Mark Sanctuary

I am  Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Economics and Organization (INDEK) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. I hold a PhD in Economics from Stockholm University (2013) and a Docent in Economics (2023). Prior to my current role, I was a Wallander Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stockholm School of Economics (2015-2018) and a Senior Researcher at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. My background is interdisciplinary, combining higher education in economics with a Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University (1995), and public and private sector experience. My research focuses on the intersection of International Economics, Environmental Economics, and Finance. 

I am  driven to understand how our world works and what we can do to make it a better place. In my research, I develop theory to study the interplay between the environment, policy, and corporations. Methodologically, I apply empirical and theoretical methods to test competing hypotheses.  I am particularly interested to applying my expertise to support our transition to a more sustainable path.

Current Working Papers:

Investment treaties and the Threat to Biodiversity

A study of green European equity fund portfolio allocations

Long-run effects of short-run climate shocks: The 2011 Thailand flood

Climate risks and global value chains: The impact of the 2011 Thailand flood on  Swedish firms

The fuel security and climate policy nexus (forthcoming in Energy Strategy Reviews)

The economic impacts of extreme weather (coming soon)

Other works in progress:

Listen to these AI generated discussions of a few of our papers (by notebooklm)

How green are green funds?

Fuel security and climate policy