Prof. Dr. Robert Schmidt

Foto: Robert Schmidt

Raum: B 312

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Education
since 10/2018	Professor of Microeconomics at FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
10/2017 - 09/2018	Professor at the chair of economics, especially resource and energy economics, University Kaiserslautern, Germany
03/2017 - 09/2017	Heisenberg fellow (sponsored by DFG)
10/2016 - 02/2017	Interim Professor at the University of Cologne, Germany
2015	Habilitation (postdoctoral lecture qualification), Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
2008	Ph.D. in Economics, Humboldt University zu Berlin, Germany
2003	M.Sc. in Economics, University College London, U.K.

Publications

Research Articles (published/forthcoming)
Designing carbon pricing policies across the globe. with Frikk Nesje and Moritz Drupp. Forthcoming in Environmental and Resource Economics. Pricing Carbon: Evidence from Expert Recommendations, with Moritz Drupp and Frikk Nesje. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16(4), 68-99 [Executive Summary] [AEJ: featured chart] Coordinating to avoid the catastrophe, with Vitus Bühl, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2024, vol. 125, 102977. A simple model of panic buying, with Bastian Westbrock and Hendrik Hoegen, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 216, 268-286. A simple dynamic climate cooperation model, with Eugen Kovac, in Journal of Public Economics, 2021, vol. 194, 104329 Online Appendix Strategic Environmental Policy and the Mobility of Firms, with Philipp Moritz Richter and Marco Runkel, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2021, vol. 8 (5), pages 863–893 Are there similarities between the Corona and the climate crisis? Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2021, vol. 11(2), pages 159-163. A dual-track transition to global carbon pricing with Baranzini, A., Botzen, W.J.W., Carattini, S., Drews, S., Dunlop, T., Galbraith, E., Gsottbauer, E., Howarth, R.B., Padilla, E., Roca, J., Climate Policy, 2020, vol. 20 (9), pages 1057-1069 (Almost) effcient information transmission in elections with Renaud Foucart, European Economic Review, 2019, vol. 119, pages 147-165 Flexibility and political biases in elections with retrospective voting, Theoretical Economics Letters, 2018, vol. 8 (10), pages 1657-1664 Dynamic cooperation with tipping points in the climate system Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, vol. 69 (2), pages 388-409 Climate cooperation with technology investments and border carbon adjustment with Carsten Helm, European Economic Review, 2015, vol. 75, pages 112-130 A balanced-efforts approach for climate cooperation. Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, pages 10-12 On the Timing of Climate Agreements with Roland Strausz, Environmental and Resource Economics, 2015, vol. 62, pages 521-547 Market Share Dynamics in a Duopoly Model with Word-of-Mouth Communication with Eugen Kovac, Games and Economic Behavior, 2014, vol. 83, pages 178-206 Carbon leakage: Grandfathering as an incentive device to avert firm relocation with Jobst Heitzig, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, vol. 67 (2), pages 209-223 Price competition and innovation in markets with brand loyalty Journal of Economics, 2013, vol. 109 (2), pages 147-173 On the Value of a Large Customer Base in Markets with Switching Costs Journal of Industrial Economics, 2010, vol. 58 (3), pages 627-641 Can China benefit from adopting a binding emissions target? with Robert Marschinski, Energy Policy, 2010, vol. 38 (7), pages 3763-3770 A model of technological breakthrough in the renewable energy sector with Robert Marschinski, Ecological Economics, 2009, vol. 69 (2), pages 435-444 Welfare in differentiated oligopolies with more than two firms International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2009, vol. 27 (4), pages 501-507 On the Robustness of the High-Quality Advantage under Vertical Differentiation Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2006, vol. 6 (3), pages 183-193

Research Articles (published/forthcoming)

Designing carbon pricing policies across the globe.
with Frikk Nesje and Moritz Drupp. Forthcoming in Environmental and Resource Economics.
Pricing Carbon: Evidence from Expert Recommendations,
with Moritz Drupp and Frikk Nesje. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16(4), 68-99 [Executive Summary] [AEJ: featured chart]
Coordinating to avoid the catastrophe,
with Vitus Bühl, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2024, vol. 125, 102977.
A simple model of panic buying,
with Bastian Westbrock and Hendrik Hoegen, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 216, 268-286.
A simple dynamic climate cooperation model,
with Eugen Kovac, in Journal of Public Economics, 2021, vol. 194, 104329 Online Appendix
Strategic Environmental Policy and the Mobility of Firms,
with Philipp Moritz Richter and Marco Runkel, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2021, vol. 8 (5), pages 863–893
Are there similarities between the Corona and the climate crisis?
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2021, vol. 11(2), pages 159-163.
A dual-track transition to global carbon pricing
with Baranzini, A., Botzen, W.J.W., Carattini, S., Drews, S., Dunlop, T., Galbraith, E., Gsottbauer, E., Howarth, R.B., Padilla, E., Roca, J., Climate Policy, 2020, vol. 20 (9), pages 1057-1069
(Almost) effcient information transmission in elections
with Renaud Foucart, European Economic Review, 2019, vol. 119, pages 147-165
Flexibility and political biases in elections with retrospective voting,
Theoretical Economics Letters, 2018, vol. 8 (10), pages 1657-1664
Dynamic cooperation with tipping points in the climate system
Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, vol. 69 (2), pages 388-409
Climate cooperation with technology investments and border carbon adjustment
with Carsten Helm, European Economic Review, 2015, vol. 75, pages 112-130
A balanced-efforts approach for climate cooperation.
Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, pages 10-12
On the Timing of Climate Agreements
with Roland Strausz, Environmental and Resource Economics, 2015, vol. 62, pages 521-547
Market Share Dynamics in a Duopoly Model with Word-of-Mouth Communication
with Eugen Kovac, Games and Economic Behavior, 2014, vol. 83, pages 178-206
Carbon leakage: Grandfathering as an incentive device to avert firm relocation
with Jobst Heitzig, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, vol. 67 (2), pages 209-223
Price competition and innovation in markets with brand loyalty
Journal of Economics, 2013, vol. 109 (2), pages 147-173
On the Value of a Large Customer Base in Markets with Switching Costs
Journal of Industrial Economics, 2010, vol. 58 (3), pages 627-641
Can China benefit from adopting a binding emissions target?
with Robert Marschinski, Energy Policy, 2010, vol. 38 (7), pages 3763-3770
A model of technological breakthrough in the renewable energy sector
with Robert Marschinski, Ecological Economics, 2009, vol. 69 (2), pages 435-444
Welfare in differentiated oligopolies with more than two firms
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2009, vol. 27 (4), pages 501-507
On the Robustness of the High-Quality Advantage under Vertical Differentiation
Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2006, vol. 6 (3), pages 183-193

