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Mikel González-Eguino

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Research Professor - Main Research Field:
Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Economics, Integrated Assessment, Public Economics, Environmental Fiscal Reforms - Contact information:
Email address: mikel.gonzalez@bc3research.org
Contact phone: +34 94-401 46 90 ext. 132 - Research ID (WOK): Mikel González-Eguino RID
- Google Scholar: Mikel González-Eguino Scholar
- ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0033-9202
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Short CV
Mikel González-Eguino is a senior researcher at BC3 (Basque Centre for Climate Change) and associated professor at the University of the Basque Country. He has a PhD in Economics (2006, University of the Basque Country) and a degree in Engineering (2001, University of Deusto). He has been visiting scholar at Wageningen University (Netherlands) and Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico). His main interests lie in the fields of energy and climate change economics. He is also interested in providing scientific support for decision making in the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy. His work has been published the leading journals in the field. He has worked for Basque and Spanish institutions and also lead several scientific projects funded by the European Commission. His doctoral thesis won him the Enrique Fuentes Quintana prize (FUNCAS, 2006). Since 2012 he has been the coordinator of the Low Carbon research line at BC3. He is currently the Lead Researcher (IP) of a large-scale H2020 European project (TRANSrisk) on energy transitions and of a “Plan Nacional de I+D” (CLIMAECON). He is currently vice president of the Spanish Association for Energy Economics(AEEE)
Journal Articles
- 2019
- Arto, I., García-Muros, X., Cazcarro, I., González, M., Markandya, A., Hazra, S. 2019. The socioeconomic future of deltas in a changing environment. Science of The Total Environment. 648. 1284-1296. DOI (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.139).
- 2018
- Doukas , H., Nikas, A., González-Eguino, M., Arto, I., Anger-Kraav, A. 2018. From Integrated to Integrative: Delivering on the Paris Agreement. Sustainability. 10. (7) 2299. DOI (10.3390/su10072299).
- Markandya A., Sampedro J., Smith SJ., Van Dingenen R., Pizarro-Irizar C., Arto I., González-Eguino M. 2018. Health co-benefits from air pollution and mitigation costs of the Paris Agreement: a modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health. DOI (10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30029-9).
- van de Ven, DJ., González-Eguino, M. & Arto, I. 2018. The potential of behavioural change for climate change mitigation: a case study for the European Union. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 23. (6) 853-886. DOI (10.1007/s11027-017-9763-y).
- 2017
- Böhringer C., Garcia-Muros X., Gonzalez-Eguino, M., and Rey, L. 2017. US Climate Policy: A Critical Assessment of Intensity Standards. Energy Economics. DOI (10.1016/j.eneco.2017.10.021).
- García-Muros, X., Markandya, A., Romero-Jordán,D., González-Eguino, M. 2017. The distributional effects of carbon-based food taxes. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. DOI (10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.171).
- González-Eguino, M., Capellán-Pérez, I., Arto, I., Ansuategi, A., Markandya, A. 2017. Industrial and Terrestrial Carbon Leakage under Policy Fragmentation. Climate Policy. DOI (10.1080/14693062.2016.1227955).
- González-Eguino, M., Neumann, M.B., Arto, I., Capellán-Perez, I., Faria, S.H. 2017. Mitigation implications of an ice-free summer in the Arctic Ocean. Earth's Future. DOI (10.1002/2016EF000429).
- González-Eguino, M., Olabe, A., Ribera, T. 2017. New Coal-Fired Plants Jeopardise Paris Agreement. Sustainability. 9. (2) 168. DOI (10.3390/su9020168).
- 2016
- Capellán-Pérez, I., Arto, I., Polanco-Martínez, J.M., González-Eguino, M., Neumann, M.B. . 2016. Likelihood of climate change pathways under uncertainty on fossil fuel resources availability. Energy & Environmental Science. DOI (10.1039/C6EE01008C).
- García-Muros, X., Burguillo, M.,González-Eguino,M., Romero-Jordán, D. 2016. Local air pollution and global climate change taxes: a distributional analysis for the case of Spain. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. DOI (10.1080/09640568.2016.1159951).
- González-Eguino, M., Neumann, M.B. . 2016. Significant implications of permafrost thawing for climate change control. CLIMATIC CHANGE. DOI (10.1007/s10584-016-1666-5).
