In my research, I focus on how individual decision making and attitudes influence, and are influenced, by wellbeing, environmental changes and public policies. I answer these research questions by combining survey, secondary and administrative data, and by employing micro-econometric techniques and natural experiments to infer causality.
Fields I work on are prominently Environment, Wellbeing, Policy Evaluation.
Sustainable Plastic Attitudes to benefit Communities and their EnvironmentS
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Immigration and Wellbeing
PI: Professor Mirko Moro
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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Towards a European Study on the Economics of Hunting and its contribution to Ecosystems services
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: FACE: The European Federation for Associations for Hunting and Conservation
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Using Subjective Well-Being Data for Energy Policy Analysis
PI: Professor Mirko Moro
Funded by: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
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Is the winter fuel payment counter-productive to energy policy?
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Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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Article
Leveraging the motivational effects of labels: Lessons from retrofitting
Comerford DA, Moro M, Sejas-Portillo R & Stowasser T (2021) Leveraging the motivational effects of labels: Lessons from retrofitting. Behavioral Science and Policy, 7 (2), pp. 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1353/bsp.2021.0010
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Life satisfaction and austerity: Expectations and the macroeconomy
Brown S, Kontonikas A, Montagnoli A, Moro M & Onnis L (2021) Life satisfaction and austerity: Expectations and the macroeconomy. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 95, Art. No.: 101780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2021.101780
Working Paper
The impact of University reopenings on COVID-19 cases in Scotland
Gutierrez Rufrancos H, Moro M & Moore E (2021) The impact of University reopenings on COVID-19 cases in Scotland. Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-time Papers, Issue 80. Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/content/covid-economics#block-block-8
Website Content
Measuring the impact of immigration on subjective well-being
Howley P & Moro M (2021) Measuring the impact of immigration on subjective well-being. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 24.05.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/05/24/measuring-the-impact-of-immigration-on-subjective-well-being/
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Does education improve financial behaviors? Quasi-experimental evidence from Britain
Gray D, Montagnoli A & Moro M (2021) Does education improve financial behaviors? Quasi-experimental evidence from Britain. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 183, pp. 481-507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.01.002
Working Paper
Sejas-Portillo R, Coemrford D, Moro M & Stowasser T (2020) Limited Attention in the Housing Market: Threshold Effects of Energy-Performance Certificates on Property Prices and Energy-Efficiency Investments. CESifo Working Papers. CESifo Working Papers. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3727743
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Hart RA & Moro M (2020) Date of birth and selective schooling: Some lessons from the 1944 education reforms in England and Wales. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 67 (5), pp. 523-538. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12247
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It's Not All about the Economy Stupid! Immigration and Subjective Well-Being in England
Howley P, Waqas M, Moro M, Delaney L & Heron T (2020) It's Not All about the Economy Stupid! Immigration and Subjective Well-Being in England. Work, Employment and Society, 34 (5), pp. 919-936. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019866643
Research Report
COVID-19 mortality and long-term care: a UK comparison
Bell D, Comas-Herrera A, Henderson D, Jones S, Lemmon E, Moro M, Murphy S, O’Reilly D & Patrignani P (2020) COVID-19 mortality and long-term care: a UK comparison. LTCcovid.org. International Long-Term Care Policy Network, CPEC-LSE. https://ltccovid.org/2020/08/28/covid-19-mortality-and-long-term-care-a-uk-comparison/
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Angelini V, Daly M, Moro M, Navarro Paniagua M, Sidman E, Walker I & Weldon M (2019) The effect of the Winter Fuel Payment on household temperature and health: a regression discontinuity design study. Public Health Research, 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.3310/phr07010
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Cleaner Nudges? Policy Labels and Investment Decision-making
Lange I, Moro M & Rahman MM (2018) Cleaner Nudges? Policy Labels and Investment Decision-making. Energy Journal, 39 (6), pp. 27-51. https://www.iaee.org/energyjournal/article/3251; https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.39.6.ilan
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The cost of banking crises: new evidence from life satisfaction data
Montagnoli A & Moro M (2018) The cost of banking crises: new evidence from life satisfaction data. Kyklos, 71 (2), pp. 279-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12170
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Proof of concept that requiring energy labels for dwellings can induce retrofitting
Comerford DA, Lange I & Moro M (2018) Proof of concept that requiring energy labels for dwellings can induce retrofitting. Energy Economics, 69, pp. 204-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2017.11.013
Article
Who gained from the introduction of free universal secondary education in England and Wales?
