Dr David Comerford
Chancellor'S Fellow - Senior Lecturer
Economics
Personal statement
I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Strathclyde. I have a broad spectrum of interests across applied economics, but especially in climate change economics, and in international economics. I am particularly interested in where these two areas may intersect: namely in the potential for climate change to damage global economic integration.
The goal of my work is to study my work is long term policy issues and to provide relevant and impactful research. My experience to date has included engaging with policy makers and writing in the press, both about general economic issues and about my specific research.
Currently I teach undergraduate Macroeconomics, and masters level International Macroeconomics, and Climate Change economics and policy.
My Ph.D. in economics was awarded in July 2013 by the University of Edinburgh. Before returning to university to study economics, I was a qualified life insurance actuary. My previous degrees were in Mathematics and Physics.
Publications
- Meritocracy and inherited advantage in the United States
- Comerford David
- Regional Studies (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2026.2634153
- Energy Shocks and the Climate Transition
- Comerford David, Spiganti Alessandro
- (2025)
- An Independent Scotland's Share of UK Public Debt : Accounting for the Legacy of Quantitative Easing
- Comerford David
- (2025)
- Can autocracies save climate?
- Comerford David, Dzido Slawomir
- (2025)
- Improvements in beef cattle productivity can increase economy-wide activity and simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland
- Allan Grant, Comerford David, Connolly Kevin, McGregor Peter G
- Environment, Development and Sustainability (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05871-0
- Reshoring of renewable energy manufacturing for regions and smaller nations : an exploration of offshore wind Northern Ireland
- Comerford David, Connolly Kevin, Crummey Ciara
- (2024)
Professional Activities
- Overcapacity as Climate Policy
- Speaker
- 20/1/2026
- Keynote address: 'How Feasible is The Climate Transition?'
- Speaker
- 26/6/2025
- How feasible is the Climate Transition?
- Speaker
- 20/2/2025
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 8/2024
- 62nd European Regional Science Association Congress
- Participant
- 31/8/2023
- Investigating the potential for an offshore wind supply chain in Northern Ireland
- Contributor
- 22/6/2023
Projects
- Accounting for (the loss of) Globalisation in the Economics of Climate Change
- Comerford, David (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 22-Jan-2026
- Carbon leakage and trade policy
- Figus, Gioele (Principal Investigator) Comerford, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Investigating the potential for an offshore wind supply chain in Northern Ireland
- Connolly, Kevin (Principal Investigator) Comerford, David (Co-investigator) Crummey, Ciara (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2023
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Sustainable Practices of Research in Energy (C-INSPRE)
- Ivaturi, Aruna (Principal Investigator) Robertson, Stuart (Principal Investigator) Comerford, David (Principal Investigator) Eisler, Matthew (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019
- NERC One OceanHub
- McGrane, Scott (Co-investigator) Comerford, David (Co-investigator)
- The multidisciplianry One OceanHub project will be a NERC funded programme over 5 years addressing the sustainability of our engagement with the oceans from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Our role is to assess the role of the ocean in national economies, and assess ways that future environmental change my impact economic activities and trade in developing nations.
- 07-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2024
- Linking agriculture and eco-system models with CGEs
- Allan, Grant (Principal Investigator) McGregor, Peter (Co-investigator) Comerford, David (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2019
Contact
Dr
David
Comerford
Chancellor'S Fellow - Senior Lecturer
Economics
Email: david.comerford@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3861