Lutz SAGER

Assistant Professor
department: Economics
Campus de Cergy
Environmental Economics – Microeconomics & Game Theory – Sustainable development
Career
Biography

Lutz Sager is Assistant Professor in the Economics Department of ESSEC. He is an environmental economist who studies the costs of and solutions to climate change and air pollution. His work highlights distributional considerations, looking for policy instruments that are both effective and equitable. Before joining ESSEC, Dr. Sager was Assistant Professor at Georgetown University. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and a Research Fellow of the CESifo Network. His work has been published in leading academic journals, featured in media outlet worldwide (e.g. Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times), as well as referenced by governments and international organizations.

Diplomas

  • 2019: PhD, Environmental Economics (London School of Economics United Kingdom)
  • 2013: Master of Philosophy, Economics (University of Oxford United Kingdom)
  • 2011: Bachelor, Economics (Université de Saint-Gall Switzerland)
Career
Full-time academic appointments
    • 2024 – Now : Assistant Professor (ESSEC Business School France)
    • 2019 – 2024 : Assistant Professor (Georgetown University United States of America)
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