Ralf Steinhauser

Dr. Ralf Steinhauser is a Senior Research Fellow at the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods. He previously held a position as Assistant Professor for Environmental and Resource Economics at Hamburg University and is currently a Fellow of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute. He holds a Bachelor and Master’s degree from Humboldt University Berlin and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He has published research on carbon emissions forecasting, behavioural consumer response, corporate governance and taxation. He is an expert in behavioural and environmental economics and has particular expertise in large data analysis and experimental design. He has undertaken extensive work on economic policy issues involving tax elasticities, GFC stimulus payments, property tax reform, fertility and road accidents.