Eoghan O'Connell (E.M.)

My research interests lie in the fields of macroeconomics, labor economics, and environmental economics, with a focus on labor markets in the context of structural change and the energy transition. In particular, I work on Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) and the question of how the various frictions and dynamics of labor markets can be better depicted within them. I draw on search and matching theory, specifically directed search models, to study how workers and firms adjust to shifting patterns of labor demand. More broadly, I am interested in how the reallocation of labor across sectors and occupations unfolds during periods of structural change and transition, and, in the context of the energy transition specifically, what this implies for employment, wages, and the design of effective transition policies.

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Sanders, M., Morley, P., O'Connell, E., Serebriakova, A., Botzen, W., Polzin, F., & Treibich, T. (2026). What next for integrated assessment models? Modelling heterogeneity in labor, capital and consumer markets [Working paper].

O'Connell, E., Borghans, L., Perdana, S. P., Sanders, M., & Veille, M. (2026). A frictional energy transition: Labor markets in IAMs [Working paper].