Study level

  • PhD
  • Master of Philosophy
  • Honours
  • Vacation research experience scheme

Faculty/School

Faculty of Business and Law

School of Economics and Finance

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy

Supervisors

Associate Professor Viet Ngu Hoang
Position
Associate Professor
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Business & Law

Overview

Carbon markets are recent social innovations of our modern economy. These national and international carbon markets are expected to play crucial roles in addressing climate change. There are many shortcomings of existing structures of the carbon markets. Rich literature discusses loopholes in these markets which undermine their ability to assist with global efforts of emission reduction and abatement. This project aims to discuss both theoretical and empirical issues relevant to these loopholes.

Research activities

  • Literature review.
  • Data collection.
  • Data analysis.
  • Development of new economic or business models.

Outcomes

  • Critical views on carbon markets.
  • Elements of research papers.
  • High quality research papers.

Skills and experience

  • Strong understanding of economic foundations.
  • High level of critical and analytical thinking.
  • Strong skills of using applied maths for modelling (PhD levels).

Scholarships

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