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Personal Statement
Grant Allan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics and Deputy Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute. Prior to 2013, he was a Research Assistant and Research Fellow in the Fraser of Allander Institute.
Grant has research interests in applied regional economic analysis and modelling, particularly in the areas of energy and tourism.
He is very willing to supervise suitably qualified PhD students in his fields of interest.
Grant currently teaches Macroeconomics (3rd year); Energy Economics (MSc); Socioeconomics of Energy (DTC in Wind and Marine Energy Systems); and Socio-economic and policy of offshore renewables (Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy).
He is Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes for the Department of Economics and Director of MSc in Applied Economics and MSc in Economics and Finance.
Expertise & Capabilities
Energy-economy-environmental modelling;
Applied regional economic analysis;
Renewable energy technologies and policies.
I am very happy to supervise suitably qualified PhD students in these areas; please get in touch if you want to discuss a potential research project.
Teaching Interests
Grant is currently Director of MSc in Applied Economics and MSc in Economics and Finance, as well as the Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes for the Department of Economics.
He currently teaches: Macroeconomics (3rd year); Natural Resources and Environmental and Energy Economics (Honours); Energy Economics (MSc); and on courses in the Wind and MarineEnergy Systems Centre of Doctoral Training and the Industrial Doctoral Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE).
Research Interests
My main research interests relate to:
Energy-economy-environmental modelling
Applied regional economic analysis
Renewable energy technologies and policies
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Strathclyde
… → 30 Jun 2016
Master of Science, University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Arts, University of Strathclyde
Keywords
- Regional economic analysis
- Energy-economy-environmental modelling
- Renewable energy technologies and policies
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energy
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Economic impact
Business & Economics
Carbon
Engineering & Materials Science
Network
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Selected Projects 2013 2019
- 7 Finished
Energy Saving Innovations and Economy-Wide Rebound Effects
Turner, K., Allan, G., McGregor, P. & Swales, J.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/03/15 → 28/02/17
Project: Research
Energy saving
Innovation
Rebound effect
Energy
Energy use
Selected Research Output 2003 2019
Regional employment impacts of marine energy in the Scottish economy: a general equilibrium approach
Gilmartin, M. & Allan, G., 1 Feb 2015, In : Regional Studies. 49, 2, p. 337-355 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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expenditure
expenditures
energy
economy
renewable energy
The economic and environmental impact of a carbon tax for Scotland: a computable general equilibrium analysis
Allan, G., Lecca, P., McGregor, P. & Swales, K., Apr 2014, In : Ecological Economics. 100, p. 40-50 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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pollution tax
computable general equilibrium analysis
economic impact
environmental impact
public spending
The regional economic impacts of biofuels: a review of multisectoral modelling techniques and evaluation of applications
Allan, G. J., 2015, In : Regional Studies. 49, 4, p. 615-643 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
biofuel
Biofuels
economic impact
Economics
evaluation
The importance of revenue sharing for the local economic impacts of a renewable energy project: a social accounting matrix approach
Allan, G., McGregor, P. & Swales, K., 2011, In : Regional Studies. 45, 9, p. 1171-1186 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
renewable energy
economic impact
revenue
matrix
energy
The spatial pattern of growth and economic equality in Scotland, 1997 to 2010
Allan, G., Mar 2013, In : Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary. 36, 3, p. 51-60 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Economics
Equality
Scotland
Household income
Economic activity
The economic impacts of marine energy developments: a case study from Scotland
Allan, G., Lecca, P., McGregor, P. & Swales, J., 2013, In : Marine Policy. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
economic impact
Scotland
expenditure
expenditures
case studies
Levelised costs of wave and tidal energy in the UK: cost competitiveness and the impact of 'banded' Renewables Obligation Certificates
Allan, G. J., Gilmartin, M., McGregor, P. G. & Swales, K., Jan 2011, In : Energy Policy. 39, 1, p. 23-39 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
competitiveness
cost
energy
Costs
electricity generation
Datasets
UK Input-Output table disaggregated by electricity production sectors
Allan, G. (Creator), Connolly, K. (Creator), Ross, A. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 7 Aug 2019
DOI: 10.15129/03734143-205d-4152-97af-104196cfe50d
Dataset
UK Social Accounting Matrix disaggregated by electricity production sectors
Ross, A. (Creator), Allan, G. (Creator), Connolly, K. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 7 Aug 2019
DOI: 10.15129/eb99ccc0-04f0-4a40-a3f9-309de1dc80d9
Dataset
Thesis
Essays in the multi-sectoral economic modelling of energy technologies and policies
Author: Allan, G., 1 Dec 2016Supervisor: Bellingham, R. (Supervisor) & McGregor, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Examining the potential economic impacts of Scottish offshore wind developments
Author: Connolly, K., 1 Oct 2017Supervisor: Allan, G. (Supervisor) & McIntyre, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Selected Activities 2010 2019
Annual Conference of the Regional Studies Association 2016
Grant Allan (Speaker)5 Apr 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Impacts
Enhancing the Scottish Government’s policy evaluation capacity
Peter McGregor (Participant), John Swales (Participant), Grant Allan (Participant), Patrizio Lecca (Participant), Karen Turner (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation, Economic and commerce
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