Prof. Dr. Matthias Kalkuhl

Head of Working Group Economic Growth and Human Development

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Email:: kalkuhl(at)mcc-berlin.net
Telephone:: +49 30 33 85 537 -243

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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.