Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
Senior Research Scholar
Systemic Risk and Resilience Research Group
Advancing Systems Analysis Program
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Biography
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler is a senior research scholar with the Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR) research group at IIASA, and the leader of the Systemic Risk Analysis and Modeling theme. He is a member of the board of directors of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) Society and the board of directors for the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI). Dr. Hochrainer-Stigler studied statistics with a focus on mathematical statistics at the Department of Statistics and Decision Support Systems and Sociology, empirical branch, at the Department of Sociology, University of Vienna.His main research interests include risk management of systemic risk and extreme events such as natural disasters in developing countries, statistical (stochastic) modeling of rare and systemic events, extreme value theory, dependency of risks using copula approaches, econometrics, and multivariate analysis. He has published widely, including a number of books, book chapters and articles in major peer-reviewed journals such as Nature and Global Environmental Change. Dr. Hochrainer-Stigler is a regularly invited speaker at major scientific conferences and insurance meetings and has also facilitated and participated in high-level workshops in the Caribbean, Madagascar, Turkey, the Philippines, India and Mexico.
Last update: 23 FEB 2021
Publications
Sharma, R.B., Hochrainer-Stigler, S., & Mechler, R. (2011). Impact assessment of disaster microinsurance for pro-poor risk management: Evidence from South Asia. Final Report to Sponsor
Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Mechler, R. , & Pflug, G. (2010). Assessing current and future impacts of climate-related extreme events. The case of Bangladesh. IIASA Interim Report. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: IR-09-030
Kundzewicz, Z.W., Lugeri, N., Dankers, R., Hirabayashi, Y., Doell, P., Pinskwar, I., Dysarz, T., Hochrainer-Stigler, S., & Matczak, P. (2010). Assessing river flood risk and adaptation in Europe -- Review of projections for the future. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 15 (7) 641-656. 10.1007/s11027-010-9213-6.
Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Linnerooth-Bayer, J., & Mechler, R. (2010). The European Union Solidarity Fund: Its legitimacy, viability and efficiency. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 15 (7) 797-810. 10.1007/s11027-009-9209-2.
Mechler, R. , Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Aaheim, A., Salen, H., & Wreford, A. (2010). Modelling economic impacts and adaptation to extreme events: Insights from European case studies. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 15 (7) 737-762. 10.1007/s11027-010-9249-7.