Energy, Climate and Environmental Economist

Dr Mohsen Khezri

I study how energy transition, green innovation, environmental policy and natural-resource dependence shape sustainable development outcomes across advanced, emerging and resource-dependent economies.

Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science Associate, LSE Middle East Centre climaTRACES Fellow, climaTRACES Lab, University of Cambridge
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About

Applied research on energy, climate policy and sustainability transitions.

Dr Mohsen Khezri is an energy, climate and environmental economist. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, an Associate at the LSE Middle East Centre, and a climaTRACES Fellow at the climaTRACES Lab, University of Cambridge.

His work examines energy transition, renewable energy, green technology innovation, environmental and resource economics, ecological footprints, circular economy, and resource-dependent economies. His research is especially concerned with the institutional and economic conditions under which low-carbon transitions can be accelerated in developing, emerging and oil-exporting economies.

Methodologically, he uses advanced applied econometrics and dynamic modelling, including spatial econometrics, panel threshold models, panel smooth transition regression, dynamic panel methods, DSGE modelling and system dynamics.

Email: mohsen.khezri1364@gmail.com · ORCID · Scopus · LSE profile

Appointments

Academic appointments and education

2026–Present

climaTRACES Fellow

climaTRACES Lab, University of Cambridge

2023–Present

Visiting Senior Fellow

Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science

2023–Present

Associate

LSE Middle East Centre

2021–2023

Assistant Professor

Department of Business & Management, University of Kurdistan Hewler

2015–2021

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics, Bu-Ali Sina University

2011–2015

PhD in Economics

Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

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Research

Research areas

01

Energy transition and renewable energy

Renewable energy adoption, energy efficiency, energy security, clean-energy investment and the transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy systems.

02

Environmental and resource economics

Ecological footprints, CO₂ emissions, natural resource dependence, environmental performance and sustainable development.

03

Green technology innovation

Green innovation, entrepreneurship, circular economy, environmental regulation and the policy conditions that support sustainability transitions.

04

Resource-dependent economies

Oil-rich economies, resource curse dynamics, fiscal dependence, diversification and the environmental implications of resource-based development.

05

Climate policy and net-zero transitions

Climate policy design, net-zero pathways, environmental regulation and comparative policy analysis across countries and regions.

06

Advanced applied econometrics

Spatial econometrics, PSTR, panel threshold models, dynamic panel methods, DSGE modelling and system dynamics.

Publications

Web of Science indexed publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in Web of Science, with direct article links.

