Research Activity/ Papers

Cason, T. N., Stranlund, J. K., & de Vries, F. P. (2026). Technology adoption under emissions taxes and permit markets with price collars. European Economic Review, Article 105358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2026.105358

Flick, H. M., Farhan R, K., Bokor, B., & de Vries, F. P. et al. (2026). Governing microplastics in the North-East Atlantic: The importance of regional frameworks in the absence of a global treaty. Marine Policy, 191, Article 107173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2026.107173

van der Heide, C. M., & de Vries, F. P. (2026). An environmental economic geography of Dutch farmer collectives. Journal of Geographical Systems. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-026-00507-5

Mirzaie, S., & Radmard, H. (2026). Who adopts and Where? Spatial diffusion of retrofit technologies under supplier-obligation and market-led incentives in Scotland. Energy Policy, 215, Article 115329. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115329

Kemp, A., & Underhill, J. (2025, Oct 24). Response to Questions from the House of Commons Select Committee on Scottish Affairs (written evidence). House of Commons. https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/133889/html/

Meginnis, K., Börger, T., de Vries, F. P., & Hanley, N. et al. (2025). Locational Dimensions of Utility for Transboundary Pollutants: An Empirical Investigation of Common Assumptions. Land Economics, 101(3), Article 082924-0078R1. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.102.1.082924-0078R1

Cason, T., Kiso, T., & de Vries, F. (2025). Price Competition and Cooperation on Sustainable Investments. University of Aberdeen: Business School. https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~cason/Price_Competition_Sustainable_Investment.pdf

Aarnio, E., & de Vries, F. (2025). On Linking the UK and EU Carbon Markets. (pp. 1-27). (Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance; No. 25-4). University of Aberdeen: Business School.

Kojo Stephens, T., & Acheampong, T. (2025). Funding decommissioning in emerging petroleum producing countries: Ghana’s experience with decommissioning costs and guarantees. Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, 43(2), 227-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2024.2426353

Kiso, T. (2025). Cost-Effective and Equitable Targeting of Corrective Subsidies: Differentiated Green Subsidies for New and Existing Homes. (pp. 1-47). (Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance; No. 25-3). University of Aberdeen: Business School.

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2025). Qatar’s LNG Exports: Advancing Efficiency in Electricity Generation and Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Global Energy Transition. (pp. 1-47). (Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance; No. 25-2). University of Aberdeen.

Kiso, T. (2025). Targeting Subsidies for Residential Energy Investments: New vs. Existing Homes. (pp. 1-26). (Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance; No. 25-1). University of Aberdeen: Business School.

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2024), “Evaluating the Impact of a 24-Hour Economy on Ghana’s Economic Landscape: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach,” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 95, 102017.

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2024), “Examining the effect of the UK oil and gas windfall tax on the economics of new fields in the UKCS province,” Resources Policy , 88, 104447.

Kemp, A. (2024), “Government policy issues dominate outlook for activity on the UK Continental Shelf,” World Oil, 21-24.

Mohanty, A., Ang, J. B.(2024), “COVID-19 and culture,” Oxford Economic Papers, 76(1), 41-59.

Tsakiris, N., Vlassis, N. (2024), “Border carbon adjustments and leakage in the presence of public pollution abatement activities,” Environmental and Resource Economics, 87, 2231-2258.

McGinty, M., de Vries, F.P. (2024), “Clear Skies: Multi-Pollutant Climate Policy in the Presence of Global Dimming,” Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 10(1-2), 39-78.

Johnston, R.J., Börger, T., Hanley, N., Meginnis, K., Ndebele, T., Siyal, G.E.A., Beaumont, N., de Vries, F.P. (2024), “Consequences of omitting non-lethal wildlife impacts from stated preference scenarios,” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 126, 103011.

Aanesen, M., Ahi, J.C., Abate, T.G., Khan, F.R., de Vries, F.P., Kite-Powell, H., Beaumont, N.J. (2024), “Insights from international environmental legislation and protocols for the global plastic treaty,” Scientific Reports, 14, 2750.

Börger, T., Hanley, N., Johnston, R.J., Meginnis, K., Ndebele, T., Siyal, G.E.A., de Vries, F.P. (2024), “Equity preferences and abatement cost sharing in international environmental agreements,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 106(1), 416-441.

Champagne, S.N., Macdiarmid, J., Olusola, O., Phimister, E., Guntupalli, A. (2024), “Heating or eating? The framing of food and fuel poverty in UK news media,” Social Science and Medicine, 360, 117297.

Mekuria, W., Phimister, E., Edo, G. Y., Tegegne, D., Moges, A., Tesfaye, Y., Melaku, D., Gerber, C., Hallett, P., Smith, J. (2024), “Gully rehabilitation in Southern Ethiopia: value and impacts for farmers,” SOIL, 10(2), 637-654.

