PhD Candidate in Economics
Welcome! I am a PhD candidate at the DIW Graduate Center and the TU Berlin, and Research Associate at the Climate Policy Department at DIW Berlin.
My research focuses on energy and environmental economics. I study how electricity market design, particularly long-term contracting, can support the transition to renewable energy and a decarbonised industry.
Please feel free to get in touch!
Catalyzing the Transition to a Climate-Neutral Industry with Carbon Contracts for Difference
Richstein et al. (including Paula Niemöller) · Joule 8(12), 3233–3238 · 2024 · Commentary
Hedging as a Match-Maker: Unlocking Industrial Demand Flexibility for Renewable Energy Integration
Paula Prakash and Leon Stolle · DIW Discussion Paper 2180 · 2026
Advancing Global Decarbonization through Bilateral Channels
Ishana Ratan, Paula Prakash, Jonas Meckling and Karsten Neuhoff · 2025
R&R at Climatic Change · Draft available upon request
Intermittency and Market Power
The Future of Hedging in Europe’s Renewable Power Markets
with Stefan Baumann
Reform des CO₂-Grenzausgleichs ist entscheidend für wettbewerbsfähige Industrie
Karsten Neuhoff, Fernanda Ballesteros, Antonia Kurz, and Paula Niemöller · DIW Wochenbericht 47, 753–760 · 2025
Industry Transition to Climate Neutrality: Comparing Policy Approaches in Times of Geopolitical Fragmentation
Till Köveker, Fernanda Ballesteros, Franziska Klaucke, Antonia Kurz, Karsten Neuhoff, Paula Niemöller and Sangeeth Selvaraju · DIW Discussion Paper 2114 · 2025
R&R at Communications Earth & Environment
Research Associate
Climate Policy Department, DIW Berlin · since October 2023
PhD Student
DIW Graduate Center & TU Berlin · since October 2022
MSc in Economics
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) · 2020–2022
BSc in Business Administration (Dual Studies)
Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) · 2016–2019
Exchange: Saint Petersburg State University of Economics · 2018
Guest Lecturer, “Renewable Energy Management”
Executive Education Program, University of St. Gallen, with R. Wüstenhagen · 2024, 2025, 2026
Thesis Supervision
Bachelor's and Master's theses, TU Berlin, with K. Neuhoff · 2026
Tutor, “Advanced Economics: Concepts and Policy Applications”
Master’s program, Hertie School, with C. Traxler · Winter term 2024/25
For a detailed CV, please contact me.