Curriculum Vitae
Current Main Position
Professor of Climate Economics and Sustainable Transition, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Brandhofgasse 5, A-8010 Graz
Director of the Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz
Head of Research Group Economics of Climate and Environmental Change, Wegener Center, University of Graz
phone: +43 316 380-8441, 8470 (secr.)
fax: +43 316 380-9830
e-mail: karl.steininger(at)uni-graz.at
| 1999 | University of Graz venia docendi "Economics" (Univ.-Doz.) Thesis "International Trade and Transport" (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2001) | |
| 1990 – 1994 | University of Vienna Ph.D-Programme, Dr. rer.soc.oec. ("with distinction", April 1994) Thesis "Trade and Environment" (Heidelberg: Physica, 1995) | |
| 1989 – 1990 | University of California, Berkeley Department of Economics, graduate studies International trade (P. Bardhan), Macroeconomics (G. Akerlof), Environmental and resource economics (W. Hanemann, T. Fisher) Global environmental problems (J. Harte) | |
| 1984 – 1988 | University of Vienna and University of Technology, Vienna Master Programme Economics/Computer Science (combined programme) Thesis "The net financial transfer" (published in Quartalshefte der Girozentrale II/89) Mag.rer.soc.oec. ("with distinction", October 1988) |
| 2019 – current | University of Graz, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change Professor in Climate Economics and Sustainable Transition since 2023 Director of Wegener Center |
| 2004 – current | University of Graz, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change Head of Research Group Economics of Climate and Global Change (EconClim) |
| 1990 – 2019 | University of Graz, Department of Economics Professor in Economics (1999) - (1990 Universitätsassistent, 1994 Assistant Professor) Teaching classes in micro-, macroeconomics, international economics, economic policy and environmental and resource economics Research in environmental and resource economics, international trade, development |
| 1991 – 2016 | Agricultural University Vienna, Department of Agricultural Economics Lecturing resource economics |
| January 1997 | University of Triest, Department of Economics Guest Professor |
| May 1990 – July 1990 | World Bank , Environment Department, Policy and Research Division Consultant, engaged in the projects: Environmental Accounting (Ernst Lutz), Water Supply Economics and Environmental Management (Mohan Munasinghe) |
| Oct. 1988 – June 1989 | University of Technology, Vienna, Department of Economics Research and Teaching Assistant Teaching courses in computer applications for economists, applied game theory |
| 1985 – 1989 | Girozentrale Vienna, Economics Department Economist/Consultant Empirical research on developing and industrialized nations |
| 2013 – | Austrian Academy of Sciences, Commission on Sustainable Mobility | |
| 2000 – | Austrian Academy of Sciences, National Committee on Global Change | |
| 2003 | University of Technology Vienna, (C4-)Professor in “Resource Management”, listed | |
| 2002 | University of Rostock, (C4-)Professor in “Resource Economics”, listed | |
| 2000 | University of Innsbruck, (C4-)Professor in “International Economics”, listed | |
| 2000 | Technical University Freiberg, Professor in “Resource Economics”, listed | |
| 1999 | Austrian Economic Association (NÖG), Best Paper Award – Young Economist | |
| 1989 – 1990 | Fulbright Commission US-Austrian Scholarship (UC Berkeley, US) |
| 2016 – | Chair, Executive board, Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA), www.ccca.ac.at | ||
| 2011 – | Executive board of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG), www.noeg.ac.at | ||
| 2009 – | National Committee, World Energy Council | ||
| 1999 – | Country representative, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) | ||
| 2014 – 2016 | Chair, Chapter of Environmental and Resource Economists (AUROe), Verein für Sociapolitik www.auroe.info | ||
| 2011 – 2015 | Deputy Chair, Executive Board, Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA) | ||
| 2010 – 2015 | Steering Committee, Swiss Science Foundation, National Research Program NFP 65 “New Urban Quality”, www.nfp65.ch | ||
| 2012 – 2015 | Steering Committee, Green Tech Research Styria | ||
| 2006 – 2009 | Advisory Board, ERA-Net Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger Europe (CIRCLE), www.circle-era.net | ||
| 2003 – 2008 | Advisory Committee on Sustainable Development, Austrian Federal Government | ||
| 1998 – 2005 | Working Group on Transport, Environmental Policy Committee, OECD | ||
| 1996 – 1998 | Working Group on Sustainable Consumption, Tackling Environmental and Resource Management Program, European Science Foundation | ||
| 1996 – 1997 | Working Group on Environmental Quality in European Space, Tackling Environmental and Resource Management Program, European Science Foundation |
Karl W. Steininger
University of Graz
phone: +43 316 380-3451, 8441
fax: +43 316 380-9830
e-mail: karl.steininger(at)uni-graz.at