Loïc Berger

Researcher & Professor in Economics

Intro

What I am all about.

I am a researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS - LEM, UMR 9221) and Professor in Economics at IESEG School of Management (Lille & Paris). I am the director of the iRisk research center on risk and uncertainty. I am also an associate researcher at the European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE) and the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC).

My general field of research interest is the economics of risk and uncertainty. My research consists of studying the way economic agents (individuals, organizations, or policymakers) make their decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the effects uncertainty has on welfare. This field is broadly defined and makes forays into microeconomics as well as macroeconomics, but I am particularly interested in the policy applications within the fields of environmental and health economics.

When my two kids leave me some time, I love to travel, especially by bike, to discover new countries. Some of my previous trips include Santiago-Lima (3500km through the Andes), Mongolian steppes (600km), and Cuba (750km).

Selected
publications

Three layers of uncertainty

(with I. Aydogan, V. Bosetti, & N. Liu)

Journal of the European Economic Association (2023)

https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvad008

Rational policymaking during a pandemic

(with N. Berger, V. Bosetti, I. Gilboa, L.P. Hansen, C. Jarvis, M. Marinacci, & R.D. Smith)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2012704118

Risk, ambiguity, and the value of diversification

(with L. Eeckhoudt)

Management Science (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3823

Are policymakers ambiguity averse?

(with V. Bosetti)

Economic Journal (2020)

https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uez051

Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in energy-exporting regions

(with J. Jewell et al.)

Nature (2018)

http://doi.org/10.1038/nature25467

Managing Catastrophic Climate Risks Under Model Uncertainty Aversion

(with J. Emmerling & M. Tavoni)

Management Science (2017)

https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2365

Awards

Happy times!

Early Career Scholarly Achievement 2022

Award from the American Risk and Insurance Association to honor the distinguished achievement of Risk Management and Insurance scholars who are within 10 years of award of the Ph.D. degree.


Finalist of INFORMS Publication Award 2019

Finalist of the INFORMS Decision Analysis Publication Award for the paper “Managing the Risks of Catastrophic Climate Change under Model Uncertainty Aversion”


FEEM Best Paper Presentation 2014

Award received for the presentation “Managing the Risks of Catastrophic Climate Change under Model Uncertainty Aversion”.

Projects

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33%

Capable

HEU project - Climate Policy Acceptability Economic Framework

75%

Endura

ANR project - Environmental Decisions under Risk and Ambiguity

80%

Ibebacc

I-SITE project - Identifying BEhavioral BArriers to tackling Climate Change: Myopia, Uncertainty or Collective Action?

100%

Risico

ERC project (PI: V. Bosetti) - RISk and uncertainty in developing and Implementing Climate change policies.

100%

Clam

Regional project - Climate Ambiguity

100%

Induced

ANR project - INtegrating Deep Uncertainty in Climate changE moDelling

Experience

Yes. I've been around.
2019 – Present

CNRS

Researcher

Lille, FR

I’m a researcher at CNRS, affiliated with the joint research unit Lille Economics and Management (UMR 9221). I am also the coordinator of a team of researchers with a common interest in ‘risks’ within the unit.

2020 – Present

iRisk

Director

Lille, FR

I am the director and founder of iRisk, the IESEG Research Center on Risk and Uncertainty. The research developed at iRisk goes from theoretical contributions to applications discussing concrete issues. Ultimately the objective of iRisk is to better understand and improve decisions about environmental, health, wealth, and other risks.

2016 – Present

IESEG School of Management

Professor

Lille, FR

I teach environmental economics and climate change at IESEG School of Management. I also supervise the work of Master students, PhDs, and Postdocs.

2018 – Present

RFF-CMCC

Affiliated Scientist

Milan, IT

I am associated with the European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE) and Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) and participate in the research activities of an interdisciplinary research group with competences in applied economics, behavioural, computational and environmental science.

Education

Where it all started
2021

HDR

Univ. Lille, FR

I obtained my HDR (accreditation to supervise research) in 2021. It is the highest university degree awarded in France. It acknowledges the aptitude to master a research strategy and the ability to supervise young researchers.

2008 – 2012

PhD in Economics

Toulouse School of Economics, FR

I received my Ph.D from the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). My dissertation is entitled “Essays on the Economics of Risk and Uncertainty”.

2007 – 2009

Research Master in Economics

Univ. libre de Bruxelles, BE

I completed a research master in Economics at the European Center European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES). I then obtained my doctoral training certificate by taking PhD courses from various universities across Europe, among which Pompeu Fabra, Toulouse School of Economics, Université Catholique de Louvain, and Université libre de Bruxelles.

TEACHING

Inspire, connect, and transform

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS & CLIMATE CHANGE

This course is an introduction to an economic and policy perspective on the nature of environmental problems and how environmental policy should be designed. I use climate change as a key application.

ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY ECONOMICS

This course analyzes the basic principles and methods of current environmental and energy economics for undergraduate students.

ADVANCED MICRO

The course examines how economic decisions are made by households and firms, and how they interact to determine the quantities and prices of goods and the allocation of resources under different market structures.

MACRO INDICATORS & POLICIES

The course introduces macroeconomic indicators, models, and theories that are useful for studying the mechanisms of an aggregate economy, in the short-, medium-, and long-term

Press

Science outreach is wonderful

Affiliations

Teams & networks