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Peter McGregor is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Social Sciences. Subfields of study include Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Health Professions, and Environmental Engineering.

McGregor's main topics of research cover a diverse range of contemporary policy and economic issues. These include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Local Government Finance and Decentralization, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, and demographic modeling and climate adaptation.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by McGregor include:

  • Knowing the goal: an inclusive economy that can address the public health challenges of our time (2021), published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Do sticky energy prices impact the time paths of rebound effects associated with energy efficiency actions? (2020), published in Energy Economics
  • Resilience in a behavioural/Keynesian regional model (2020), published in Environment and Planning A Economy and Space
  • A new method to estimate the economic activity supported by offshore wind: A hypothetical extraction study for the United Kingdom (2021), published in Wind Energy
  • Labour market dynamics in the era of technological advancements: The system-wide impacts of labour augmenting technological change (2024), published in Technology in Society

McGregor frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including Graeme Roy, Kevin Connolly, John Swales, Grant Allan, and Gioele Figus. McGregor has contributed to various publication venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in Regional Studies, along with articles in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Energy Economics, Wind Energy, and Technology in Society.

Best Publications

  • Do increases in energy efficiency improve environmental quality and sustainability

    Nicholas Hanley;Peter G McGregor;J Kim Swales;Karen Turner

  • The impact of increased efficiency in the industrial use of energy: A computable general equilibrium analysis for the United Kingdom ☆

    Grant Allan;Nicholas Hanley;Peter G McGregor;J Kim Swales

  • The economics of distributed energy generation: a literature review

    Grant Allan;Igor Eromenko;Michelle Gilmartin;Ivana Kockar

  • The economic and environmental impact of a carbon tax for Scotland: A computable general equilibrium analysis

    Grant Allan;Patrizio Lecca;Peter McGregor;Kim Swales

  • Levelised costs of Wave and Tidal energy in the UK: Cost competitiveness and the importance of “banded” Renewables Obligation Certificates

    Grant Allan;Michelle Gilmartin;Peter G McGregor;J Kim Swales

  • A long-run interpretation of regional input-output analysis

    P.G. McGregor;J.K. Swales;Y.P. Yin

  • The impact of a stimulus to energy efficiency on the economy and the environment: A regional computable general equilibrium analysis

    Nicholas Hanley;Peter G McGregor;J Kim Swales;Karen Turner

  • Thirlwall and balance of payments constrained growth

    Peter G. McGregor;J. K. Swales

  • The CO2 ‘trade balance’ between Scotland and the rest of the UK: Performing a multi-region environmental input–output analysis with limited data

    Peter G. McGregor;J. Kim Swales;Karen Turner

  • AMOS: A macro-micro model of Scotland

    Frank Harrigan;Peter G. McGregor;Neil Dourmashkin;Roger Perman

  • The added value from a general equilibrium analysis of increased efficiency in household energy use

    Patrizio Lecca;Peter G. McGregor;J. Kim Swales;Karen Turner

  • The importance of revenue sharing for the local economic impacts of a renewable energy project: a social accounting matrix approach

    Grant Allan;Peter Mcgregor;Kim Swales

  • Neoclassical and Keynesian perspectives on the regional macro-economy - a computable general equilibrium approach

    Frank Harrigan;Peter G. McGregor

  • Thirlwall law and balance of payments constrained growth - further comment on the debate

    Peter G. McGregor;J. K. Swales

  • The regional electricity generation mix in Scotland: A portfolio selection approach incorporating marine technologies

    Grant Allan;Igor Eromenko;Peter McGregor;Kim Swales

  • Energy storage in the UK electrical network: Estimation of the scale and review of technology options

    Ian Allan Grant Wilson;Peter G. McGregor;Peter J. Hall

  • Balance of payments constrained growth - a rejoinder to Professor Thirlwall

    Peter G. McGregor;J. K. Swales

  • Concurrent and legacy economic and environmental impacts from establishing a marine energy sector in Scotland

    Grant J. Allan;Ian Bryden;Peter G. McGregor;Tim Stallard

  • The returns to labour services in West German manufacturing industry

    Robert A. Hart;Peter G. McGregor

  • The Displacement and Multiplier Effects of Regional Selective Assistance: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

    G. Gillespie;P.G. McGregor;J.K. Swales;Y. Yin

  • Unrelated Future Costs and Unrelated Future Benefits: Reflections on NICE Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal

    Alec Morton;Amanda I Adler;David Bell;Andrew Briggs

  • The added value from a general equilibrium analyses of increased efficiency in household energy use

    Patrizio Lecca;Peter McGregor;John Swales;Karen Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Hanley
Nick Hanley University of Glasgow
Robert E. Wright
Robert E. Wright University of Glasgow
Max Munday
Max Munday Cardiff University
Geoffrey J. D. Hewings
Geoffrey J. D. Hewings University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi University of Glasgow
Karl Claxton
Karl Claxton University of York
John Barrett
John Barrett University of Leeds
Graham Ault
Graham Ault University of Strathclyde
David Infield
David Infield University of Strathclyde
James R. McDonald
James R. McDonald University of Strathclyde

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