Heinz Welsch How Does Energy Supply Affect Citizen Well-being?

Heinz Welsch is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at Oldenburg University. Having completed his Ph.D. at the University of Cologne, he previously held research posts at Cologne and at the University of Bonn. His main research interests include Environmental Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Subjective Well-being. For many years, Welsch chaired the Scientific Advisory Board of the Bremer Energie Institut (BEI) and he sat on the Advisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW).

Area of Research

Environmental and Resource Economics, Subjective Well-Being

1997-2016

Professor of Economics

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law

1986-1996

Senior Research Fellow

University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln)

1982-1985

Research Fellow

University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)

since 1996

Habilitation

University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln)

since 1984

PhD in Economics (Dr. rer.pol.)

University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln)

since 1980

Master in Economics (Diplom-Volkswirt)

University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)

Responding to environmental concerns, many countries are restructuring their electricity supply. In this video, HEINZ WELSCH examines the nature of the relationship between electricity supply structure and citizen well-being. Combining data from the European Social Survey with information on different national electricity supply models, among the study’s findings is the observation that though wind energy is generally associated with improved citizen well-being, negative effects can also be observed, especially in the early years after the construction of a wind farm. Encouraging further work on electricity transmission as well as generation, Welsch’s work provides an important model for how future research can engage with concepts like “wellness” and “well-being”, previously held to be outside of the remit of economic analysis.

LT Video Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.21036/LTPUB10675

Measuring Renewable Energy Externalities: Evidence from Subjective Well-being Data

  • Charlotte von Möllendorff and Heinz Welsch
  • Land Economics
  • Published in 2017
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Charlotte von Möllendorff and Heinz Welsch. "Measuring Renewable Energy Externalities: Evidence from Subjective Well-being Data." Land Economics 93 (2017): 109–126. doi:10.3368/le.93.1.109.

Electricity Supply Preferences in Europe: Evidence from Subjective Well-being Data

  • Heinz Welsch and Philipp Biermann
  • Resource and Energy Economics
  • Published in 2014
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Heinz Welsch and Philipp Biermann. "Electricity Supply Preferences in Europe: Evidence from Subjective Well-being Data." Resource and Energy Economics 38 (2014): 38–60. doi:10.1016/j.reseneeco.2014.05.003.