Vita

Mark Meyer graduated in economics from the University of Bielefeld. With his major academic interests in empirical economics and statistics, he started working for GWS in 2008. As a member of the "Global Developments and Resources" division management, he is meanwhile responsible for the substantive and methodological development of the "Resources" subject at GWS.

At GWS, his work has become progressively focused on addressing circular economy transitions within planetary boundaries. Within respective research and development activities, Mark’s work is equally concerned with the monitoring of current developments of sustainability indicators of the 2030 Agenda (like, e.g., the material footprint, RMC) as well as with integrated sustainability assessments of medium- to long-term macroeconomic transformation pathways.

Given his longstanding thematic and methodological expertise in key action areas of transformation research, Mark is well-versed with status quo analysis, modeling, and assessment techniques as applied by key multinational institutions such as the International Resource Panel (IRP) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). His expertise in the application of econometric methods (also to non-resource economic research questions) is also reflected by scientific publications in AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, Empirical Economics, Organization Science, and Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, among others.

Research Interests

Decoupling and Resource Efficiency

Global Resource Use

Material Flow Analysis and Trade

Sustainable consumption and resource use

Macroeconometric model building

Input-output analysis

Sustainability indicators

Projects of Mark Meyer

Ressourceneffizienz und natürliche Ressourcen im internationalen Kontext II (Folgeprojekt)
Scientific support to current discussions on sustainable resource use – national, European and international level
Regional Economic Effects of the Expansion of the Rhine Valley Railway
SYMOBIO 2.0 – Consolidating Systemic Monitoring and Modelling of the Bioeconomy
Provision of consultancy services to create a climate vulnerability and risk assessment of the Maltese economy
Integrated Assessment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Transformation Pathways towards a Resource-Efficient and Greenhouse-Gas-Neutral Germany (FKZ 3721 31 101 0, ReFoPlan)
Clean Sky 2
Digitalisation and natural resources
Resource efficiency and natural resources in an international context
Ressourcenflüsse in Thüringen
UNCHAIN – UNpacking climate impact CHAINs. A new generation of action- and user-oriented climate change risk assessments
Models to analyse international interrelations of the EU ETS
Quantitative Assessments of Environmental Indicators
DownScaling CLImate imPACTs and decarbonisation pathways in EU islands and enhancing socioeconomic and non-market evaluation of Climate Change for Europe, for 2050 and beyond
SYMOBIO: Systemic Monitoring and modelling of the bioeconomy
Meeting the Paris Agreement and Supporting Sustainability - quantifying synergies and trade-offs
Improve the timeliness of environmental data and indicators, and their use for policy advice
Entwicklung von Vorschlägen zum Einsatz von ökonomischen Instrumenten zur Steigerung der Ressourceneffizienz in Deutschland und der EU
Modelle, Potenziale und Langfristszenarien für Ressourceneffizienz (SimRess)
Analysing the German Resource Policy (PolRess)
Policy Options for a Resource-Efficient Economy (POLFREE)
Choosing Efficient Combinations of Policy Instruments for Low-carbon development (CECILIA 2050)
Tool Supported Development for Regional Adaptation (ToPDAd)
Globally sustainable material prosperity standards
Future Internet Private Public Partnership
Macroeconomic Modelling of Sustainable Development and the Links between the Economy and the Environment (MacMod)
Die ökologischen und ökonomischen Wirkungen eines nachhaltigen Konsums in Deutschland
Customer segmentation based sales forecst
Use of Prodcom for Data Centres
Materialeffizienz und Ressourcenschonung (MaRess)

