Bio

In 1999 I received my PhD and won a 5-year scholarship by the NWO. I visited Oslo, 2006, by invitation from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. From 2006 to 2009, I held a chair in Environmental Economics at the Economics Department, University of Manchester, UK. Since 2009, I am Professor of Economics at Tilburg University. From 2011 to 2014, I was Coordinating Lead Author of the fifth assessment report of the IPCCWGIII, and was joint Head of the Economics Department from 2015 to 2019. From September 2021 onwards I have been vice dean research at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management.

I have published mostly in economic journals on climate policies and green innovation. I consider the energy transition towards fossil-free as obviously necessary, even if our policies are too little too late. I am pleased to see that Europe is at the world forefront. My current research also looks at the next big transition, towards circularity.

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Recent publications

  1. De energiecrisis versnelt de energietransitie

    Gerlagh, R., & Vollebergh, H. (2023). De energiecrisis versnelt de energietransitie. Economisch Statistische Berichten, 108(4817), 32-35. https://esb.nu/de-energiecrisis-versneltde-energietransitie/
  2. Faseer fossiele belastingvoordelen uit, en doe het snel

    Gerlagh, R., Smulders, S., & van Soest, D. (2023). Faseer fossiele belastingvoordelen uit, en doe het snel. Het Financieele Dagblad. https://fd.nl/opinie/1489491/faseer-fossiele-belastingvoordelen-uit-en-doe-het-snel
  3. Fertility and climate change

    Gerlagh, R., Lupi, V., & Galeotti, M. (2023). Fertility and climate change. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 125(1), 208-252.
  4. Shale gas revolution could paralyse the energy transition

    Gerlagh, R., & Smulders, S. (2023). Shale gas revolution could paralyse the energy transition. Nature Climate Change. Advance online publication.
  5. Climate, Technology, Family Size; on the Crossroad between Two Ultima…

    Gerlagh, R. (2022). Climate, Technology, Family Size; on the Crossroad between Two Ultimate Externalities. (CentER Discussion Paper; Vol. 2022-027). CentER, Center for Economic Research.

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