Dr. Marco Nilgen

Topics: Management of natural and energy commons, Valuation of natural resources, Socioecological implications of development interventions

Methods: Survey and discrete choice experiments, Contingent valuation, Experimental impact evaluation

since 07/2023
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Research Groups Microeconomics and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, University of Marburg

03/2019 - 06/2023
Research Assistant at the Research Group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, University of Marburg

05/2018 - 05/2023
PhD student at the Research Group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, University of Marburg

05/2018 - 12/2018
Research assistant at the Economics Department of the Frankfurt School of Business and Finance

08/2017 - 04/2018
Student and teaching assistant at the Research Group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, University of Marburg

02/2017 - 07/2017
Student assistant at the Research Group Economic Policy, Philipps University of Marburg

10/2015 - 12/2017
Master of Science in Economics and Institutions at the University of Marburg

04/2012 - 12/2014
Bachelor of Science in Economics at the University of Cologne

Nilgen M, Burger M N, Steimanis I & Vollan B (2024) Pitfalls of monetizing relational values in the context of climate change adaptation. Ecosystems and People, 20 (1).

Nilgen M, Rode J, Vorlaufer T & Vollan B (2024) Measuring non-use values to proxy conservation preferences and policy impacts. Ecosystem Services, 67, 101621.

Nilgen M (2023) Essays on the Socioecological Implications of Sustainable Development Projects and the Role of Environmental Preferences (Dissertation). Philipps-Universität Marburg.

Vollan B, Hadnes M, Nilgen M & Kosfeld M (2023) The ‘Fetters of the Sib’in an uncertain business environment - an experimental study in Burkina Faso. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 35 (7-8), pp. 617-643.

Burger M N, Nilgen M, Steimanis I & Vollan B (2023). Relational values and citizens’ assemblies in the context of adaptation to sea-level rise. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 62, 101295.

Cloos J, Frank B, Kampenhuber L, Karam S, Luong N, Möller D, Monge-Larrain M, Dat NT, Nilgen M & Rössler C. (2019) Is Your Privacy for Sale? An Experiment on the Willingness to Reveal Sensitive Information. Games, 10(3), 28.

2022 - now: Participatory action research to mitigate GHG emissions in agrifood systems, Colombia - Link to project page

2018 - 2023: Socioeconomic impact of rural electrification programs in developing countries, Pakistan - Link to project page

2017 - 2018: Motivational crowding effects and valuation of natural resources in relation to community conservation, Namibia