Publications of Mark Meyer

Milde, K., Klose, A., Böbel, M., Lückerath, D., Abraham, V., Kirchdorfer, R., Aigner, J., Albus, N., Meyer, M., Philippi, A., Haack, D. & Manstein, C. (2024): Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen. Analyse der Ressourcenintensität des digitalen Wandels in Deutschland. Umweltbundesamt Broschüren, Dessau-Roßlau.
Milde, K., Klose, A., Böbel, M., Lückerath, D., Abraham, V., Kirchdorfer, R., Aigner, J., Albus, N., Meyer, M., Philippi, A., Haack, D. & Manstein, C. (2024): Digitalisation and natural resources. Analysis of the resource intensity of the digital transformation in Germany. German Environment Agency Brochures, Dessau-Roßlau.
Abraham, V., Kirchdorfer, R., Albus, N., Aigner, J., Wirges, N., Milde, K., Klose, A., Böbel, M., Lückerath, D., Meyer, M., Distelkamp, M., Banning, M., Philippi, A., Haack, D., Risch, L. & Elsesser, P.-V. (2024): Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen. Analyse der Ressourcenintensität des digitalen Wandels in Deutschland. UBA TEXTE 114/2024, Dessau-Roßlau.
Rechlin, A., Langsdorf, S., Heni, Y., Hirschnitz-Garbers, M., Araujo, A., Hinzmann, M., Fuchs, G., Landgrebe-Trinkunaite, R., Bohushenko, A., Meyer, M. & Distelkamp, M. (2024): Ressourceneffizienz und natürliche Ressourcen im internationalen Kontext. Entwicklungslinien der Ressourcenpolitik mit Schwerpunkt auf Ressourcenschonung und Ressourceneffizienz. Umweltbundesamt, Texte 53/2024, Dessau-Roßlau.
Ulrich, P., Purzer, B., Krinitz, J., Meyer, M., Többen, J., Becker, L. & Strauß, P. (2023): Regionalökonomische, verkehrliche und umweltpolitische Effekte des Ausbaus der Rheintalbahn. GWS Research Report 2023/02, Osnabrück.
Meyer, M. & Best, A. (2022): 50 years 'Limits to Growth' – where are we now, where should we go? Background paper for the European Resource Forum 2022, Berlin.
Vrontisi, Z., Charalampidis, I., Lehr, U., Meyer, M., Paroussos, L., Lutz, C., Lam-González, Y. E., Arabadzhyan, A., González Hernández, M. M. & León, C. J. (2022): Macroeconomic impacts of climate change on the Blue Economy sectors of southern European islands. Climatic Change 170, 27, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-022-03310-5.
León, C. J., Lam-González, Y. E., González Hernández, M. M., García, C., de León Ledesma, J., Lehr, U., Lutz, C., Ahlert, G., Meyer, M. & et al. (2021): Downscaling climate change impacts, socio-economic implications and alternative adaptation pathways for islands and outermost regions. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5141549, McGraw-Hill, Madrid.
Meyer, M., Löschel, A. & Lutz, C. (2021): Carbon price dynamics in ambitious climate mitigation scenarios: an analysis based on the IAMC 1.5°C Scenario Explorer. Environmental Research Communications, 3(8), doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ac02ad.
Meyer, M., Lutz, C. & Distelkamp, M. (2021): Globale Fußabdrücke der Umweltinanspruchnahme – aktuelle Methoden und Datensätze. GWS Discussion Paper 2021/3, Osnabrück.
Meyer, M. (2019): Quantitative Bewertung von Umweltindikatoren. Sachverständigengutachten. UBA Texte 37/2019, Dessau-Roßlau.
Lutz, C., Becker, L., Meyer, M., Nieters, A., Distelkamp, M., Flaute, M. & Lehr, U. (2019): Aktualität von Umweltdaten und Indikatoren erhöhen und die Nutzung für die Politikberatung verbessern. UBA Texte 75/2019, Dessau-Roßlau.
Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2019): Pathways to a Resource-Efficient and Low-Carbon Europe. Ecological Economics 155, pp. 88–104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.07.014.
Frank-Stocker, A., Distelkamp, M., Meyer, M. & Hinterberger, F. (2018): Analysis of the global meetPASS Mitigation Scenario. meetPASS: meeting the Paris Agreement and Supporting Sustainability – Working Paper No. 4, Wien.
Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2018): Langfristszenarien und Potenziale zur Ressourceneffizienz in Deutschland im globalen Kontext – quantitative Abschätzungen mit dem Modell GINFORS. Modelle, Potentiale und Langfristszenarien für Ressourceneffizienz (SimRess) – Bericht 2. UBA Texte 50/2018, Dessau-Roßlau
Hirschnitz-Garbers, M., Distelkamp, M., Meyer, M., Koca, D. & Sverdrup, H. (2018): Potentiale und Kernergebnisse der Simulationen von Ressourcenschonung(spolitik). Endbericht des Projekts "Modelle, Potentiale und Langfristszenarien für Ressourceneffizienz" (Sim-Ress). Umweltbundesamt Texte 48/2018, Dessau.
