Nepal, Rabindra

Overview

Dr. Rabindra Nepal is an internationally recognised academic and researcher in the areas of energy, environment and resource and have previously consulted international organisations like the World Bank, the European Commission, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in these areas. Current projects at the University of Wollongong include with organisations like the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI).

Dr. Nepal joined the University of Wollongong in January, 2020 as a Senior Lecturer in Economics from his prior role also as a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Tasmania (2018-2020). Before Tasmania, Dr. Nepal served Massey University in Auckland as a Senior Lecturer in Economics (2017-2018) following a lectureship in Economics at Charles Darwin University in Australia (2015-2017) and a Vice Chancellors (VC) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Economics at the University of Queensland (2013-2015) after completing a Scottish PhD in Economics in 2013. Currently, Dr. Nepal is also a Research Associate of the Energy and Climate Change Program at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) at the Australian National University (ANU).

Dr. Nepal is widely published in the research areas of energy, resource and environment (> 40 journal articles and book chapters). Research recognitions include outstanding reviewer by Energy Policy and Economic Analysis and Policy journals. Teaching recognitions include Outstanding Teaching and Unit Coordination (Office of Provost, University of Tasmania) and Lecturer of the Year Award (nomination at Massey University). Currently, also serving as the managing guest editor for a special issue of the journal Energy Economics (ABDC A*) and the Journal of Environmental Management (ABDC A) (an interdisciplinary journal). Dr. Nepal has currently more than 1,000 google scholar citations with an h-index of 17 with most recent publications at the Energy Policy Research Group of the University of Cambridge, Copenhagen Business School, the Australian National University and the ADBI since joining the University of Wollongong.

Research Areas

Research Overview

Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Tourism Economics, Financial Economics

