Benjamin Bjerkan-Wade

Benjamin Bjerkan-Wade is a Research Assistant in the Energy and Climate Policy team at Bruegel. His work supports research on climate policy, the energy transition and their economic implications within the European and global context.

His research interests include the economic impacts of climate change, adaptation strategies in agriculture, and the links between energy, innovation and competitiveness. He is particularly interested in how policy design can foster sustainable growth and support resilience in the face of environmental and technological change.

Benjamin speaks English and French.

He joined Bruegel in September 2025. Before that, he worked as a consultant for the OECD on innovation policy and at IMD’s World Competitiveness Center. He previously held internships at the World Trade Organization and the OECD’s Science, Technology and Innovation Policy team. He holds an MSc in Environmental Economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a bachelor’s degree in Global Economics from the University of Western Ontario.