Hart RA, Moro M & Roberts JE (2017) Who gained from the introduction of free universal secondary education in England and Wales?. Oxford Economic Papers, 69 (3), pp. 707-733. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpw039
Newspaper Article
Grammar schools have a long history of being dominated by middle-class children
Hart RA & Moro M (2016) Grammar schools have a long history of being dominated by middle-class children. The Conversation. 08.09.2016. https://theconversation.com/grammar-schools-have-a-long-history-of-being-dominated-by-middle-class-children-64198
Working Paper
Who gained from the introduction of free universal secondary education in England and Wales?
Hart RA, Moro M & Roberts JE (2015) Who gained from the introduction of free universal secondary education in England and Wales?. Stirling Economics Discussion Paper, 2015-02.
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Green hypocrisy?: Environmental attitudes and residential space heating expenditure
Lange I, Moro M & Traynor L (2014) Green hypocrisy?: Environmental attitudes and residential space heating expenditure. Ecological Economics, 107, pp. 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.07.021
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The Happiness Trade-Off between Unemployment and Inflation
Blanchflower D, Bell D, Montagnoli A & Moro M (2014) The Happiness Trade-Off between Unemployment and Inflation. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 46 (S2), pp. 117-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12154
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Does the housing market reflect cultural heritage? A case study of Greater Dublin
Moro M, Mayor K, Lyons S & Tol RSJ (2013) Does the housing market reflect cultural heritage? A case study of Greater Dublin. Environment and Planning A, 45 (12), pp. 2884-2903. https://doi.org/10.1068/a45524
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Bush G, Hanley N, Moro M & Rondeau D (2013) Measuring the Local Costs of Conservation: A Provision Point Mechanism for Eliciting Willingness to Accept Compensation. Land Economics, 89 (3), pp. 490-513. http://le.uwpress.org/content/89/3/490.short; https://doi.org/10.3368/le.89.3.490
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Life satisfaction and air quality in Europe
Ferreira S, Akay A, Brereton F, Cunado J, Martinsson P, Moro M & Ningal TF (2013) Life satisfaction and air quality in Europe. Ecological Economics, 88, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.12.027
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Income and Preferences for the Environment: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data
Ferreira S & Moro M (2013) Income and Preferences for the Environment: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data. Environment and Planning A, 45 (3), pp. 650-667. https://doi.org/10.1068/a4540
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Moro M, Fischer A, Czajkowski M, Brennan D, Lowassa A, Naiman LC & Hanley N (2013) An investigation using the choice experiment method into options for reducing illegal bushmeat hunting in western Serengeti. Conservation Letters, 6 (1), pp. 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00284.x
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Constructing genuine savings indicators for Ireland, 1995-2005
Ferreira S & Moro M (2011) Constructing genuine savings indicators for Ireland, 1995-2005. Journal of Environmental Management, 92 (3), pp. 542-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.09.015
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On the use of subjective well-being data for environmental valuation
Ferreira S & Moro M (2010) On the use of subjective well-being data for environmental valuation. Environmental and Resource Economics, 46 (3), pp. 249-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-009-9339-8
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The poor, the rich and the happy: Exploring the link between income and subjective well-being
Moro M & Mentzakis E (2009) The poor, the rich and the happy: Exploring the link between income and subjective well-being. Journal of Socio-Economics, 38 (1), pp. 147-158. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-57749203165&md5=a2906715b3d3eb4659487132a4107d2b; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2008.07.010
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Ranking quality of life using subjective well-being data
Moro M, Brereton F, Ferreira S & Clinch JP (2008) Ranking quality of life using subjective well-being data. Ecological Economics, 65 (3), pp. 448-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.01.003
Policy and Impact Evaluation; Research Methods; Environmental Economics; Macroeconomics