Welcome! I am an Associate Professor in the Applied Economics Department at HEC Montréal, in Canada. I hold a Professorship in Applied Econometrics and I am a Co-editor of Resource and Energy Economics. I am also a collaborator of Laboratoire de Finance des Marchés de l’Énergie (FIME) in France.
This site provides an overview of my research, access to related datasets and programs, a recent curriculum vitae, as well as some teaching material.
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Peer-reviewed publications
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The Triple-Win Potential of Sustainable Mobility. Cities, 173, 2026, 106917, with Beaudin, G. & Julien, M. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2026.106917 · code · data · pdf
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The Chained Difference-in-Differences. Journal of Econometrics, 248, 2025, pp. 1–20, with Bellégo, C. & Dortet-Bernardet, V. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2024.105783 · pdf · code
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Air Pollution and Children’s Health Inequalities. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 131, 2025, pp. 1–19, with Suarez-Castillo, M. & Le Thi, C. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103149 · code · pdf
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Strategic Reneging and Market Power in Sequential Markets. RAND Journal of Economics, 56(1), 2025, pp. 3–34, with Billette de Villemeur, É. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12488 · pdf · code · data · Dropbox
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Large Banks and Systemic Risk: Insights from a Mean-Field Game Model. Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, 38(1), 2025, pp. 460–494, with Chang, Y. & Firoozi, D. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-025-4387-x
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Moving Forward Blindly: Uncertainty, Reliability, and the Energy Transition. Energy Economics , 2025, Volume 151, November, 108883, with Bassière, A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108883 · code and data
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Medico-Economic Evaluation of a Telehealth Platform for Elective Outpatient Surgeries: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e76730, 2025, with Robin, F. et al. https://doi.org/10.2196/76730 · Code available on request.
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Estimating population infection rates from non-random testing data: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 19(9), 2024, pp. 1–21, with Godefroy, R. & Lewis, J. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311001 · pdf · data · estimation example
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Reaching New Lows? The Pandemic’s Consequences for Electricity Markets. The Energy Journal, 44(4), 2023, pp. 195–221, with Gingras, S. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.44.4.dben · pdf · code · data
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Ring the alarm! Electricity markets, renewables, and the pandemic. Energy Economics, 106, 2022, pp. 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105755 · pdf · code · data
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Estimates of COVID-19 Cases across Four Canadian Provinces. Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de politiques, 46(S3), 2020, pp. S203–S216, with Godefroy, R. & Lewis, J. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2020-03 · paper · estimation example
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Evaluating an Interconnection Project: Do Strategic Interactions Matter? The Energy Journal, 39(6), 2018, pp. 99–120, with Debia, S. & Pineau, P.-O. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.39.6.sdeb
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Functional Linear Regression with Functional Response. Journal of Econometrics, 201(2), 2017, pp. 269–291, with Carrasco, M. & Florens, J.-P. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2017.08.008 · code and data · pdf · original replication ZIP
Working papers
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What Drives Energy Use? Prices, Policy, and Inefficiency. R&R, Energy Economics, with Molinié, R. & Pineau, P.-O. arXiv · replication package
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Dealing with Logs and Zeros in Regression Models. arXiv:2203.11820v2 [econ.EM], Sep 2025. arXiv. With Bellégo, C. & Pape, L.-D. · GitHub · blog post
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Functional Econometrics of Multi-Unit Auctions: An Application to the New York Electricity Market. Working Paper, 2018. pdf
Policy reports
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Évolution récente de l’offre de services médicaux et de la rémunération des médecins au Québec. Rapport de la Chaire de recherche Jacques-Parizeau en politiques économiques, 2025. Michaud, P.-C., Benatia, D., Clavet, N.-J., Fortin, B., & Gbeto, J.
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Mobilité Montréal : Les coûts sociaux des transports. Rapport, 2024. Beaudin, G.; Julien, M.; & Benatia, D. pdf
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Évaluation des aides d’État à la R&D et l’innovation. Rapport final, Direction Générale des Entreprises, Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Relance, 2020. Bellégo, C., Benatia, D., Kymble, C., & Dortet-Bernardet, V.
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The Determinants of Entry in the Electricity Generation Sector in OECD Countries: A Focus on Renewable Energy. OECD Environment Working Papers, No. 111, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2016. Benatia, D. & Koźluk, T.
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Effectiveness of Policies and Strategies to Increase the Capacity Utilisation of Intermittent Renewable Power Plants. OECD Environment Working Papers, No. 57, OECD Publishing, 2013. Benatia, D., Johnstone, N., & Haščič, I.