TCH-GEM-E3: The Role of Innovation and Policy Design in Energy and Environment for a Sustainable Growth in Europe, for European Commission, DG Research
This project concerned the study of policy issues in the energy/environment domain with the help of the GEM-E3 model, a full-scale general equilibrium model for the EU15 countries that represents energy/environment issues in a consistent economic framework. The policy issues include the role of innovation for a sustainable growth in Europe, the phasing out of nuclear, trade and environment effects of the enlargement of the Union to Eastern Europe and the fine-tuning of the Kyoto policies. The modular structure of the model allows studying the compatibility of national policies and the benefits and costs of centralised EU-policies. The model maintenance and model refinement research cover the expansion to Eastern Europe, the full implementation of previously decided extensions (inclusion of Switzerland, integration of bottom-up modelling for the electricity sector, integration of imperfect competition) and a further development of the modelling of innovation and R&D strategies.
Project Coordinator
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Economic Studies (CES/KUL).
Partners
- Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, (E3MLab/ICCS)
- Centre for European Economic Research GmbH Mannheim, (ZEW)
- Centrale Recherche SA
- Paul Scherrer Institute, (PSI)
- Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Center for Public Affairs Studies, (BUES/C-PAS)
- Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology, (MERIT)
For more information you can download the following related file(s):
"Report on the GEM-E3 database update and the development of a depletable resources module"
