Irene Jacqz

Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University (2021–)

Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University's Inequality in America Initiative (2020-2022)

Focused on air pollution, environmental policy, environmental justice, health, education, and inequality. PhD in environmental and resource economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Research

Working Papers

The Cognitive Cost of Toxic Chemicals in Early Childhood

Toxic Test Scores: The Impact of Chemical Releases on Standardized Test Performance within U.S. Schools

Pollution and Acquisition: Emissions and Distributional Effects of Mergers

Publications

The Weather and Spending Poverty Gap. With J. Doremus and S. Johnston. Forthcoming, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

Teaching

Fall 2021

ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 480/580: Intermediate Environmental and Resource Economics

Contact

Email: irenejacqz [at] fas.harvard.edu ; jacqz [at] iastate.edu

Office: Heady Hall 468G