Assistant Professor Irene Jacqz published in the most recent issue of Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Jacqz co-authored the article "Electric Vehicle Subsidies and Urban Air Pollution Disparities" with Sarah Johnston of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The study examines the effects of federal, state, and local electric vehicle subsidy designs and finds that a neighborhood income-targeted policy achieves lower overall reductions in carbon emissions but higher reductions in criteria pollution (NOx and PM2.5) in lower-income neighborhoods.

Electric Vehicle Subsidies and Urban Air Pollution Disparities
Irene Jacqz and Sarah Johnston
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 2024 11:S1, S41-S69
doi: 10.1086/732516