Angela Köppl

Angela Köppl is a Senior Economist at the Vienna Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) since 1992, specializing in the research group 'Climate, Environmental, and Resource Economics.' Her key research areas include climate change, energy system restructuring, economic instruments for climate policy (e.g., eco-taxes, emissions trading), and Austrian/EU energy and climate policy. She has held leadership roles, including twice serving as Deputy Head of WIFO, overseeing scientific coordination. She earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Vienna in 1991 and conducted a research stay at MIT in 2002. She contributed to founding the Climate Change Center Austria (CCCA) and served as Vice President of the Austrian Chapter of the Club of Rome until 2023.

• Education: PhD in Economics, University of Vienna (1991); Research Associate, Institute for Advanced Studies (1987–1992).
• Recent Projects: Leading projects on Austria's building materials industry (e.g., 'ReConstruct Fortführung 2024') and co-leading studies on environmental policy instruments (e.g., eco-taxes).
• Presentations: Recent talks include discussions on economic competitiveness in climate transformation (2025), post-election energy policy (2024), and climate dialogues (2024).

Her work emphasizes evidence-based policy analysis, with contributions to WIFO's monthly reports, working papers, and economic forecasts. She collaborates with Austrian government ministries and industry associations.