Maximilian Auffhammer

Maximilian Auffhammer is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Haas School of Business. His research focuses on climate change, energy, and agriculture. Auffhammer holds the George Pardee Jr. Professor of International Sustainable Development title and serves as Associate Dean in the Division of Social Sciences. He joined UC Berkeley in 2003 after earning his PhD in economics from UC San Diego. His work has been published in leading academic journals, and he is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Auffhammer is also a Humboldt Fellow and a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Maximilian Auffhammer is an environmental economist specializing in Environmental Economics and Energy Economics. His research focuses on quantifying economic damages from climate change, analyzing the impacts of climate change on agricultural yields, and assessing the effects of climate change on electricity demand. Auffhammer's work explores the relationship between climate variables and energy consumption, including the influence of temperature extremes on electricity demand and the role of atmospheric brown clouds in reducing rice harvests. His studies also examine policy interventions, such as gasoline content regulations and building codes, to mitigate environmental and economic impacts. Auffhammer's research integrates climate models with economic data to evaluate the social cost of carbon dioxide and the adaptive responses to climate change.