Kai Lessmann

2.2k total citations
57 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kai Lessmann is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Lessmann has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 6 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Kai Lessmann's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (44 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (13 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (10 papers). Kai Lessmann is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (44 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (13 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (10 papers). Kai Lessmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Kai Lessmann's co-authors include Ottmar Edenhofer, Matthias Kalkuhl, Michael Jakob, Jan Christoph Steckel, Jonathan Köhler, Claudia Kemfert, Michael Grubb, Ulrike Kornek, Christian Flachsland and Jobst Heitzig and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Global Environmental Change and Energy Economics.

In The Last Decade

Kai Lessmann

55 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Lessmann Germany 16 1.1k 626 342 249 107 57 1.4k
Armon Rezai Austria 21 1.1k 1.0× 587 0.9× 159 0.5× 123 0.5× 138 1.3× 59 1.4k
G. Klaassen Austria 19 901 0.8× 451 0.7× 272 0.8× 143 0.6× 133 1.2× 64 1.4k
Mark Roelfsema Netherlands 21 892 0.8× 507 0.8× 555 1.6× 366 1.5× 160 1.5× 35 1.5k
Asbjørn Torvanger Norway 20 948 0.8× 337 0.5× 489 1.4× 428 1.7× 229 2.1× 77 1.5k
Annela Anger-Kraavi United Kingdom 14 566 0.5× 264 0.4× 190 0.6× 134 0.5× 134 1.3× 23 1.0k
Ulf Moslener Germany 17 736 0.7× 574 0.9× 234 0.7× 82 0.3× 86 0.8× 46 1.3k
Fergus Green United Kingdom 14 694 0.6× 399 0.6× 400 1.2× 330 1.3× 223 2.1× 29 1.3k
Marc Vielle Switzerland 19 706 0.6× 419 0.7× 324 0.9× 146 0.6× 65 0.6× 78 1.1k
Michael Mehling United States 15 668 0.6× 397 0.6× 247 0.7× 182 0.7× 70 0.7× 72 912
Ben Caldecott United Kingdom 18 596 0.5× 258 0.4× 138 0.4× 212 0.9× 94 0.9× 54 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Lessmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Lessmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Lessmann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Lessmann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Lessmann based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kai Lessmann. Kai Lessmann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lessmann, Kai, et al.. (2025). Green investors and the return on capital in general equilibrium. Economics Letters. 247. 112149–112149. 1 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Kai, et al.. (2024). Emissions Trading with Clean-Up Certificates: Deterring Mitigation or Increasing Ambition?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Kai, et al.. (2023). Tax competition with asymmetric endowments in fossil resources. Resources Policy. 83. 103613–103613. 2 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Kai & Matthias Kalkuhl. (2023). Climate Finance Intermediation: Interest Spread Effects in a Climate Policy Model. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 11(1). 213–251. 2 indexed citations
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Edenhofer, Ottmar, Christian Klein, Kai Lessmann, & Marco Wilkens. (2022). Financing the transformation: a proposal for a credit scheme to finance the Paris Agreement. Climate Policy. 22(6). 788–797. 7 indexed citations
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Kalkuhl, Matthias, et al.. (2022). Pigou's Advice and Sisyphus’ Warning: Carbon Pricing with Non-Permanent Carbon-Dioxide Removal. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Kai, et al.. (2022). Financing the low-carbon transition: the impact of financial frictions on clean investment. Macroeconomic Dynamics. 27(7). 1932–1971. 6 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Kai, et al.. (2020). Share Repurchase under Diverging Beliefs about Carbon Risk. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Kai, et al.. (2018). Mobilizing domestic resources for the Agenda 2030 via carbon pricing. Nature Sustainability. 1(7). 350–357. 51 indexed citations
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Schwerhoff, Gregor, Ulrike Kornek, Kai Lessmann, & Michael Pahle. (2017). LEADERSHIP IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION: CONSEQUENCES AND INCENTIVES. Journal of Economic Surveys. 32(2). 491–517. 9 indexed citations
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Edenhofer, Ottmar, Michael Jakob, Felix Creutzig, et al.. (2015). Closing the emission price gap. Global Environmental Change. 31. 132–143. 74 indexed citations
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Edenhofer, Ottmar, et al.. (2015). Why Finance Ministers Favor Carbon Taxes, Even If They Do Not Take Climate Change into Account. Environmental and Resource Economics. 68(3). 445–472. 25 indexed citations
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Edenhofer, Ottmar, et al.. (2015). Why Finance Ministers Favor Carbon Taxes, Even If They Do Not Take Climate Change into Account. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Kalkuhl, Matthias, Ottmar Edenhofer, & Kai Lessmann. (2014). The Role of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Policies for Climate Change Mitigation. Environmental and Resource Economics. 60(1). 55–80. 31 indexed citations
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Jakob, Michael & Kai Lessmann. (2012). Signaling in international environmental agreements: the case of early and delayed action. International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics. 12(4). 309–325. 14 indexed citations
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Heitzig, Jobst, Kai Lessmann, & Yong Zou. (2011). Self-Enforcing Strategies to Deter Free-Riding in the Climate Change Mitigation Game and Other Repeated Public Good Games. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Kalkuhl, Matthias, Ottmar Edenhofer, & Kai Lessmann. (2011). Learning or Lock-In: Optimal Technology Policies to Support Mitigation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Kalkuhl, Matthias, Ottmar Edenhofer, & Kai Lessmann. (2011). Renewable Energy Subsidies: Second-Best Policy or Fatal Aberration for Mitigation?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Lessmann, Kai, Andreas Beyer, Jörg Klasmeier, & Michael Matthies. (2005). Influence of Distributional Shape of Substance Parameters on Exposure Model Output. Risk Analysis. 25(5). 1137–1145. 7 indexed citations
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Edenhofer, Ottmar & Kai Lessmann. (2005). Climate Policy and Energy Security. Max Planck Digital Library. 1 indexed citations

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