Working Papers / Work in Progress
On the timing of moves in two-player games. (Revise&Resubmit at Journal of Economic Theory) with Larry Karp, Leo Simon, and Leanne Streekstra Electoral competition with endogenous leadership. with Larry Karp and Leanne Streekstra Testing the free-rider hypothesis in climate policy. arXiv:2211.06209 with Moritz Drupp, Frikk Nesje, and Hendrik Hoegen Joining or waiting? - Modeling climate negotiations in continuous time with Leanne Streekstra Unobservable investments, limited commitment, and the curse of firm relocation with Martin Pollrich, BDPEMS working paper 2014-04.

Working Papers / Work in Progress

On the timing of moves in two-player games. (Revise&Resubmit at Journal of Economic Theory)
with Larry Karp, Leo Simon, and Leanne Streekstra
Electoral competition with endogenous leadership.
with Larry Karp and Leanne Streekstra
Testing the free-rider hypothesis in climate policy. arXiv:2211.06209
with Moritz Drupp, Frikk Nesje, and Hendrik Hoegen
Joining or waiting? - Modeling climate negotiations in continuous time
with Leanne Streekstra
Unobservable investments, limited commitment, and the curse of firm relocation
with Martin Pollrich, BDPEMS working paper 2014-04.

Other contributions / media
Beitrag im Tagesspiegel vom 12.03.2021: Parallelen von Klima- und Coronakrise A roadmap for the implementation of a carbon tax: Maßnahmenpaket CO2 Steuer Erläuterungen zu dem Maßnahmenpaket A roadmap for the implementation of a carbon tax (english version) "Antworten auf zentrale Fragen zur Einführung von CO_2-Preisen. Gestaltungsoptionen und ihre Auswirkungen für den schnellen Übergang in die klimafreundliche Gesellschaft." Diskussionsbeiträge der Scientists for Future 2 Commentary at "Tagesspiegel Circle, Background Energie und Klima" : „Kurzanleitung“ zur Einführung einer CO2-Steuer, 07/06/2019 Commentary at "Tagesspiegel Circle, Background Energie und Klima" : Plädoyer für eine Kohlenstoffsteuer, 24/11/2017 Presentation at "Global Harmonized Carbon Pricing: Looking Beyond Paris", Yale University, USA; in: proceedings of the conference, pages 9-13 Interview in German daily newspaper "Tagesspiegel", 10/10/2015 Interview in German radio "Deutschlandradio Kultur", 19/11/2015 (around 6:05 p.m.); online version

Other contributions / media

Beitrag im Tagesspiegel vom 12.03.2021: Parallelen von Klima- und Coronakrise
A roadmap for the implementation of a carbon tax:
Maßnahmenpaket CO2 Steuer
Erläuterungen zu dem Maßnahmenpaket

A roadmap for the implementation of a carbon tax (english version)
"Antworten auf zentrale Fragen zur Einführung von CO_2-Preisen. Gestaltungsoptionen und ihre Auswirkungen für den schnellen Übergang in die klimafreundliche Gesellschaft." Diskussionsbeiträge der Scientists for Future 2
Commentary at "Tagesspiegel Circle, Background Energie und Klima" : „Kurzanleitung“ zur Einführung einer CO2-Steuer, 07/06/2019
Commentary at "Tagesspiegel Circle, Background Energie und Klima" : Plädoyer für eine Kohlenstoffsteuer, 24/11/2017
Presentation at "Global Harmonized Carbon Pricing: Looking Beyond Paris", Yale University, USA; in: proceedings of the conference, pages 9-13
Interview in German daily newspaper "Tagesspiegel", 10/10/2015
Interview in German radio "Deutschlandradio Kultur", 19/11/2015 (around 6:05 p.m.); online version

Mikroökonomie | 03.09.2025

Prof. Dr. Robert Schmidt

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