The Chair improves the understanding of issues in energy economics and makes critical contributions in the design and evaluation of energy policy instruments by providing analysis based on the rigorous application of econometric methods.
The chair investigates organizational, technological and institutional change in the energy sector on two complementary levels: The system level and the firm level.
The research of the Energy and Climate Economics Group investigates how environmental processes and policies affect macroeconomic outcomes and human welfare.
The Sustainability Economics Group seeks to inform and support the transition to sustainable futures. The group investigates how society can manage natural and human-made resources not only efficiently but also equitably.