Lieven Hofmann

Former Research Assistant

Personal Profile

Focus

Lieven worked on EU macroeconomic policy at ZOE, with a particular focus on fiscal policy. He is interested in understanding how EU member states can incorporate incentives in state aid to align private profitability with broader public goals. Amongst other things, Lieven explored how social and environmental conditionalities can be attached to state aid – without creating unnecessary bureaucratic burden. Besides his applied research in transformational Industrial Policy, Lieven supported ZOE’s work on ecological macroeconomic modelling and policy assessment in the Horizon Europe project MAPS.

Background

Before joining ZOE in November 2024, Lieven worked for the nexus Institute for cooperation management and interdisciplinary research in Berlin, where he assisted in co-creative events such as Berlin’s Climate Citizen Council. Prior to that, Lieven worked as a research assistent at the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP).

Lieven studied Philosophy, Politics & Economics (Bayreuth, Groningen) and Ecological Economics (Leeds). During his studies, he focused on political philosophy, input-output analysis, postgrowth economics, and exergy economics. Lieven is deeply inspired by the work of Amartya Sen, Tim Jackson, Kate Raworth, and Malte Faber.

Associated projects

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MAPS

Broadening the range of policies and models to help achieve wellbeing for all within planetary boundaries

Associated publications

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Strategic use of European Preference Criteria

A framework for supporting EU prosperity and social cohesion with 'Made in EU' criteria

Progress Over Promises

Rethinking direct public support: the Progress-Dependent Principle (PDP)

Framing Competitiveness

Research-based recommendations for communicating at the EU level