Nils Droste
Associate Professor In Ecological Economics
Lund, Sweden
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Top SchoolNils Droste is an applied econometrician and associate professor specializing in ecological economics, with nine years of experience researching policy-driven transformations toward sustainable land use. He currently leads work packages at Mistra BIOPATH and holds an associate professorship at the Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, building on prior academic roles at Lund University and visiting posts. His work bridges rigorous econometric methods with socio-ecological policy design, focusing on how institutions and incentives shape land-use transitions. Trained in public finance and sustainability economics (Dr. rer. pol., MA), he combines political science insight with quantitative modeling to inform actionable policy. Nils has international field experience, including research stays in Ecuador, and coordinates interdisciplinary initiatives that translate academic evidence into governance solutions. Colleagues value his ability to move from complex statistical analysis to practical recommendations for sustainable resource management.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Political Science and Economics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Political Science and Economics at University of BremenVenia docendi Political Science, Venia docendi Political Science at Lund UniversityDr. rer. pol. Public Finance / Ecological Economics, Dr. rer. pol. Public Finance / Ecological Economics at The Martin Luther University of Halle-WittenbergPolitical Science, Political Science at FernUniversität in HagenMaster of Arts - MA Sustainability Economics, Master of Arts - MA Sustainability Economics at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Github Skills (23)
anaconda9
spyder8
ide8
qt7
python-development7
language-server-protocol7
geopackage6
python6
geopandas5
statistics5
r5
r-package5
hugo4
causal-inference4
datasets4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
NilsDroste/AERE
Feb 2018 - Sep 2020
Contributions:2 releases, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
NilsDroste/CausalInference
Apr 2021 - Apr 2023
A ClimBEco course on causal inference in social and environmental science
Contributions:1 PR, 47 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
causal-inference
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