Mar Reguant

Mar Reguant is an Associate Professor (with tenure) at Northwestern University's Department of Economics (Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences) and an ICREA Researcher at CSIC-IAE. Her research focuses on energy economics, climate policy, and environmental markets, with emphasis on electricity markets, carbon pricing, and renewable energy integration. She holds a PhD in Economics from MIT (2011) and a Llicenciatura from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2006).

Her work examines electricity market design, climate policies, and the economic impacts of the energy transition. Key areas include border carbon adjustments, emissions leakage, and the efficiency of renewable energy policies. She has advised numerous PhD students and leads the EconLab at Northwestern for undergraduate research.

Dr. Reguant is a Research Associate at NBER (IO and EEE programs) and a Research Affiliate at CEPR (IO program). She serves as Co-Editor of Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, and holds editorial roles at Review of Economic Studies and RAND Journal of Economics.

Her honors include the Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering (2019), the EAERE Award (2019), and the Sloan Research Fellowship (2016). She leads the ERC-funded ENECML project on energy transitions and has contributed to policy reports for entities like the California Air Resources Board and the International Growth Center.

Her teaching includes Energy Economics and PhD-level Industrial Organization courses. Professional service includes organizing conferences like the Midwest Energy Fest and serving on the Sloan Foundation's Energy & Environment Program advisory committee.