Nikolaos Zirogiannis

Assistant Scientist

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Phone:: (812) 856-8323
Email:: nzirogia@indiana.edu
Room Number:: 331

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2013
M.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2009
M.Sc., University of Edinburgh, U.K., 2006
B.A., Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece, 2003

Courses

Domestic Environmental Policy
Environment and People
Global Environmental Institutions and Development (Honors)
International Environmental Policy
Senior Policy Seminar
Water Policy and Economics

Biography

Dr. Zirogiannis is an environmental economist with a focus on energy policy research and applied econometrics. His energy policy work ranges from applications in the electricity sector (co-pollutant benefits of climate change mitigation policies in power plants), transportation (macroeconomic impacts of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards), and industry (upset emissions from refineries and chemical plants). He also works on dynamic latent variable models that are applied to the estimation of performance trajectories. The applications there range from measuring the performance of water utilities, assessing the cognitive decline of Alzheimer's disease patients as well as estimating the human development status of nations across time.

Zirogiannis holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Resource Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is a member of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics.

Highlights

William Dickinson Travel Grant, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
Carolyn Harper Research Fellowship, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Vijay Bhagavan Teaching Assistant of Distinction Award (2007), Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Short-term Consultant, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Military service as an infantry private in the Greek Army

In the News

"Where did all the health benefits go? Evaluating EPA's repeal of the Clean Power Plan," (with C. Wing and A.J. Hollingsworth), SPEA Advance (March 2018)
“Air pollution from industrial shutdowns and startups worse than thought,” (with A.J. Hollingsworth and D.M. Konisky) – The Conversation, February 14, 2018
(Also in the Chicago Tribune and Houston Chronicle on February 14, 2018)

Selected Works

"The Health Consequences of weak regulation: Evidence from Excess Emissions in Texas," (with A.J. Hollingsworth and D.M. Knoisky), working paper, (May 3, 2019)
"The Effect of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards on Vehicle Sales Projections: A Total Cost of Ownership Approach," (with D. Duncan, S. Carley, S. Siddiki, and J.D. Graham), Transport Policy, 75:70-87 (2019)
"An Analysis of the Macroeconomic Effects of the 2017-2025 Federal Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards," (with S. Carley, D. Duncan, S. Siddiki, and J.D. Graham), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 38(3): 732-763 (2019)
"Most Consumers Don’t Buy Hybrids: Is Rational Choice a Sufficient Explanation?" (with D. Duncan, *A. Ku, *A. Julian, S. Carley, S. Siddiki, and J.D. Graham), Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 10(1): 1-38 (2019)
"Human Development Over Time: An Empirical Comparison of a Dynamic Index and the Standard HDI," (with K. Krutilla, Y. Tripodis, K. Fledderman), Social Indicators Research, 142(2): 773-798 (2019)
"Cost Implications for Automaker Compliance with Zero Emissions Vehicle Requirements," (with A. Jenn, S. Hardman, S, Carley, D. Duncan, and J.D. Graham), Environmental Science and Technology 53(2): 564-574 (2018)
"Empirical Evaluation of the Stringency and Design of Renewable Portfolio Standards," (with S. Carley, L. Davies, and D. Spence), Nature Energy 3: 754-763 (2018)
"Understanding Excess Emissions from Industrial Facilities: Evidence from Texas," (with A. Hollingsworth, D. Konisky), Environmental Science and Technology 52 (5): 2482-2490 (2018)
"Dynamic Factor Analysis for Short Panels: Estimating Performance Trajectories for Water Utilities," (with Y. Tripodis), Statistical Methods and Applications, 27 (1): 131-150 (2018)
"The effect of traumatic brain injury history with loss of consciousness on rate of cognitive decline among older adults with normal cognition and Alzheimer’s disease dementia," (with Y. Tripodis, M.L. Alosco, B.E. Gavett, C. Chaisson, B. Martin, M.D. McClean, J. Mez, N. Kowall, and R.A. Stern), Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 59 (1): 251-263 (2017)
"A Macroeconomic Study of Federal and State Automotive Regulations with Recommendations for Analysts, Regulators, and Legislators," (with S. Carley, D. Duncan, J.D. Graham, and S. Siddiki), IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (March 2017)
“Location matters: Population density and Carbon Emissions from U.S. Residential Building Energy Use,” (with D. Timmons and M. Lutz) Energy Research and Social Science 22: 137-146 (2016)
"Rethinking Auto Fuel Economy Policy:Technical and Policy Suggestions for the 2016-17 Midterm Reviews," (with S. Carley, D. Duncan, D. Esposito, J.D. Graham, S. Siddiki), Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (February 2016)
"State regulations of unconventional gas development in the US: An empirical evaluation," (with J. Alcorn, J. Rupp, S. Carley, and J.D. Graham), Energy Research and Social Science 11: 142-154 (2016)
"I want in on that: Community-level Policies for Unconventional Gas Development in New York," (with J. Alcorn, J. Piepenburg, and J.Rupp), Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 44 (2): 164-194 (2015)