Michael Labelle
Associate Professor
Economics and Business
Central European University
Hungary
Biography
Dr. Michael LaBelle is an associate professor and the Jean Monnet Chair in Energy and Innovation Strategies at Central European University. He holds a joint appointment between the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy and the Department of Economics and Business. His research is centered on energy governance, innovation strategies, and energy justice. The role of state institutions to foster investment is central to understand the role of companies developing new energy technologies. Professor LaBelle’s past research focused on policies and regulations behind Central Europe’s energy systems, including geopolitics of gas and neoliberal market reforms. He has published widely on the attempt to foster a shale gas industry in Eastern Europe. He teaches courses on energy policies and technologies, including sustainability and innovation. Much of his research involves issues of risk governance, with special attention paid to the sunk cost of energy investments. In addition, he has written peer reviewed articles and consulting publications on the strategic movement of energy firms and the regulatory environment in the Central Eastern European region.
Research Interest
Energy and Climate Lab: Energy Innovation Lab, Energy Markets and Innovation Policies.
Publications
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LaBelle, M. ‘A state of fracking: Building Poland’s national innovation capacity for shale gas’, Energy Research and Social Sciences, Vol. 23, (Jan. 2017): 26-35
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LaBelle, M. ‘In pursuit of energy justice’, Energy Policy, in-press 2017
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Devine-Wright, P., Batel, S., Aas, O., Sovacool, B., LaBelle, M., Ruud, A. ‘A conceptual framework for understanding the social acceptance of energy infrastructure: Insights from energy storage’ Energy Policy, in-press 2017
