Prof. Dr. Heike Wetzel

Chairholder

Phone: +49 561 804-7750
E-Mail: heike.wetzel[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

 

Visitor's address: Untere Königsstraße 71, 34117 Kassel

Postal address: Nora-Platiel-Str. 4, 34109 Kassel

Research interests

Energy Economics, Environmental economics, Behavioral Economics

Working Experience

Since 2020

Professor for Applied Microeconomics and Empirical Energy Economics, Institute of Economics, University of Kassel

 

Since 2014

Senior Fellow at the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)

 

2014-2020

Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessor) for Energy Economics, Institute of Economics, University of Kassel

 

2014-2016

Scientific Director ‘Decentralised Energy Markets’, IdE Institute for Decentralised Energy Technologies, Kassel   

 

2009-2014

Post-doctoral Researcher at the Chair of Energy Economics, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne

Affiliated Researcher at the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)

 

2003-2009

Research Assistant at the Chair of Economic Policy, Institute of Economics, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

 

2001-2003                

Student Assistant at the Chair of Economic Policy, Institute of Economics, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

 

 

Education

2004-2008                

Dr. rer. pol., Leuphana University Lüneburg:

European Railway Deregulation: Essays on Efficiency and Productivity of European Railways (Doctor thesis)

1999-2003

Diploma in Business Administration, Leuphana University Lüneburg

1997-1999

Banker, Hamburger Sparkasse

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Articles in professional journals and contributions to edited volumes

Studies and project reports

Working papers

Work-in-Progress

  • Bender, J., Fait, L., Wetzel, H. (2022), Acceptance of demand-side flexibility in the residential heating sector – Evidence from a stated choice experiment in Germany [Arbeitstitel].
  • Von Loessl, V., Bühren, C., Frank, B., Wetzel, H., Wiederhold, E. (2021), Would you lie about your mother’s birthday? A new online dishonesty experiment [Working title].
  • Shehzadi, A., Wetzel, H. (2021), Firm Self-Generation Decision and Outage Losses: Evidence from Emerging and Developing Asian Countries [Working title].
  • Färe, R., Grosskopf, S., Hayes, K. Weber, W.L., Wetzel, H. (2021), Estimations and Application of Lerner Type Indexes for the Public Sector [Working title].
  • Fait, L., Wetzel, H. (2022), Value of greenhouse gas emission reduction in the EU [Working title].
  • Günther, N., von Loessl, V., Wetzel, H., Wilkens, I. (2021), Regional Value Added: How Well Placed Investments in Renewable Energy Sources Can Benefit a Whole Region: An Empirical Application to the Wind Industry [Working title].
  • Gödecke, D., Wetzel, H. (2021), Theatre Demand and Government Subsidies: An Analysis of German Public Theatres [Working title].
  • Feine, G., Wetzel, H. (2021), Using stated choice data to assess acceptance for provider-controlled battery storage [Working title].

  • Gutsche, G., Möller, S., Wetzel, H. (2021), Personality trades? An empirical analysis of individual personality traits and investment behavior [Working title].
  • Fait, L., Krüger, J.J., Tarach, M., and Wetzel, H. (2022), Acceptance of demand-side flexibility in the residential heating sector – Evidence from a stated choice experiment in Germany [Arbeitstitel].