Kelly Neill

Kelly Neill is a Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in the School of Economics at The University of Sydney. She also serves as a Non-resident Scholar at the Center for Energy Studies, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. She earned her PhD in Economics from Rice University in 2022.

Her research focuses on empirical industrial organization and energy economics, with specific expertise in natural gas markets. Key areas include competition dynamics, electricity-gas market interactions, vertical integration of retailers, LNG export restrictions, and electricity reliability. Her work combines econometric analysis with policy evaluation to address energy sector challenges.

Her publications analyze Western Australia's domestic gas reservation policies using advanced economic modeling techniques, highlighting impacts on markets and resource allocation. This research underscores her focus on energy policy design and regional economic consequences.

She currently advises two research students:

• Songze Qu: The feasibility analysis of using battery and pumped hydro energy storage systems as firming capacity in Australia.
• Jiaxi Song: Renewable Energy and Grid Congestion in Australia.