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	Dr Ralf MARTIN Programme Director - Growth
	Tel: 020 7955 7063 Email: r.martin@lse.ac.uk Room/Desk: 32L 2.02 D Imperial Tel: 020 7594 2615 Personal WebSite
Expertise: Firm level productivity analysis; Climate Change Policy; Biography: PhD London School of Economics (LSE); MSc in Econometrics & Mathematical Economics (LSE); Master's in International Economic Studies (Maastricht University); Undergraduate degree (Vordiplom) Humboldt University, Berlin Current Areas of Research: Econometric evaluation of climate change policies; econometric evaluation of industrial policies Education: PhD in Economics, London School of Economics MSc in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, LSE Selected Publications: The Impacts of the Climate Change Levy on business: Evidence from Microdata (joint with Laure de Preux and Ulrich Wagner, March 2009 CEP Discussion Paper No 0917, http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp0917.pdf) CEP Publications CentrePiece article Climate change policy: the case for a Covid-19 carbon tax Ralf Martin and John Van Reenen July 2020 Paper No' CEPCP577: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 25 (2) Summer 2020 Tags: covid-19; climate change; carbon tax CEP discussion paper Environmental Preferences and Technological Choices: Is Market Competition Clean or Dirty? Phillipe Aghion, Roland Bénabou, Ralf Martin and Alexandra Roulet March 2020 Paper No' CEPDP1684: Read Abstract \| Full Paper Tags: environment; product market competition; innovation CEP report Seizing sustainable growth opportunities from zero emission passenger vehicles in the UK Ralf Martin, Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero and Dennis Verhoeven February 2020 Paper No' CEPSP37: Read Abstract \| Full Paper \| Summary Tags: sustainable growth; climate change; clean growth; industrial strategy; industrial policy CEP election analysis Energy and Climate Change Ralf Martin, Petra Sarapatkova and Dennis Verhoeven November 2019 Paper No' CEPEA054: Read Abstract \| \| Press Release Full Paper Tags: greenhouse gas emissions; committee on climate change; offshore wind power CentrePiece article Sustainable growth in the UK Ralf Martin, James Rydge and Anna Valero March 2019 Paper No' CEPCP550: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 24 (1) Spring 2019 Tags: growth; climate; climate change; sustainability; industrial strategy; productivity; public policy; cities; transportation; infrastructure; skills; innovation; growth commission This article summarises ‘Sustainable Growth in the UK: Seizing Opportunities from Technological Change and the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy’, a special report for the LSE Growth Commission published jointly by CEP, the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE CEP discussion paper Making Smart Meters Smarter the Smart Way Quentin Coutellier, Greer Gosnell, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Goran Strbac, Mingyang Sun and Simon Tindermans February 2019 Paper No' CEPDP1602: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: D12; Q48; Q54 Tags: behavioural intervention; household energy demand; randomised controlled trial; information CEP discussion paper Searching for Carbon Leaks in Multinational Companies Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Caterina Gennaioli, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls and Thomas Stoerk February 2019 Paper No' CEPDP1601: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: D22; F23; Q56; Q58 Tags: carbon leakage; eu ets; multinationals CEP industrial strategy Sustainable Growth in the UK: Seizing opportunities from technological change and the transition to a low-carbon economy James Rydge, Ralf Martin and Anna Valero December 2018 Paper No' CEPIS07: Read Abstract \| Full Paper \| Executive Summary Tags: growth; climate; climate change; industrial strategy; productivity; public policy; cities; transportation; infrastructure; skills; innovation; growth commission CEP election analysis Brexit as Climate Policy: The Agenda on Energy and the Environment Ralf Martin June 2017 Paper No' CEPEA043: Read Abstract \| \| Press Release Full Paper Tags: brexit; climate change; uk government policy; european union emissions trading system; eu ets; uk 2017 general election Download Press Release Parliamentary inquiry or consultation CEP Response to BEIS Green Paper - Building our Industrial Strategy Richard Davies, Ralf Martin and Anna Valero January 2017 Paper No' : Full Paper Tags: industrial strategy Journal article Competition and norms: A self-defeating combination? Genevieve Alberts, Zeynep Gurguc, Pantelis Koutroumpis, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls and Tamaryn Napp September 2016 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| Tags: behavioural intervention; household energy demand; randomised controlled trial; information; norms; competition CEP discussion paper Do Tax Incentives for Research Increase Firm Innovation? An RD Design for R&D Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Elias Einiö, Ralf Martin, Kieu-Trang Nguyen and John Van Reenen March 2016 Paper No' CEPDP1413: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: O31; O32; H23; H25; H32 Tags: r&d; patents; tax; innovation; regression discontinuity design CEP discussion paper Unraveling Firms: Demand, Productivity and Markups Heterogeneity