Matthias Kalkuhl is head of the working group Economic Growth and Human Development. He is professor on Climate Change, Development and Economic Growth at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Potsdam. Additionally, he is co-lead of the PIK-MCC future lab "Public Economics and Climate Finance" (with Kai Lessmann). His research focuses on carbon pricing (distribution, investments, growth) and the impact of climate change on growth and development.
CV and Publication List.
Work in progress
- The Impact of Climate Conditions on Economic Production. Evidence from a Global Panel of Regions (with L. Wenz). Working Paper
- Optimal Taxation, Environmental Externalities and Horizontal Equity (with M. Hänsel, M. Franks and O. Edenhofer)
- Climate finance intermediation: interest spread effects in a climate policy model (with K. Lessmann) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3588014
- Climate Actions and Stranded Assets: The Role of Financial Regulation and Monetary Policy (with F. Diluiso, B. Annicchiarico and J. Minx)
- Climate policy and endogenous economic growth with poor substitution possibilities. EAERE 2019 Conference Paper. http://www.fleximeets.com/eaere2019/getpaper.php?fid=601
- Coal and Economic Development - An econometric analysis (with L. Montrone and J. Steckel)
- Climate change, local resource, and the slow demographic transition in stagnant Africa (with T. Dao)
Teaching (University of Potsdam)
- Summer term 2020: Climate Policy Analysis (Seminar, see infos at PULS)
- Ringvorlesung Klimakrise - 23.6.2020 Dem Klimawandel einen Preis geben: Die sozialen Kosten des CO2
- For writing Master theses, see additional information.
News
(siehe auch https://twitter.com/mkalkuhl)
- Interview im SWR: "CO2-Steuer, Emissionshandel oder Sanktionen" (16.09.2019)
- Interview im „DLF Kultur“ zu CO2-Bepreisung (29.07.2019)
- Expertise für Klimaschutz-Sondergutachten der „Wirtschaftsweisen“ (12.07.2019)
- Expertise (PDF) sowie MCC Kurzdossier
- MCC-Info-Seite zum Politikdialog CO2-Bepreisung