prof. dr. Sjak Smulders

Bio

Sjak Smulders is professor of economics at Tilburg University, Department of Economics and Tilburg Sustainability Centre. Previously he held the Svare Chair at the University of Calgary and was Leibniz professor at Leipzig university and visiting assistant professor at Stanford University. He is also a research fellow at CESifo and the Kiel Institute, and advised World Bank and OECD.
Smulders’ research examines the impact of environmental and energy policies on economic growth, as well as the sources of economic growth in a variety of contexts. Other interests include climate economics, economic history, and international trade. Current research projects relate to Geo-engineering, the circular economy, and migration.

Courses

• Development and Growth: Macroeconomics (CentER)
• Environmental Economics
• Macroeconomics 1 (CentER)
• Development and Growth (CentER)
• Religion and Economics

Recent publications

1. Dynamic resource management under weak property rights - A tale of th…

   Rodriguez, M., & Smulders, S. (2022). Dynamic resource management under weak property rights: A tale of thieves and trespassers. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 112, [102622].

2. Induced innovation in energy technologies and systems - A review of e…

   Grubb, M., Drummond, P., Poncia, A., McDowall, W., Popp, D., Samadi, S., Penasco, C., Gillingham, K. T., Smulders, S., Glachant, M., Hassall, G., Mizuno, E., Rubin, E. S., Dechezlepretre, A., & Pavan, G. (2021). Induced innovation in energy technologies and systems: A review of evidence and potential implications for CO2 mitigation. Environmental Research Letters, 16(4), [043007].

3. Closing the loop in a circular economy - Saving resources or suffocat…

   Zhou, S., & Smulders, S. (2021). Closing the loop in a circular economy: Saving resources or suffocating innovations? European Economic Review, 139, [103857].

4. Who turns the global thermostat and by how much?

   Rickels, W., Quaas, M., Smulders, S., Moreno-cruz, J., Ricke, K., & Quaas, J. (2020). Who turns the global thermostat and by how much? Energy Economics, 91, 104852. [104852].

5. How important are uncertainty and dynamics for environmental and clim…

   Schubert, K., & Smulders, S. (2019). How important are uncertainty and dynamics for environmental and climate policy? Some analytics. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 97, 1-22.