Gabriel Felbermayr

Gabriel Felbermayr (born 1976) is an Austrian economist who specializes in international economics, international trade agreements, economic policy, and environmental economics. Felbermayr is a leading economist in the field of international economics, as cited in the top 5% of all economists and has been referred to as "Germany's Chief Economist of the North" ("Deutschlands neuer Chefökonom Nordens").[1][2] Felbermayr is currently a professor of economics at the University of Munich (LMU) and Director of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, which is based in Munich. He is the incoming president of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

Gabriel Felbermayr
Born
Gabriel Felbermayr

(1976-06-24) June 24, 1976
Steyr, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Alma materJohannes Kepler University (Magister), European University Institute (PhD)
OccupationIncoming President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Professor of Economics at the University of Kiel

Education

Felbermayr was born on June 24, 1976 in Steyr, Austria. From 1986 to 1994, he attended the Gymnasium der Abtei Schlierbach in Schlierbach, Austria, where he graduated summa cum laude. He then continued his education at the Classe Préparatoire aux Hautes Études Commerciales in Vienna. In 1995, he began his studies at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, receiving both a Magister in Economics and in International Business Administration in 2000. From 2000 to 2004, he joined the PhD program in Economics at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy under the supervision of Omar Licandro. From 2003 to 2004, he also worked as a university assistant at the University of Linz.[3]

After graduating, Felbermayr worked as an Associate Consultant at McKinsey & Company in Vienna. He also became an academic councilor at the University of Tübingen. He subsequently completed his habilitation with a thesis on trade and unemployment under the supervision of Claudia Buch.[4] He has had various academic posts at the University of Konstanz, the University of Zurich, and the University of Nottingham. From 2008 to 2011, he worked as a Professor of Economics at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. Since 2011, he has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Munich.[5] He has regularly taught courses on Microeconomics, International Finance, and Economic Growth.[6]

Felbermayr is an associate editor for the European Economic Review and the International Review of Economics and Finance. He has also been a board member of the European Trade Study Group since 2014. He also serves as a member of the Board of Academic Advisors at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.[7][8]

Honors and awards

He has published numerous articles in learned journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the International Economic Review, the Journal of International Economics, and the American Economic Journal. Some of his notable honors and awards include:

Kiel Institute for the World Economy

In March 2019, Felbermayr will replace current president Dennis J. Snower of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, who has reached the compulsory age of retirement.[9] Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther and Minister of Science Karin Prien confirmed Felbermayr succession, believing the Institute's focus will shift to issues on custom duties, free trade agreements, and the intersection of politics and society.[10] Felbermayr aims to maintain the Institute's "world economic profile".[11]

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References
  1. "Gabriel J Felbermayr". Research Papers in Economics.
  2. Nienhaus, Lisa. "Der Antreiber". Die Zeit.
  3. "CV Gabriel J. Felbermayr" (PDF). University of Munich.
  4. "Gabriel Felbermayr to be new president of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy". University of Kiel.
  5. "CV Gabriel J. Felbermayr" (PDF). University of Munich.
  6. "Gabriel Felbermayr: Teaching". CESifo.
  7. "Gabriel Felbermayr". VOX EU.
  8. "Gabriel Felbermayr to Be New President of the Kiel Institute". Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
  9. "Wie Gabriel Felbermayr dem IfW wieder zum alten Glanz verhelfen will". Handelsblatt.
  10. "Gabriel Felbermayr wird IfW-Präsident". Frankfurter Allegemeine.
  11. Plickert, Philip. "Dieser Ökonom ist Favorit für das Kieler Forschungsinstitut". Frankfurter Allegemeine. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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