C. von Hirschhausen

Technology University of Dresden

Prof. Christian von Hirschhausen is Professor of Energy Economics and Public Sector Management at Dresden University of Technology and Research Professor at DIW Berlin. He is the scientific director of several research programs that cover a wide range of research in energy and related fields. Prof. von Hirschhausen has strong research background in industrial and infrastructure economics, with a focus on energy economics. While his earlier research dealt with the Eastern European economies and their transformation, he later turned to the analysis of the energy sectors in these countries. As Eastern Europe and especially the countries of the former Soviet Union are important suppliers of fossil fuels (mainly oil and natural gas) to Western Europe, Prof. Hirschhausen's work includes economic analyses of the geopolitical situation, of regulation, of security of supply, and of related risk management issues. He has also worked on quantitative research on European and international natural gas markets, applying econometric methods to price and contract data. Furthermore, Prof. Hirschhausen has a strong research focus on participating in the development of simulation models for the European natural gas market and the European electricity market as well as for global coal and oil markets. Also, he works on issues on other regulated and non-regulated infrastructure sectors such as railways, highways, and public transport.
In addition, Christian von Hirschhausen is involved in research related consulting for industry and policy makers. He has strong experience in advising industry companies, federal and state ministries, amongst others on issues of the liberalization of electricity markets and of the liberalization of the railroad network.

Education
2002 Habilitation (venia legendi) in Economics, TU Berlin University of Technology
1995 PhD, Doctor in Industrial Economics, Ecole des Mines de Paris
1989 Diplom-Ingenieur (Industrial Engineering), TU Berlin University of Technology
1988 M.A. (Economics), University of Colorado at Boulder

Professional Experience
Current: Chair of Energy Economics and Public Sector Management, Dresden
University of Technology (since 2004)
Research Professor, DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research)(since 2005)
Associate Faculty/Visiting Researcher, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CEEPR) (since 2006)
Member of the European Energy Institute (EEI), Leuven/Brussels
2002-2004 Visiting Professor, TU Berlin University of Technology, Workgroup for Infrastructure Policy
1997-2004 Research Associate, DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research)
1995-2001 Member of the German Group of Advisors to the Government of Ukraine
1990-1995 Research Associate and Consultant, CERNA Centre for Industrial Economics, Paris School of Mines 1988 Research Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder

Languages
German, English, French (fluid in spoken and written)
Spanish and Russian (basic notions)