Sophie M. Behr

Sophie M. Behr

Ph.D. Student
Climate Policy Department

Contact

+49 30 89789 - 611

Sophie M. Behr joined the DIW Berlin Graduate Center as a PhD candidate in October 2021. Her research interests lie in environmental and energy economics and climate policy, with a particular focus on building sector darbonization and its distributional implications, circular economy and carbon pricing. Sophie holds a BSc in Economics from the Leuphana University of Lüneburg and a MSc in Economics from the University of Hamburg and spent parts of her studies at the University of Bologna, Italy. During her studies, Sophie worked as a research assistant at the University of Hamburg as well as for an academic journal.

Publications

DIW Wochenbericht 49 / 2025

Fernwärme hat sich seit dem Vorkrisenjahr 2021 weniger verteuert als Gas und Heizöl: Interview

2025| Sophie M. Behr, Erich Wittenberg
DIW Discussion Papers 2119 / 2025

Prioritize to Decarbonize: Thermal Retrofits, Carbon Prices, and Energy Inequality

2025| Sophie M. Behr, Merve Kucuk, Maximilian Longmuir, Karsten Neuhoff
DIW Weekly Report 20/21 / 2025

Non-monetary Factors Were an Important Driver of Residential Energy Savings during the Energy Crisis

2025| Sophie M. Behr, Till Köveker
Externe Working Papers

Fuel Taxation and Environmental Externalities: Evidence from the World’s Largest Environmental Tax Reform

London: CEPR, 2025, 41, XXIX S.
(Discussion Paper Series / Center for Economic Policy Research ; 20453)
| Piero Basaglia, Sophie M. Behr, Moritz A. Drupp
Externe Working Papers

Fuel Taxation and Environmental Externalities: Evidence from the World’s Largest Environmental Tax Reform

München: CESifo, 2025, 41, XXIX S.
(CESifo Working Papers ; 11949)
| Piero Basaglia, Sophie M. Behr, Moritz A. Drupp
Externe Working Papers

Gemeinsam Gas einsparen: Warum die Bundesregierung weitere Empfehlungen der ExpertInnenkommission Gas und Wärme aufgreifen sollte?

Kiel: ZBW, 2023, 5 S. | Sophie M. Behr, Merve Kucuk, Karsten Neuhoff
Externe Working Papers

De-Fueling Externalities: Causal Effects of Fuel Taxation and Mediating Mechanisms for Reducing Climate and Pollution Costs

München: CESifo, 2023, 37 S.
(CESifo Working Papers ; 10508)
| Pier Basaglia, Sophie M. Behr, Moritz A. Drupp

Lectures

Vortrag

Prioritize to Decarbonize: Thermal Retrofits, Carbon Prices, and Energy

Sophie Behr
Zürich, Schweiz, 08.09.2025 - 10.09.2025
| Balancing Sustainability and Affordability in the Building Sector: 4th Workshop on Residential Housing Markets
Vortrag

Understanding Energy Savings in a Crisis: The Role of Prices and Non-monetary Factors

Sophie Behr, Till Köveker, Merve Kücük
Bordeaux, Frankreich, 25.08.2025 - 28.08.0205
| 40th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association: EEA 2025
Vortrag

Drivers of Residential Energy Savings during the 2022 Energy Crisis: The Role of Prices and Non-monetary Factors

Sophie Behr, Till Köveker, Merve Kücük
Bergen, Norwegen, 16.06.2025 - 19.06.2025
| 30th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists: EAERE 2025
Vortrag

Drivers of Residential Energy Savings during the 2022 Energy Crisis: The Role of Prices and Non-monetary Factors

Sophie Behr, Till Köveker, Merve Kücük
Mannheim, 15.05.2025 - 16.05.2025
| 13th Mannheim Conference on Energy and the Environment: MCEE 2025
Vortrag

Who Saved Energy and Why? Analysing Heterogeneous Energy Demand Responses in the Energy Price Crisis

Sophie Behr, Till Köveker, Merve Kücük
Florenz, Italien, 28.11.2024 - 29.11.2024
| Florence School of Regulation Climate Annual Conference 2024

Research Projects

Research Project

Drivers of residential energy use for heating and cooling and thermal retrofit decisions

Completed Project| Climate Policy, German Socio-Economic Panel study
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