Available as Research Supervisor

Member Of

Faculty of Business and Law

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Asymmetric relationship between green bonds and commodities: Evidence from extreme quantile approach Published In Finance Research Letters
2021	Did the administrative approval reform in China affect the productivity of energy firms? ¿ A quasi-natural experimental approach Published In Energy Economics
2021	Do local communities perceive linkages between livelihood improvement, sustainable tourism, and conservation in the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal? Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2021	Do solar panels increase housing rents in Australia? Published In Housing Studies
2021	Effects of rooftop solar on housing prices in Australia Published In Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
2021	Electrification and welfare for the marginalized: Evidence from India Published In Energy Economics
2021	Energy consumption as an indicator of energy efficiency and emissions in the European Union: A GMM based quantile regression approach Published In Energy Policy
2021	Energy security, economic growth and environmental sustainability in India: Does FDI and trade openness play a role? Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2021	Flickering lifelines: Electrification and household welfare in India Published In Energy Economics
2021	Green technological development and deployment in the association of southeast Asian economies (ASEAN)¿At crossroads or roundabout? Published In Sustainability (Switzerland)
2021	Impacts of human capital, exports, economic growth and energy consumption on CO2 emissions of a cross-sectionally dependent panel: Evidence from the newly industrialized countries (NICs) Published In Environmental Science and Policy
2021	In between the state and the market: An empirical assessment of the early achievements of China's 2015 electricity reform Published In Energy Economics
2021	Managing overtourism through economic taxation: policy lessons from five countries Published In Tourism Geographies
2021	On the viability of energy-capacity markets under decreasing marginal costs Published In Energy Economics
2021	Regulatory reform and the relative efficacy of government versus private investment on energy consumption in South Asia Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2021	Sectoral electricity demand and direct rebound effects in New Zealand Published In Energy Journal
2021	The Nexus Between Energy and Trade in South Asia: A Panel Analysis Published In Economic Papers
2021	The effect of fossil fuel-based electricity plant location on property values: evidence from Australia Published In Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
2021	Wealth effects on household solar uptake: Quantifying multiple channels Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2021	When Pep comes calling, the oil market answers: The effect of football player transfer movements on abnormal fluctuations in oil price futures Published In Energy Economics
2020	Economical and environmental impacts of decarbonisation of Indonesian power sector Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2020	Electricity market integration, decarbonisation and security of supply: Dynamic volatility connectedness in the Irish and Great Britain markets Published In Energy Economics
2020	Energy security, renewable, non-renewable energy and economic growth in ASEAN economies: New insights Published In Singapore Economic Review
2020	From theory to practice of promoting student engagement in business and law-related disciplines: The case of undergraduate economics education Published In Education Sciences
2020	Interconnectedness in the Australian National Electricity Market: A Higher-Moment Analysis Published In Economic Record
2020	Scarce data and energy research: Estimating regional energy consumption in complex economies Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2020	Stability of money demand function in the SAARC region: A panel co-integration approach Published In Journal of Economic Integration
2020	Time and frequency connectedness among oil shocks, electricity and clean energy markets Published In Energy Economics
2019	A multivariate time series analysis of energy consumption, real output and pollutant emissions in a developing economy: New evidence from Nepal Published In Economic Modelling
2019	Energy security, electricity, population and economic growth: The case of a developing South Asian resource-rich economy Published In Energy Policy
2019	Estimating the impacts of financing support policies towards photovoltaic market in Indonesia: A social-energy-economy-environment model simulation Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2019	Mitigating the current energy crisis in Nepal with renewable energy sources Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2019	Preferences for and potential impacts of financial incentives to install residential rooftop solar photovoltaic systems in Australia Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2019	Renewable energy projections for climate change mitigation: An analysis of uncertainty and errors Published In Renewable Energy
2019	Tourist arrivals, energy consumption and pollutant emissions in a developing economy–implications for sustainable tourism Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2018	Electricity consumption and economic growth: empirical evidence from a resource-rich landlocked economy Published In International Journal of Global Energy Issues
2018	Electricity cooperation in South Asia: Barriers to cross-border trade Published In Energy Policy
2018	Exploring drivers of sectoral electricity demand in Indonesia Published In Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy
2018	Have Model, Will Reform: Assessing the Outcomes of Electricity Reforms in Non-OECD Asia Published In ENERGY JOURNAL
2018	Small systems, big targets: Power sector reforms and renewable energy in small systems Published In Energy Policy
2018	The prospect for an australian-asian power grid: A critical appraisal Published In Energies
2017	A quarter century effort yet to come of age: A survey of electricity sector reform in developing countries Published In Energy Journal
2017	On environmental impacts of market-based reforms: Evidence from the European and Central Asian transition economies Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2017	Regulatory Reforms in Small Energy Systems: Experience from Australia's Northern Territory Electricity Market Published In Economic Papers
2017	Selecting tools for renewable energy analysis in developing countries: An expanded review Published In Frontiers in Energy Research
2016	A survey based approach to estimating the benefits of energy efficiency improvements in street lighting systems in Indonesia Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2016	Economic reforms and human development: evidence from transition economies Published In Applied Economics
2016	Market integration with energy-only markets and renewables: lessons of experience from Australia Published In Oxford Energy Forum
2016	Revisiting electricity liberalization and quality of service: empirical evidence from New Zealand Published In Applied Economics
2016	Testing for Market Integration in the Australian National Electricity Market Published In ENERGY JOURNAL
2016	Testing for market integration in the Australian National Electricity Market Published In Energy Journal
2015	Caught between theory and practice: Government, market, and regulatory failure in electricity sector reforms Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2015	Electricity networks privatization in Australia: An overview of the debate Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2015	Energy Sector Liberalisation: Pricing and Subsidy Reform and the Poor Published In IAEE Energy Forum
2015	Environmental Economics: An Introduction, 6th edition, by Field, Barry C. and Field, Martha K. ( McGraw‐Hill, New York, 2012), pp. 458. Published In The Economic Record
2015	Incentive regulation and utility benchmarking for electricity network security Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2015	Issues and options in the economic regulation of european network security Published In Competition and Regulation in Network Industries
2015	Price Convergence and Information Efficiency in German Natural Gas Markets Published In German Economic Review
2014	Market-related reforms and increased energy efficiency in transition countries: empirical evidence Published In Applied Economics
2014	Network regulation and regulatory institutional reform: Revisiting the case of Australia Published In Energy Policy
2013	Security of European electricity systems: Conceptualizing the assessment criteria and core indicators Published In International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection
2012	Interconnections and market integration in the Irish Single Electricity Market Published In Energy Policy
2012	Reforming small electricity systems under political instability: The case of Nepal Published In Energy Policy
2012	Reforming the power sector in transition: Do institutions matter? Published In Energy Economics
2012	Roles and potentials of renewable energy in less-developed economies: The case of Nepal Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2011	Electricity spot trading in Germany: Price formation and convergence Published In Energy Studies Review
2010	Issues and options in waste management: A social cost-benefit analysis of waste-to-energy in the UK Published In Resources, Conservation and Recycling
2010	Waste to energy in the UK: Policy and institutional issues Published In Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Energy
2009	Efficiency of the German electricity wholesale market Published In European Transactions on Electrical Power

