Evens SALIES Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques, Sciences Po   60, rue Doestoïevski - BP 85 Valbonne - Sophia Antipolis, 06902 France   evens.salies@ofce.sciences-po.fr   http://www.ofce.sciences-po.fr/pages-chercheurs/salies.htm   Biographical Sketch: Evens Salies 39 years old French citizenship Evens Salies has a doctorate in applied economics from the University of Perpignan (France) and a post-doctorate from the City University of London (UK). His research interests include econometrics and microeconomics applied to network industries. He has worked as research associate for an ESRC project on electricity market deregulation in Great Britain at the Centre for Competition Policy of East Anglia University (UK). He provided advices as consultant for Energywatch, the independent gas and electricity watchdog in the UK. Before joining the OFCE, Evens Salies was research assistant at the Groupe Réseaux Jean Monnet from the University of Paris-Sud XI (France). At OFCE, Evens Salies deals with economic issues related to innovation by electric utilities, the role of consumers' switching costs on the degree of competitiveness in deregulated network industries. He also conducts researches on the impediments to consumer energy saving.   Primary Research Focus: Energy saving   JEL Areas: Q2 : Renewable Resources and Conservation: General Q4 : Energy: General