Raphael Kaufmann
Former Junior Economist and Project Manager
Personal Profile
Focus
Raphael worked as a Junior Economist at ZOE Institute, focussing on Beyond GDP and economic resilience. His scientific interests lie in the field post-growth economics, growth dependence, political economy, and sustainable welfare.
Background
Raphael holds a bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics and Social Sciences as well as a master’s degree in Socio-ecological Economics and Policy from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. In his master’s thesis, Raphael analysed the growth dependence of the Austrian welfare state. Moreover, Raphael has published articles on working time reduction and the Green New Deal. Before joining ZOE, Raphael worked as an intern for AK EUROPA, the Brussels Office of the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour.
Broadening the range of policies and models to help achieve wellbeing for all within planetary boundaries
Establishing a science-policy interface to improve indicators and models on sustainable and inclusive wellbeing
Accelerating systemic change towards a wellbeing-, inclusion- and sustainability-centered new economic paradigm
Measuring what counts: mainstreaming wellbeing and sustainability in policymaking
Which instruments and processes can help EU policy to focus on social and environmental objectives?
Consolidation of the measurement of sustainable and inclusive wellbeing
Detailed proposals for a new Executive Vice President to embed long-term thinking
How to steer the EU towards wellbeing for all, now and in the future
Re-directing public policy away from economic growth towards sustainable and inclusive wellbeing
Assessing the EU's economic resilience in the era of the Recovery & Resilience Facility
Our priorities for a new Commissioner to embed long-term thinking
Evaluating their theoretical and methodological strengths and weaknesses
Technical and governance levers out of the institutional GDP lock-in
Guiding economic policy through a social-ecological transition