Energy is the chief traded commodity worldwide and the meta-resource that drives all other commodities, as well as providing most of the essential goods and services. It is, therefore, an important pillar for economic and social development (Xu et al., 2022; Carrilho-Nunes, 2021). A rapid transformation of the energy system needs to take place to mitigate climate change. In line with goal 13 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), urgent action must be taken to combat climate change and its impacts.

The aim of this project is to contribute to the literature on vertical differentiation (VD) models with endogenous quality, both in terms of theory as well as applications. The project will study firms’ decisions regarding the quality of their products when unit costs increase with quality. We will develop theoretical models and validate them using experimental economics. We will take the housing market (HM) as our leading application

The aim of this project was to contribute to the literature on dynamic games of incomplete information, both in terms of theory as well as applications. At the theoretical level there were two issues that we wanted to study: Perfect Bayesian equilibrium in matching games and sequential signaling. At the applied level our objectives were to develop a model of signaling advertising by a multiproduct firm, a model of predatory dumping based on incomplete information and a limit pricing model based on economies of scope.