Jakob Hafele
Co-Founder, Executive Director and Head Economist
Personal Profile
Focus
Jakob is co-founder, executive director and head economist of ZOE. He makes use of his economic expertise to consult the European Commission, the European Parliament, national and local governments on their way to build just and sustainable economies. With over 10 years of experience as a facilitator of co-creative processes, moderator of workshops, and as an intervention design strategist he co-creates roadmaps for objective-driven political intervention strategies in participatory policy design processes.
Background
Jakob Hafele studied economics at the University of Heidelberg and international development at the University of Vienna. In the past he has worked as an industrial policy expert for the UN, GIZ and national governments, for the Network for Pluralism in Economics, of which he is co-founder, and for the Macroeconomic Policy Institute. In his work as an economics researcher at the University of Linz he focused on European Economic development.
Setting the frame for a European green and just transition
Guiding our economies to become resilient to external shocks and crises
Making the EU fiscal framework fit for the green and just transition
Analysis of 13 EU Member States through newly developed, Recovery Index for Transformative Change
This project explores how post-pandemic stimulus packages can be deployed in a way that benefits people, planet and prosperity.
A policy framework for industrial policy
A proposal for a climate-linked extension of budgetary adjustment paths
A proposal to make the granting of fiscal leeway dependent on the achievement of green targets
Recommendations how to successfully speed-up green technologies whilst fostering socio-economic cohesion
Assessing the ability of EU economies to thrive in times of change