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Dr. Friedrich Schneider

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Friedrich Georg Schneider
o.Univ.-Prof., Dipl.-Vw., Mag., Dr.rer.soc., Dr.h.c.mult.
geboren am 16. Februar 1949 in Konstanz, Deutschland
verheiratet von 1974-2001 mit Irmgard Schneider (geb. Weck); geschieden; 4 Töchter (Alexandra Schneider, Melina Schneider, Stefanie Schneider und Lena Leitner)

• 1970-1977: Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Konstanz
• 1977: Promotion an der Universität Konstanz, Dr. rer.soc.
• WS 1975/76 und SS 1976:: Forschungsaufenthalt an den Universitäten Yale und Princeton, USA (Research Fellow) und Forschungsaufenthalt am Public Choice Center, University of Virginia in Blacksburg, USA.
• 1976-1981: Wissenschaftlicher Assistent am Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung, Universität Zürich, Schweiz.
• 1982: Visiting Associate Professor an der Volkswirtschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Stockholm, Schweden.
• 1983: Habilitation an der Universität Zürich.
• 1983-1984: Visiting Associate Professor an der Carnegie-Mellon-Uni Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• 1984-1985: Associate Professor an der Universität Aarhus, Dänemark.
• seit 1986: Ordentlicher Universitätsprofessor am Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Johannes-Kepler-Universität Linz, Österreich.
• 1987: Gastprofessor an der La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australien.
• 1994: Gastprofessur an der Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken
• 1991 - 1996: Dekan der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, Österreich.
• Herbst 1996 - 09/2007: Vizerektor für Außen- und Auslandsbeziehungen der Johannes-Kepler-Universität, Linz.
• Herbst 1997 bis Herbst 1999: Präsident der Nationalökonomischen Gesellschaft (Austrian Economic Association)
• Jänner 2003 Verleihung der Ehrendoktorwürde der Katholischen Universität Ricardo Palma in Lima, Peru
• Februar 2003 Verleihung der Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Stuttgart, Deutschland
• 01.06.2004 bis 01.07.2010 Präsident des VÖWA (Verband Österreichischer Wirtschaftsakademiker)
• 01.01.2005-31.12.2008: Vorsitzender des Vereins für Socialpolitik
• Oktober 2006 Verleihung der Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Trujillo, Peru
• seit 01.10.2006 Forschungsprofessor am DIW Berlin.

Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. Friedrich Georg SCHNEIDER

Office Address:

Department of Economics, Institute of Economic Policy, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, A 4040 Linz Auhof, Austria, Phone: +43-70 2468-8210. Fax: +43-70-2468-8209. E-mail: friedrich.schneider@jku.at, http://www.econ.jku.at/Schneider

Education:

Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Political Science (both at the University of Konstanz,1972). Diplom Volkswirt (Master of Economics), University of Konstanz, 1973. Dr.rer.soc. (Ph.D. in Economics), University of Konstanz, 1976. Habilitation (Promotion of being able to compete for a full professor ("Chair" in Europe)), University of Zürich, 1983; Honorary degrees of doctorate: University of Lima (Peru) January 2003, University of Stuttgart (Germany) February 2003, University of Trujillo (Peru), October 2006.

Employment (started 1976, listed since 1983):

10:1983 8:1984 Visiting Associate Professor, GSIA, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.

9:1984 12:1985 Associate Professor of Economics, (tenured position), Institute of Economics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

9:1987 11:1987 Visiting Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

11:1994-2:1995 Visiting Professor, University of Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany.

10:1991-9:1996 Dean of Social Science and Economic Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University

Since 1986 Professor of Economics ("Chair" in Economic Policy and Public Finance, tenured position), Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria.

10:1997-10:1999 President of the Austrian Economic Association

10:1996-9:2007 Vice President for Foreign Affairs of the Johannes-Kepler-University of Linz, Austria.

06:2004-07:2010 President of the VÖWA (Verband Österreichischer Wirtschaftsakademiker)

01:2005-12:2008 President of the Verein fuer Socialpolitik, Germany.

since 10:2006 Research Professor at DIW Berlin.

Consulting Experience (studies, projects) for: Austrian Industries, Federal Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Federal Austrian Ministry of Economics, Federal Austrian Ministry of Finance, National Central Bank for Germany, Austria, Bank Austria, Brussels EU Commission.

Research Fields: General Economic Policy, Taxation, Shadow Economy, Environmental Economics, Privatization and Deregulation Policies

Friedrich Schneider is Full Professor of Economics at Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria.

He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Konstanz in 1976 and has since held numerous visiting and honorary positions at a number of universities. During 1991 to 1996 he was Dean of Social Science and Economics at Johannes Kepler University of Linz and President of the Austrian Economic Association during 1997 to 1999. During 1996-2007 he was Vice President of Foreign Affairs at Johannes Kepler University of Linz. He has also been consultant to numerous organisations including the Brussels EU Commission.

He has published extensively in leading Economics journals including, The American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, The Economic Journal and the Journal of Economic Literature. He has also published numerous book chapters and books including The Shadow Economy (with Dominik H. Enste, Cambridge Uni. Press, 2002), The Encyclopaedia of Public Choice Vol. I and II (with Charles Rowley, Kluwer, 2004) and Changing Institutions in the European Union (Edward Elgar, 2004), Size, Causes and Consequences of the Underground Economy: An International Perspective (together with Christopher Bajada), Ashgate Publishing Company, UK, 2005..

He was the editor of the Journal of Public Choice from 1991 to 2004 and Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik from 2000 to 2004.

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