Erazo, M., Garcia Diaz, P., Langdon, B., Mustin, K., Cava, M., Gabriella, D., Huerta, M. F., Linardaki, E., Moyano, J., Montti, L., Powell, P.A., Bodey, T., Burslem, D., Fasola, L., Fidelis, A., Lambin, X., Marinaro, S., Pauchard, A., Phimister, E., Raffo, E., Rodríguez-Jorquera, I.A., Roesler, I., Tomasevic, J. A., Pizarro,J.C. (2024), “Stakeholder mapping to support invasive non-native species management in South America,” NeoBiota, 93, 263-291

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2024), “Nuclear Decommissioning in Scotland: Economic Benefits and Policy Recommendations,” Report prepared for Commissioned by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (30 pages).

Shapovalova, D., Bender, K., Bone, J., Bond, C.E., Potts, T. (2024), “Initial report to Just Transition Commission: Just transition activities, planning, and policy landscape in Aberdeen and the North East,” Report Commissioned by Just Transition Commission, University of Aberdeen (18 pages).

Kemp, A., Vlassis, N., Wifa, E. (2024), “Mitigating the Resource Curse: Economic, Governance, and Policy Considerations,” in: E. Pereira, T. Muinzer & P. Baker (eds.), Energy Law and the Sustainable Development Goals (1st edition), Routledge, 86-106.

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2023). 'Examining the Effect of the UK Oil and Gas Windfall Tax on the Economics of New Fields in the UKCS Province'. Resources Policy, Vol. 88, 104447

Abdul-Salam, Y., Katris, Antonios (2023). Economic impact of nuclear decommissioning in Scotland. A report commissioned by the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and National Decommissioning Centre (NDC). 20 pages. Accepted/In press

Singh, Prachi., Chowdhury, Shyamal (2023). Information campaign on arsenic poisoning: Unintended consequences in marriage market. IZA DP No. 16214

Rouaix, A., Phimister, E.,Yiakoumia, D. (2022). 'Evaluating capacity auction design for electricity: An experimental analysis' Energy Economics, Vol. 115, 106370

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2022). 'An Economic and Policy Case for the Controversial Cambo Field in the UK Continental Shelf'. Resources Policy, Vol. 79, 103070

de Vries, F., Cason, T., Stranlund, J. (2022). 'Investment Incentives in Tradable Emissions Markets with Price Floors'. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2022). 'Examining the Effect of the UK Oil and Gas Windfall Tax on the Economics of New Fields in the UKCS Province'. Working paper; submitted for peer review

Kiso, T., Chan, R. H., Arino, Y. (2022). 'Contrasting Effects of Electricity Prices on Retrofit and New-Build Installations of Solar PV: Fukushima as a Natural Experiment'. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 115, 102685

Abdul-Salam, Y., Kemp, A., Phimister, E. (2022). 'Energy Transition in the UKCS - Modelling the Effects of Carbon Emission Charges on Upstream Petroleum Operations'. Energy Economics (105898)

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2022). 'A Real Options Analysis of the Effects of Oil Price Uncertainty and Carbon Taxes on the Optimal Timing of Oil Field Decommissioning'. The Energy Journal. Volume 43(6)

Kemp, A., Acheampong, T. (2022). 'Health, safety and environmental (HSE) regulation and outcomes in the offshore oil and gas industry: Performance review of trends in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf'. Safety Science. Vol. (148) 105634

Kiso, T. (2022). 'A Subsidy That Is Inversely Related to the Product Price'. Economic Journal. Forthcoming.

Kiso, T., R. H. Chan & Y. Arino. 'Retrofit and New-Build Installations of Residential Solar PV: Fukushima as a Natural Experiment'. Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance, 21 (5), University of Aberdeen. 2021. (R&R: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Nikos Tsakiris and Nikolaos Vlassis. 'A Carbon Leakage Mitigation Reform Strategy: The Role of Border Carbon Adjustments'. Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance, 22 (1), University of Aberdeen. 2022.

Abdul-Salam, Y. (2022). 'An Assessment of the Economic Viability of the Controversial Cambo Field in the UKCS'. Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance, University of Aberdeen, 2022

Abdul-Salam, Y., Ovando, P., Roberts, D. (2021). 'Understanding the economic barriers to the adoption of agroforestry: A Real Options analysis'. Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 302 (113955)

Kemp, A., Acheampong, T. (2021). 'What Difference has the Cullen Report made?: Empirical Analysis of Offshore Safety Regulations in the United Kingdom's Oil and Gas Industry'. Energy Policy. Vol. (155) 112354

de Vries, F., Odam, N. (2020). 'Innovation Modelling and Multi-Factor Learning in Wind Energy Technology'. Energy Economics Vol. 85 (104594)

