Job Market Paper
Electricity trade and the effects on health in Mexico Latest version
I explored the potential pollution haven effect following the electricity reform. Using ER admissions in Baja California, air station and satellite data, I demonstrate that there was no clear increase in the incidence of pulmonary diseases in Baja California. This project is relevant to the literature as most of the previous research show adverse effects of the clean portfolio scheme in California, where my research shows that a electric grid like Mexico has positive spillover effects from connecting to a cleaner grid, as market participants need to comply with greener policies in other to participate in the international market.
Published research
Vera, M. S., Manrique, L. G., Peña, I. R., & Navarro, A. D. L. V. (2023). Drivers of electricity GHG emissions and the role of natural gas in Mexican energy transition. Energy Policy, 173, 113316.
Published research (in Spanish)
Puyana, A., Rodríguez, P. I. y García, M. L. (2021). Factores relevantes de la inestabilidad del mercado petrolero. Revista de Economía Institucional,23(45), 227-256. (Link)
Book Chapters
Santillán Vera, M., Garcia Manrique, L. & Rodriguez Peña, I. (2021). Determinants of household electricity consumption in Mexico by income level. In Ryder, S., et al. (Ed), Environmental Justice in the Antrophocene. Routledge (Pre print version)
Work in Progress
At the borderline: An analysis of the electricity trade between Mexico and US
A Decomposition Analysis of Electricity GHG Emissions and the Role of Natural Gas in Mexican Energy Transition (with Ángel De la Vega Navarro, Mónica Santillán Vera, Isabel Rodríguez Peña)
Oil extraction and development under climate policy; the case of Mexico (with Inge van den Bijgaart, Mauricio Rodríguez Acosta, Isabel Rodríguez Peña, Karl Zimmermann)