Andrew Leach, PhD, MA, LLM, BSc

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Availability

By appointment

Area of Study / Keywords

energy policy environmental policy climate change policy environmental economics energy economics oil sands carbon capture and storage constitutional law Alberta's economy

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About

Andrew Leach is an energy and environmental economist and is a Professor jointly appointed to the Department of Economics and the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from Queen’s University, and a B.Sc (Environmental Sciences) and M.A. (Economics) from the University of Guelph, and an L.L.M. (Constitutional Law and Climate Change) from the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. His research spans energy and environmental economics with a particular interest in energy and climate change policies.

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Research

Research Interests

• Environmental Economics
• Resource Economics
• Energy Economics
• Environmental Law
• Climate Change Policy

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Teaching

Teaching Interests

• Intermediate microeconomics / competition and strategic behaviour
• Energy Markets
• Environmental Economics
• Environmental Law and Policy

ECON 366 - Energy Economics

The economics of producing and consuming energy: pricing, role in economic growth; energy sources and markets; the role of government; regulation and other energy policy issues. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 281.

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LAW 599 - Seminars on Specialized Legal Topics

These seminars will cover specialized topics of emerging importance in the law at a senior level. The particular topic covered would vary dependent on the availability of Faculty with necessary teaching competence, student interest, and the needs of the legal profession. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.

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Coding and Data Projects Page

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Google Scholar Page

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Opinion Archive

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Rescuing the Frog

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Weekly energy charts published in collaboration with University of Alberta students.

Weekly charts

Andrew Leach

UBC Law Review. 2023 July; 56 (2):TBD

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Nigel Bankes and Andrew Leach

Alberta Law Review. 2023 July; 60 (4):TBD

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Benjamin Thibault, Tim Weis, and Andrew Leach

Mark S. Winfield (ed.) Sustainable Energy Transitions in Canada; Challenges and Opportunities. 2023 January;

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Andrew Leach

Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. 2022 December; 10.1080/11926422.2022.2120508

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Sara Hastings-Simon, Andrew Leach, Blake Shaffer and Tim Weis

Energy Policy. 2022 November; 171 (113266):1-12 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113266

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William Noel, Tim Weis, Qiulin Yu, Andrew Leach, Brian Fleck

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2022 October; Volume 167 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112690

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Leach, Andrew

Alberta Law Review. 2021 October; 59 (1):7-40

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Bankes, Nigel, Andrew Leach and Martin Z. Olzynski

Energy Regulation Quarterly. 2021 September; 9 (2):27-57

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Leach, Andrew

Ottawa Law Review. 2021 January; 52 (2):97-156

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Leach, Andrew and Nic Rivers and Blake Shaffer

Canadian Public Policy. 2020 June; 46 (S2):S145-S159 10.3138/cpp.2020-060

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Martin Z. Olzynski, Nigel Bankes, and Andrew Leach

Journal of Environmental Law and Practice. 2020 June; 33 (2):159-184

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Leach, Andrew and Branko Boskovic

Canadian Journal of Economics. 2020 April; 53 (2):526-562 10.1111/caje.12436

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Andrew Leach and Eric M. Adams

Constitutional Forum. 2020 February; 29 (1) 10.21991/cf29392

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Heyes, Anthony, Andrew Leach and Charles F. Mason

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. 2018 July; 12 (2):242-263 10.1093/reep/rey006

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Leach, Andrew and Trevor Tombe

SPP Communiqué. 2016 July; 8 (11):1-14

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Chakravorty, Ujjayant, Andrew Leach, and Michel Moreaux

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 2012 January; 36(10)

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Leach, Andrew

Canadian Tax Journal. 2012 January; 60(4)

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Jérémy Laurent-Lucchetti and Andrew J Leach

Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2011 February; 113 (4):904-936

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Leach, Andrew, Charles F. Mason and Klaas van't Veld

Resource and Energy Economics. 2011 January; 33 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2010.11.002

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Laurent-Lucchetti, Jeremy and Andrew Leach

Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2011 January; 113(4)

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Leach, Andrew, Joseph Doucet and Trevor Nickel

Energy Policy. 2011 January; 39(7)

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Chakravorty, Ujjayant, Andrew Leach and Michel Moreaux

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2011 January; 61 (3)

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Chakravorty, Ujjayant, Shelby Gerking and Andrew Leach; Gilbert E. Metcalf (editor)

U.S. Energy Tax Policy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2010 January;

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Leach, Andrew

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2009 January; 57(2)

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Bahn, Olivier and Andrew Leach

Computational Management Science. 2008 January; 5(3)

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Clark, C. Robert and Andrew Leach

Canadian Public Policy. 2007 January; 33(1)

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Leach, Andrew

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 2007 January; 31

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Andrew, Leach

Computers and Operations Research. 2006 January; 33

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