Dr. Michael Jakob is a Fellow with the Task Force Public Economics. His research interests include:

• Climate policy, especially in developing countries
• Economic growth and welfare
• Sustainable Development Goals
• Political Economy of Climate Policy
• Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform

Before joining MCC, Dr. Michael Jakob spent more than five years as a PhD student and postdoc researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He holds a PhD in economics from the Technical University of Berlin and has obtained degrees in physics, economics, and international relations from universitites in Munich, St. Gallen, and Geneva.