Eugenie Dugoua is Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As an environmental economist analyzing the issue of technological change, her interests lie primarily in understanding how institutions and policies influence science, technological innovation and diffusion so that economic development can be sustainable for the environment and societies. Before joining LSE faculty, Eugenie graduated with a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2018.
In her job market paper, Eugenie applies machine learning techniques for text analysis and econometric methods to provide the first empirical evidence that the Montreal protocol and its following amendments to protect the ozone layer triggered a significant increase in research and innovation concerning alternatives to ozone-depleting substances. In another working paper, she examines challenges to green technological transitions at the firm level by looking at firms’ interconnectedness and supply chain networks.
Last but not least, another key aspect of her research agenda concerns technological change in developing countries and in particular energy poverty. For example, she explored the potential of nighttime lights data for measuring electrification progress as well as the socio-demographic profiles of those who benefited from the recent progress in rural electrification in India. Her work has appeared in Energy Policy, the International Journal of Remote Sensing and the International Journal of Energy Research.