Claudia Kemfert
German economist
Claudia Kemfert (born 17 December 1968) is a German economist focussing on energy research and environmental protection. She was a Professor of Energy Economics and Sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin until 2019. She heads the Energy, Transportation, and Environment department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin).
Early life and education
Kemfert was born in Delmenhorst, West Germany. She studied Economics at the Bielefeld University, the University of Oldenburg, where she graduated in 1998. After graduating, she held a post-doctoral research visit at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) in Milan in 1998.
Career
Following her post-doc, from January 1999 to April 2000, Kemfert led a research group at the Institute for Rational Application of Energies at the University of Stuttgart. As a guest professor, she taught at the University of St. Petersburg (2003–2004), University of Moscow (2000–2001) and University of Siena (1998, 2002–2003). From 2000 to 2004, Kemfert had a position as an assistant professor and was the leader of a research group at the University of Oldenburg.
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