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
Head of the Doctoral School, Department of Economics, University of Graz, Universitaetsstrasse 15, A-8010 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 |
| 2004 – current | University of Graz, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change Head of Research Group Economics of Climate and Global Change (EconClim) |
| 1990 – current | 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