My areas of research range from the old political and environmental economics to the new and exciting happiness economics. 

Here is my  CV . 

Work in progress:

• "The Well-Being Costs of Low Emission Zones: Evidence from London's ULEZ Expansions" 

Link to the Working Paper (Version: June 2026)

Abstract: In response to rising urban air pollution, European cities have adopted Low Emission Zones (LEZs), restricting the most polluting vehicles. While effective in improving air qual ity, these policies remain controversial due to concerns over fairness and acceptability. This paper examines the impact of London’s 2021 and 2023 Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansions on Subjective Well-Being (SWB). Using panel data from the UK Household Lon gitudinal Study and a staggered difference-in-differences design with individual and year fixed effects, we compare changes in life satisfaction among residents inside and outside the affected areas. We find that the 2021 expansion led to a decline in life satisfaction by ap proximately 0.4 points. We explore the mechanisms driving this decline and find that the well-being loss is mediated by car dependency and transport mode availability. While the policy increased reliance on public transport, we show that a better accessibility to public transport mitigates the decline in life satisfaction among London residents. Furthermore, we show that the well-being costs of the policy are regressive, disproportionately affecting lower-income households. These findings suggest that LEZs can generate short-term and unequal well-being costs despite achieving modest behavioural change, highlighting the need for complementary measures to enhance social acceptability. 

Presented at: Parisian PhD Seminar in Environmental Economics (PPSEE) - April 2025 ; PhD Seminar at EconomiX - October 2025 ; BeWell Seminar (Berlin Network for Research on Well-Being) - February 2026 ; Doctorissimes Paris 1 (Poster) - April 2026 ; Measuring Progress Workshop (STATEC) - June 2026. 

• "Clean Air, Unequal Burdens: The Distributional and Political Effects of Low Emission Zones in Germany" with Cornelia Mohren (Sciences Po, WIL) 

Visiting at the Research Data Center SOEP - DIW Berlin - March 2026