Dr Sophie Zhou
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Lecturer in Economics
Areas of interest
Environmental Economics, Economic Growth, Directed Technical Change
Postgraduate supervision
I am happy to supervise PhD candidates in the field of environmental, climate, or resource economics, particularly those interested in theoretical work.
Background
I am an environmental economist and my research mainly consists of three different themes. The first deals with coordination problems in technology investment and its implications for the green transition. The second theme focuses on the implications of structural change during the green transition. Finally, the third theme studies increasing returns and multiple equilibria in nature conservation.
Academic qualifications
PhD Economics, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
MSc Environmental Economics, University of Bonn, GermanyBSc Business Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany
Professional bodies/affiliations
Guest researcher at Deutsche Bundesbank
Visiting academic at Oxford University