Karl Schmedders

Karl Schmedders is Professor of Finance at IMD. In his research, he applies numerical solution techniques to complex economic and financial models, shedding light on relevant market issues and industry problems. He is also Director of IMD’s new online certification course for structured investment products in partnership with Swiss company Leonteq, teaches in the Advanced Management Concepts (AMC) and Executive MBA programs, and is an advisor on International Consulting Projects in the MBA program.

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Fighting climate change may be right, but it also needs to be fair

25 October 2022 • by Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 5 min read

Measures to safeguard the planet are expensive and tend to hit those on the lowest incomes hardest. So, when it comes to ESG, it is vital to take social factors into account...

Books to inspire, inform and entertain

1 July 2022 • by Anand Narasimhan, Stefan Michel, Karl Schmedders, Robert Hooijberg, Susan Goldsworthy, Alyson Meister, Katharina Lange, Shlomo Ben-Hur in I by IMD Book Club • 7 min read

From dealing with burnout and bullsh*t to the joys of friendship and climbing mountains, IMD professors offer a varied choice of summer reading material ...

Carbon taxes need to explode to deal with the ‘mother of all externalities’

28 March 2022 • by Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 4 min read

Increasing the scope and price of carbon taxes is the most effective tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says Professor Karl Schmedders....

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Karl Schmedders

Latest news

Fighting climate change may be right, but it also needs to be fair

Books to inspire, inform and entertain

Carbon taxes need to explode to deal with the ‘mother of all externalities’