Manuel Linsenmeier
Manuel Linsenmeier

Postdoctoral Research Associate

About

Dr. Manuel Linsenmeier is an environmental economist. He works as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University. His main research interests are climate change and sustainable development. Manuel is particularly interested in the costs of climate change, adaptation to climate change, and policy instruments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. His research interests also include the effect of weather and climate on ecological systems and the use and benefits of weather forecasts.

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.


News

  • October 28, 2024:

    Happy to share a new working paper: Deforestation and structural change - The case of tourism in Brazil. Available here.

  • September 14, 2024:

    New working paper published today: The diffusion of climate policies in the US. Available in the IMF Working Paper Series here.

  • August 1, 2024:

    After two years at Columbia I have moved on to the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University.


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