Irene Jacqz

Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University

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

Pollution and Acquisition: Emissions and Distributional Effects of Mergers

Electric Vehicle Subsidies and Urban Air Pollution Disparities (with S. Johnston, conditionally accepted at Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists)

Fighting Fire with Fire(fighting Foam): The Long Run Effects of PFAS Use at U.S. Military Installations (with T. Somuncu and J. Voorheis)

Publications

Sweating the energy bill: Extreme weather, poor households, and the energy spending gap. With J. Doremus and S. Johnston. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2022).

Toxic Test Scores: The Impact of Chemical Releases on Standardized Test Performance within U.S. Schools. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2022).

Teaching

ECON 1010: Principles of Microeconomics (2021–2024)

ECON 3820: Climate Economics (2024)

ECON 4800/5800: Intermediate Environmental and Resource Economics (2021–2024)

Contact

Email: jacqz [at] iastate.edu