Dr. Birgit Soete

Economist

• 1983-1989 studied Economics and Social Sciences at the University Dortmund
  
  
• 2003 PhD at the Technical University Berlin
  
  
• 1989-1990 head of the project "Wirtschaft/Arbeiten im Park" at the Internationale Bauausstellung Emscher Park, City Council of Dortmund
  
  
• 1993-1994 research associate at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW)
  
  
• 1994-1999 research associate at the Free University of Berlin, Institute for Economic Policy and Ecomomic History
  
  
• 2000-2001 research associate and project coordiator of the project GLOWA-Elbe at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
  
  
• 2001-2006 research associate at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Department Innovation, Industry, Services
  
  
• Since 2007 Fellow of the IÖW
  
  
• February 2008-April 2009: political advisor of the Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group
  
  
• Since May 2009: research analyst, economics
  German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)

Key issues

Innovation and technology policy, Regional economics and global environmental problems