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Matthias Kalkuhl

Matthias Kalkuhl

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
32
Citations
4828
World Ranking
3442
National Ranking
124

Overview

Matthias Kalkuhl is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance. Their research spans several subfields including economics and econometrics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, sociology and political science, global and planetary change, and finance.

The main areas of focus in their work include climate change policy and economics, energy, environment, and transportation policies, fiscal policy and economic growth, global energy and sustainability research, market dynamics and volatility, sustainable finance and green bonds, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Matthias Kalkuhl's recent papers reflect their engagement with climate and economic topics. These include:

  • The impact of climate conditions on economic production. Evidence from a global panel of regions (2020, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management)
  • Day-to-day temperature variability reduces economic growth (2021, Nature Climate Change)
  • Climate actions and macro-financial stability: The role of central banks (2021, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management)
  • Who are the climate migrants and where do they go? Evidence from rural India (2020, World Development)
  • Coal transitions-part 1: a systematic map and review of case study learnings from regional, national, and local coal phase-out experiences (2021, Environmental Research Letters)

Their frequent co-authors include Ottmar Edenhofer, Maximilian Kellner, Leonie Wenz, Max Franks, and Kai Lessmann, indicating collaborative work across multiple projects and topics.

Publication venues for Matthias Kalkuhl are varied, with a focus on economics, sustainability, and environmental research. Key venues where they have published repeatedly include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
  • Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials

Matthias Kalkuhl has contributed to a significant number of scholarly works, especially in economics, with a total of 72 publications in the main field and a substantive number in related subfields and topics tied to climate and environmental economics. This body of work reflects a research trajectory engaged with the economic aspects of climate change, sustainability, and policy analysis.

Best Publications

  • The impact of climate conditions on economic production. Evidence from a global panel of regions

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Leonie Wenz;Leonie Wenz

  • Drivers and triggers of international food price spikes and volatility

    Getaw Tadesse;Bernardina Algieri;Matthias Kalkuhl;Joachim von Braun

  • Learning or lock-in: Optimal technology policies to support mitigation

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer;Kai Lessmann

  • Poverty and distributional effects of carbon pricing in low- and middle-income countries – A global comparative analysis

    Ira Irina Dorband;Michael Jakob;Matthias Kalkuhl;Jan Christoph Steckel;Jan Christoph Steckel

  • Renewable energy subsidies: Second-best policy or fatal aberration for mitigation?

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Matthias Kalkuhl;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer;Kai Lessmann

  • Teleconnected food supply shocks

    Christopher Bren d’Amour;Leonie Wenz;Leonie Wenz;Matthias Kalkuhl;Jan Christoph Steckel;Jan Christoph Steckel

  • Day-to-day temperature variability reduces economic growth

    Maximilian Kotz;Maximilian Kotz;Leonie Wenz;Leonie Wenz;Annika Stechemesser;Annika Stechemesser;Matthias Kalkuhl

  • Worldwide Acreage and Yield Response to International Price Change and Volatility: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis for Wheat, Rice, Corn, and Soybeans

    Mekbib G. Haile;Matthias Kalkuhl;Joachim von Braun

  • Food price volatility and its implications for food security and policy

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Joachim von Braun;Maximo Torero

  • Policy, Financing and Implementation

    Catherine Mitchell;Janet L. Sawin;Govind R. Pokharel;Daniel Kammen

  • Climate actions and macro-financial stability: The role of central banks

    Francesca Diluiso;Barbara Annicchiarico;Matthias Kalkuhl;Jan C. Minx

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of ex-post evaluations on the effectiveness of carbon pricing

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  • When do increasing carbon taxes accelerate global warming? A note on the green paradox

    Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer;Matthias Kalkuhl

  • Prices vs. Quantities and the Intertemporal Dynamics of the Climate Rent

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Ottmar Edenhofer

  • Who are the climate migrants and where do they go? Evidence from rural India

    Barbora Sedova;Matthias Kalkuhl

  • Inter- and intra-seasonal crop acreage response to international food prices and implications of volatility

    Mekbib G. Haile;Matthias Kalkuhl;Joachim von Braun

  • Food price volatility in developing countries and its determinants

    Lukas Kornher;Matthias Kalkuhl

  • The Role of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Matthias Kalkuhl;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer;Kai Lessmann

  • Volatile and Extreme Food Prices, Food Security, and Policy: An Overview

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Joachim von Braun;Maximo Torero

  • Can land taxes foster sustainable development? : An assessment of fiscal, distributional and implementation issues

    Matthias Kalkuhl;Blanca Fernandez Milan;Gregor Schwerhoff;Michael Jakob

  • The Wheat Sector in Ethiopia: Current Status and Key Challenges for Future Value Chain Development

    Samuel Gebreselassie;Mekbib G. Haile;Matthias Kalkuhl

  • Poverty and distributional effects of carbon pricing in low- and middle- income countries

    Ira Irina Dorband;Michael Jakob;Matthias Kalkuhl;Jan Christoph Steckel

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim von Braun
Joachim von Braun University of Bonn
Ottmar Edenhofer
Ottmar Edenhofer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Jan Christoph Steckel
Jan Christoph Steckel Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Felix Creutzig
Felix Creutzig Technical University of Berlin
Anders Levermann
Anders Levermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Jan Minx
Jan Minx University of Leeds
Maximo Torero
Maximo Torero Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Katharina Waha
Katharina Waha Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jan Börner
Jan Börner University of Bonn
Elmar Kriegler
Elmar Kriegler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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