- Markandya, A., Arto, I., González-Eguino, M., Román, M.V. 2016. Towards a green energy economy? Tracking the employment effects of low-carbon technologies in the European Union. APPLIED ENERGY. 179. 1321–1330. DOI (10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.122).
- 2015
- Delgado, J., González-Eguino, M., Galarraga, I. and Lucas, J. 2015. Economic and environmental impact of the energy efficiency plan of the city of Bilbao. DYNA Energía y Sostenibilidad. 4. (1) 1-8. DOI (10.6036/ES7254).
- Galarraga, I., Gonzalez-Eguino, M. and Rübbelke, D. T. G. 2015. Environmental Economics, Climate Change Policy and Beyond: A Tribute to Anil Markandya. Environmental and Resource Economics. DOI (10.1007/s10640-015-9959-0).
- Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2015. Energy poverty: An overview. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS. 47. 377-385. DOI (10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.013).
- 2014
- Ansuategi, A., Escapa, M., Galarraga, I. and González-Eguino, M. 2014. Impacto económico de la eco-innovación en Euskadi: una aproximación quantitativa. Ekonomiaz: Revista Vasca de Economía. 86. (02) 246-273 .
- Markandya, A., González-Eguino, M., Criqui, P., Mima. S. 2014. Low climate stabilisation under diverse growth and convergence scenarios. Energy Policy. DOI (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.046).
- 2013
- Abadie, LM; Chamorro, JM; Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2013. Valuing uncertain cash flows from investments that enhance energy efficiency. Journal Of Environmental Management. 116. 113 - 124. DOI (10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.09.030).
- Markandya, A., González-Eguino, M., Escapa . 2013. From shadow to Green: linking environmental fiscal reforms and the informal economy. Energy Economics. 40,Supplement 1. 108 - 118. DOI (10.1016/j.eneco.2013.09.014).
- 2012
- Galarraga, I., Lucas, J., Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2012. Evaluación económica del etiquetado de eficiencia energética: el caso de las lavadoras en España. Papeles de Economía Española. (134) 211 - 221.
- Gallastegui, MC; Gonzalez-Eguino, M; Galarraga, I. 2012. Cost effectiveness of a combination of instruments for global warming: a quantitative approach for Spain. Series-Journal Of The Spanish Economic Association. 3. (02/01/2013) 111 - 132. DOI (10.1007/s13209-011-0054-7).
- Gonzalez-Eguino, M; Galarraga, I; Ansuategi, A. 2012. The future of old industrial regions in a carbon-constrained world. Climate Policy. 12. (2) 164 - 186. DOI (10.1080/14693062.2011.605707).
- Martin-Ortega, J; Gonzalez-Eguino, M; Markandya, A. 2012. The costs of drought: the 2007/2008 case of Barcelona. Water Policy. 14. (3) 539 - 560. DOI (10.2166/wp.2011.121).
- 2011
- Abadie, LM; Chamorro, JM; Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2011. Optimal Abandonment of EU Coal-fired Stations. Energy Journal. 32. (3) 175 - 207. DOI (10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol32-No3-7).
- Galarraga, I, González-Eguino, M and Markandya, A. 2011. Willingness to pay and price elasticities of demand for energy-efficient appliances: combining the hedonic approach and demand systems. Energy Economics. 33, Supplement 1. S66 - S74. DOI (10.1016/j.eneco.2011.07.028).
- Galarraga, I, González-Eguino, M. and Markandya, A. 2011. De Cancún a Durban en un largo camino contra el cambio climático. Economistas. 29. (127) 61 - 54.
- Galarraga, I; Gonzalez-Eguino, M; Markandya, A. 2011. The Role of Regional Governments in Climate Change Policy. Environmental Policy and Governance. 21. (3) 164 - 182. DOI (10.1002/eet.572).
- Galarraga, I; Heres, DR; Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2011. Price premium for high-efficiency refrigerators and calculation of price-elasticities for close-substitutes: a methodology using hedonic pricing and demand systems. Journal Of Cleaner Production. 19. (17-18) 2075 - 2081. DOI (10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.06.025).
- Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2011. The importance of the design of market-based instruments for CO2 mitigation: An AGE analysis for Spain. Ecological Economics. 70. (12) 2292 - 2302. DOI (10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.05.023).
- Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2011. The cost of mitigating climate change: an applied general equilibrium models analysis. Revista De Economia Aplicada. 19. (56) 89 - 121.