Kemp, A., Acheampong, T. (2021). 'An optimisation model for incentivising the development of marginal oil and gas fields amidst increasingly complex ownership patterns: UKCS case study'. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. Vol. (207) 109109

Kemp, A (2021) 'Uncertainty dominates Outlook for UKCS in 2021'. World Oil, vol. 241, No. 12, pp. 41-42

Abdul-Salam, Y., Kemp, A., Phimister, E. (2021). Unlocking the Economic Viability of Marginal UKCS Discoveries: Optimising Cluster Developments Energy Economics, vol. 95C, 105233

Kling, G., Volz, U., Murinde, V., Ayas, S. (2021). The impact of climate vulnerability on firms' cost of capital and access to finance. World Development, vol. 137, 105131

Kemp, A. (2021) 'Prospects for activity in the UKCS after the oil price collapse '. World Oil

Kemp, A. (2021) 'How will coronavirus affect the UK's oil and gas industry?'. Economics Observatory

• Dowie , C & de Bruijn , O 2020 ' A Coding Typology to study dyadic interactions in International Negotiations : Extending the IPA model ' Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance, University of Aberdeen.
• Montagna, C, Pinto, AN & Vlassis, N. 2020, 'Welfare and Trade Effects of International Environmental Agreements', Environmental and Resource Economics, vol 76, pp 331-345
• Sattarhof, C & Gronwald, M 2020 'How to measure financial market efficiency? A quantitative evaluation of higher order dependencies: the case of the European carbon market' Discussion Papers in Economics and Finance, no. 2, vol. 20, University of Aberdeen, pp. 1-24.

• Abdul-Salam, Y 2019 'Evaluating the Impact of Brexit on Natural Gas Trade between the UK and the EU: A Spatial Equilibrium Analysis' CEERP Working Paper, Heriot-Watt University
• Hintermann, B & Gronwald, M 2019, 'Linking with Uncertainty: The Relationship Between EU ETS Pollution Permits and Kyoto Offsets', Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 761-784.
• Abdul-Salam, Y & Phimister, E 2019, 'Modelling the impact of market imperfections on farm household investment in stand-alone solar PV systems', World Development, vol. 116, pp. 66-76.
• Abdul-Salam, Y, Hawes, C, Roberts, D & Young, M 2019, 'The economics of alternative crop production systems in the context of farmer participation in carbon trading markets', Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 67-91.
• Kiso T. 2019, 'Environmental Policy and Induced Technological Change: Evidence from Automobile Fuel Economy Regulations'. Environmental and Resource Economics, vol 74, pp 785-810
• Jin, X 2019, 'The Role of Market Expectations in Commodity Price Dynamics: Evidence from Oil Data', Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 90, pp. 1-18.
• Loria, E. L., Watson, V., Kiso, T. & Phimister, E. 2019, 'Investigating users' preferences for Low Emission Buses: Experiences from Europe's largest hydrogen bus fleet'. Journal of Choice Modelling, vol 32, 100169.
• de Vries, F., Cason, T. (2019). 'Dynamic Efficiency in Experimental Emissions Trading Markets with Investment Uncertainty' Environmental and Resource Economics Vol. 73 pp. 1-31

• Gronwald, M & Sattarhof, C 2018 'How to Measure Financial Market Efficiency? A Multifractality-Based Quantitative Approach with an Application to the European Carbon Market' Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 5, vol. 18, University of Aberdeen Business School.
• Papadas, CT & Vlassis, N 2018, 'A structural decomposition analysis of the pollution terms of trade', Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 57-68.
• Abdul-Salam, Y 2018, 'A Stochastic Anaerobic Digestion Economic Assessment Tool (SADEAT)', SoftwareX, vol. 7, pp. 190-197.
• Colen, L, Melo, PC, Abdul-Salam, Y, Roberts, D, Mary, S & Gomez Y Paloma, S 2018, 'Income elasticities for food, calories and nutrients across Africa: A meta-analysis', Food Policy, vol. 77, pp. 116-132.

• Jin, X 2017, 'Do futures prices help forecast the spot price?', Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 1205-1225.
• Kiso, T. 2017, 'Evaluating New Policy Instruments of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards: Footprint, Credit Transferring, and Credit Trading'. Environmental and Resource Economics. vol 72, pp 445-476.
• Gronwald, M, Long, N & Roepke, L 2017, 'Simultaneous Supplies of Dirty Energy and Capacity Constrained Clean Energy: Is There a Green Paradox?', Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 47-64.
• Vinten, A, Sample, J, Ibiyemi, A, Abdul-Salam, Y & Stutter, M 2017, 'A tool for cost-effectiveness analysis of field scale sediment-bound phosphorus mitigation measures and application to analysis of spatial and temporal targeting in the Lunan Water catchment, Scotland', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 586, pp. 631-641.
• Abdul-Salam, Y, Ehlers, M-H & Harnmeijer, J 2017, 'Anaerobic digestion of feedstock grown on marginal land: Break-even electricity prices', Energies, vol. 10, no. 9, 1416
• Abdul-Salam, Y & Phimister, E 2017, 'Efficiency Effects of Access to Information on Small-scale Agriculture: Empirical Evidence from Uganda using Stochastic Frontier and IRT Models', Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 494-517.