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  1. Sulaiman, A. M., & Khezri, M. (2025). Circular-AI symbiosis: Exploring the integration of AI in entrepreneurship to advance circular economy ecosystem. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.Article link
  2. Khezri, M., Hasan, Q. M., & Karimi, M. S. (2025). Entrepreneurial activity and environmental quality: A dynamic environmental Kuznets curve analysis. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment.Article link
  3. Muhamad, G. M., & Khezri, M. (2025). Unveiling the environmental impact of resource dependency: Developing a resource curse index (RCI) and its effects on carbon, cropland, forest, and fishing footprints. Journal of Cleaner Production, 522, 146326.Article link
  4. Mohammadpour, A., & Khezri, M. (2025). Geographies of Exclusion: Mapping the Political Economy of Minoritized Nations in Iran. Forum for Social Economics.Article link
  5. Khezri, M. (2025). Assessing entrepreneurial ecosystems’ influence on green technology innovation: A cross-country analysis. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 10(4), 100738.Article link
  6. Khezri, M., & Mamkhezri, J. (2025). Evaluating the ecological footprints of entrepreneurial activities: Insights from a cross-country assessment. Technology in Society, 81, 102815.Article link
  7. Hamza, S. H., Li, Q., & Khezri, M. (2025). Economic freedom index effects on inbound tourism in European countries: A spatial analysis. PLOS ONE, 20(4), e0316133.Article link
  8. Khezri, M. (2025). Impact of various land cover transformations on climate change: Insights from a spatial panel analysis. Data, 10(2), 19.Article link
  9. Mamkhezri, J., & Khezri, M. (2024). Vehicle miles traveled induced demand, rebound effect, and price and income elasticities: A US spatial econometric analysis. Transport Policy, 155, 224–240.Article link
  10. Ghazal, R., Karimi, M. S., Khezri, M., Javaheri, B., & Bilan, Y. (2024). Unraveling the environmental Kuznets curve: The influence of economic diversity, energy efficiency, and industrial dynamics on carbon emissions in developing economies. Energy & Environment.Article link
  11. Khezri, M., Karimi, M. S., & Naysary, B. (2024). Exploring the impact of entrepreneurial indicators on CO₂ emissions within the environmental Kuznets curve framework: A cross-sectional study. Environment, Development and Sustainability.Article link
  12. Khezri, M., Mamkhezri, J., & Heshmati, A. (2024). Exploring non-linear causal nexus between economic growth and energy consumption across various R&D regimes: Cross-country evidence from a PSTR model. Energy Economics, 133, 107519.Article link
  13. Khezri, M., & Hasan, Q. M. (2024). Exploring the impacts of entrepreneurship indices on renewable energy mix: A cross-country study. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 199, 114539.Article link
  14. Mamkhezri, J., & Khezri, M. (2024). Assessing the spillover effects of research and development and renewable energy on CO₂ emissions: International evidence. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26, 7657–7686.Article link
  15. Khezri, M., & Muhamad, G. M. (2023). Environmental effects of entrepreneurship indices on ecological footprint of croplands and grazing lands in the economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 414, 137550.Article link
  16. Khezri, M., Mamkhezri, J., & Razaghi, S. (2023). Regional and spatial impacts of external and internal conflicts on ecological footprint: The case of Middle East and Africa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 63631–63646.Article link
  17. Mamghaderi, M., Mamkhezri, J., & Khezri, M. (2023). Assessing the environmental efficiency of OECD countries through the lens of ecological footprint indices. Journal of Environmental Management, 338, 117796.Article link
  18. Khezri, M., Karimi, M. S., Khan, Y. A., & Khodaei, M. (2023). Environmental implications of regional financial development on air pollution: Evidence from European countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 25, 4889–4909.Article link
  19. Khezri, M., Mamghaderi, M., Razzaghi, S., & Heshmati, A. (2023). Comprehensive environmental assessment index of ecological footprint. Environmental Management, 71, 465–482.Article link
  20. Khezri, M., Heshmati, A., Ghazal, R., & Khodaei, M. (2022). Non-resource revenues and the resource curse in different institutional structures: The DIGNAR-MTFF model. Resources Policy, 79, 103120.Article link
  21. Khezri, M., Karimi, M. S., Mamkhezri, J., Ghazal, R., & Blank, L. (2022). Assessing the impact of selected determinants on various renewable energy sources in the electricity mix: The case of ASEAN countries. Energies, 15(13), 4604.Article link
  22. Mamkhezri, J., Muhamad, G. M., & Khezri, M. (2022). Assessing the spatial effects of economic freedom on forest-products, grazing-land, and cropland footprints: The case of Asia-Pacific countries. Journal of Environmental Management, 316, 115274.Article link
  23. Wang, J.-H., Mamkhezri, J., Khezri, M., Karimi, M. S., & Khan, Y. A. (2022). Insights from European nations on the spatial impacts of renewable energies on CO₂ emissions. Energy Reports, 8, 5620–5630.Article link
  24. Khezri, M., Heshmati, A., & Khodaei, M. (2022). Environmental implications of economic complexity and its role in determining how renewable energies affect CO₂ emissions. Applied Energy, 306, 117948.Article link
  25. Mamkhezri, J., Razzaghi, S., Khezri, M., & Heshmati, A. (2022). Regional effects of maternal mortality determinants in Africa and the Middle East: How about political risks of conflicts? Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 865903.Article link
  26. Khezri, M., Karimi, M. S., Khan, Y. A., & Abbas, S. Z. (2021). The spillover of financial development on CO₂ emission: A spatial econometric analysis of Asia-Pacific countries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 145, 111110.Article link
  27. Karimi, M. S., Khezri, M., & Razzaghi, S. (2021). Impacts of regional conflicts on tourism in Africa and the Middle East: A spatial panel data approach. Current Issues in Tourism, 25(10), 1649–1665.Article link
  28. Khezri, M., Heshmati, A., & Khodaei, M. (2021). The role of R&D in the effectiveness of renewable energy determinants: A spatial econometric analysis. Energy Economics, 99, 105287.Article link
  29. Karimi, M. S., Khezri, M., Khan, Y. A., & Razaghi, S. (2021). Investigating the effect of economic freedom indexes on fishing grounds footprint in Asia and the Pacific. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 6251–6266.Article link
  30. Khan, Y. A., Tian, M.-W., Yan, S.-R., Khezri, M., & Mamghaderi, M. (2021). Regional effects of the renewable energy components on CO₂ emissions of Asia-Pacific countries. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0256542.Article link
  31. Khezri, M., Ghazal, R., & Shokravi, S. (2019). Stock returns and inflation in the US: A MS-FITGARCH model. Economic Computation & Economic Cybernetics Studies & Research, 53(3).Article link
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