Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Lisboa
Contacts:
ines.c.nunes [at] tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Department of Engineering and Management (DEG), Instituto Superior Técnico
Center for Management Studies of IST (CEGIST)
Universidade de Lisboa
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Inês Carrilho Nunes is Assistant Professor of Economics at Instituto Superior Técnico and a Research Fellow at CEGIST. She obtained her PhD in December 2021, with a thesis focused on drivers for a clean and just energy transition. She was Co-PI of the project “Challenges for energy access in a decarbonized economy” (CHARADE), and her research interests include eco-innovation, energy poverty, and the interaction between economics, technological change, and environmental policy. She has published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Business Strategy and the Environment, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, and Structural Change and Economic Dynamics.
2025
Pascoal, A.S., Carrilho-Nunes, I., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2025). The role of fossil fuels in energy storage innovation: when do renewables matter? Economics of Innovation and New Technology (23 Oct 2025).
2024
Vasconcelos-Garcia, M., and Carrilho-Nunes, I. (2024). Internationalisation and digitalisation as drivers for eco-innovation in the European Union. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 70, 245-256.
Carrilho-Nunes, I., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2024). Producing Green or Brown? A Game of Green Innovation in an Asymmetric Oligopoly. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 26(2), 2450007.
Carrilho-Nunes, I., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2024). Factors Influencing the Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Paradigm: A Systemic Literature Review. Green and Low-Carbon Economy 3(1).
2023
Zanatto, C., Catalão-Lopes, M., Pina, J.P., and Carrilho-Nunes, I. (2023). The impact of ESG news on the volatility of the Portuguese stock market—Does it change during recessions? Business Strategy and the Environment 32(8), 5821-5832.
2022
Carrilho-Nunes, I., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2022). The effects of environmental policy and technology transfer on GHG emissions: The case of Portugal. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 61, 255-264.
Carrilho-Nunes, I., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2022). The complementary effects of environmental policy and oil prices on innovation: evidence from OECD countries. Economics of Innovation and New Technology 33(2), 185-205.
2021
Nunes, I.C, and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2021). Environmental Policy and GHG Emissions: The Case of Southern Europe. Research Note. International Advances in Economic Research 27, 249–251.
2020
Nunes, I.C., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2020). The impact of oil shocks on innovation for alternative sources of energy: Is there an asymmetric response when oil prices go up or down? Journal of Commodity Markets 19, 100108.
Pires, L., and Carrilho-Nunes, I. Carbon Leakage under the EU Emissions Trading System: The Role of Carbon Pricing and Policy Interactions (Under review, Economic Analysis and Policy).
Carrilho-Nunes, I., Castro-Silva, H., and Villarroel, K. Shaping Gendered Employment Through Energy, Education, and Digital Access in Africa and Latin America (Submitted, Energy Policy).
Villarroel, K., Carrilho-Nunes, I., and Catalão-Lopes, M. Energy Access Curse or Inequality Conundrum? Causality and Prospects for a Fair Energy Transition: Lessons from Latin America and Caribbean Countries (Under review, Utilities Policy).
Magina, M.T., Carrilho-Nunes, I., Catalão-Lopes, M., and Pires, L. The Role of Digitalization in Reducing Energy Poverty in Europe: Insights on Affordability and Thermal Comfort (Submitted, Energy Journal).
Carrilho-Nunes, I. (2024). Can Energy Accessibility Reduce Inequality and Foster Innovation? International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Energy Forum, 3rd & 4th Quarters 2024, 10-12. ISSN 1944-3188.
Carrilho-Nunes, I. (2023). O papel do acesso à energia na redução da desigualdade de género (“The role of energy acess in reducing gender inequality”). IEEE Women in Engineering, Newsletter number 22. Available at: https://online.fliphtml5.com/exyos/bvvd/#p=1
Jorge, S.F., Pires, C.P., Catalão-Lopes, M., Carrilho-Nunes, I., Alventosa A. (2022). Vertical Product Differentiation: organizing and interpreting the existing results. UA Editora, Universidade de Aveiro. ISBN 978-972-789-808-4. [Only author of] Chapter 13. VPD and Environment
Nunes, I.C., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2021). Opportunities and Challenges COVID-19 Poses to the Energy Transition. International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Energy Forum, 4th Quarter 2021, 32-35. ISSN 1944-3188.
Nunes, I.C., and Catalão-Lopes, M. (2020). Transitions in Electricity Distribution: Insights from the Multi-Level Perspective. International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Energy Forum, 2nd Quarter 2020, 29-30. ISSN 1944-3188.
Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Lisboa
Economics (MSc Lecture, 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021)
Introductory Economics (BSc Lecture, 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021)
Industrial Organization (MSc Lecture, 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021)
Microeconomics (BSc Problems Session, 2022/2023)
FINISHED PROJECTS
Challenges for Energy Access in a Decarbonized Economy (CHARADE) (2022.08870.PTDC), Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT); Funding: € 49,995.95; Role: Co-PI