Cor­nel Ban

I study how states use economic tools to pursue power and manage global challenges. My research focuses on geoeconomics, showing how trade, finance, and technology policy are deployed in struggles over global order. 

I also examine the green transition, exploring how governments and societies reorganize around climate goals, and what this means for economic growth, inequality, and democracy. By tracing these shifts, my work highlights the political choices behind climate and industrial policy. 

I engage with policymakers, scholars, and the public to bring critical insights on how economic strategies affect everyday life, from jobs and welfare to energy and security. My aim is to show how geoeconomics and climate politics are reshaping the global order and to provide knowledge that supports fairer, more sustainable futures