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Dr. Sarah Fluchs
Economist for Environment, Circular Economy and Sustainability
Tel: +49 221 4981-838 Mail: Fluchs@iwkoeln.de- At the IW since 2021
- Born in 1989 in Aachen
- Studied economics and political science at the University of Maastricht, the Université de Montréal and the University of Cologne
- Doctorate in economics at RWTH Aachen University
External Publications
Essays on the international market diffusion of electric vehicles : an assessment of government incentives. 2020. (Dissertation, RWTH Aachen).
The diffusion of electric mobility in the European Union and beyond. 2020. Fluchs, S. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Vol 86. 1361-9209.
Government Incentives for EV Adoption: Classification of Existing Incentives and Assessment of Their Effectiveness. 2019. Fluchs, S. USAEE Working Paper No. 19-393.
Customer Journeys in der Elektromobilität. 2019. Kasperk, G., Fluchs, S. In: Mobilität in Zeiten der Veränderung, Proff, H. (Hrsg): Springer Gabler. 467 – 491.
Grundlagen. 2018. Kampker, A.; Schnettler, A.; Thomes, P.; Kasperk, G.; Brost, W.; Deutskens, C.; Kreisköther, K.; Fluchs, S.; Förstmann, R.; Nee, C.; Meckelnborg, A.; Drauz, R. 2018. In: Elektromobilität, Kampker A., Vallée D., Schnettler A. (Hrsg): Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg.
The Influence of Government Incentives on Electric Vehicle Adoption: Cross-national Comparison. 2017. Fluchs, S.; Kasperk, G. MAGKS Discussion Paper Series in Economics.
Geschäftsmodelle entlang der elektromobilen Wertschöpfungskette. 2018. Kasperk G., Fluchs S., Drauz R.. In: Kampker A., Vallée D., Schnettler A. (Hrsg) Elektromobilität. Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg.
More from Dr. Sarah Fluchs

Circular economy: How waste shipments contribute to protecting the environment
The European Commission aims at further reducing illegal waste exports and is therefore revising its regulations. Legal waste shipment is an important step towards an efficient circular economy: it reduces resource utilization and saves CO2.
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