Prof. Dr. Mario Liebensteiner

Assistant Professorship of Energy Markets and Energy Systems Analysis

Curriculum vitae

Mario Liebensteiner is Assistant Professor (tenure track to full prof.) of Economics, especially Energy Markets and Energy Systems Analysis, at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg. His research focuses on the analysis and regulation of energy markets and environmental policy. Previously, Mario Liebensteiner worked as a postdoc and respectively praedoc research associate at TU Kaiserslautern and WU Vienna. He holds a doctoral degree in economics from WU Vienna and studied economics at JKU Linz and City University of Hong Kong. Mario Liebensteiner is a member of the expert committee “Energy Systems of the Future” (ESYS) of the German Science Academies.

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Recent publications

2023

Gugler K., Haxhimusa A., Liebensteiner M.:
Carbon Pricing and Emissions: Causal Effects of Britain's Carbon Tax
In: Energy Economics (2023), Article No.: 106655
ISSN: 0140-9883
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106655
Gugler K., Heim S., Janssen M., Liebensteiner M.:
Incumbency Advantages: Price Dispersion, Price Discrimination and Consumer Search at Online Platforms
In: Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics 1 (2023), Article No.: forthcoming
ISSN: 2832-9368
DOI: 10.1086/725335
URL: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/725335
Kühling J., Haucap J., Amin M., Brunekreeft G., Fouquet D., Grimm V., Gundel J., Ketter W., Kment M., Kreusel J., Kreuter-Kirchhof C., Liebensteiner M., Moser A., Ott M., Rehtanz C., Wetzel H.:
"Investitionsanreize setzen, Reservekapazitäten sichern: Optionen zur Marktintegration erneuerbarer Energien" - Stellungnahme des Akademienprojekts "Energiesysteme der Zukunft"
(2023)
DOI: 10.48669/esys_2023-4
(Gutachten)

2022

Haucap J., Kühling J., Amin M., Brunekreeft G., Fourquet D., Grimm V., Gundel J., Kment M., Ketter W., Kreusel J., Kreuter-Kirchof C., Liebensteiner M., Moser A., Ott M., Rehtanz C., Wetzel H., Meinhof J., Wagner M., Borgmann M., Stephanos C.:
Erneuerbare Energien effizient und wirksam fördern
In: Wirtschaftsdienst (2022), p. 694-702
ISSN: 0043-6275
DOI: 10.1007/s10273-022-3268-3
Haucap J., Liebensteiner M., Meinhof J.:
Ausgleichsmechanismen für die Energiekrise: Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit den wichtigsten Vorschlägen zur Entschärfung ihrer Preiswirkungen
In: Ifo-Schnelldienst 12 (2022), p. 8-12
ISSN: 0018-974X
Open Access: https://www.ifo.de/publikationen/2022/zeitschrift-einzelheft/ifo-schnelldienst-122022
URL: https://www.ifo.de/publikationen/2022/zeitschrift-einzelheft/ifo-schnelldienst-122022
Heymann F., Bessa R., Liebensteiner M., Parginos K., Duenas P.:
Scarcity events analysis in adequacy studies using CN2 rule mining
In: Energy and AI 8 (2022)
ISSN: 2666-5468
DOI: 10.1016/j.egyai.2022.100154
Liebensteiner M., Haxhimusa A., Naumann F.:
Subsidized Renewables’ Adverse Effect on Energy Storages and Carbon Pricing as a Potential Remedy
In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2022)
ISSN: 1879-0690
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112990
URL: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1g1UN4s9Hw63I7
Liebensteiner M., Naumann F.:
Can Carbon Pricing Counteract Renewable Energies' Cannibalization Problem?
In: Energy Economics (2022)
ISSN: 0140-9883
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106345
URL: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1fzX0W3fcsRy5

2021

Haxhimusa A., Liebensteiner M.:
Effects of electricity demand reductions under a carbon pricing regime on emissions: lessons from COVID-19
In: Energy Policy 156 (2021), p. 112392
ISSN: 0301-4215
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112392
Liebensteiner M., Gugler K., Haxhimusa A.:
Effectiveness of Climate Policies: Carbon Pricing vs. Subsidizing Renewables
In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 106 (2021), p. 102405
ISSN: 0095-0696
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2020.102405

2020

Heim S., Krieger B., Liebensteiner M.:
Unbundling, Regulation and Pricing: Evidence from Electricity Distribution
In: Energy Journal 41 (2020)
ISSN: 0195-6574
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.41.SI1.shei
Liebensteiner M., Wrienz M.:
Do Intermittent Renewables Threaten the Electricity Supply Security?
In: Energy Economics 87 (2020)
ISSN: 0140-9883
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104499

2019

Gugler K., Haxhimusa A., Liebensteiner M., Schindler N.:
Investment Opportunities, Uncertainty, and Renewables in European Electricity Markets
In: Energy Economics 20 (2019), p. 1-16
ISSN: 0140-9883
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104575
Gugler K., Liebensteiner M.:
Productivity Growth and Incentive Regulation in Austria’s Gas Distribution
In: Energy Policy 134 (2019), p. 1-15
ISSN: 0301-4215
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110952

2018

Gugler K., Haxhimusa A., Liebensteiner M.:
Integration of European Electricity Markets: Evidence from Spot Prices
In: Energy Journal 39 (2018), p. 41-66
ISSN: 0195-6574
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.39.SI2.kgug

2017

Gugler K., Liebensteiner M., Schmitt S.:
Vertical Disintegration in the European Electricity Sector: Empirical Evidence on Lost Synergies
In: International Journal of Industrial Organization 52 (2017), p. 450-478
ISSN: 0167-7187
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2017.04.002