- 2010
- Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2010. MODELS AND COSTS OF EMISSION MITIGATION The case of a emissions permit market for Spain. Trimestre Economico. 77. (305) 185 - 217.
- Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2010. Economic impact of Post-Kyoto scenarios in Spain. Investigacion Economica. 69. (271) 139 - 176.
- González-Eguino, M, Olabe, A. 2010. Keys for a new deal on climate change. Ambientalia. 1. (1) 01/01/2019.
- 2009
- A. Olabe and M. Gonzalez-Eguino. 2009. Copenhage: una cita con la historia. Politica Exterior. 132. 97 - 106.
- Hoyos,D, González-Eguino, M. and Markandya, A. 2009. Concienciación pública y aceptabilidad de medidas para la reducción de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero: el caso del País Vasco. Papeles De Economía Española. 21. (121) 68 - 78.
- González-Eguino, M. 2009. Competitividad y fuga de carbono: el caso de la economía vasca. Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía. 71. 114 - 135.
Books and Specials
- 2011
- Galarraga, I., Gonzalez-Eguino, Markandya, A. 2011. --. Handbook of Sustainable Energy. 1st ed. Cheltenham. Edward Elgard. 640. ISBN 9781849801157.
- 2009
- Arto, I. González-Eguino, M. (Ed.). 2009. Hacia una economía baja en carbono. Vitoria-Gasteiz. Ekonomiaz. 71, 1-267. ISBN 0213-3865.
- Gallastegui, M, González-Eguino, M. 2009. Economía y cambio climático. Madrid. Papeles de Economía Española. 1-221. ISBN 0210-9107.
Book chapters
- 2019
- Markandya, A . and Gonzalez-Eguino, M. 2019. Integrated Assessment for Identifying Climate Finance Needs for Loss and Damage: A Critical Review . Loss and Damage from Climate Change. 1st ed. . Springer International Publishing. 343-362. ISBN 978-3-319-72026-5. (https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319720258).
- 2016
- Arto, I., Capellán-Pérez, I., Filatova, T., González-Eguino, M., Hasselmann, K., Kovalevsky, D., Markandya, A., Moghayer, S.M., Tariku, M.B. 2016. Definitions. Non-linearities and system-flips. Sigtuna, Sweden. Sigtunastifelsen. ISBN 978-91-976048-2-6. (http://owsgip.itc.utwente.nl/projects/complex/index.php/final-scientific-report).
- Arto, I., Capellán-Pérez, I., Filatova, T., González-Eguino, M., Hasselmann, K., Kovalevsky, D., Markandya, A., Moghayer, S.M., Tariku, M.B. 2016. The climate system. Non-linearities and system-flips. Sigtuna, Sweden. Sigtunastifelsen. ISBN 978-91-976048-2-6.
- Arto, I., Capellán-Pérez, I., Filatova, T., González-Eguino, M., Hasselmann, K., Kovalevsky, D., Markandya, A., Moghayer, S.M., Tariku, M.B. 2016. Socio-ecological systems. Non-linearities and system-flips. Sigtuna, Sweden. Sigtunastifelsen. ISBN 978-91-976048-2-6.
- Arto, I., Capellán-Pérez, I., Filatova, T., González-Eguino, M., Hasselmann, K., Kovalevsky, D., Markandya, A., Moghayer, S.M., Tariku, M.B. 2016. Lake systems. Non-linearities and system-flips. Sigtuna, Sweden. Sigtunastifelsen. ISBN 978-91-976048-2-6.
- Arto, I., Capellán-Pérez, I., Filatova, T., González-Eguino, M., Hasselmann, K., Kovalevsky, D., Markandya, A., Moghayer, S.M., Tariku, M.B. 2016. Climate mitigation policies. Non-linearities and system-flips. Sigtuna, Sweden. Sigtunastifelsen. ISBN 978-91-976048-2-6.
- Arto, I., Capellán-Pérez, I., Filatova, T., González-Eguino, M., Hasselmann, K., Kovalevsky, D., Markandya, A., Moghayer, S.M., Tariku, M.B. 2016. Coupled environment-ecology modelling. Non-linearities and system-flips. Sigtuna, Sweden. Sigtunastifelsen. ISBN 978-91-976048-2-6.
