Dr. Lea Stapper

Instructor

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Biography

Lea Stapper is a PhD student in the Chair of International Political Economy at ETH Zürich, focusing on Environmental Politics. Her research employs survey data and choice experiments to investigate public behavior and policy preferences regarding decarbonization, mobility, and climate change mitigation. Her dissertation centers on public perceptions of the distributional effects of climate policies, exploring how policy design can address related distributional concerns. Prior to her tenure at ETH, Lea served as a data analyst at the OECD's Environment Directorate, where she played a crucial role in conducting cross-national surveys on environmental policies and individual behavior change. Lea holds a Master's degree in Environmental Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics and a Bachelor's in International Economics from Georgetown University.

Research Interests

Requirements for ETH Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:159
Verbal Percentile
Required:80
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:81
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Writing Percentile
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Mathematics) Minimum 180 ECTS credits Subject-specific knowledge equivalent to ETH Bachelor's programs
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma or transcript
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation (1 page)
  • Two academic recommendation letters
  • English language proficiency certificate
  • GRE General Test (for non-EU/EFTA applicants)
Specialization Notes

The GRE is mandatory for students who did not obtain their Bachelor's degree in an EU/EFTA state. Some departments (e.g., Computer Science) have specific ECTS credit requirements in core subjects.