It is evident that an energy transition is urgently needed. Traditionally, carbon taxes have been used to shift consumption towards more sustainable goods. However, recent global events, such as the "gilets jaunes" protests in France and strikes in Ecuador and Kazakhstan, have shown that consumers no longer accept this approach. One reason is that taxes often exacerbate social inequalities. This paper explores the efficiency of a new tool: government credits to eco-friendly enterprises, known as green bonds. The study employs a model to analyse how these bonds impact the overall economy and different types of households, including those who can be considered as rich and those who are poor.
Verónica Acurio Vásconez (Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France) have been an Associate Professor at the University of Lorraine and a member of the Bureau of Theoretical and Applied Economics (BETA) since 2016. Her research and teaching focus primarily on energy economics from a macroeconomic perspective. Specifically, she study economic instruments that facilitate the energy transition.
She began her studies in Ecuador in 2006, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, and Health with a specialisation in Mathematics from the University Jean-Monnet of Saint-Etienne, Quito campus. She continued her studies with a Master's in Mathematics at the University Jean-Monnet in Saint-Etienne, followed by a Master's in Applied Mathematics for Economics and Finance at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She completed a Ph.D. in Economics at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne under the supervision of Gaël Giraud in 2015.
At the end of 2020, following a collaborative research project with colleagues, was established a chair in environmental and energy economics. The Natural Resources and Local Economy (RENEL) chair was officially launched in July 2021, and she currently serve as its scientific director.
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