Leverhulme research project grant for Economics 

Dr David Comerford, Department of Economics, has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Project Grant for around £80k to employ a post doctoral researcher for 18 months.   

The project is entitled “Accounting for (the loss of) Globalisation in the Economics of Climate Change”.  This project will study this issue through the lens of economic modelling, by building an innovative climate economy model that incorporates gains from trade.  

David said, “Within this model, we can then study policy scenarios, both looking at how the incorporation of gains from trade influences optimal climate policy, but also looking at other projections and scenarios reflecting the joint study of the outlook for both climate change impacts and the global economic situation, including the global climate policy response.” 

Published: 22 May 2025