Julius Rauber is a project manager at ConPolicy since May 2017 and responsible for projects in the areas of consumer behavior and consumer policy.
Julius Rauber studied economics (Diplom) at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. After completing his studies, he worked in the innovation economics department of Technical University of Berlin, where he was promoted as part of the HARTING Graduate Program. The main focus of his doctorate was on the interplay between the patenting and standardization activities of companies. His dissertation was awarded the "Special Prize for Science" of the German Institute for Standardization e.V. (DIN e.V.). After graduating, Julius Rauber changed the focus of his research from innovation-economics to consumer research and started his postdoctoral position at the Research Center for Consumer, Market and Politics (CCMP) at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen.
During his time as PostDoc at the CCMP, Julius Rauber published his empirical research findings, in particular on behavioral economic interventions in the area of sustainability, in various journals, among others in the renowned journal "Regulation & Governance" and "Journal of Consumer Affairs".
Furthermore, Julius Rauber worked as an intern at the German Central Bank and as a guest researcher at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Selected projects
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Discrimination, Emotions and Consumer Behavior (DEVGAV): Project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV)
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Metaverse and extended reality - consumer-oriented design for safe use: Study for the DIN Consumer Council
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ConPolicy provides short-term expertise in consumer protection: Framework contract with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
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PRiME – Privacy in the metaverse: Project for the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
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Policy study: Transparency for consumer products: Project for the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
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Selected publications
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Rauber, J., Lell, O., Dasch, S. & Franke, F. (2026). Metaverse and extended reality - consumer-oriented design for safe use. Study for the DIN Consumer Council.
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Nobis, C. et al. (2025). Nachhaltiges Pendeln für die Region der Zukunft. Erkenntnisse aus dem Projekt MOBITAT 2050 – Wohnen und Arbeiten 2050
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Diels, J., Rauber, J. & Münsch, M. (2025). Jugendengagement für Nachhaltigkeit stärken: Ergebnisse einer Zielgruppen- und Akteursfeldanalyse mit Blick auf junge Menschen, die sich bislang nicht im Klima- und Umweltschutz engagieren. In: Texte | 53/2025. Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau.
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Rauber, J., Münsch, M., Reichow, V., Sönksen, L. & Klein-Hitpaß, A. (2025). Anreize für nachhaltiges Mobilitätsverhalten: Erfahrungen aus der Praxis zum Einsatz materieller, immaterieller und spielerischer Anreize. Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau.
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Rauber, J., Münsch, M. & Vetter, M. (2023). Nudging – Förderung von nachhaltigem und gesundem Verhalten durch kleine Änderungen. Scherenberg, V., & Pundt, J. (Hrsg.), Klima-und Gesundheitsschutz: Planetary-Health-Lösungsansätze (Vol. 10).
Selected lectures and presentations
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Online seminar Green Wave, Germany Ticket or Parking Fees: Strategies and incentives to change mobility behavior (Bremen, June 13th 2024)
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Future Mobility Summit of the Tagesspiegels: Nudging in corporate mobility management (Digital, September 2023)
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Forum: Nudging for climate protection – pros and cons: What is nudging? An introduction (Bremen, Mai 21, 2019)
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Debate about Mobility 4.0 at the ESMT Berlin: Big Data in Public Transport Systems – Consumers point of view (Berlin, July 10, 2018)
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Future workshops: Sustainability, migration, digitization: Nudging – A useful tool to promote sustainable behavior? (Oldenburg, September 06, 2018)