Dr. Tobias Wendler
Scientific employee (habilitation candidate)
Contact:
Max-von-Laue-Straße 1
28359 Bremen
Building WIWI 2, Roomm F 2020
Telefon: +49 (0)421 218-66635
tobias.wendler(at)uni-bremen.de
Person
Since April 2020, Tobias Wendler has been working as a postdoc in the research group "Innovation and Structural Economics" (Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther) at the University of Bremen. In the working group, he leads the research area "Sustainability, Energy and Environmental Innovations". He is currently on a research stay at Tilburg University under a Walter Benjamin Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
His research focus is on quantitative empirical research on innovation and sustainability. A particular focus is on the role of green technological change and the relevance of institutional and policy frameworks in the context of sustainable development. Ongoing projects deal, for example, with the effects of green innovation on labor productivity, the impact of climate policy measures on employment, or the determinants of green innovation.
In his dissertation, he investigated the effects of environmental innovations on the mitigation of greenhouse gases and the conservation of natural resources, as well as the relevance of societal and policy frameworks for the adoption of environmental innovations by firms. Previously, he studied economics at the University of Bremen (B.Sc. 2015) and subsequently completed an internship at a business consultancy. From October 2016 to March 2020, he worked as a research assistant (PhD student) in the research group "Innovation and Structural Economics" (Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther). Between April 2020 and June 2022, he was involved in the establishment of the Bremen Research Center for Energy Systems (BEST) as a coordinator, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Johanna Myrzik.
Professional experience
Since 04/2020 | Scientific employee (Post-Doc) University of Bremen |
09/2022 - 02/2023 | Research stay at the Department of Economics (Host: Prof. Dr. Sjak Smulders) Tilburg University, Netherlands |
| 01/2021 - 06/2021 | Guest lecturer at Campus Fryslân (Seminar: 22nd Century Economics) University of Groningen, Netherlands |
10/2016 - 03/2020 | Scientific Assistant (PhD candidate) University of Bremen Title of dissertation: Green Technologies and Their Role for Sustainability |
05/2015 – 09/2016 | Visiting PhD Candidate University of Bremen, Chair for Economics of Innovation and Structural Change |
09/2015 – 04/2016 | Internship as auditing assistant Siemer & Partner, Bremen |
10/2012 - 09/2015 | Bachelor Studies in Economics University of Bremen Main topics: Globalization & Sustainability Bachelor thesis: “Antideflationary policy? – The monetary policy of the European Central Bank facing historically new challenges” Degree: Bachelor of Science |
Projects
Since 09/2022 | hyBit - Hydrogen for Bremen`s industrial Transformation Project lead: Dr. Torben Stührmann (University of Bremen) Duration: 42 months Project start: 01.09.2022 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) |
Since 08/2021 | AIMS3 (Alternate scenarios, Innovative technologies, and Monitoring approaches for Sub-Seabed Storage of carbon dioxide) Duration: 36 months Project start: 01.08.2021 In cooperation with: MARUM (University of Bremen), GEOMAR Kiel, Faunhofer IPM Freiburg, Sea&Sun Technology GmbH Financed by: Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) |
Since 12/2020 | Development of a stakeholder-oriented interaction platform for the design of resilient transformation paths to a regional hydrogen economy - HyTracks Duration: 36 Months Project start: 01.12.2020 In cooperation with: Research Group "Resilient Energy Systems" (University of Bremen) Financed by: Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) |
Since 01/2020 | Future of energy supply in the steel industry - H2B
Duration: 36 months Project start: 01.01.2020 In cooperation with: Research Group "Resilient Energy Systems" (University of Bremen) Financed by: Bremer Aufbaubank (BAB) |
04/2017 - 12/2018 | Evaluating Science Organisations in Ukraine (EvalScience)
Project lead: Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther Duration: 22 Months Project start: 03/2017 In cooperation with: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Institute for Economics) Funded by (german side): Federal Ministry of Education and Science Projekt consortium: University of Bremen, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
Teaching
SoSe 2022 | Innovation Economics Empirics (Master) |
WiSe 2021/2022 | Seminar “Panel Analysis Using STATA” (Master) Lecture series "Energy systems of the future" |
| SoSe 2021 | Lecture “Microeconomics“ (Bachelor) Exercise “Microeconomics “ (Bachelor) |
| Term 2A 2020-21 | Seminar “22nd Century Economics” (University of Groningen, Netherlands) |
WiSe 2020/2021 | Lecture series "Energy systems of the future" |
SoSe 2020 | Lecture "Microeconomics" |
SoSe 2018 | Exercise "Microeconomics" |
WiSe 2017/2018 | Teaching assistance “Scientific Research Methods in Economics” |
SoSe 2017 | Exercise "Microeconomics" |
WiSe 2016/2017 | Teaching assistance “Scientific Research Methods in Economics” |
SoSe 2014 | Tutorial „Microeconomics“ |
Academic Presentations
2022 | |
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02/09 | Annual Congress of the Spanish-Portuguese Association of Natural and Environmental Resources Economics (AERNA) Presentation: Institutions and the Natural Resource – Economic Growth Nexus |
