Karsten Neuhoff leads the Climate Policy Department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and is Professor at the Institute for Economics and Law of Technical University Berlin. He holds a PhD in Economics from Cambridge University and Master in Physics from Heidelberg University. His research focus on the economics and financing of a low-carbon transformation in the power,...
Sophie M. Behr joined the DIW Berlin Graduate Center as a PhD candidate in October 2021. Her research interests lie in climate economics and policy, and particularly include circular economy and carbon pricing. Sophie holds a BSc in Economics from the Leuphana University of Lüneburg and a MSc in Economics from the University of Hamburg and spent parts of her studies at the University of Bologna,...
Research Associate Climate Policy; Ph.D. Student Graduate Center
Alexandra Hüttel is a postdoctoral researcher in the Climate Policy Department at DIW Berlin and coordinates the Sustainable Finance Research Platform. In this role, she is responsible for project management and network activities of the platform. On the research side, Alexandra focuses on the potential of scenario analysis and forward-looking reporting for the transition to climate neutrality. In...
Till is a PhD-candidate at DIW Graduate Center and in the Climate Policy department of DIW. He holds a Master in Economics (Economic Theory and Econometrics) from Toulouse School of Economics and a Bachelor in Sociology, Politics & Economics from Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen. Furthermore, he has experience from internships in different sectors (e.g. at KfW Development Bank, at the...
Mats Kröger is a current Ph.D. student at the Berlin School of Economics. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Economics from Stockholm School of Economics as well as a B.Sc. degree from Humboldt-University Berlin. During his studies he spent semesters as a visiting student at both Georgetown University and New York University. His research interests lie in the fields of energy...
Dr. Merve Kücük is a research associate in the Climate Policy Department and is associated with the Centre for Energy, the Environment and Natural Disasters.
Her research focuses on natural disasters' costs, household energy consumption and comparative empirical learning with its link to climate finance.
Prior to joining DIW Berlin, she received her Ph.D. from Deakin University. She holds a B.Sc...
Dr. Catherine Marchewitz is a senior researcher in the Climate Policy Department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). Her research focuses on the transformation of the economy towards climate neutrality, sustainable finance and international climate finance. Currently she works on the further development and use of climate-related scenarios in various industry sectors and by...
Paula joined the DIW Graduate Center as a PhD candidate in October 2022.
She graduated with a BSc in Business Administration from Hamburg School of Business Administration (Dual Studies Program). During her undergraduate studies, she spent one semester abroad at the University of Economics (UNECON) in St. Petersburg. After graduation, she stayed within her cooperation partner and worked for one...
Dr. Jörn C. Richstein works as a senior research associate and thematic lead "Electricity Markets" in the Climate Policy department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and is associated with the Berlin Economics Research Associates Program (BERA).
His research is focussed on the topics of electricity market design and climate policy (incl. the European Emissions Trading...
Senior Research Associate / Thematic Lead Electricity Markets Climate Policy
Dr. Franziska Schütze is a Research Associate in the climate policy department at DIW Berlin and coordinator of the project "sustainable finance research platform". Prior to DIW, she worked at the Global Climate Forum e.V. and obtained her Ph.D. at the University of Potsdam. Her research aims at understanding economic implications of climate and energy policies and the role of the financial...
Leon joined the DIW Graduate Center in October 2022 and is a PhD candidate in the climate policy department. In his research, he focuses on sustainable finance and energy economics. Leon holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics from the Goethe University Frankfurt and a master's degree in economics from the University of Cologne. For his master's thesis, Leon compared...
Xi Sun is a PhD student at the Berlin School of Economics. She holds a M.Sc. in economics from the University of Bonn and B.Scs. in Public Finance from Xiamen University and International Business and Economics from the University of Magdeburg. During her studies, she gained insights into bilateral climate cooperation between Germany and China through her internship and consultancy work at GIZ...
