Jerome Dumortier

Jerome Dumortier is a Professor and Director of Research at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Indianapolis. His expertise spans Agricultural Economics, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change. He holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State University (2011) and a Licence en sciences économiques from the Université de Lausanne (2004).

Education includes:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Iowa State University, 2011
• Licence en sciences économiques, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland, 2004

Research focuses on climate change impacts on agriculture, transportation, and energy systems. Notable projects include analyzing vehicle electrification’s effects on U.S. agricultural land-use and global markets. He co-edits Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy and Bi oEnergy Research.

Key contributions include:

• Evaluation of carbon tax policies on agricultural markets and emissions
• Modeling interactions between bioenergy demand and climate change
• Assessment of geopolitical trade disruptions on food security

Scientific awards include the SPEA Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (2013, 2015) and Iowa State’s Teaching Excellence Award (2007). He advises doctoral students and teaches courses on public finance, statistics, and management economics.

Grants include USDA-funded research on carbon markets and anaerobic digesters in swine production. His work is published in journals like Environmental and Resource Economics, Nature Food, and Land Use Policy.