- Capellán-Pérez, I., Arto, I., Polanco-Martínez, J. M., González-Eguino, M., Neumann, M. B. 2016. Climate Change Pathways and Uncertainty on Recoverable Energy Resources. Establishing Policy-Relevance: Developing and Evaluating Policy Options. Sigtunastifelsen. ISBN 978-91-976048-3-3.
- Gonzalez Eguino, M., Markandya, A. and Rey, L. 2016. Climate Policy Instrumentation in Spain. Delivering Energy Policy in the EU and US. Edinbourgh. Edinburgh University Press . 768. ISBN 978-0-7486-9678-9. (https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-delivering-energy-law-and-policy-in-the-eu-and-the-us.html).
- 2013
- Markandya A., González-Eguino M. Escapa M. 2013. Reforma fiscal ambiental y desempleo en España en presencia de un sector informal. Energía y Tributación Ambiental. Madrid. Marcial Pons. ISBN 9788415664284.
- 2012
- Markandya A., Gonzalez-Eguino, M., Escapa, M. 2012. Environmental fiscal reform and unemployment in Spain. Carbon Pricing, Growth And The Environment. Cheltenham, UK. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978 1 78100 937 6.
- 2011
- Rodrigues, R., Gómez-Plana, A.G, González-Eguino, M. 2011. Energy-Economic-Environmental models: a survey. Handbook of Sustainable Energy. Cheltenham. Edward Elgar. 132-161. ISBN 9781849801157.
Other Publications
- 2018
- Autoría del estudio base: BC3 (Gonzalez-Eguino, M.,Sampedro,J.,Galarraga,I.,Arto,I., Pizarro- Irizar,C., Sainz de Murueta,E., Sanz, M.J.). 2018. La transición energética del País Vasco hacia un modelo sostenible (http://www.ararteko.net/RecursosWeb/DOCUMENTOS/1/0_4620_3.pdf). Ararteko. Informe extraordinario de la institución del Ararteko al Parlamento Vasco, 2018.
- 2017
- Antxon Olabe, Mikel González-Eguino, Teresa Ribera. 2017. Hacia un nuevo orden de la energía.
BC3 Working Papers & Policy Briefings
- 2017
- [2017-04] Cost-effectiveness and incidence of alternative mechanisms for financing renewables Xaquin Garcia-Muros, Christoph Böhringer and Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino
- [2017-04] Mecanismos para financiar la promoción de energías renovables. Impactos en los hogares y las industrias Joaquin Garcia-Muros y Mikel González-Eguino
- [2017-03] The potential of behavioural change for achieving climate change mitigation targets in the European Union Dirk-Jan van de Ven, Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino and Iñaki Arto
- 2016
- [2016-02] Industrial and terrestrial carbon leakage under climate policy fragmentation Mikel González-Eguino, Iñigo Capellán-Pérez, Iñaki Arto, Alberto Ansuategi and Anil Markandya
- 2015
- [2015-05] Impuestos ambientales sobre la contaminación del aire y el cambio climático: un análisis comparativo de los impactos distributivos para España Xaquín García-Muros; Mercedes Burguillo; Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino y Desiderio Romero-Jordán
- [2015-04] US climate policy: a critical assessment of intensity standards Christoph Böhringer , Xaquin Garcia-Muros , Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino and Luis Rey
- 2014
- [PB2014/Special Issue-02] Warning to navigators: IPCC report on climate change mitigation Mikel González-Eguino and Iñaki Arto
- [2014-08] La pobreza energética y sus implicaciones Mikel González-Eguino
- [2014-06] La pobreza energética y sus implicaciones Mikel González-Eguino
- [2014-04] New climate scenario framework implementation in the GCAM integrated assessment model Iñigo Capellán-Pérez, Mikel González-Eguino, Iñaki Arto, Alberto Ansuategi, Kishore Dhavala, Pralit Patel, Anil Markandya
- [2014-04] Is the current EU climate instrument mix adequate? Luis Rey, Mikel González-Eguino, Anil Markandya
- [2014-01] Local air pollution and global climate change taxes: a distributional analysis Xaquín Garcia-Muros, Mercedes Burguillo, Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino and Desiderio Romero-Jordán
- 2013
- [2013-01] Budget-Neutral Financing to Unlock Energy Savings Potential: An Analysis of the ESCO Model in Barcelona Samuel Bobbino, Héctor Galván and Mikel González-Eguino
- 2012
- [2012-04] Environmental Fiscal Reform and Unemployment in Spain Anil Markandya, Mikel González-Eguino and Marta Escapa