Chapter

Year	Title
2021	Does renewable energy promote energy security and economic growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? Published In Energy Sustainability and Development in ASEAN and East Asia Publisher Abingdon, Oxon
2021	Financing of Energy Efficiency in Public Goods: The Case of Street Lighting Systems in Indonesia Published In Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific Publisher Springer Singapore
2021	Green Technology Development and Deployment in the ASEAN¿Lessons Learned and Ways Forward Published In Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific Publisher Springer Singapore
2021	Promoting Energy Efficiency Through Foreign Direct Investments: Evidence from South Asian Countries Published In Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific Publisher Springer Singapore
2019	Meeting Future Energy Needs in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Published In The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People Publisher Switzerland
2017	Rethinking electricity sector reform in South Asia Published In Routledge Handbook of Energy in Asia Publisher Routledge
2016	Delivering Energy Networks Security: Economics, Regulation and Policy Published In Delivering Energy Law and Policy in the EU and the US Publisher Edinburgh

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2020	Sectoral Electricity Demand in New Zealand: Fresh Evidence on Sectoral Rebound Effects and Demand Elasticities Published In 7th IAEE Asia-Oceania Conference 2020

Other Publications

Year	Title
2015	A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Power Sector Reforms in Developing Countries
2015	Cross-border electricity cooperation in South Asia

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Interest Rate Parity, Monetary Policy Rule and Remittance in a Least Developed Economy: The case of Nepal
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Energy Security and Management in South Asia: An Econometric Analysis	Ayaz, Tayyab

Research Areas

Research Overview

Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Tourism Economics, Financial Economics

