Sigrid Stagl is Professor of Environmental Economics & Policy at WU, the Vienna University of Economics and Business where she is the founder of the Institute for Ecological Economics.

Her work addresses societal challenges such as the climate crisis, environmental problems and inequality.

Tackling these issues often requires interdisciplinary collaboration. Insights from interdisciplinary research can then inform and improve the discipline of economics.

She is currently Head of the Institute for Ecological Economics and Director of the Competence Centre STaR, Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility.