Jerome Dumortier

Jerome Dumortier is a Professor and Director of Research at the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University Indianapolis. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Iowa State University (2011) and a Licence en sciences économiques from Université de Lausanne (2004). His research focuses on the intersection of climate change, policy evaluation, and macroeconomic impacts on agriculture, energy, transportation, and environmental sustainability.

Key areas of study include decarbonizing transportation sectors, bioenergy systems, and the long-term effects of climate policies on land-use change. He teaches courses in economics, statistics, and public finance at IU SPEA. Dr. Dumortier's work employs simulation models to assess public policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions while balancing food, energy, and transportation demands.

Recent contributions explore vehicle electrification's agricultural implications, carbon removal strategies, and the socioeconomic impacts of geopolitical shifts on global commodity markets. He currently serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (2024–Present).