• de Vries, F., Hanley, N. (2016) 'Incentive-Based Policy Design for Pollution Control and Biodiversity Conservation: A Review'. Environmental and Resource Economics Vol. 63, pp. 687-702
• Abdul-Salam, Y. & Phimister, E. (2016). 'The Politico-Economics of Electricity Planning in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ghana'. Energy Policy, vol 88, pp. 299-309.
• Vlassis, N 2016, 'Tariff reforms in the presence of pollution', Agricultural Economics Review, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 1-25.
• Abdul-Salam, Y. & Phimister, E. (2016). 'How effective are heuristic solutions for electricity planning in developing countries'. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol 55, pp. 14-24.
• Gronwald, M. & Hintermann, B. (2016). 'Explaining the EUA-CER Spread'. CESifo Group.
• Jin, X. (2016). 'The Role of Expectations in Commodity Price Dynamics and the Commodity Demand Elasticity: Evidence from Oil Data'. Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 10, vol. 16, University of Aberdeen Business School.
• Gronwald, M 2016, 'Explosive oil prices', Energy Economics, vol. 60, pp. 1-5.
• Jin, X. (2016). 'Does the Future Price Help Forecast the Spot Price? '. Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 8, vol. 16, University of Aberdeen Business School, Aberdeen.
• Kiso, T. (2016). 'Environmental Policy and Induced Technological Change: Evidence from Automobile Fuel Economy Regulations'. Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 11, vol. 16, University of Aberdeen Business School.
• Abdul-Salam, Y & Phimister, E 2016, 'How effective are heuristic solutions for electricity planning in developing countries', Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol. 55, pp. 14-24.

• Gronwald, M., Long, NV. & Röpke, L. (2015). 'Simultaneous Supplies of Dirty and Green Fuels with Capacity Constraints: Is there a Green Paradox?'. Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 18, vol. 15, University of Aberdeen Business School.
• Kiso, T. (2015). 'Pricing Automobile Fuel Economy: A New Hedonic Approach'. Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 19, vol. 15, University of Aberdeen Business School, Aberdeen.
• Kiso, T. (2015). 'Evaluating New Policy Instruments of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards: Footprints, Credit Transferring and Credit Trading'. Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 21, vol. 15, University of Aberdeen Business School, Aberdeen.
• Roberts, D., Vera-Toscano, E. & Phimister, E. (2015). 'Fuel poverty in the UK: Is there a difference between rural and urban areas?'. Energy Policy, vol 87, pp. 216-223.
• Smith, JU., Fischer, A., Hallett, PD., Homans, HY., Smith, P., Abdul-Salam, Y., Emmerling, HH. & Phimister, EC. (2015). 'Sustainable use of organic resources for bioenergy, food and water provision in rural Sub-Saharan Africa'. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol 50, pp. 903-917
• Phimister, EC., Vera-Toscano, E. & Roberts, DJ. (2015). 'The Dynamics of Energy Poverty: Evidence from Spain'. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, vol 4, no. 1, pp. 153-166.
• Smith, JU, Fischer, A, Hallett, PD, Homans, HY, Smith, P, Abdul-Salam, Y, Emmerling, HH & Phimister, EC 2015, 'Sustainable use of organic resources for bioenergy, food and water provision in rural Sub-Saharan Africa', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 50, pp. 903-917.
• Vlassis, N. (2015). 'Pareto-Efficient Climate and Trade Policies in the Presence of Non-Tradeable Goods'. Discussion Paper in Economics, no. 8, vol. 15, University of Aberdeen Business School.
• Rouaix, A, Figuières, C & Willinger, M 2015, 'The trade-off between welfare and equality in a public good experiment', Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 601-623.
• de Vries, F., Dijkstra, B., McGinty, M. (2014). ' On Emissions Trading and Market Structure: Cap-and-Trade versus Intensity Standards' Environmental and Resource Economics Vol. 58, pp. 665-682

• Gronwald, M. (2013). 'Explosive Oil Prices'. CESifo Group.
• Vlassis, N. (2013). 'The welfare consequences of pollution-tax harmonization'. Environmental and Resource Economics, vol 56, no. 2, pp. 227-238.
• Maurice, J, Rouaix, A & Willinger, M (2013), 'Income Redistribution and Public Good Provision: An Experiment', International Economic Review, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 957-975
• de Vries, F., Dekker, T., Vollebergh, H., Withagen, C. (2012). 'Inciting Protocols'  Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Vol. 64, pp. 45-67