Meyer, M., Distelkamp, M. & Hirschnitz-Garbers, M. (2018): Contemporary Resource Policy and Decoupling Trends – Lessons Learnt from Integrated Model-Based Assessments. Sustainability 10(6), 1858, DOI: 10.3390/su10061858.
Ahlert, G., Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2018): Foresight and scenarios: modelling practices and resource nexus assessment. In: Bleischwitz, R., Hoff, H., Spataru, C., Van der Voet, E. & VanDeveer, S. D. (eds.): Routledge Handbook of the Resource Nexus , pp. 207–219.
Meyer, M. & Distelkamp, M. (2017): Simulation von Ressourcenschonungspolitik mit GINFORS im SimRess-Projekt: Systemgrenzen, Modellinteraktion, Indikatoren und Baseline-Ergebnisse. In: Umweltbundesamt (Hrsg.): Sicherung der Konsistenz und Harmonisierung von Annahmen bei der kombinierten Modellierung von Ressourceninanspruchnahme und Treibhausgasemissionen. Dokumentationen 4/2017, S. 72–82, Dessau-Roßlau.
Distelkamp, M., Meyer, B. & Meyer, M. (2017): On the Road to a Resource Efficient Europe: Recent Findings from POLFREE Research. , In: Ludwig, C. & Matasci, C. (eds.): Boosting Resource Productivity by Adopting the Circular Economy, pp. 26-35.
Ahlert, G., Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2017): Structures of a welfare-oriented sustainable impact assessment model and practical implementation experiences. , In: Diemer A., Dierickx, F., Gladkyh, G., Morales, M.E., Parrique, T. & Torres, J. (eds.): Europe and Sustainable Developement, Challenges and Prospects, Editions Oeconomia, pp. 23-44.
Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2016): Quantitative Assessment of Pathways to a Resource-Efficient and Low-Carbon Europe. GWS Discussion Paper 2016/10, Osnabrück.
Ahlert, G., Hohmann, F., Meyer, M., Lettenmeier, M., Liedtke, C., Steger, S. & (2016): Interactive analysis of individual consumption patterns with regard to raw-material availability: The web tool 'My Raw Material World'. GWS Discussion Paper 2016/2, Osnabrück.
Ahlert, G., Hohmann, F., Meyer, M., Buhl, J., Greiff, K., Lettenmeier, M., Liedtke, C., Schipperges, M., Steger, S. & Teubler, J. (2015): Global nachhaltige materielle Wohlstandsniveaus – Analyse und Veranschaulichung global nachhaltiger materieller Versorgungsgrade auf der Ebene von Haushalten. Umweltbundesamt, Texte 99/2015. Abschlussbericht für FKZ 3711 14 105 , Dessau.
Meyer, M., Jacob, K., Werland, S., Graaf, L., Hirschnitz-Garbers, M., Langsdorf, S., Hinzmann, M., Bergmann, D., Lehr, T., Scholl, G., Schulze, F., Hermann, A., Keimeyer, F., Bringezu, S., Bahn-Walkowiak, B. & Wilts, H. (2015): Innovationsorientierte Ressourcenpolitik in planetaren Grenzen. Endbericht des Projekts Ressourcenpolitik: Analyse der ressourcenpolitischen Debatte und Entwicklung von Politikoptionen (PolRess). , DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4977.3845.
Meyer, M. (2015): Simulationsstudien der Potenziale von Gütersteuern zur Reduktion der internationalen Ressourceninanspruchnahme. Vertiefungsanalyse 3 im Projekt Ressourcenpolitik: Analyse der ressourcenpolitischen Debatte und Entwicklung von Politikoptionen (PolRess), , Osnabrück.
Meyer, M. (2015): Simulationsergebnisse: Entwicklung der Rohstoffnutzung in Deutschland unter verschiedenen Rahmenbedingungen sowie Betrachtung der ökonomischen und ökologischen Effekte ausgewählter Handlungsansätze. Arbeitspapier 3.4 im Projekt Ressourcenpolitik: Analyse der ressourcenpolitischen Debatte und Entwicklung von Politikoptionen (PolRess), , Osnabrück.
Meyer, M., Meyer, B. & (2015): Dokumentation des Analyserahmens: Modellstruktur, Baselineannahmen und Implementation der Maßnahmen. Arbeitspapier 3.3 im Projekt Ressourcenpolitik: Analyse der ressourcenpolitischen Debatte und Entwicklung von Politikoptionen (PolRess), , Osnabrück.
Werland, S., Meyer, M., Graaf, L., Jacob, K., Bringezu, S., Bahn-Walkowiak, B., Hirschnitz-Garbers, M. & Schulze, F. (2015): Nexus Ressourceneffizienz und Energiewende. Eine Analyse der Wechselwirkungen, , Berlin.
Aaheim, A., Meyer, B., Ahlert, G., Meyer, M., Orlov, A. & Heyndrickx, C. (2015): Integration of top-down and bottom-up analyses of adaptation to climate change in Europe – the cases of energy, transport and health. European Community's 7th Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 308620 (Project ToPDAd), Deliverable D3.4 , Oslo.
