about me

I am currently an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Economics in the Birmingham Business School within the College of Social Sciences, United Kingdom. I was a Professor of Economics at IPAG Business School until 2023. My research mainly focuses on environmental economics, with emphasis on climate change, climate finance, migration, attitude towards nature, social and moral norms, and nudging. I am also a co-founder of the Sustainable Future Policy Lab, and an associate researcher at the Chair for Energy and Prosperty at Ecole Polytechnique Paris.

I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, as well as a M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics. Prior to my position at IPAG Business School I worked as an economist for the Central Bank of Luxembourg and held a postdoctoral position at Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. My research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as European Economic Review, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and Oxford Economic Papers. I am also the Managing Editor of Environmental & Resource Economics. I write at www.ingmarschumacher.com and the Sustainable Future Policy Lab. I regularly contribute to newspapers or magazines, and give public talks and courses and provide consulting or policy advice.

Education
2007    Ph.D. in Economics, Université de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
2003    M.Sc. in Economics, London School of Economics, United Kingdom.
2002    B.Sc. in Economics, University of Essex, United Kingdom.

Positions

2024 – Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Economics in the Birmingham Business School within the College of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
2022 – Managing Editor at Environmental & Resource Economics
2020 – Editor at Sustainable Future Policy Lab
2019 – Research associate at the Chair for Energy and Prosperty at Ecole Polytechnique Paris
2016 – 2022 Co-editor at Environmental & Resource Economics
2015 – Member of Nuclear Consulting Group
2012 – 2023 Professor of Environmental Economics, IPAG Business School, Paris, France.
2010 – 2012   Economist, Central Bank of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
2009 – 2010   FNR Post-doctoral fellowship, CREA, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
2008 – 2009  Post-doctorant, Department of Economics, École Polytechnique Paris, France.
2007 – 2008  Post-doctorant, Department of Economics, University of Trier, Germany.

Research areas
Environmental Economics
Economic Growth
Cultural Economics

The climber

I am also a climber and an alpinist. I just love the mountains. I am currently the co-owner of HiFive SARL, a Luxembourg-based company that organizes climbing trips, courses and gym services. You can find more information on www.hifive.lu.