Member Of

Faculty of Business and Law

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Asymmetric relationship between green bonds and commodities: Evidence from extreme quantile approach Published In Finance Research Letters
2021	Did the administrative approval reform in China affect the productivity of energy firms? ¿ A quasi-natural experimental approach Published In Energy Economics
2021	Do local communities perceive linkages between livelihood improvement, sustainable tourism, and conservation in the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal? Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2021	Do solar panels increase housing rents in Australia? Published In Housing Studies
2021	Effects of rooftop solar on housing prices in Australia Published In Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
2021	Electrification and welfare for the marginalized: Evidence from India Published In Energy Economics
2021	Energy consumption as an indicator of energy efficiency and emissions in the European Union: A GMM based quantile regression approach Published In Energy Policy
2021	Energy security, economic growth and environmental sustainability in India: Does FDI and trade openness play a role? Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2021	Flickering lifelines: Electrification and household welfare in India Published In Energy Economics
2021	Green technological development and deployment in the association of southeast Asian economies (ASEAN)¿At crossroads or roundabout? Published In Sustainability (Switzerland)
2021	Impacts of human capital, exports, economic growth and energy consumption on CO2 emissions of a cross-sectionally dependent panel: Evidence from the newly industrialized countries (NICs) Published In Environmental Science and Policy
2021	In between the state and the market: An empirical assessment of the early achievements of China's 2015 electricity reform Published In Energy Economics
2021	Managing overtourism through economic taxation: policy lessons from five countries Published In Tourism Geographies
2021	On the viability of energy-capacity markets under decreasing marginal costs Published In Energy Economics
2021	Regulatory reform and the relative efficacy of government versus private investment on energy consumption in South Asia Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2021	Sectoral electricity demand and direct rebound effects in New Zealand Published In Energy Journal
2021	The Nexus Between Energy and Trade in South Asia: A Panel Analysis Published In Economic Papers
2021	The effect of fossil fuel-based electricity plant location on property values: evidence from Australia Published In Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
2021	Wealth effects on household solar uptake: Quantifying multiple channels Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2021	When Pep comes calling, the oil market answers: The effect of football player transfer movements on abnormal fluctuations in oil price futures Published In Energy Economics
2020	Economical and environmental impacts of decarbonisation of Indonesian power sector Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2020	Electricity market integration, decarbonisation and security of supply: Dynamic volatility connectedness in the Irish and Great Britain markets Published In Energy Economics
2020	Energy security, renewable, non-renewable energy and economic growth in ASEAN economies: New insights Published In Singapore Economic Review
2020	From theory to practice of promoting student engagement in business and law-related disciplines: The case of undergraduate economics education Published In Education Sciences
2020	Interconnectedness in the Australian National Electricity Market: A Higher-Moment Analysis Published In Economic Record
2020	Scarce data and energy research: Estimating regional energy consumption in complex economies Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2020	Stability of money demand function in the SAARC region: A panel co-integration approach Published In Journal of Economic Integration
2020	Time and frequency connectedness among oil shocks, electricity and clean energy markets Published In Energy Economics
2019	A multivariate time series analysis of energy consumption, real output and pollutant emissions in a developing economy: New evidence from Nepal Published In Economic Modelling
2019	Energy security, electricity, population and economic growth: The case of a developing South Asian resource-rich economy Published In Energy Policy
2019	Estimating the impacts of financing support policies towards photovoltaic market in Indonesia: A social-energy-economy-environment model simulation Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2019	Mitigating the current energy crisis in Nepal with renewable energy sources Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2019	Preferences for and potential impacts of financial incentives to install residential rooftop solar photovoltaic systems in Australia Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2019	Renewable energy projections for climate change mitigation: An analysis of uncertainty and errors Published In Renewable Energy
2019	Tourist arrivals, energy consumption and pollutant emissions in a developing economy–implications for sustainable tourism Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2018	Electricity consumption and economic growth: empirical evidence from a resource-rich landlocked economy Published In International Journal of Global Energy Issues
2018	Electricity cooperation in South Asia: Barriers to cross-border trade Published In Energy Policy
2018	Exploring drivers of sectoral electricity demand in Indonesia Published In Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy
2018	Have Model, Will Reform: Assessing the Outcomes of Electricity Reforms in Non-OECD Asia Published In ENERGY JOURNAL
2018	Small systems, big targets: Power sector reforms and renewable energy in small systems Published In Energy Policy
2018	The prospect for an australian-asian power grid: A critical appraisal Published In Energies
2017	A quarter century effort yet to come of age: A survey of electricity sector reform in developing countries Published In Energy Journal
2017	On environmental impacts of market-based reforms: Evidence from the European and Central Asian transition economies Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2017	Regulatory Reforms in Small Energy Systems: Experience from Australia's Northern Territory Electricity Market Published In Economic Papers
2017	Selecting tools for renewable energy analysis in developing countries: An expanded review Published In Frontiers in Energy Research
2016	A survey based approach to estimating the benefits of energy efficiency improvements in street lighting systems in Indonesia Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2016	Economic reforms and human development: evidence from transition economies Published In Applied Economics
2016	Market integration with energy-only markets and renewables: lessons of experience from Australia Published In Oxford Energy Forum
2016	Revisiting electricity liberalization and quality of service: empirical evidence from New Zealand Published In Applied Economics
2016	Testing for Market Integration in the Australian National Electricity Market Published In ENERGY JOURNAL
2016	Testing for market integration in the Australian National Electricity Market Published In Energy Journal
2015	Caught between theory and practice: Government, market, and regulatory failure in electricity sector reforms Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2015	Electricity networks privatization in Australia: An overview of the debate Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2015	Energy Sector Liberalisation: Pricing and Subsidy Reform and the Poor Published In IAEE Energy Forum
2015	Environmental Economics: An Introduction, 6th edition, by Field, Barry C. and Field, Martha K. ( McGraw‐Hill, New York, 2012), pp. 458. Published In The Economic Record
2015	Incentive regulation and utility benchmarking for electricity network security Published In Economic Analysis and Policy
2015	Issues and options in the economic regulation of european network security Published In Competition and Regulation in Network Industries
2015	Price Convergence and Information Efficiency in German Natural Gas Markets Published In German Economic Review
2014	Market-related reforms and increased energy efficiency in transition countries: empirical evidence Published In Applied Economics
2014	Network regulation and regulatory institutional reform: Revisiting the case of Australia Published In Energy Policy
2013	Security of European electricity systems: Conceptualizing the assessment criteria and core indicators Published In International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection
2012	Interconnections and market integration in the Irish Single Electricity Market Published In Energy Policy
2012	Reforming small electricity systems under political instability: The case of Nepal Published In Energy Policy
2012	Reforming the power sector in transition: Do institutions matter? Published In Energy Economics
2012	Roles and potentials of renewable energy in less-developed economies: The case of Nepal Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2011	Electricity spot trading in Germany: Price formation and convergence Published In Energy Studies Review
2010	Issues and options in waste management: A social cost-benefit analysis of waste-to-energy in the UK Published In Resources, Conservation and Recycling
2010	Waste to energy in the UK: Policy and institutional issues Published In Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Energy
2009	Efficiency of the German electricity wholesale market Published In European Transactions on Electrical Power

