Ireri Hernandez Carballo

Ireri Hernandez Carballo

PhD Fellow and Post Doctoral Researcher

Bocconi University

RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment

I am a PhD fellow at Bocconi University and postdoctoral researcher at the RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE).

I study how the energy and climate transitions shape socioeconomic outcomes and preferences, focusing on three interconnected streams: environmental health, the economic and labor impacts of decarbonization, and the political economy of climate and energy policies. My recent work examines how energy prices and economic security influence sustainability goals and public preferences. Additionally, I study how environmental policies impact economic and labor outcomes as well as attitudes toward the energy transition. I address these topics empirically using advanced quasi-experimental methods, survey experiments, and large geocoded datasets.

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Interests
  • Political Economy
  • Environmental and Energy Policy
  • Climate and Energy Transition
  • Health
  • Inequality
Education

  • PhD in Public Policy, 2025

    Bocconi University

  • MSc in Economics, 2018

    Mannheim University

  • BA in Economics, 2015

    Stanford University

Publications

Ireri Hernandez Carballo, Matthew Ryan Sisco (2024). Examining the effects of gasoline prices on public support for climate policies. Nature Energy.

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Ireri Hernandez Carballo, Maria Bakola, David Stuckler (2022). The impact of air pollution on COVID-19 incidence, severity, and mortality: A systematic review of studies in Europe and North America. Environmental Research.

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Maria Bakola, Ireri Hernandez Carballo, Eleni Jelastopulu, David Stuckler (2022). The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on air pollution in Europe and North America: a systematic review. European Journal of Public Health.

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Ongoing Research

Working Papers:

  • The Economics of a Just Transition with Jan Steckel, Massimo Tavoni, Elena Verdolini, Francesco Vona. Conditionally accepted at the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy.

  • Energy costs and the political economy of the energy transition: Evidence from natural gas and electricity prices in the EU.

  • The impact of green policies on local economic performance: Evidence from the EU ETS with Gian Maria Mallarino and Marco Percoco. Under submission. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5189729

  • Naturalization and voting behavior as a response to anti-immigrant rhetoric. Evidence from immigrants in the U.S. with Jorge Soler Lopez. Under preparation for submission.

Work in Progress:

  • Workers’ perceptions of the Energy Transition. A survey experiment in the US and Italy with Valentina Bosetti, Colombe Ladreit, and Elke Weber. Pre-Analysis Plan: https://aspredicted.org/3myy-yy9n.pdf

  • Pluralistic ignorance and climate change news with Matt Sisco and Sara Constantino

  • Air pollution and domestic violence in Mexico City with Luis Sarmiento