Gabriel Felbermayr
Gabriel Felbermayr (born 1976) is an Austrian economist who has been serving as president of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) since 2021. He specializes in international economics, international trade agreements, economic policy, and environmental economics. Considered a leading economist in the field of international economics, he is cited in the top 5% of all economists and has been referred to as "Germany's Chief Economist of the North" ("Deutschlands neuer Chefökonom des Nordens").
Gabriel Felbermayr | |
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| Born | Gabriel Felbermayr June 24, 1976 Steyr, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | Johannes Kepler University (Magister), European University Institute (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Incoming President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Professor of Economics at the University of Kiel |
Early in his career, Felbermayr was a professor of economics at the University of Munich (LMU) and Director of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, which is based in Munich. From 2019 to 2021 he was the president of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.