The Macroeconomics of Energy Transition: Policy, Growth, and Structural Change
A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy economics; electricity markets; renewables; demand side management; regulation; competition; industrial economics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: energy economics; renewables; demand-side management; consumer economics; energy transition; energy poverty
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sustainable growth; energy economics; financial economics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global commitment to carbon neutrality has intensified the urgency for a comprehensive energy transition—one that extends beyond technological innovation and encompasses the broader macroeconomic implications. The transition from fossil-fuel-based energy systems to renewable and sustainable alternatives necessitates profound structural changes with significant implications for both short-term and long-term growth, employment, fiscal stability, and overall structural transformation. This transformation will not only reshape how energy is produced and consumed but also how economies grow, sectors evolve, and policies are framed. Therefore, the primary purpose of this Special Issue is to understand how economies respond to and shape changes in energy demand and supply, enabling more informed and effective policymaking in the face of one of the most critical transformations: the energy transition.
This Special Issue invites contributions that explore macroeconomic dimensions of energy transition from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Areas of focus may include, but are not limited to:
- Enhancing Macroeconomic Modelling with Energy Sources and Technological Shifts.
- Consumption and Supply Changes during Energy Transition.
- Fiscal, Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation in Transition Economies.
- External Sector and Trade Dynamics of Energy Transition.
- Employment and Productivity Effects of Energy Structural Changes.
- Country’s Stage of Development and Transition Capacity.
- Economic Dependence and Energy Transition.
Prof. Dr. António Marques
Dr. Diogo Santos Pereira
Dr. Luís Miguel Marques
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy transition
- renewable energy
- macroeconomic policy
- economic growth
- sustainable development
- climate policy
- labor market dynamics
- green investment
- structural change
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