Curriculum Vitae

Current Main Positions

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

Education

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)

Professional Experience

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

Appointments and Academic

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)

Scientific and Research Management

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