Research Interests
Macroeconomics; Global and National Macroeconometric Modelling; Energy Economics; Climate Change.
Biography
Kamiar Mohaddes is an Associate Professor in Economics & Policy at the Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow in Economics at King's College, Cambridge. He is an Economic Research Forum (ERF) Research Fellow, and serves as its Thematic Co-Leader for the macroeconomics theme. He is also an Associate Researcher at the Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) at the University of Cambridge, an Associate Fellow of the USC Dornsife Institute for New Economic Thinking, a Research Associate at the Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and a Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at ANU in Australia. His main areas of research are applied macroeconomics, global and national macroeconometric modelling, energy economics, and climate change. His articles have been published in a number of edited volumes (Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Routledge) as well as in leading journals, including the Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of International Economics, and the Review of Economics and Statistics. His research has also been covered in major international news outlets including the BBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, the Financial Times, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Recent Publications
Published Papers
Klusak, P., Agarwala, M., Burke, M., Kraemer, M. and Mohaddes, K. Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness, (2023) Management ScienceDebnath, R., Bardhan, R., Shah, D. U., Mohaddes, K., Ramage, M H., Alvarez, R. M. and Sovacool, B. K. Social media enables people-centric climate action in the hard-to-decarbonise building sector, (2022) Scientific Reports
Mohaddes, K., Ng, R. N. C., Pesaran, M. H., Raissi, M. and Yang, J-C. Climate Change and Economic Activity: Evidence from U.S. States , (2022) Oxford Open Economics, accepted
Kahn, M. E., Mohaddes, K., Ng, R. N. C., Pesaran, M. H., Raissi, M. and Yang, J-C. Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis, (2021) Energy Economics
Chudik, A., Mohaddes, K., Pesaran, M. H., Raissi, M. and Rebucci, A. A Counterfactual Economic Analysis of Covid-19 Using a Threshold Augmented Multi-Country Model, (2021) Journal of International Money and Finance
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics
Cavalcanti, T., Mohaddes, K., Nian, H., Yin, H. Air Pollution and Firm-Level Human Capital, Knowledge and Innovation, (2023) CWPE2301Mohaddes, K., Ng, R. N. C., Pesaran, M. H., Raissi, M. and Yang, J-C. Climate Change and Economic Activity: Evidence from U.S. States, (2022) CWPE2205
Debnath, R., Bardhan, R., Mohaddes, K., Shah, D. U., Ramage, M. H. and Alvarez, R. M. People-centric Emission Reduction in Buildings: A Data-driven and Network Topology-based Investigation, (2022) CWPE2202
Agarwala, M., Burke, M., Klusak, P., Mohaddes, K., Volz, U. and Zenghelis, D. Climate Change and Fiscal Sustainability: Risks and Opportunities, (2021) CWPE2163
Klusak, P., Agarwala, M., Burke, M., Kraemer, M. and Mohaddes, K. Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness, (2021) CWPE2127
Chapter in Book
Chudik, A., Mohaddes, K. and Pesaran, M .H. Identifying Global and National Output and Fiscal Policy Shocks Using a GVAR, (2020) in the book: Advances in Econometrics (Volume 41): Essays in Honor of Cheng Hsiao - Emerald PublishingMohaddes, K., Nugent, J.B, and Selim, H. Reforming fiscal institutions in resource-rich Arab economies: policy proposals, (2019) in the book: Institutions and macroeconomic policies in resource-rich Arab economies - Oxford University Press
Mohaddes, K., Nugent, J. B. and Selim, H. Objectives, Issues, and Findings, (2019) in the book: Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies - Oxford University Press
El-Anshasy, A., Mohaddes, K. and Nugent, J. B. Oil, Volatility and Institutions: Cross-Country Evidence from Major Oil Producers, (2019) in the book: Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies - Oxford University Press
Cashin, P., Mohaddes, K., and Raissi. M. The Global Impact of the Systemic Economies and MENA Business Cycles, (2016) in the book: Understanding and Avoiding the Oil Curse in Resource-rich Arab Economies - Cambridge University Press
Edited Books
eds. Mohaddes, K., Nugent, J. and Selim, H. Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies, (2019) - Oxford University PressRecent Activities
Gift set to expand Entrepreneurship Lab
Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's Entrepreneurship Lab has been awarded a generous gift of £1.5 million from David Sainsbury and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, to expand their activities.
Published on - Monday 3rd October 2022
Fighting climate change will help economic growth
Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's research into long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change, has been featured in an article on the University of Cambridge news site.
Published on - Tuesday 16th August 2022
Kamiar Mohaddes paper runner-up in FT awards
Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper, "Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness", was named runner-up in the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Awards.
Published on - Thursday 20th January 2022
Invest more money in climate mitigation today
Dr Kamiar Mohaddes's work on climate mitigation is quoted in the Boston Globe, as climate experts warn that failure to address the climate crisis will come at an even higher price.
Published on - Wednesday 22nd December 2021
Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change
Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's joint paper on the long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change has been quoted in a letter to the Chair of the US Federal Reserve.
Published on - Monday 22nd November 2021
Keynes Fund Sponsored Projects
Mohaddes, K., Pesaran, M. H. and Raissi, M., Climate Change, Volatility, and Economic Growth: Evidence from U.S. States (JHOU)
Mohaddes, K., Cavalcanti, T. V. D. and Da Mata, D., Climate Volatility, Weather Shocks and Economic Growth: Within-Country Evidence from Brazil (JHUD)
Mohaddes, K., Coyle, D. and Bardhan, R., Energy Incentives and Market Mechanism in Slum Rehabilitation Housing for Distributive Justice (JHVH)
Cavalcanti, T. and Mohaddes, K., The Investment Channel of Monetary Policy during the Net-Zero Transition (JHVU)
Teaching
PIIB Paper 8 - Lent - Development Economics II
Diploma Paper 2 - Macroeconomics
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