Karl W. Steininger
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Karl W. Steininger |
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Current Main Position: |
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Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Graz, Universitaetsstrasse 15, A-8010 Graz Programme Leader of the Human Dimensions Programme at the Wegener Center of Climate and Global Change, UniGraz, Leechgasse 25, A-8010 Graz phone +43 316 380-8441, 3451, 8430 (secr.) fax +43 316 380-9830 e-mail: karl.steininger@uni-graz.at URL: http://www.uni-graz.at/karl.steininger |
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Education: |
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| 1999 | University of Graz | |
| venia docendi "Economics" (Univ.-Doz.) | ||
| Thesis "International Trade and Transport" (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2001) | ||
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1990-1994 |
University of Vienna |
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Ph.D-Programme, Dr. rer.soc.oec. ("with distinction", April 1994) |
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Thesis "Trade and Environment" (Heidelberg: Physica, 1995) |
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1989-1990 |
University of California, Berkeley |
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Department of Economics, graduate studies |
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International trade (P. Bardhan), Macroeconomics (G. Akerlof), |
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Environmental and resource economics (W. Hanemann, T. Fisher) |
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Global environmental problems (J. Harte) |
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1984-1988 |
University of Vienna and University of Technology, Vienna |
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Master Programme Economics/Computer Science (combined programme) |
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Thesis "The net financial transfer" (published in Quartalshefte der Girozentrale II/89) |
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Mag.rer.soc.oec. ("with distinction", October 1988) |
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Professional Experience: |
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2004-current |
University of Graz, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change |
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Leader of WegCenters Human Dimensions Programme and its Research Group Economics of Climate and Global Change (EconClim) WegCenter´s Deputy Director |
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1990-current |
University of Graz, Department of Economics |
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Professor in Economics (1999) - (1990 Universitätsassistent, 1994 Assistant Professor) |
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Teaching classes in micro-, macroeconomics, international economics, economic policy and environmental and resource economics |
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Research in environmental and resource economics, international trade, development |
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1991-current |
Agricultural University Vienna, Department of Agricultural Economics |
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Lecturing resource economics |
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January 1997 |
University of Triest, Department of Economics |
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Guest Professor |
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May 1990- July 1990 |
World Bank , Environment Department, Policy and Research Division |
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Consultant, engaged in the projects: Environmental Accounting (Ernst Lutz), Water Supply Economics and Environmental Management (Mohan Munasinghe) |
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Oct. 1988- June 1989 |
University of Technology, Vienna, Department of Economics |
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Research and Teaching Assistant Teaching courses in computer applications for economists, applied game theory |
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1985-1989 |
Girozentrale Vienna, Economics Department |
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Economist/Consultant Empirical research on developing and industrialized nations |
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Academic Awards and Faculty Appointments: |
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| Technical University Vienna, Austria | Third on the short list for (C4-)Professor in "Resource Management", 2003 |
| University of Rostock, Germany | Listed for (C4-)Professor in "Resource Economics", 2002 (position later withdrawn) |
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University of Innsbruck, Austria |
Second on the short list for (C4-)Professor in "International Economics", 2000 |
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Technical University of Freiberg, Germany |
Listed for Professorship in "Resource Economics" (position later withdrawn), 2000 |
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Austrian Academy of Sciences |
Appointed to the National Committee on Global Change (representing the social sciences), 2000 |
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Austrian Economic Association |
Best Paper Award - Young Economist, 1999 |
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Fulbright Commission Scholarship |
Academic Year 1989/90 |
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Austrian Secretary of Science |
International Research Grants 1989, 1995 |
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University of Vienna Faculty Collegium |
Grant for extraordinary academic achievement 1988 |
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Mathematical Olympic Championship Vienna |
Winner 1981 |
Scientific and Research Management Appointments: |
| 2006-2009 | Member of the Advisory Board of ERA-Net "Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger Europe" (CIRCLE) (www.circle-era.net) |
| 2004-present | Speaker of the Center in Environmental Systems Sciences, University of Graz (www.uni-graz.at/usw) |
| 2003-present | Member of the Austrian Federal Governmental Advisory Committe on Sustainable Development |
| 2002-2007 | Chair of the Study Programme in Environmental Systems Sciences, University of Graz (www.uni-graz.at/usw) |
| 2001-2005 | Evaluator in the 5th and 6th RDT Framework Programme of the European Commission |
| 2000-present | Member of the Austrian Global Change Comittee at the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 2000-present | Austrian Delegate to the International Human Dimensions Programme |
| 2000-2001 | Member of the Austrian Advisory Body on Sustainable Consumption |
| 1999-present | Chair of the Austrian Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme (www.hdp-a.at) |
| 1998-2005 | Consultant to the OECD Environmental Policy Committee Working Group on Transport |
| 1997 | Visting Scholar University of California, Berkeley, Department of Economics and Energy and Resources Group |
| 1996-1998 | Member of the Working Group on Sustainable Consumption of the Tackling Environmental and Resource Management Programme of the European Science Foundation |
| 1996-1997 | Member of the Working Group on Environmental Quality in European Space of the Tackling Environmental and Resource Management Programme of the European Science Foundation |
| 1995 | Visiting Scholar University of Maryland, Agriculture and Resource Economics |
| 1993-present | Member of the Editorial Board "European Environment", Wiley, UK |
| 1992 | Visting Scholar University of California, Berkeley, Agriculture and Resource Economics Department |
| 1992 | Visting Scholar Universidad de Campeche, Mexico |
| 1992 | Consultant to the World Bank Trade and Environment Committee |
Publications |