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Personal Statement
I am a Chancellor's Fellow in the Department of Economics and at the Fraser of Allander Institute, at the University of Strathclyde's Business School. I have a broad spectrum of interests across applied economics, but especially in environmental and energy economics, trade, inequality and macroeconomics.
Amongst other projects, I have worked on the link between state size and productivity using trade models, the problem of optimal climate change policy using models with credit frictions, and I have studied inequality using microsimulation models. I believe the common theme to my work is studying and trying to inform long term policy issues.
The goal of my work is to provide policy relevant research, and my experience to date has included engaging with policy makers and writing in the press, both about general economic issues and about my specific research.
My Ph.D in economics was awarded in July 2013 by the University of Edinburgh. Before returning to university to study economics, I was a qualified life insurance Actuary. My previous degrees were in Mathematics and Physics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Social Science, Essays on Climate Change, Energy, and Independence, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 24 Jul 2013
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Centre for Interdisciplinary Sustainable Practices of Research in Energy (C-INSPRE) - Strathclyde CDT
Ivaturi, A., Robertson, S., Comerford, D. & Eisler, M.
1/07/19 → …
Project: Research Studentship Case - Internally allocated
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The Carbon Bubble: climate policy in a fire-sale model of deleveraging
Comerford, D. & Spiganti, A., 31 Jul 2023, In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 125, 3, p. 655-687 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Meritocracy and the inheritance of advantage
Comerford, D., Rodríguez Mora, J. V. & Watts, M. J., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Economic Growth. 27, 2, p. 235-272 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)35 Downloads (Pure)
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Investigating the potential for an offshore wind supply chain in Northern Ireland
Kevin Connolly (Speaker), David Comerford (Contributor) & Ciara Crummey (Contributor)
22 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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University Of Strathclyde (Organisational unit)
William Quirke (Member), Sarah Proctor (Member), Scott Strachan (Chair), Doungahire Abdoul Karim Zanhouo (Member), Ali Bakhit (Member), Aruna Ivaturi (Member), Astrid Werkmeister (Member), Avril Thomson (Member), Barry Moore (Member), Bingzhang Chen (Member), Claire Timmins (Member), Clare Mouat (Member), Damien Williams (Member), David Comerford (Member), Debbie McLeod (Member), Deirdre Harrington (Member), Donna Ramsay (Member), Eirini Gallou (Member), Elizabeth Margaret Robertson (Member), Eva Kourova (Member), Ewan McQueen (Member), Hyoje Kim (Member), Ines Ruiz (Member), Kathryn McClure (Member), Kimia Witte (Member), Louise Logan (Member), Mark Haw (Member), Maurizio Collu (Member), Michelle Fisher (Member), Murielle Jousseau (Member), Robert Collins (Member), Scott McGrane (Member), Seb Sprick (Member), Sharon Ingram (Member), Suzanne Faulkner (Member), Tracy Morse (Member) & Wendy Pring (Member)
10 Oct 2022 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of network