24/08 | Annual Congress of the European Economic Association Presentation: Green Technologies, Environmental Policy and Regional Growth |
19/05 | Institute for New Economic Thinking Oxford – Researcher Seminars Präsentation: Green Technologies, Environmental Policy and Regional Growth |
2021 | |
26/09 - 29/09 | German Economic Association Annual Conference – online Presentation: Natural resources and technology – on the mitigating effect of green tech |
23/06 - 25/06 | European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) Annual Conference - online Presentation: The Dynamic Relationship Between Institutions and Resource Productivity |
26/04 - 28/04 | Konferenz der Scottish Economic Society (SES) - online Presentation: Natural resources and technology – on the mitigating effect of green tech |
2020 | |
04/09 | European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) Annual Conference - Online event Presentation: Natural resources and technology - on the mitigating effect of green tech |
24/06 | European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) Annual Conference – Online event Presentation: Natural resources and technology - on the mitigating effect of green tech |
2019 | |
30/09 - 04/10 | Scientific Seminar "New Dimensions in the Economics of Innovation" – Thiessow, Germany Presentation: The Role of Institutions for Environmental Innovativeness in European Firms |
14/03 | Input Output Workshop on Sustainable Development, University of Applied Sciences - Bochum, Germany Presentation: How green is green tech ? An empirical analysis on the impact of environmental innovations in Europe |
2018 | |
17/09 - 21/09 | Scientific Seminar “New innovation indicators” – Thiessow, Germany Presentation: Can Environmental Innovation Drive Environmental Improvement? |
04/07 | PhD Workshop “Innovation, Growth and Economic Geography” – Bremen, Germany Presentation: Can Environmental Innovation Reduce Environmental Pressure? |
2017 | |
19/10 - 21/10 | European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) Annual Conference - Budapest, Hungary Presentation: Can Innovation Drive Environmental Improvement? |
13/10 - 14/10 | EVO-Meeting, Bremen, Germany Presentation: Impact of Green Technologies on Resource Intensity |
Publications
2022 |
Kerner, P.; Wendler, T. (2022): Convergence in resource productivity. In: World Development, Vol. 158, 105979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105979 |
2021 |
Kerner, P.; Klarl, T.; Wendler, T. (2021): Green Technologies, Environmental Policy and Regional Growth. In: Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation, No. 2104. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/803 Lubacha, J.; Wendler, T. (2021): Do European firms obey the rules? Environmental innovativeness in light of institutional frameworks. In: Industry and Innovation: DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2021.1929869 |
2020 |
Kruse, M.; Thiele, J.; Wendler, T.; Kerner, P. (2020): Die Potenziale grünen Wasserstoffs in Bremen - eine kurze Übersicht, in: Günther, J. & Wedemeier, J. (Hrsg.): Struktureller Umbruch durch COVID-19: Implikationen für die Innovationspolitik im Land Bremen, HWWI Policy Paper 128, 70-81.(Download) Töbelmann, D.; Wendler, T. (2020): The impact of environmental innovation on carbon dioxide emissions. In: Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 244. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118787 Wendler, T. (2020): Green Technologies and Their Role for Sustainability – Essays on Environmental Innovation. Dissertation. https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/bitstream/elib/4242/1/Dissertation_TobiasWendler_final_Publikation2_PDFA1b.pdf |
2019 |
Wendler, T. (2019): About the Relationship Between Green Technology and Material Usage. In: Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 74(3), pp. 1383-1423. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-019-00373-4 Wendler, T.; Töbelmann, D.; Günther, J. (2019): Natural resources and technology - on the mitigating effect of green tech dioxide emissions. In: Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation, No.1905. https://elib.suub.uni-bremen.de/edocs/00107796-1.pdf |
2017 |
Günther, J.; Rietschel, E.Th.; Simon, D.; Wendler, T.; Yegorov, I. (2017): Experience report: Developing an evaluation scheme for the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine based on experiences of the Leibniz Association. Projektbericht im Rahmen des Deutsch-Ukrainischen Projekts "Evaluierung der Evaluierung von Wissenschaftseinrichtungen in der Ukraine (Eval-Science)" |
Further information
| Awards & Grants | |
| 2022 | Walter Benjamin Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2021 | Campus Award from the Kellner & Stoll Foundation for the best dissertation on sustainability at the University of Bremen |
| Memberships & referee service |
| Referee service: Environmental and Resource Economics |
| Referee service: Journal of Economic Issues |
| Referee service: Environmental Sociology |
| Referee service: World Patent Information |
| Memberships: European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists |
| Memberships: European Economic Association |
Committment & Transfer |
| Representative member in the Faculty council and the Academic senate |
| External advisor (Working group 5: Climate science and education) in the Enquete Commission "Climate Protection Strategy for the Federal State of Bremen" |
| Radiointerviews und Talks about the Hydrogen transition |