Prof. Dr. Paul Lehmann
Thematic Area Environment and Society
Department of Economics
Working Group Energy
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
phone: +49 341 6025 1076
Paul.Lehmann@ufz.de
Areas of Expertise and Research
- Environmental and Resource Economics, New Institutional Economics, Applied Microeconomics
- Particular focus on the evaluation of policy instruments and their combinations used for climate, energy, water and agricultural policy
Curriculum Vitae
since 2018
Assistant Professor for Environmental and Energy Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, University of Leipzig
since 2009
Research fellow at the UFZ, Department of Economics
2017 - 2023
Head of the Junior Research Group MultiplEE at the University of Leipzig in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research − UFZ
2016
Visting researcher at the Institute of New Economic Thinking, University of Oxford
2010
PhD in Economics (summa cum laude), Department of Economics and Law, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany), thesis: “Using a Policy Mix to Combat Climate Change – An Economic Evaluation of Policies in the German Electricity Sector”
2006 - 2009
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Economics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig (Germany), fellowship holder of the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (Foundation of the German Economy)
2005
Visiting Research Scholar, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC (USA)
2004 - 2005
Research Assistant, Department of Economics, UFZ – Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig (Germany)
1998 - 2004
Diploma in Business Administration (MBA equivalent) at Leipzig University (Germany), Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) and Deusto University, San Sebastián (Spain)
Diploma thesis “An Economic Evaluation of the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program”
Current Projects
Completed Projects
Kopernikus Project “Systemintegration: Energiewende-Navigationssystem” (ENavi)
Technological Neutrality: A Critical Assessment
The Political Economy of Safe-guarding Security-of-supply with High Shares of Renewables
Perspektiven der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung zum Klimawandel
Capitalisation of Research Results on the Multifunctionality of Agriculture and Rural Areas (MULTAGRI)
In the News
„Sachsen wollen erneuerbare Energien: Doch kommt der Ausbau voran?“ Leipziger Volkszeitung, 24 July 2024.
„Erneuerbare Energien: Sachsen verfehlt Ausbauziele – doch Solarstrom boomt“ Leipziger Volkszeitung, 23 July 2024.
„Wo Deutschlands Windräder gebaut werden – und wo nicht“ Zeit Online, 16 November 2023.
Recent Publications
Lehmann, P., Ellerbrok, J.S., Farwig, N., Rheinschmitt, C., Voigt, C.C., Rehling, F. (2024). "Windenergienutzung im Wald: Auswirkungen auf den Artenschutz und regulatorische Lösungsansätze". Natur und Landschaft 99(11): 521-531.
Haefner, G., Kastner, I., Deuß, A., Meier, J.-N., Beer, K., Schmidt, K., Lehmann, P., Matthies, E. (2024). „How can energy-relevant investment decisions be boosted? The role of events as initiators and drivers of the decision process”. Energy Research & Social Science 117, Article 103710.
Reutter, F., Lehmann, P. (2024). “Environmental trade-offs of (de)centralized renewable electricity systems”. Energy, Sustainability and Society 14, Article 37.
Meier, J.-N., Lehmann, P., Süssmuth, B., Wedekind, S. (2024). „Wind power deployment and the impact of spatial planning policies”. Environmental and Resource Economics 87(2): 491-550.
Reutter, F., Drechsler, M., Gawel, E., Lehmann, P. (2024). "Social Costs of Setback Distances for Onshore Wind Turbines: A Model Analysis Applied to the German State of Saxony". Environmental and Resource Economics 87(2): 437-463.
Lehmann, P., Tafarte, P. (2024). “Exclusion zones for renewable energy deployment: One man’s blessing, another man’s curse”. Resource and Energy Economics 75, Article 101419.