Itziar Lazkano

  • Associate Professor, Economics
  • Graduate Advisor, Economics

Education

  • PhD, Economics, University of Calgary
  • MPhil, Economics, University of Portsmouth
  • BA, Economics, University of the Basque Country

Teaching Schedule

Course Num Title Meets Syllabus
ECON 328-001 Environmental Economics TR 10am-11:15am
ECON 804-001 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory II TR 8:30am-9:45am

Research Interests

  • Economic growth
  • Environmental and Resource Issues
  • Macroeconomics

Current Projects

  • "How does technological change affect energy transitions?"
  • "What is the impact of electricity storage on greenhouse gas emissions?"

Selected Publications

Gonzalez, Francisco M., Lazkano, Itziar, and Smulders, Sjak A. “Intergenerational altruism with future bias” Journal of Economic Theory 178.November (2018): 436-454.
Lazkano, Itziar, Nøstbakken, Linda, and Pelli, Martino. “From Fossil Fuels to Renewables: The Role of Electricity Storage” European Economic Review 99.October (2017): 113-129.
Lazkano, Itziar, and Pham, Linh. “Can Energy-Capital Substitution Foster Economic Growth?” Land Economics 92.3 (2016): 491-514.
Lazkano, Itziar, Nøstbakken, Linda, and Prellezo, Raul. “Past and Future Management of a Collapsed Fishery: The Bay of Biscay Anchovy” Natural Resource Modeling 26.3 (2013): 281-304.
Prellezo, R., Lazkano, Itziar, Santurtún, M., and Iriondo, A.. “A qualitative and quantitative analysis of selection of fishing area by Basque trawlers” Fisheries Research 97.1-2 (2009): 24-31.

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