About

Dr. Manuel Linsenmeier is an environmental economist. He works as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University. Manuel’s main research interests are climate change and sustainable development. He is particularly interested in the costs of climate change, adaptation to climate change, and policy instruments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Manuel holds a PhD in Environmental Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His PhD thesis won the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award by the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. His work has been published in leading interdisciplinary journals (e.g. Nature Climate Change) and economics field journals (e.g. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management). Prior to his current position Manuel worked at the Climate School at Columbia University, the International Monetary Fund, and the international thinktank adelphi. In addition to his research and policy advice, Manuel is an experienced teacher of economics and environmental science.