Prof. Dr. Thomas Kopp
 | Position: | Jun.-Professsor for Economics and Didactics |
| Head of board at Common Future e.V. | ||
| Address: | Kohlbettstraße 17 57072 Siegen | |
| Office: | Charlotte-Leubuscher-Haus US-G210 | |
| Telephone: | +49 (0)271 740 - 3588 | |
| Fax: | +49 (0)271 740 - 3143 | |
| E-Mail: | thomas.kopp@uni-siegen.de |
Research areas
- Agricultural Economics
- Development Economics
- Ecological Economics
- Economics of International Trade
- Industrial Organization
- Econometrics
Positions
- Since 05/2020: Junior Professor - School of Economic Disciplines, University of Siegen, Germany, Economics and their didactics
- 02/2020 - 05/2020: Assistant professor - Faculty of Economics and Management, Free University of Bolzano (Italy), Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
- 10/2016 - 01/2020: Postdoctoral researcher - Chair of Agricultural Market Analysis, Göttingen University, Germany, Own DFG Project: “Behaviour under imperfect competition on markets for agricultural goods in economically less developed countries, exemplified with the rubber value chain”
- 02/2012 – 06/2015: Doctoral researcher - Chair of Agricultural Market Analysis, Göttingen University, Germany
Education
- 02/2012 – 06/2015 International Ph.D. Program for Agricultural Sciences (IPAG), Göttingen University, Germany
- 10/2009 – 09/2011 Master of Science: Agricultural Economics, Göttingen University, Germany
- 10/2006 – 09/2009 Bachelor of Arts: Area Studies of Asia / Africa. Focus region: East Africa, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
Selected Publications
- Kopp, T., Nabernegg, M., and Lange, S. (2023) "The net climate effect of digitalization, differentiating between firms and households." Energy Economics 12, p. 1-21. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140988323004395)
- Kopp, T. and Nabernegg, N. (2022) "Inequality and environmental impact?can the two be reduced jointly?." Ecological Economics 201 (2022): 1-25. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800922002518)
- Kopp, T. (2022) "When switching costs cause market power: Rubber processing in Indonesia", Agricultural Economics, 53.3, p. 481-495.
- Kopp, T. and Mishra, A. (2022) "Perishability and market power in Nepalese food crop production", Journal of Agricultural Economics, 73.2, p. 518-540.
- Kopp,T. and Sexton, R. (2021) "Farmers, Traders, and Processors: Buyer Market Power and Double Marginalization in Indonesia", American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 103.2, p. 543-568.
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Awards and Stipends
- 08/2023 Research Discovery Award of the European Association for Agricultural Economics (EAAE) for Kopp and Sexton (2021), published in the “American Journal of Agricultural Economics”
- 10/2022 Dr. Wolfgang Dieter Lange Science Award 2022 by the Association for the Promotion of the School of Economic Disciplines at University of Siegen e.V. for Kopp and Sexton (2021), published in the “American Journal for Agricultural Economics”
- 10/2020 Promotional Award for Young Academics 2021 by the Association for the Promotion of the School of Economic Disciplines at University of Siegen e.V. for Kopp and Salecker (2020), published in the “Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control”
- 07/2018 Emerald LiteratiAward for the best article in 2017 for Kopp and Brümmer (2017), published in “China Agricultural Economic Review”
- 09/2017 Guest lecturer at Jambi University, Indonesia (Erasmus+ Key Action 107, EU)
- 09/2010 – 02/2011 Exchange student at University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (ERASMUS)
- 05/2009 – 06/2009 Exchange student at Zanzibar State University, Tanzania (DAAD)
- 05/2008 – 09/2008 Internship at Commit to Partnership e.V. and Asmerade, Togo (DAAD)
- 10/2007 – 01/2008 Internship at Tanzania Youth Coalition in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (DAAD)
Consultation hours
- By appointment