Meyer, B., Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2014): Macroeconomic routes to 2050. CECILIA2050 WP3 Deliverable 3.3, , Osnabrück.
Ahlert, G., Meyer, B. & Meyer, M. (2014): Assessment of environmental impacts under alternative adaptation measures. European Community's 7th Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 308620 (Project ToPDAd), Deliverable D3.3, , Osnabrück.
Moliterno, T. P., Meyer, M., Beck, N. & Beckman, C. M. (2014): Knowing Your Place: Social Performance Feedback in Good Times and Bad Times. Organizations Science 25(6), pp. 1684–1702. DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2014.0923.
Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2014): Report about resource reduction cost curves for material consumption in different MS and sectors. , POLFREE Deliverable 1.4, Osnabrück.
Meyer, B., Ahlert, G. & Meyer, M. (2014): Assessment of environmental impacts under attemativeadaptation measures. , European Community's 7th Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 308620 (Project ToPDAd), Deliverable 3.3, Helsinki.
Beck, N. & Meyer, M. (2014): In Urgent Need of Change? Within-Season Coach Dismissals, Regression-to-the-Mean, and Performance of Soccer Teams. , In: Budzinski, O. & Feddersen, A. (eds.): Contemporary Research in Sports Economics. Proceedings of the 5th ESEA Conference, pp. 117-146.
Ahlert, G. & Meyer, M. (2014): Global nachhaltige materielle Wohlstandsniveaus (Poster-Präsentation). , Nationales und Europäisches Ressourcen-Forum am 12./13.11.2014, Berlin.
Meyer, M., Meyer, B. & Distelkamp, M. (2013): Handlungsbedarf bei der Modellierung des Ressourcenverbrauchs – Empirischer Befund und Methodische Anmerkungen. PolRess Arbeitspapier 3.2 im Projekt Ressourcenpolitik: Analyse der ressourcenpolitischen Debatte und Entwicklung von Politikoptionen (PolRess), , Osnabrück.
Meyer, B., Ahlert, G., Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2013): Macroeconomic Modelling of the Global Economy-Energy-Environment Nexus – an Overview of Recent Advancements of the Dynamic Simulation Model GINFORS. GWS Discussion Paper 13/5, Osnabrück.
Meyer, B. & Meyer, M. (2013): Impact of the current economic instruments on economic activity. Understanding the Existing Climate Policy Mix. , Report on Task 2.6 of CECILIA2050, project funded under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme, Osnabrück.
Bahn-Walkowiak, B., Distelkamp, M., Meyer, M. & Bleischwitz, R. (2012): Taxing construction minerals: a contribution to a resource-efficient Europe. , Mineral Economics. 25(1), pp. 29-43, ISSN: 2191-2211. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s13563-012-0018-9.
Bleischwitz, R., Meyer, B., Distelkamp, M., Meyer, M., Giljum, S., Acosta, J., Pirgmaier, E., Schütz, H. & Ritsche, D. (2012): Wirtschaftliches Wachstum mit weniger Ressourcennutzung – die absolute Entkopplung ist möglich. , Ökologisches Wirtschaften 2/2012, S. 30-33.
Meyer, B., Distelkamp, M. & Meyer, M. (2012): Modeling green growth and resource efficiency: new results. , Mineral Economics, 24(2), pp. 145-154.
Beck, N. & Meyer, M. (2012): Modeling team performance. Theoretical and empirical annotations on the analysis of football data. Empirical Economics 43(1), pp. 335–356.
Distelkamp, M., Meyer, B. & Meyer, M. (2010): Quantitative und qualitative Analyse der ökonomischen Effekte einer forcierten Ressourceneffizienzstrategie. , Kurzfassung der Ergebnisse des Arbeitspakets 5 des Projekts „Materialeffizienz und Ressourcenschonung“ (MaRess), Ressourceneffizienz Paper 5.2, ISSN 1867-0237, Wuppertal.
Meyer, B., Meyer, M. & Meyer zu Holte, I. (2010): Die ökologischen und ökonomischen Wirkungen eines nachhaltigeren Konsums in Deutschland. , Studienreihe Mut zur Nachhaltigkeit, Heft Nr. 1, Nonnweiler.
Jenseit, W., Ahlert, G., Meyer, M. & Hünecke, K. (2009): Use of Prodcom for the Data Centres. , Final Report, Eurostat Contract-No.: 71401.2007.011-2007.802, Darmstadt.
Maringer, Dietmar G. & Meyer, M. (2008): Smooth Transition Autoregressive Models – New Approaches to the Model Selection Problem. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics 12(1), Article 5, De Gruyter, pp. 1–21.
Meyer, M. & Winker, P. (2005): Using HP Filtered Data for Econometric Analysis: Some Evidence from Monte Carlo Simulations. Allgemeines Statistisches Archiv, Vol. 89 No 3, pp. 301–318.