Emanuele Forlani, Ralf Martin, Giordano Mion and Mirabelle Muûls January 2016 Paper No' CEPDP1402: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: D24; L11; L25; F14 Tags: demand; productivity; markups; production function estimation; export status; firm size CEP election analysis #ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election Ghazala Azmat, Brian Bell, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Swati Dhingra, Christian Hilber, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Ralf Martin, Alistair McGuire, Sandra McNally, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Henry Overman, Isabelle Roland, Thomas Sampson, Anna Valero, John Van Reenen, Jonathan Wadsworth, Gill Wyness and Gabriel Zucman April 2015 Paper No' CEPEA034: Read Abstract \| Full Paper \| Executive Summary Tags: 2015 uk general election; government policy; austerity; productivity; health; nhs; education; higher education; immigration; brexit; eu; inequality; real wages; unemployment; gender; management; productivity; uk housing; environment; climate change; uk cities; infrastructure; taxation CEP election analysis Energy and the Environment: a cold climate for climate change policies? Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Ralf Martin April 2015 Paper No' CEPEA032: Read Abstract \| Full Paper \| View Video Tags: energy; climate change; environment; #electioneconomics CEP policy analysis The Impact of 'Clean Innovation' on Economic Growth: Evidence from the Transport and Energy Industries' Ralf Martin November 2014 Paper No' CEPPA017: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: O30; O44; Q54; Q55; Q58; H23 Tags: innovation spill-overs; climate change; growth; patents; clean technology; optimal climate policy Journal article The impact of a carbon tax on manufacturing: Evidence from microdata Ralf Martin, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux September 2014 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| Tags: carbon tax; climate change levy; energy use; manufacturing; policy evaluation; uk CEP discussion paper Knowledge Spillovers from Clean and Dirty Technologies Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Ralf Martin and Myra Mohnen September 2014 Paper No' CEPDP1300: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: O30; O44; Q54; Q55; Q58; H23 Tags: innovation spill-overs; climate change; growth; patents; clean technology; optimal climate policy Journal article Industry Compensation under Relocation Risk: A Firm-Level Analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux August 2014 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| Tags: taxation and subsidies; externalities; redistributive effects; environmental taxes and subsidies; pollution control adoption costs; distributional effects; employment effects; air pollution; water pollution; noise; hazardous waste; solid waste; recycling; climate; natural disasters; global warming; environmental economics: government policy CEP discussion paper Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry Philippe Aghion, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hemous, Ralf Martin and John Van Reenen November 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1178: Read Abstract \| Full Paper Data Files associated with this paper. JEL Classification: O3; O13; L62 Tags: climate change; innovation; directed technical change; automobiles This paper has been published as: Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical change: Evidence from the Auto Industry, Philippe Aghion, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hemous, Ralf Martin, John Van Reenen, Journal of Political Economy, Volume 124, Issue 1, January 2016 CEP discussion paper Industry Compensation Under Relocation Risk: A Firm-Level Analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux June 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1150: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: H23; H25; Q52; Q54; F18 Tags: industry compensation; industrial relocation; emissions trading; permit allocation; eu ets; firm data This paper has been published as: On the empirical content of carbon leakage criteria in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Laure B. de Preux and Ulrich J. Wagner, Ecological Economics, Volume 105, September 2014 CentrePiece article In brief: Can industrial policy boost jobs? Chiara Criscuolo, Ralf Martin, Henry Overman and John Van Reenen May 2012 Paper No' CEPCP370: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012 JEL Classification: H25; L52; L53; O47 Tags: industrial policy; regional policy; employment; investment; productivity This article summarises 'The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy' by Chiara Criscuolo, Ralf Martin, Henry Overman and John Van Reenen, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 1113, January 2012 CentrePiece article The polluter-doesn't-pay principle Ralf Martin, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux May 2012 Paper No' CEPCP369: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012 JEL Classification: H23; H25; Q52; Q54 Tags: industry compensation; industrial relocation; emissions trading; permit allocation; eu ets; firm data SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy Chiara Criscuolo, Ralf Martin, Henry G. Overman and John Van Reenen January 2012 Paper No' SERCDP0098: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: