Decarbonization Seminar Spring 2021

The Decarbonization Seminar in Spring 2021 hosted speakers and participants from academia and industry to discuss latest advances and challenges associated with the trans­ition towards a decarbonized energy economy. 

The seminar was jointly sponsored by the Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies (MISES) and the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW). The organizing team was comprised of Gunther Glenk (MISES), Marion Ott (ZEW), and Nikolas Wölfing (MISES).

You find the current version of the seminar here.

Past Talks

Distributed Effects of Climate Policy: A Machine Learning Approach

Christopher Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monday, February 22, 2021 – 04:00 – 05:15 PM (CET)


The Distributional Impacts of Real-Time Pricing in the Spanish Residential Electricity Market

Mar Reguant, Northwestern University
Monday, March 8, 2021 – 01:30 – 02:45 PM (CET)


Environmental justice and climate, air pollution, and economics of decisions in the U.S. power sector

Inês Azevedo, Stanford University
Monday, March 22, 2021 – 06:00 – 07:15 PM (CET)


Corporate Sustainability: A Strategy?

Ioannis Ioannou, London Business School
Monday, March 29, 2021 – 04:00 – 05:15 PM (CEST)


Deregulation, Market Power, and Prices: Evidence from the Electricity Sector

Ignacia Mercadal, Columbia University
Monday, April 19, 2021 – 04:00 – 05:15 PM (CEST)


Are New Vehicle Emissions Standards Effective and Efficient?

Arthur van Benthem, University of Pennsylvania
Monday, May 3, 2021 – 04:00 – 05:15 PM (CEST)


Gains from Trade in Global Electricity Markets

Matti Liski, Aalto University of Helsinki
Monday, May 17, 2021 – 04:00 – 05:15 PM (CEST)


Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure in Housing Markets

Steven Puller, Texas A&M University
Monday, June 14, 2021 – 04:00 – 05:15 PM (CEST)