Chapter

Year	Title
2021	Does renewable energy promote energy security and economic growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? Published In Energy Sustainability and Development in ASEAN and East Asia Publisher Abingdon, Oxon
2021	Financing of Energy Efficiency in Public Goods: The Case of Street Lighting Systems in Indonesia Published In Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific Publisher Springer Singapore
2021	Green Technology Development and Deployment in the ASEAN¿Lessons Learned and Ways Forward Published In Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific Publisher Springer Singapore
2021	Promoting Energy Efficiency Through Foreign Direct Investments: Evidence from South Asian Countries Published In Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific Publisher Springer Singapore
2019	Meeting Future Energy Needs in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Published In The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People Publisher Switzerland
2017	Rethinking electricity sector reform in South Asia Published In Routledge Handbook of Energy in Asia Publisher Routledge
2016	Delivering Energy Networks Security: Economics, Regulation and Policy Published In Delivering Energy Law and Policy in the EU and the US Publisher Edinburgh

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2020	Sectoral Electricity Demand in New Zealand: Fresh Evidence on Sectoral Rebound Effects and Demand Elasticities Published In 7th IAEE Asia-Oceania Conference 2020

Other Publications

Year	Title
2015	A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Power Sector Reforms in Developing Countries
2015	Cross-border electricity cooperation in South Asia

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Interest Rate Parity, Monetary Policy Rule and Remittance in a Least Developed Economy: The case of Nepal
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Energy Security and Management in South Asia: An Econometric Analysis	Ayaz, Tayyab

Reviewer Of

Environmental and Resource Economics (Journal Article) 2021 -
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance (Journal Article) 2021 -
Leisure Sciences (Journal Article) 2021 -
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management (Journal Article) 2020 -
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (Journal Article) 2020 -
Economic Change and Restructuring (Journal Article) 2020 -
Energy Economics (Journal Article) 2020 -
Energy Policy (Journal Article) 2020 -
International Review of Economics and Finance (Journal Article) 2020 -
Journal of Cleaner Production 2020 -
Journal of Environmental Management (Journal Article) 2020 -
Studies in Higher Education (Journal Article) 2020 -
The Energy Journal (Journal Article) 2020 -
Tourism Analysis - An Interdisciplinary Journal (Journal Article) 2020 -
Tourism Management (Journal Article) 2020 -

Professional Service Activities

American Business Review Editorial Board 2020 -
Data in Brief Editorial Board 2020 -
International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues Section Editor 2018 -
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy Section Editor 2018 -

Awards And Honors

Outstanding Unit Coordination - BEA202 International Economics, conferred by Office of Provost, University of Tasmania, 2019
Outstanding Teaching - BEA202 International Economics, conferred by Office of Provost, University of Tasmania, 2019
Outstanding Reviewer, conferred by Energy Policy Journal -Elsevier, 2018
Lecturer of the Year Award (Nomination), conferred by Albany Students Association , Massey University, 2018
Outstanding Reviewer, conferred by Economic Analysis and Policy Journal - Elsevier, 2017

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9378-6206 (pending confirmation)

Overview

Overview

Research Areas

Research Overview

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Other Publications

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Professional Service Activities

Background

Awards And Honors

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Research Areas

Research Overview

Affiliation

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Other Publications

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Professional Service Activities

Background

Awards And Honors

Identity

Orcid Id

Visualisations

Research Areas