TRANSITION MACROECONOMICS CONSORTIUM

An international community of researchers and practitioners that develop and promote economic frameworks that are fit-for-the-purpose of modeling the dynamics of decarbonizing the economy.

What’s missing in the current macroeconomic models?

Our Goal and Vision

Our goal is to enable a long-term relationship among an international cohort of modelers that continue working together to develop and put into practice macroeconomic models that are fit-for-the-purpose of studying economy-wide decarbonization

Events

Net-Zero Transition in the Context of Geopolitical Fragmentation: How Can Macroeconomic Modelling Help?

Paris, France • April 22nd, 2026

The Economic Impacts from Data Centers to a Low-Carbon Transition: Do we have the Macroeconomic Models we Need?

Chicago, IL • July 21st, 2026

Details coming soon!

Resources

Modeling The Macroeconomic Dynamics of a Low-Carbon Energy Transition: Where Integrated Assessment Models Fall Short

Arias, K., King, C.W., et al.

Research Paper • March 12th, 2026

Interdependence of Growth, Structure, Size and Resource Consumption During an Economic Growth Cycle

King, C.W.

Research Paper • December 4th, 2021

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Videos

Country-Level Energy and Exergy Database to Improve Understanding of Energy and the Economy

Matthew Heun, Paul Brockway

March 4th, 2025

The Real-World Economics of the Energy Transition: Finding Policy That Works

Hector Pollitt

February 11th, 2025

The Energy Blindness of Economics From Adam Smith to William Nordhaus

Steve Keen

November 7th, 2023

Energy: The Key to Understanding Economic Growth                            

Tiago Domingos

March 9th, 2021

Living Well Within Limits: Is It Possible? And What Will It Take?

Julia Steinberger

September 19th, 2023

Extreme Climate Risks and Financial Tipping Points              

Gaël Giraud

April 11th, 2023

Stranded Fossil-Fuel Assets Translate to Major Losses for Investors in Advanced Economies

Gregor Semieniuk

October 4th, 2022