Richard Tol
Professor Of Economics at Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Lewes, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRichard Tol is a distinguished economist with over a decade of professorial experience bridging climate economics and policy, holding concurrent chairs at the University of Sussex and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He combines rigorous econometric training (PhD, VU Amsterdam) with long-standing applied research on the economics of climate change, directing a consultancy (Kilsheelan Environmental Economics) alongside academic roles. His career spans influential visiting and adjunct posts worldwide, including Carnegie Mellon and Abu Dhabi University, reflecting a rare blend of global engagement and policy-relevant scholarship. Known for translating complex climate-economy interactions into practical insights, he also maintains an active research presence that informs both academia and decision-makers. An understated detail: despite a prolific academic footprint, his public-facing code and GitHub activity are minimal, signaling a primary focus on theory, policy, and publication rather than software output.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
-, -, -, - at Heilig HartschoolPhD, Economics, PhD, Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)-, -, -, - at Werenfridus
Dutch, German, English
Github Skills (7)
statistics7
data-science5
negotiation3
climate-change2
uncertainty2
sustainability2
climate-science2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rtol/Environmental-Economics
Oct 2019 - Aug 2022
Contributions:12 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
rtol/metascc
May 2015 - Feb 2025
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 10 months
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