Vita

Lara Ahmann holds a Bachelor's degree in Cultural and Economic Sciences from the University of Halle-Wittenberg and a Master's degree in Environmental Systems and Resource Management from the University of Osnabrück. Since October 2017 she is a researcher at GWS in the division of Energy and Climate.

She was already involved in projects on climate change adaptation, bioeconomy and energy efficiency and contributed her systems science expertise. In interdisciplinary teams she evaluated different policy options and instruments. With the models PANTA RHEI and GINFORS-E she works on macroeconometric modelling and future projections.

Research Interests

Sustainable consumption and production

Macroeconometric modelling

Scenario analysis

Publications of Lara Ahmann

Többen, J., Distelkamp, M., Stöver, B., Reuschel, S., Ahmann, L. & Lutz, C. (2022): Global Land Use Impacts of Bioeconomy: An Econometric Input-Output Approach. Sustainability 14(4), 1976, DOI: 10.3390/su14041976.
Ahmann, L., Banning, M. & Lutz, C. (2022): Modeling rebound effects and counteracting policies for German industries. Ecological Economics 197, 107432, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107432.
Kern, F., Peuckert, J., Lange, S., Ahmann, L., Banning, M. & Lutz, C. (2022): Designing effective and acceptable policy mixes for energy transitions: Countering rebound effects in German industry. Energy Research & Social Science, 90, 102680, doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102680.
Kern, F., Peuckert, J., Lange, S., Berner, A., Lutz, C., Banning, M. & Ahmann, L. (2021): Effizienzpolitik muss Reboundeffekte eindämmen, um Klimaziele zu erreichen. ReCap Policy Brief 2, Berlin.
Berner, A., Lutz, C., Ahmann, L. & Banning, M. (2021): Rebound-Effekte in Unternehmen. Zum Zusammenspiel von Rebound-Effekten und Effizienzpolitik im industriellen Sektor. ReCap Policy Brief 3, Berlin.
Ahmann, L., Lutz, C., Kern, F., Lange, S. & Peuckert, J. (2020): Policy Maßnahmensets zur Eindämmung makroökonomischer Rebound-Effekte. ReCap Policy Brief 1, Berlin.
Lehr, U., Flaute, M., Ahmann, L., Nieters, A., Hirschfeld, J., Welling, M., Wolff, C., Gall, A., Kersting, J., Mahlbacher, M. & von Möllendorff, Ch. (2020): Vertiefte ökonomische Analyse einzelner Politikinstrumente und Maßnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel. Abschlussbericht. UBA Climate Change 43/2020, Dessau-Roßlau.
Ahmann, L., Lutz, C. & Banning, M. (2020): Zusammenstellung vorläufiger Modellierungsergebnisse der Politikmaßnahmensets zur Vermeidung makroökonomischer Rebounds. ReCap Arbeitsbericht 3, Osnabrück.
Ahmann, L., Lutz, C., Distelkamp, M. & Flaute, M. (2019): Socio-economic dimensions of the Bioeconomy – Selected findings for trends in the recent past. GWS Discussion Paper 2019/2, Osnabrück.
Lutz, C., Flaute, M., Ahmann, L. & Banning, M. (2019): How to catch the rebound effect in interindustry modelling. IIOA Conference Paper, Glasgow.