Thiemo Fetzer

Thiemo Fetzer is a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick and the University of Bonn, with affiliations as an Academic Visitor at the Bank of England, an Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Fellow at the National Institute for Social and Economic Research (NIESR). His work bridges economic policy, climate crisis mitigation, and institutional resilience, with significant policy engagement in G20 countries.

• Education: B.Sc. in Management and Economics from Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg; M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Fetzer's research focuses on the political economy of climate action, including energy crisis responses, institutional reform, and the socioeconomic impacts of climate change. He explores state capacity through information processing, analyzing how institutional limitations shape policy choices during crises. His Brexit-related work examines austerity's role in political outcomes, regional economic costs, and post-Brexit institutional challenges.

Key article trends include climate policy evaluation (2022-2024), institutional resilience (2015-2021), and political economy of Brexit (2017-2019). His work connects climate economics with media coverage analysis, policy targeting, and conflict resolution, often employing empirical frameworks and open science repositories.

• Scientific Awards:
  • European Research Council Starting Grant (2022)

Fetzer advises policymakers on industrial policy and institutional reform, emphasizing the UK's role in global climate cooperation. His ERC-funded research on media and geopolitics faced administrative challenges post-Brexit, prompting personal reflections on institutional trust and academic mobility. He advocates for transnational scientific collaboration to address global crises.