Sebastian Rausch

Research Interests:
Dr. Rausch's research focuses on environmental economics and public economics. Much of his work focuses on the economics of climate change using computable general equilibrium models. He developed MIT CS3's USREP (U.S. Regional Energy Policy) model, which is a multi-region multi-sector multi-household dynamic general equilibrium model of the U.S. economy.

Biographical Statement:
Sebastian Rausch relocated to ETH Zurich in mid-2012 to become an Assistant Professor after several years with the MIT Joint Program as a Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Associate (2008-2012). From 2011-2012 he was project director and lead modeler for MIT's US Regional Energy Policy (USREP) Model Project. His research focuses on applied policy analysis using computable general equilibrium modeling in the areas of energy, environmental and climate economics, public finance, and international trade. Recent work involves developing a regional economic-energy model for the U.S. to assess the implications of U.S. climate and energy policy. Rausch received a BA and MA in economics from the University of Bonn, and a PhD in economics from the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Ruhr Graduate School in Economics, Germany.