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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012
- B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Applied Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley, 2006
- B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Environmental Economics & Policy, University of California at Berkeley, 2006
Positions Held
- Fellow member, CESifo Research Network, 2021 to present
- Associate Professor, Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 to present
- Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020 to present
- Faculty Affiliate, E2e Project, 2019 to present
- Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), 2018 to present
- Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2015-2020
- Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2012 to present
- Lecturer, Department of Finance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2012
Recent Publications
- Deryugina, T., Kravchenko, O., & Reguant, M., Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Ilona Sologoub, Beatrice Weder di Mauro (Ed.) (2022). Rebuilding Ukraine’s Energy Sector: Challenges and Opportunities. Rebuilding Ukraine: Principles and policies CEPR Press.
- Deryugina, T., Mark Skidmore (Ed.) (2022). The Fiscal Consequences of Natural Disasters. Handbook on the Economics of Natural Disasters Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Deryugina, T. (2022). Economic Effects of Natural Disasters. IZA World of Labor.
- Deryugina, T., Shurchkov, O., & Stearns, J. (2022). Public School Access or Stay-at-Home Partner: Factors Mitigating the Adverse Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Parents. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 112 267-271.
- Deryugina, T., & Molitor, D. (2021). The Causal Effects of Place on Health and Longevity. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 35 (4), 147–170.
- Deryugina, T., & Marx, B. (2021). Is the Supply of Charitable Donations Fixed? Evidence from Deadly Tornadoes. American Economic Review: Insights, 3 (3), 383-398.
Other Publications
Articles
- Deryugina, T., Moore, F., & Tol, R. (2021). Environmental Applications of the Coase Theorem. Environmental Science & Policy.
- Deryugina, T., Shurchkov, O., & Stearns, J. (2021). COVID-19 Disruptions Disproportionately Affect Female Academics. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 111 164-168.
- Deryugina, T., Miller, N., Molitor, D., & Reif, J. (2021). Geographic and Socioeconomic Heterogeneity in the Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution in the United States. Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2. link >
- Deryugina, T., & Molitor, D. (2020). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. American Economic Review.
- Deryugina, T., MacKay, A., & Reif, J. (2020). The Long-Run Dynamics of Electricity Demand: Evidence from Municipal Aggregation. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
- Deryugina, T., Heutel, G., Miller, N., Molitor, D., & Reif, J. (2019). The Mortality and Medical Costs of Air Pollution: Evidence from Changes in Wind Direction. American Economic Review, 109 (12), 4178-4219.
- Bruegge, C., Deryugina, T., & Myers, E. (2019). The Distributional Consequences of Building Energy Codes. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 6 (S1).
- Deryugina, T., & Kirwan, B. (2018). Does the Samaritan's Dilemma Matter? Evidence from U.S. Agriculture. Economic Inquiry, 56 (2).
- Deryugina, T., Kawano, L., & Levitt, S. (2018). The Economic Impact of Hurricane Katrina on its Victims: Evidence from Individual Tax Returns. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 10 (2), 202-233.
- Deryugina, T., & Konar, M. (2017). Impacts of crop insurance on water withdrawals for irrigation. Advances in Water Resources.
- Deryugina, T. (2017). The Fiscal Cost of Hurricanes: Disaster Aid versus Social Insurance. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 9 (3).
- Deryugina, T., & Shurchkov, O. (2016). The effect of information provision on public consensus about climate change. PLOS ONE.
- Deryugina, T., & Shurchkov, O. (2015). Now you see it, now you don't: the vanishing beauty premium. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 116 331-345.
- Deryugina, T., & Shurchkov, O. (2015). Does Beauty Matter in Undergraduate Education? Economic Inquiry, 53 (2), 940-961.
- Deryugina, T. (2013). How do People Update? The Effects of Local Weather Fluctuations on Beliefs About Global Warming. Climatic Change, 118 (2), 397-416.
