Carbon Markets

Gbenga Ibikunle is an Associate Professor of Financial Markets at the University of Edinburgh, UK and a Fellow at the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre, Australia and the University of St. Andrew's Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance, UK. He has also held visiting research positions with the UK’s financial markets regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, and several leading universities around the world. Gbenga’s work on the microstructure of financial markets are regularly cited in publications/articles by market regulators and the leading international financial economics news media. His papers have been published extensively in internationally recognised finance, economics and management academic journals.Andros Gregoriou is a Professor of Finance and the Head of the Economics and Finance Division of the Business School at the University of Brighton, U.K. Andros has held senior academic positions in various academic institutions throughout his career including the University of Hull, Brunel University, and the University of East Anglia, U.K. A leading authority in finance, he has published a significant number of research papers in internationally recognised journals and generated over £5 million in research funding. He is a regular consultant for the CFA and the London Stock Exchange.

• 1: Introduction - A descriptive and critical analysis of the key emissions trading schemes around the world.- 2: Econometric Approaches in Carbon Markets.- 3. The Impact of Large/Block Trades on the Price Discovery Process.- 4: Short and Long-term Liquidity Effects.- 5: Liquidity and Market Efficiency in Carbon Markets.- 6: Price Slumps and Policy.- 7: Conclusion.