Dr Oliver Richters

Post-Doc, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Personal Profile

Focus

Oliver’s research interests encompass economic modelling of integrated assessment and disequilibrium models, theories of justice, liberalism, as well as growth imperatives. He is an experienced lecturer and workshop organizer.

Background

He studied physics and completed his PhD at the Chair of International Economic Relations at the University of Oldenburg. His dissertation was awarded the Hans-Christoph-Binswanger-award by University St. Gallen. Since 2021, he has been working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Associated projects

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Policymaking Beyond Growth

Which instruments and processes can help EU policy to focus on social and environmental objectives?

Economic Growth Imperatives

Why can't the economy stop growing? An analysis of problems and causes.

Associated publications

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Growth imperatives: Substantiating a contested concept

The contested concept of growth imperatives: Technology and the fear of stagnation

Do ‘growth imperatives’ exist that make ‘growth policies’ ‘inescapable’?

Growth imperatives: Resource use and accumulation as distortions

Analysis of growth imperatives and new policies to deal with technological progress

Fear of stagnation? A review on growth imperatives

Review of potential social and economic growth imperatives

Consistency and stability analysis of models of a monetary growth imperative

Discussion and analysis of growth imperatives in the current monetary system