both self-reported previous and future participation in energy initiatives.

Working Papers

Should I stay or should I go: Intentions to freelance across 16 countries with S. Innocenti (In Review).

A substantial literature explores entrepreneurial self-employment, while freelancing, a distinct and increasingly prevalent form of self-employment, is less well studied. Using an original large survey conducted in 16 countries, we investigate the key determinants of intentions to engage in these activ- ities. We confirm the importance of socio-demographic characteristics and specific behavioural factors, but, as expected, some findings differ from the entrepreneurship transition literature. A detailed heterogeneity analysis high- lights that intentions to engage in freelancing varies across job and individual contingencies. Of concern, vulnerable cohorts have higher interest in this form of work with lower worker protections and higher risks.

Papers in Progress

The effects of different subsidies in meal choice: Cafeteria natural experiment with A. Byfuglien and P. Lohmann.

Defaults and heterogeneous preferences: Food swaps and online shopping: Framed Field Experiment with M. Clark
Complementarity of interventions online: Ranking and motivation: Framed Field Experiment with P. Lohmann and M. Clark
A new behavioural tax recycling mechanism: Online shopping and discounts: Framed Field Experiment with P. Lohmann and M. Clark

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