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Environmental Economics (Prof. Dr. Engel)

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Vision and mission

The world is facing urgent environmental challenges. Through research and education, we aim to support the transformation to a more sustainable world. Our research examines the drivers of individual and collective human behavior at the root of environmental problems, and designs and evaluates interventions and institutions to foster more sustainable behavior. In doing so, we combine environmental and behavioral economics, drawing on insights from diverse disciplines. Moreover, we also develop the capacities of actors, including students and young researchers, who can help bring about the transformation to a more sustainable world. 

Origin and affiliation

The Department of Environmental Economics was established in 2014 when  Prof. Dr. Stefanie Engel was honored with an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, Germany’s highest endowed international research award, granted by the  Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Today we are a vibrant, international, diverse and participatory  team, engaging passionately in  research and  teaching. We are part of Osnabrück University’s interdisciplinary Research Center “Institute of Environmental Systems Research” and the  Laboratory for Economic Research.