Nada Maamoun

Dr. Nada Maamoun is a PostDoc researcher at the University of Kiel's Department of Environmental and Resource Economics under Prof. Ulrike Kornek. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Hamburg, where her dissertation focused on international environmental policy effectiveness, particularly climate change and air pollution mitigation. Her research explores global climate policy frameworks, coal-fired energy transitions, and free-riding dynamics in international environmental agreements (IEAs). She is a student fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP), focusing on coal plant retirement benefits for climate stability and air quality.

Education: PhD in Economics (University of Hamburg), with prior studies in environmental and resource economics.

Research Interests: Climate stability, transboundary pollution, energy policy design, and coal phase-out strategies. She applies empirical models to evaluate IEA performance and energy policy impacts. Current projects include analyzing distributional effects of food price increases due to climate change and civil society influence on climate policy.

Publications span high-impact journals like Nature Climate Change and Applied Energy, focusing on coal retirement, climate policy effectiveness, and public opinion on environmental issues. Her work bridges academic research with policy advocacy through ISEP’s policy briefs and blogs.

Awards: None explicitly listed. Grants and advising: No specific grants mentioned; her current role involves collaborative research with Kornek and external institutions.

Labs/Teams: Member of the Environmental and Resource Economics team at Kiel, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects with ISEP and global research networks.