Hanae Bouazza
PhD in Economics
- Department of Economics, Trinity College (Hartford)
- 300 Summit Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
- Email: contact@hanaebouazza.com
- Based in Hartford, CT, USA
Energy and Environmental Economist
Land use and the cost of the renewable energy transition
My research studies how land constraints shape the renewable energy transition. Wind and solar need space, and that space is contested. I measure how siting limits and dual-use strategies, such as agrivoltaics, affect system costs. My current work covers Germany and the United States. I also work on macroeconomic policy, including inflation targeting.
Core Domains
Energy and Environmental Economics
The costs and policy design of decarbonization.
Renewable Energy Siting and Policy
How land constraints and dual-use strategies shape where wind and solar get built and what they cost.
Macroeconomic Policy
Inflation targeting and growth.
Land Use and the Green Transition
Wind and solar need land. I study how siting rules, technology choices, and dual-use deployment change the land needs and system costs of decarbonization. My papers cover Germany and the United States.
Siting Policy and the Cost of Fragmentation
The U.S. has enough land and resources for a 100% renewable system. The binding constraints are institutional: local opposition, fragmented state siting laws, and permitting delays. I estimate what these barriers cost. Current state siting restrictions cut solar generation by 23% relative to a low-cost benchmark, at an estimated $49.8 billion a year.
Macroeconomic Policy
I study inflation, growth, and the effects of central bank inflation targets. This work is joint with Robert Pollin and appears in the Review of Keynesian Economics (2024).
Consumer Choice Across Shopping Channels
How do consumers choose between in-store, online, and hybrid shopping? We model the shopping journey as a sequence of choices and estimate each stage with logit and GEE models on survey data. The goal is to measure how information frictions, switching costs, and prices drive channel choice.
Research Focus
Selected Publications
Full list on Google Scholar.
Pollin, R., & Bouazza, H. (Peer‑Reviewed Publication) (2024)
Considerations on inflation, economic growth, and the 2 per cent inflation target.
Review of Keynesian Economics, 1(aop):1-22.
Bouazza, H. (Under review)
Land-Use Factors in the Green Transition: Dual-Use Strategies and System Costs in Germany. Energy Policy.
Bouazza, H. (Under review)
From Technical Potential to Feasible Deployment: The Cost of Siting Fragmentation in U.S. Renewable Energy. Energy Economics
Visiting Assistant Professor, Trinity College
(2026–2027)
Teaching Introduction to Statistics for Economics with Stata and Macroeconomics of Structural Transformation. My courses emphasize transparent methods, reproducible analysis, and the links between economic theory, data, and real-world economic change.
Visiting Lecturer, Trinity College
(2022–2026)
Taught Introduction to Statistics for Economics and Applied Statistics with Stata, emphasizing transparent methods and reproducibility.
Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2022–2026)
Environmental macroeconomics and policy modeling; contributed to large‑scale land‑use and energy transition analyses for evidence‑based planning.
Teaching Assistant, UMass Amherst & Trinity College (2018–2022)
Courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics, calculus, and physics; focused on clear quantitative reasoning.
Professional Experience
Education & Awards
Education
PhD in Economics (2026)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
MA in Economics (2023)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
BA in Economics, Double Major Mathematics (2020)
Trinity College
Awards
John Kenneth Galbraith Prize (2026)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
President Fellow in Mathematics (2019-2020)
Trinity College
Phi Gamma Delta Prize in Mathematics (2019)
Trinity College
The phi gamma delta Teaching Fellowship (2019)
Trinity College
Valedictorian (2017)
Tunxis Community College
Data Archive
Datasets, code, and supplementary materials for major projects are archived to support open access and reproducibility. Please contact me to request.
Methods & Tools
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Tools:
Stata, R, LaTeX, Python, Excel, MATLAB -
Teaching Material:
Introduction to Statistics for Economics with Stata - Syllabus
- Assignment Sample
- Please email me for more specific requests
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Applied research:
Quantitative analysis of renewable energy transitions and policy trade-offs, including data harmonization for cross-study comparability.
Contact Me
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Get In Touch
123 Main Street
New York, NY 10001
- Email: contact@mysite.com
- Phone: 123-456-7890
- Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00AM - 5:00PM