Prof. em. Dr. Lucas Bretschger

Prof. em. Dr.  Lucas Bretschger

Prof. em. Dr. Lucas Bretschger

Professor Emeritus at the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics

ETH Zürich

Ökonomie/Ressourcenökonomie

ZUE F 7

Zürichbergstrasse 18

8092 Zürich

Switzerland

Swiss and French Citizen.

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Book Draft: Economics of Sustainable Development, CER-ETH Press, Zurich 2023, external pageFREE VIEW AND DOWNLOAD

Book on Greening Economy, Graying Society, CER-ETH Press, Zurich 2018. DownloadFREE DOWNLOAD. (PDF, 1.1 MB) external pageBook Presentation(1st Edition). Order a free hard copy via email to . Chinese version: Peking University Press.  

Keynote lectures:

Conferences: Tenth anniversary SURED conference 2022, Fourth and Fifth EAERE-ETH Winterschool 2023

external pageInterview with Lucas Bretschger on research, policy, and the future of resource economics.

 

1. Research Interests

  • Dynamics of natural resource use
  • Climate economics and policy
  • Energy economics and quantitative modeling
  • Environmental pollution and growth
  • Empirical assessment of environmental impacts
  • Endogenous growth, trade, and regional economics
  • Sustainable development

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2. Other Positions and Honors

  • 1983-1984 Financial Analyst at Zürcher Kantonalbank
  • 1985-1994 Research Fellow at University of Zurich
  • 1990-1991 Visiting Fellow at Princeton University
  • 1994-1998 Visiting Professor at the Universities of Konstanz, La Paz, and Greifswald
  • 1999-2002 Full Professor at the University of Greifswald, Chair of Economics: Growth and Trade
  • 2002- Title of Professor at the University of Zurich
  • 2005-2007 Head of the co-founded Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (MTEC) at ETH Zurich
  • 2008- Associated Chair at the Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE)
  • 2009- External Research Associate at OxCarre, University of Oxford, UK
  • 2009-2019 Member of the Swiss Delegation at the UNFCCC Climate Change Conferences COP 15 (Copenhagen), COP 17 (Durban), COP 20 (Lima), COP 21 (Paris), COP 23 (Bonn) and COP 25 (Madrid).
  • 2010-2012 Head of the German Board of Environmental and Resource Economics (AURÖ)
  • 2011-2014, 2019- Managing Director of CER-ETH, Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich
  • 2014-2019 Member of the Council of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
  • 2015- Full Member of SATW - Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences
  • 2016-2017 Member of the Managing Editorial Board of Environmental and Resource Economics
  • 2016-2017 President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
  • 2019 EAERE Fellow Award
  • 2021 Nomination for the Art of Leadership Award (ALEA) at ETH Zurich
  • 2021 Golden Owl teaching award of ETH

3. Working Papers (Links)

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4. Publications (links)

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5. Policy and Pedagogical Contributions

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6. Editorial, Referee and Expert Work

Editor

  • Editorial Board of International Economics and Economic Policy
  • Guest Editor for Environmental and Resource Economics
  • Guest Editor for International Economics and Economic Policy
  • Guest Editor for Environment and Development Economics
  • Guest Editor for Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
  • Guest Editor for Resource and Energy Economics
  • Guest Editor for European Economic Review

Referee

For all major field and most major general-interest journals

Expert

For many national and international funding bodies and agencies

 

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7. Committees and Membership

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8. Organized Conferences

  • SURED 2022, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, June 2022.
  • EAERE-ETH Winterschool 2022 on Resource Rich Economies, Monte Verità, January 2021
  • SURED 2020, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, October 19-22, 2020.
  • EAERE-ETH Winterschool 2020 on Spatial Environmental Economics, Monte Verità, January 26-31, 2020
  • EAERE-ETH Winterschool 2019 on Energy Transition, Monte Verità, January 27-February 1, 2019
  • SURED 2018, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, June 3-7, 2018.
  • EAERE-ETH Winterschool 2018 on Dynamics and Uncertainty, Monte Verità, January 28-February 2, 2018.
  • external pageEAERE 2016, Annual Congress of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, June 22-15, 2016.
  • SURED 2014, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, June 9-12, 2014.
  • Ausschuss für Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie: Jahrestagung 2013 an der ETH Zürich.
  • SURED 2012, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, June 4-7, 2012.
  • SURED 2010, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, June 7-10, 2010.
  • RESEC Winterschool, Ascona, January 26-30, 2010.
  • Ausschuss für Aussenwirtschaftstheories und -politik: Jahrestagung 2009 an der ETH Zürich.
  • SURED 2008, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, June 2-5, 2008.
  • Workshop "Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomik" für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen, Zurich, February 26-27, 2007.
  • SURED 2006, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics, June 5-9, 2006.
  • MTEC Symposium 2006, Inaugural Workshop for the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, November 3, 2006.
  • Annual Conference 2005 of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics on Resource Economics, Technology, and Sustainable Development, Zurich, March 17-18, 2005.
  • SURED 2004, Monte Verità Conference on Sustainable Resource Use and Economic Dynamics , June 6-10, 2004.
  • Workshop "Economic Integration, Innovation Dynamics and Growth", Brussels, February 6-8, 2004.
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