H25; L52; L53; O47 Tags: industrial policy; regional policy; employment; investment; productivity CEP discussion paper Some Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy Chiara Criscuolo, Ralf Martin, Henry G. Overman and John Van Reenen January 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1113: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: R11; H25; L52; L53; O25 Tags: industrial policy; regional policy; employment; investment; productivity CEP occasional paper Climate Change Policy and Business in Europe. Evidence from Interviewing Managers Barry Anderson, Jorg Leib, Ralf Martin, Marty McGuigan, Mirabelle Muûls, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux March 2011 Paper No' CEPOP27: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: M20; M14; D21; Q54; Q58 Tags: climate policy; firm behaviour; europe CEP discussion paper Anatomy of a Paradox: Management Practices, Organisational Structure and Energy Efficiency Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux December 2010 Paper No' CEPDP1039: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: M20; M14; D22; Q41; Q54; Q58 Tags: climate policy; energy efficiency; firm behavior; management practices; manufacturing; microdata; organizational structure CEP discussion paper Productivity Spreads, Market Power Spreads and Trade Ralf Martin September 2010 Paper No' CEPDP0997: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: C81; D24; L11; L25 Tags: trade policy; productivity measurement; imperfect competition; productivity dispersion; productivity spread CentrePiece article Europe's emissions trading scheme: taxpayers versus sthe industry lobby Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls and Ulrich J. Wagner July 2010 Paper No' CEPCP311: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 15 (1) Summer 2010 Tags: industry; r&d; carbon policy; carbon trading CEP policy analysis Still time to reclaim the European Union Emissions Trading System for the European tax payer Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls and Ulrich J. Wagner May 2010 Paper No' CEPPA010: Read Abstract \| Full Paper Tags: climate change; eu ets; emissions; european union emissions trading system; carbon leakage; CEP election analysis Climate Change: Consensus on the Long-Run Targets - But Will We Get Policies that Deliver? Ralf Martin April 2010 Paper No' CEPEA016: Full Paper Tags: climate change Read Main Summary Points CentrePiece article In brief: Modern Management: Good for the environment or just hot air? Nick Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin and Raffaella Sadun February 2010 Paper No' CEPCP303: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 14 (3) Winter 2010 This article summarises Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air? by Nick Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin and Raffaella Sadun, CEP Discussion Paper No. 891 CEP discussion paper Why is the US so Energy Intensive? Evidence from US Multinationals in the UK Ralf Martin January 2010 Paper No' CEPDP0965: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: Q41; Q48; Q54; D21 Tags: energy efficiency; multinationals; energy demand elasticity; climate change CEP discussion paper The Impacts of the Climate Change Levy on business: Evidence from Microdata Ralf Martin, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux March 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0917: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: Q41; Q48; Q54; D21 Tags: climate policy; carbon tax; united kingdom; manufacturing; impact assessment CentrePiece article In brief: Saving the economy and the planet Ralf Martin March 2009 Paper No' CEPCP276: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 13 (3) Winter 2009 CEP discussion paper Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air? Nick Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin and Raffaella Sadun October 2008 Paper No' CEPDP0891: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: L2; M2; O32; O33; Q40; Q50 Tags: management; energy efficiency; energy intensity and productivity CentrePiece article Technologies to Tackle Global Warming Ralf Martin December 2006 Paper No' CEPCP222: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 11 (3) Winter 2006 See also Climate Change: Economic Sense and Non-sense of Carbon Mitigation Policies, CEP Policy Analysis CEPPA003 published in February 2006. CEP discussion paper Productivity Dispersion, Competition and Productivity Measurement Ralf Martin May 2005 Paper No' CEPDP0692: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: C81; D24; L11; L25 Tags: productivity measurement; imperfect competition; productivity dispersion; productivity spread New Additional Software: Estimating firm level TFP CEP discussion paper Multinationals and US Productivity Leadership: Evidence from Great Britain Chiara Criscuolo and Ralf Martin January 2005 Paper No' CEPDP0672: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F230; L600 Tags: multinational firms; productivity; foreign ownership; us leadership; double fixed- effects CEP discussion paper Globalisation, ICT and the Nitty Gritty of Plant Level Datasets Ralf Martin September 2004 Paper No' CEPDP0653: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: C1 F00 L25 L6 Tags: productivity growth decomposition; micro data; random sampling; globalisation; ict

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