Biographie

Jean-Francois Mercure is Professor of Climate Policy at the University of Exeter Business School (Finance & Accounting) and director of Exeter Climate Policy. During 2022-2024, he was Senior Climate Economist at the World Bank. He is also Chief Economist at the startup TREX, has been Principal Economist at Cambridge Econometrics and part-time consultant for the World Bank

He has worked at several universities including the University of Cambridge, where he continues as fellow of the Cambridge Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Governance (C-EERNG)

His research focuses on developing theory, models and methods for public policy appraisal in low-carbon innovation, and for assessing the effectiveness and socio-economic impacts of diverse types of low-carbon, energy and climate policies.