Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
Principal Research Scholar
Systemic Risk and Resilience Research Group
Advancing Systems Analysis Program
Biography
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler is a principal research scholar in the Systemic Risk and Resilience Research Group of the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program, 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). He 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 at the 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. His research has been widely published in a number of books, book chapters, and articles in major peer-reviewed journals, such as Nature and Global Environmental Change.
Hochrainer-Stigler is regularly invited to speak at major scientific conferences and insurance meetings. As part of his work, he facilitated and participated in multiple high-level workshops in the Caribbean, Madagascar, Turkey, the Philippines, India, and Mexico.
Last update: 19 FEB 2025
Publications
Hochrainer-Stigler, S. , Mechler, R. , & Pflug, G.C. (2009). Climate change and financial adaptation in Africa: Investigating the impact of climate change on the robustness of index-based microinsurance in Malawi. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 14 (3) 231-250. 10.1007/s11027-008-9162-5.
Mechler, R. , Hochrainer-Stigler, S. , Singh, P., Chopde, S., & Wajih, S.A. (2009). Combining innovative strategies for effective drought risk management: Costs and benefits of insurance and irrigation in Uttar Pradesh, India. In: [[Catalyzing Climate and Disaster Resilience]], ISET-Nepal, Kathmandu pp.223-250
Moench, M., Hochrainer-Stigler, S. , Mechler, R. , Kull, D., Linnerooth-Bayer, J., & Patnaik, U. (2009). Rethinking the costs and benefits of disaster risk reduction under changing climate conditions. In: [[Catalyzing Climate and Disaster Resilience]], ISET-Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp.1-34
Hochrainer-Stigler, S. , Mechler, R. , & Pflug, G.C. (2009). Climate change and climate insurance. The case of Malawi (Abstract). [[IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science]], 6(42):422003 (1 February 2009) 10.1088/1755-1307/6/42/422003.
Hochrainer-Stigler, S. , Mechler, R. , Linnerooth-Bayer, J., & Suarez, P. (2009). Report on identified developing country regions for study of novel development assistance options, and characterization of risk profiles. Deliverable D-A2.6b, ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy)