Robert Ritz gave seminar presentation on “Pass-through, profits and the political economy of regulation” at Yale University, USA on 12 September 2018
He also presented “Pass-through, profits and the political economy of regulation” at Resources for the Future Seminar in Washington DC, USA on 17 September 2018
The slides for both presentations can be found here
Robert Ritz, EPRG Assistant Director, University of Cambridge, and Arthur van Benthem, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, published an article “Europe should learn from California’s carbon trading” in The Hill on 5 September 2018. The full text of the article can be read here Continue Reading
Robert Ritz, EPRG Assistant Director, University of Cambridge, and Arthur van Benthem, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, published an article “Don’t backpedal on the CO2 price floor” in the leading Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant on 7 August 2018. To read the article in Dutch, please click here Continue Reading
Robert Ritz, EPRG Assistant Director, University of Cambridge, and Arthur van Benthem, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, published an article “Europe needs a minimum price on carbon emissions” in Handelsblatt Global, on 25 July 2018. The full text of the article can be read here. Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation “When is a carbon price floor desirable?” to the French arm of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) at a special event on carbon price floors held at Paris Dauphine University on 4 July 2018 | PDF Continue Reading
David Newbery, David Reiner and Robert Ritz published a Policy Brief “A carbon price floor for power generation to reaffirm EU climate leadership” on 28 June 2018. The brief is based on the EPRG Working Paper #1816 ‘The European Union should introduce a minimum price on carbon dioxide from electricity generation to accelerate low-carbon investment… Continue Reading
David Newbery, David Reiner, and Robert Ritz When is a carbon price floor desirable? Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Policy Brief “A carbon price floor for power generation to reaffirm EU climate leadership“, based on this paper, can be read here Continue Reading
We are pleased to announce that Robert Ritz, one of EPRG’s Assistant Directors, has been appointed as a member of Ofgem’s Academic Panel. The Panel is set to enhance Ofgem’s strategic thinking and early-stage policy development. More details on the Panel, its aims and current members can be found here Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a keynote on “Global gas markets and the future of natural gas” at the 2018 Energy Transitions Conference at NTNU Trondheim, Norway, on 27 February 2018 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz, Cameron Hepburn, John Quah Emissions trading with profit-neutral permit allocations Journal of Public Economics, Volume 98, February 2013, Pages 85-99 Continue Reading
Robert Ritz On welfare losses due to imperfect competition The Journal of Industrial Economics, Volume 62, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 167–190 Continue Reading
Robert Hahn and Robert Ritz Does the social cost of carbon matter? Evidence from US policy The Journal of Legal Studies, January 2015, Volume 44 (1) Continue Reading
Robert Ritz and Ansgar Walther How do banks respond to increased funding uncertainty? Journal of Financial Intermediation, Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2015, Pages 386-410 Continue Reading
Robert Ritz How Does Renewables Competition Affect Forward Contracting in Electricity Markets? Economics Letters vol. 146 p135-139 Continue Reading
David Newbery, Michael Pollitt, Robert Ritz, and Wadim Strielkowski Market design for a high-renewables European electricity system Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation “OPEC vs US shale: Analyzing the shift to a market-share strategy” at Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies (OxCarre) on 15 November 2016 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation ” Strategic investment, multimarket interaction and competitive advantage: An application to the natural gas industry” during the Seminar in Energy Economics, at Ecole des Mines & Paris Dauphine, France, on 13 April 2016 | PDF Continue Reading
Alberto Behar and Robert A. Ritz OPEC vs US shale oil: Analyzing the shift to a market-share strategy Continue Reading
Robert A. Ritz How does renewables competition affect forward contracting in electricity markets? Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation “Prices and trade in global LNG markets” at Cambridge University Energy Network (CUEN), Jesus College, Cambridge, 9th June 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz The Simple Economics of Asymmetric Cost Pass-Through Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation “A strategic perspective on competition in international gas markets” at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on 10 April 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz presented “The impact of carbon emissions trading on industries” at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, CREW Symposium, on 23 March 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Optimal altruism in public good provision at Uppsala University, Public Economics seminar, on 7 October 2014 | PDF; and in Portsmouth Business School on 25 October 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Price discrimination and limits to arbitrage: An analysis of global LNG markets at British Institute of Energy Economics 2014 Academic Conference that took place at St John’s College, Oxford, on 17 September 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation A strategic perspective on competition international gas markets at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in Stockholm, on 6 October 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Competition, Pricing, and Trade In International Gas & LNG Markets at Gas to Power Forum that took place in London on 20 November 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Prices and Trade In Global Gas & LNG Markets during ‘Invited Talk’ session at ESCP European Business School, London Campus, on 10 February 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz Strategic Investment and International Spillovers in Natural Gas Markets Continue Reading
Robert W. Hahn and Robert A. Ritz Does the Social Cost of Carbon Matter?: An Assessment of U.S. Policy Continue Reading
Robert A. Ritz Price discrimination and limits to arbitrage in global LNG markets Continue Reading
Assistant Director, EPRG and Senior Research Associate, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge Tel: +44 (0) 1223 766638 Email: rar36@cam.ac.uk Research Interest: Market-based environmental policy: Especially permit allocations in cap-and-trade schemes, competitiveness impacts, carbon leakage, and international climate policy. Industrial organization of energy markets: Especially natural gas markets, including international trade in liquefied natural gas… Continue Reading