Eva Lititskaia

I am curious about the effectiveness of government interventions in the economy to promote sustainable behaviour. For me, efficiency in this field includes not only gains in social welfare and the amount of tax revenue collected, but also real impact on the environment measured by decrease in rate of Earth’s atmospheric temperatures’ growth, for example. I have already investigated the Irish government’s policies to decrease emission of greenhouse gasses, in particular carbon taxes. During my exploration, I considered mainly economic factors of effectiveness of this intervention such as influence on consumers and producers of fuels and financial perks for the government. As an extension of this paper, I completed the Sciences Po course about politics and economics of International Energy to enhance my comprehension of this complex topic. When I was preparing my research, I realized that individual organizations and their actions play a crucial role in green transition and economic development overall. In the future, I want to focus my research on the intersection of Environmental Economics and Theory of Firm. By combining these fields, I will be able to better understand all aspects of economic decision-making concerning environmental action.