Presentations
- Deryugina, T. (2022). Natural Disasters and Municipal Bonds. Research Seminar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. National University of Singapore Department of Economics Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Firm-Level Financial Resources and Environmental Spills. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Finance Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Firm-Level Financial Resources and Environmental Spills. University of Pennsylvania Energy Economics & Finance Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. East Carolina University Department of Economics Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. Georgetown Department of Economics Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. Georgia State University Department of Economics Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. UC Santa Barbara Bren School Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). The Marginal Product of Climate. Yale School of Forestry Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2019). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. Natural Catastrophe Prevention and Insurance: Market and Policy Issues, ETH.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). The Effect of Pollution on Health and Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Changes in Wind Direction. NRES Seminar at University of Illinois, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). Running Experiments on Twitter. Law and Data Science Summit.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). The Effect of Pollution on Health and Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Changes in Wind Direction. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). Firm-Level Financial Resources and Environmental Spills. Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina London School of Economics Workshop in Environmental and Development Economics.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). The Long-Run Dynamics of Electricity Demand: Evidence from Municipal Aggregation. North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). The Wind’s Fatal Blow: the Effect of Transported Air Pollution on Mortality. IZA Workshop on Environment and Labor Markets.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina. University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina University of South Carolina.
- Deryugina, T. (2018). Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina Arizona State University.
- Deryugina, T. (2013). Reducing the Cost of Ex Post Bailouts with Ex Ante Regulation: Evidence From Building Codes. NBER Insurance Meetings.
- Deryugina, T. (2013). Does Beauty Matter in Undergraduate Education? Allied Social Science Association Meetings.
- Deryugina, T. (2013). The Effect of Information Provision on Beliefs About Climate Change. Pere Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2012). Optimal Policy Commitment: Investment Deterrence Versus Option Value. CU Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop.
- Deryugina, T. (2012). The Role of Transfer Payments in Mitigating Shocks: Evidence from the Impact of Hurricanes. NBER Universities Research Conference.
- Deryugina, T. (2012). Charity Hazard in Crop Insurance. Allied Social Science Association Meetings.
- Deryugina, T. (2012). Optimal Policy Commitment: Investment Deterrence Versus Option Value. Allied Social Science Association Meetings.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). Does Selection in Insurance Markets Always Favor Buyers? CU Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). Does Selection in Insurance Markets Always Favor Buyers? Pere Seminar.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. University of Wyoming.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. Resources for the Future.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. Theory, Science, and Statistics in the Use of Benefit-Cost Analysis.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. Tulane University.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. University of California at Davis.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. CU Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Deryugina, T. (2011). The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-disaster Transfer Payments. Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
Technical Reports
- Deryugina, T. (2021). Economic Lessons from Natural Disasters. NBER Reporter.
Working Papers
- Auh, J., Choi, J., Deryugina, T., & Park, T. Natural Disasters and Municipal Bonds.
- Cohn, J., & Deryugina, T. Firm-Level Financial Resources and Environmental Spills.
- Deryugina, T., & Hsiang, S. The Marginal Product of Climate.
- Deryugina, T., Gruber, J., & Sabety, A. Natural Disasters and Elective Medical Services: How Big is the Bounce-Back.
- Shafiee-Jood, M., Deryugina, T., & Cai, X. A Behavioral Social Learning Model for Studying the Dynamics of Forecast Adoption.
Honors and Awards
- Dean’s Impact Award, Gies College of Businesses, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2021
- Distinguished Promotion Award, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2020
- Kenneth J. Arrow Award, iHEA, 2020
- NIH grant, UIUC, 2020
- ORMIR Faculty Fellowship, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2020
Grants
- Understanding the Role of Social Media in Academic Careers<br>, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
- The Impact of Temperature and Pollution on Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Cost Among the Elderly, National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging, 2016-2023
- The Long-Run Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Mortality, Morbidity and Health Care Cost Among the Elderly, National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging, 2016-2018
- The Effect of Information Provision on Beliefs About Climate Change, The Research Board, UIUC, 2012-2013
Service
- Coeditor, American Economic Review: Insights, 2024 to present
- Co-editor, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2020 to present
- Editor, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2023-2023
- Member of Editorial Board, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020-2023
- Co-editor, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2020-2022
Teaching Interests
Microeconomics, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Behavioral Economics
Research Interests
Public Finance, Environmental Economics, Behavioral Economics
Current Courses
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Financial Economics (FIN 501) A firm's long-run value ultimately depends on its business fundamentals. This course covers micro- and macro-economic drivers of such fundamentals, such as consumer demand, market competitiveness, government regulation, interest rates, business cycles, and monetary policy. Also includes topics in risk and intertemporal decision-making.
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Individual Study and Research (FIN 590) Directed reading and research.
Contact
4050 Business Instructional Facility
515 Gregory Dr
Champaign, IL 61820