- [2012-03] From Shadow to Green: Linking Environmental Fiscal Reforms and the Informal Economy Mikel González-Eguino, Anil Markandya and Marta Escapa
- [2012-03] Environmental fiscal reform and unemployment in Spain in the presence of an informal sector Anil Markandya, Mikel González-Eguino and Marta Escapa
- [2012-01] Low Climate Stabilisation under Diverse Growth and Convergence Scenarios Anil Markandya, Mikel González-Eguino, Patrick Criqui and Silvana Mima
- 2011
- [2011-08] Low Climate Stabilisation under Diverse Growth and Convergence Scenarios Anil Markandya, Mikel González-Eguino, Patrick Criqui and Silvana Mima
- [2011-07] Price Premium for High-Efficiency Refrigerators and Calculation of Price-Elasticities for Close-Substitutes: Combining Hedonic Pricing and Demand Systems Ibon Galarraga, David Heres Del Valle and Mikel González-Eguino
- [2011-06] Cost effectiveness of a combination of instruments for global warming: a quantitative approach for Spain Gallastegui, M.C., González-Eguino, M. and Galarraga, I.
- [2011-05] Evaluating the role of energy efficiency labels in the prices of household appliances: the case of refrigerators Ibon Galarraga, David R. Heres and Mikel González-Eguino
- [2011-02] The Cancun Climate Summit: a Moderate Success Ibon Galarraga, Mikel González-Eguino and Anil Markandya
- 2010
- [2010-07] Optimal Abandonment of Coal-Fired Stations in the EU Luis M. Abadie, Mikel González-Eguino and José M. Chamorro
- [2010-06] Evaluating the Role of Energy Efficiency Labels: the Case of Dish Washers Ibon Galarraga, Mikel González-Eguino and Anil Markandya
- [2010-04] Evaluating the role of energy efficiency labels: the case of Dish Washers Ibon Galarraga, Mikel González-Eguino and Anil Markandya
- [2010-02] Carbon leakage and the future of Old Industrial Regions after Copenhagen Mikel González-Eguino, Ibon Galarraga and Alberto Ansuategi
- [2010-02] Carbon leakage and the future of Old Industrial Regions Mikel González-Eguino, Ibon Galarraga and Alberto Ansuategi
- [2010-01] Competitividad y fuga de carbono: el caso de la economía vasca Mikel González-Eguino
- 2009
- [2009-11] Optimal Investment in Energy Efficiency under Uncertainty Luis M. Abadie, José M. Chamorro, Mikel González-Eguino
- [2009-04] The Role of Regions in Climate Change Policy Ibon Galarraga, Mikel González-Eguino and Anil Markandya
- [2009-02] Market Instruments and CO2 Mitigation: A General Equilibrium Analysis for Spain Mikel González-Eguino
- [2009-01] What happened during the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen 2009? Ibon Galarraga, Mikel González-Eguino and Anil Markandya
Conference Proceedings
- 2019
- Impacto económicos de mecanismos alternativos para la financiación de las energías renovables en Es, presented at the XIV Conference of the Spanish Association for Energy Economics, organized by University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, Jan, 2019
- 2018
- Impact and incidence of an environmental fiscal reform in spain with equal rebates for all households, presented at the The incidence of climate change , organized by University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany, Jun, 2018
- Analisis de una reforma fiscal ambiental para españa con devoluciones para todos los hogares , presented at the XIII Conference of the Spanish Association for Energy Economics, organized by University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, Jan, 2018
- 2017
- Implications of different mitigation portfolios based on stakeholder preferences, presented at the IAEE 2017 , organized by IAEE European Conference, Viena, Austria, Sep, 2017
- The Role of Behavioural Change in Mitigation Policies, presented at the Lunch Seminar, organized by DG Clima, Brussels, Belgium, Mar, 2017
- 2016
- Economic implications of rapid change in the Arctic,, presented at the Invited Lecture, organized by Oldenburg University, Oldenburg, Germany, May, 2016
- 2015
- Economic Impact of the Basque Climate Change Strategy 2050, presented at the European Green Week, organized by European Green Week, Brussels, Belgium, Jun, 2015