Research Interests  I  Completed Projects  I  Publications

Bio

Rainer Quitzow currently works as a research fellow at the Chair for Innovation Economics at the Technical University of Berlin. From 2009 to 2013 he was a research fellow at the Environmental Policy Research Centre. His research focuses on sustainable innovation and economic policy and questions related to the international diffusion of environmental technologies. In particular, he has focused on the internationalization of emerging industries in the field of environmental technologies and the changing role of the BRICS in that context. He regularly engages in policy-oriented advisory work for both German and international clients. Before joining the Environmental Policy Research Centre, Rainer Quitzow worked in the field of international development with a focus on governance, environmental and trade policy. At the World Bank in Washington, DC he conducted governance and policy impact analysis for the preparation of development programs in Latin America and Africa.

Research Interests

-           Sustainable innovation and economic policy

-           Demand-side innovation policy and lead markets

-           Global markets for environmental technologies and the role of the BRICS

-           Transformation of the energy system / renewable energy policy

-           Policies for a Green Economy

Completed Projects (at FFU)

Green Jobs - Beschäftigungswirkungen einer Green Economy (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ)

Green Jobs in Asia - Potentials and Prospects (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2012 - 2013)

Overview and assessment of tools for assessing the impact of trade policy and promotion on the environment in the context of development cooperation (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, 2013)

Lead Markt-Strategien - First Mover, Early Follower, Late Follower (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 2010 - 2013)

Umweltpolitische Strategieentwicklung - Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement umweltpolitischer Ziele und Strategien (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, 2009 - 2011)

Erhebung von Lernerfahrungen der Technischen Zusammenarbeit in der Umweltpolitikberatung in ausgewählten asiatischen Ländern (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbteit, GIZ, 2009 - 2010)

Meta-Analyse – Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien in Politik und Wirtschaft (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 2008 - 2011)

Publications

• Jacob, K.; Quitzow, R.; Bär, H. (2014): Green Jobs: Beschäftigungswirkungen einer Green Economy. Eschborn: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
• Quitzow, R.; Libo, W.; Jacob, K. (2013): Green jobs in Asia : achievements, strategies and potentials. Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Department for Asia and the Pacific.
• Jacob, K.; Kauppert, P.; Quitzow, R. (2013): Green growth strategies in Asia: drivers and political entry points. Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Department for Asia and the Pacific.
• Quitzow, R.; Walz, R.; Köhler, J.; Rennings, K. (2013):The concept of “lead markets” revisited: Contribution to environmental innovation theory in: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, in press.
• Quitzow, R. (2013): Towards an integrated approach to promoting environmental innovation and national competitiveness in: Innovation and Development, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pp. 277-296.
• Quitzow, R.; Bär, H.; Jacob, K. (2013): Environmental Governance in India, China, Vietnam and Indonesia - A tale of two paces in: FFU-Report 01-2013, Forschungszentrum für Umweltpolitik, FU Berlin, 32 Seiten.
• Ferretti, J.; Guske, A.L.; Jacob, K.; Quitzow, R. (2012): Trade and the environment. Framework and methods for impact assessment in: FFU-Report 05-2012, Forschungszentrum für Umweltpolitik, Freie Universität Berlin, 120 S.
• Quitzow, Rainer (2012): Green Innovation in China: Grassroots Phenomenon or State-led Development Model? in: Global Chamber Ticker, Oktober/November 2012.
• Knopf, J.; Quitzow, R.; Hoffmann, E.; Rotter, M. (Hrsg). (2011): Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien in Politik und Wirtschaft: Treiber für Innovation und Kooperation? München: Oekom.
• Quitzow, R.; Bär, H.; Jacob, K. (2011): Asia at a Crossroads: New Trends in Environmental Governance in India, China, Vietnam and Indonesia.
  Paper presented at the 9th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, June 14-17, 2011 at Bogaziçi University, Istanbul. 
• Quitzow, R. (2010): Governance for Sustainable Developments as "strategic public management." Paper presented at the Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Freie Universität Berlin, October 8&9, 2010.
• Quitzow, R. (Co-Autor) (2010): Evaluating the Results of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) on National Policy Making. Oxford Policy Management / UNDP.
• Quitzow, R.; Jacob, K. (2010): Erhebung zu Wirkung und Lernerfahrung in der Umweltpolitikberatung. Eschborn: Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
• Quitzow, R. (Co-Autor) (2009): Aid for Trade: Removing Constraints to Trade, Enabling Inclusive Growth and Supporting Poverty Reduction. Lessons for Policy and Programming from Five Case Studies. London: Overseas Development Institute.
• Quitzow, R. (Co-Autor) (2009): Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Groundwater Over-exploitation in Mexico. Washington, DC: World Bank.
• Quitzow, R. (2008): Local governance and national crisis in Côte d'Ivoire
  Washington, DC: World Bank.
• Quitzow, R. (Co-Autor) (2006): Understanding Socio-economic and Political Factors to Impact Policy Change. Washington, DC: World Bank.