If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.

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I am happy you found your way to my website.

My name is Tom Zeising, and I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at Heidelberg University. On this website, you can find out more about me, my projects, as well as my PhD journey.

By combining traditional econometric methods with cutting-edge Big Data and Artificial Intelligence techniques, I explore the relationship between institutional frameworks and environmental outcomes.

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Current Research

Racial Disparities in Environmental Auditing

Does the EPA adjust their inspection rates due to shifts in demographic compositions?

Dirty Politicians? An Investiagtion in India

What happens to the environment when you elect a politician with criminal records?

Environmental Labour Unions

Is the formation of labour unions leading to greener companies?

Politics, Properties, and Places

Do politicians discriminate against places where they don't own property?

Political Harvest

Do farmer-politicians encourage crop burning in areas where they own land?

New Working Paper

The working paper investigates the impact of racial demographic shifts on environmental auditing practices in the U.S., offering novel insights into procedural environmental justice.

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Forthcoming Article

Our article on racial enforcement disparities in the US will be featured in the upcoming 2025 issue of Ruperto Carola (1).

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Guest at Podcast

In the latest episode of the Off The Path podcast, I shared my experience of surviving a life-threatening cave flooding in Malaysia, where two members of our expedition tragically lost their lives.

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