Sandy Dall'Erba

Sandy Dall'Erba is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds additional affiliations with the European Union Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, and the Center for Digital Agriculture at NCSA. His research spans regional economic analysis, spatial econometrics, and climate change impacts on agriculture.

• PhD in Economics, University of Pau (2004)
• MSc in Economics, University of Pau (2000)
• Postdoctoral, Spatial Economics at Free University of Amsterdam (2005-2006)
• Postdoctoral, REAL at UIUC (2004-2005)

Dall'Erba specializes in spatial econometric modeling to analyze regional growth, innovation systems, and climate change effects. His work integrates interregional input-output frameworks and structural gravity models to quantify economic spillovers. Recent studies address agricultural vulnerability to climate shocks, plastic waste embedded in trade, and tax revenue disruptions from natural disasters.

His publications focus on regional economics, environmental accounts, and climate resilience, with applications in the U.S., Latin America, and China. Key trends include spatial heterogeneity in climate impacts, supply chain vulnerabilities, and policy design for disaster mitigation.

• RSPP Best Paper Award
• Regional Studies Association Best Paper Award
• Tiebout Prize
• Epainos Prize

Dall'Erba has co-authored works with graduate students and secured grants from NSF, NASA, and USDA. He directs the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL) and co-founded the Center for Climate, Regional, Environmental and Trade Economics (CREATE), advancing system-wide approaches to climate and trade challenges.