Dr. Timothé Beaufils

I was trained as an Engineer, with a specialization in Energy Systems and received a Master's in Environmental Economics in 2019.

I prepared my Master's Thesis at PIK in 2019, in collaboration with the consulting firm PwC, on "the use of Multi-Regional Input-Output tables for sustainable decision-making".

From 2020 to 2023, I prepared my PhD under the supervision of Leonie Wenz, Hauke Ward and Anders Levermann, under the title: "How international trade can solve the climate coordination dilemna: the role of interdependence in the global trade network".

Starting from January 2024, I have been working as a post-doc in MCC/RD5 under the supervision of Prof. Matthias Kalkhul.

My research focuses on the geopolitical implications of climate policies.

In my PhD thesis, I explored the role the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) can play for other countries to implement more ambitious climate policies. I put a special focus on the implications of the EU CBAM on developing countries and on policy measures to enhance climate cooperation.

In my post-doctoral position, I use Multi-Regional Input-Output (MRIO) table and Quantitative Trade Models to explore the synergies and trade-offs between climate policies and geopolitical interactions.

In addition, I am developing methods and software to develop and analyse MRIO tables.

• Beaufils T., Conyngham K., de Vries M., Jakob M., Kalkuhl M., Richter P. M., Spiro D., Stern L., Wanner J., The Geopolitical Externality of Climate Policy, Kiel Working Papers, 2283 (2025), https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/the-geopolitical-externality-of-climate-policy-18035
  (Under review at the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management)
• Beaufils. T., Wanner, J. & Wenz. L. The Potential of Carbon Border Adjustments to Foster Climate Cooperation, Cesifo Working Paper , (2024), https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/publications/2024/working-paper/potential-carbon-border-adjustments-foster-climate-cooperation
  (Under review at the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists)
• Beaufils, T., Ward, H., Jakob, M., .& Wenz, L. Assessing different European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism implementations and their impact on trade partners. Commun Earth Environ 4, 131 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00788-4
• Beaufils, T., Berthet, E., Ward, H., & Wenz, L. (2023). Beyond production and consumption: Using throughflows to untangle the virtual trade of externalities. Economic Systems Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/09535314.2023.2174003
  
• Beaufils, T., Wenz, L. (2022). A scenario-based method for projecting multi-regional input-output tables. Economic Systems Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/09535314.2021.1952404
• Beaufils T., (2019). Multi Regional Input Output modelling as a tool for sustainable decision-making. Master Thesis. CentraleSupelec, Université Paris-Saclay, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Pricewaterhouse Coppers France
• Beaufils, T., Pineau, P-O. (2019). Assessing the impact of residential load profile changes on electricity distribution utility revenues under alternative rate structures. Utilities Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2019.100959

Master_Thesis_Timothe_Beaufils.pdf — PDF document, 2.06 MB

In the Winter Semester 2024-2025, I taught tutorials in the course "Climate Economics and Policy" at the University of Potsdam.

I was granted the 2023 Sir Richard Stone award of the International Input-Output Association with my co-author and PhD supervisor Leonie Wenz for our paper "A scenario-based method for projecting multi-regional input-output tables", as the best article in Economic Systems Research in 2021-2022.

In 2024, I have been granted a short-term Mercator Fellowship by the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC).