Dr. Richard Scholz

Head of Impact Analysis WifOR Institute

As head of the research field and member of the leadership team, Dr. Richard Scholz is responible for Impact Analysis at WifOR. His mission is to set standards in impact measurement and evaluation so that data becomes transparent and comparable worldwide.

Among Dr. Scholz’s clients are multinational companies, development banks, associations, and foundations worldwide. His team deploys macroeconomic analysis to determine the impacts of corporate activities – from the extraction of raw materials to the finished sales product. This research forms the basis for sustainable decisions in politics, business, and society.

Dr. Scholz completed his doctorate at the University of Leipzig. In his dissertation, he investigated the effects of industrialization and manufacturing on growth in African economies. He lectures at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences on the opportunities available to companies through sustainable development.

ClimateChoice

Measuring and understanding
Scope 3 emissions

ClimateChoice, April 2023

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Guaranteed Irish

Sustainability Reporting and Impact
Valuation

Guaranteed Irish, May 2021

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Measuring and understanding
Scope 3 emissions

ClimateChoice, April 2023

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Sustainability Reporting and Impact Valuation

Guaranteed Irish, May 2021

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Academic Career and Research Focus

  • Dr. rer. oec. at the University of Leipzig
  • M.Sc. in Economics and B.Sc. in Economics at the University of Leipzig with specialization in Development Economics
  • Macroeconomic modeling
  • Analysis of global value chains of multinational companies
  • Multi-regional input-output analyses
  • Quantification of environmental, economic and social impacts of multinational enterprises
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Data Science