Massimo Filippini is a Full Professor in Economics at ETH Zurich and at USI. He is director of the Centre for Energy Policy and Economics at ETH Zürich. He has been a visiting scholar at MIT and Harvard University, and published over 70 scientific articles in energy and environmental economics. Suchita Srinivasan is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at ETH Zurich. She studies environmental and energy-related issues in developing countries, as well as behavioural factors that hinder adoption of energy-efficient technologies. She has published papers in several field journals.

• Contents; 1. Energy economics and current energy systems; 2. Market failures and behavioural anomalies; 3. Energy demand – theory and empirical analysis; 4. Economic analysis of energy investments; 5. Economics of energy efficiency; 6. Energy related market forms; 7. Market-based economic instruments; 8. Non-market-based instruments; 9. Policy choice and evaluation; Bibliography; List of Terms; Alphabetical index.

'Filippini and Sirnivasan hit all the right notes in their crystal clear and comprehensive introduction to energy economics and its policy considerations. The book in wide-ranging, covering the most important topics for budding energy economists facing the current energy transitions. It brings cutting-edge research in energy economics to bear in an easily accessible way that should prove invaluable to students around the globe.' Kenneth Gillingham, Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Economics, Yale School of the Environment