How can we measure welfare and quality of life?
Why is your field of study important?
My research deals with society’s biggest problems: climate change and covid-19. As an environmental economist I focus on improving the design of effective emission regulation.
Currently, however, I study the societal impact of the covid-19 pandemic and infection prevention measures. Although Covid-19 is not an environmental problem, there are many similarities between the two.
Both are related to negative effects from our behavior, either because we spread disease through the way we engage with each other, or because we emit climate gases through the way we work, live and spend our money. Likewise, both have a negative effect on society and our way of living.