vita
Personal data
Born |
October 24, 1947 in Nördlingen, Germany |
Nationality |
German |
Civil Status |
married, two children |
Professional positions
Currently (since 2013) |
Freelance consultant |
2006-2013 |
Director, Division for Economic and Social Policy of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation |
2000-2006 |
Head of the International Policy Analysis Unit |
1989-2000 |
Central and East European department of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation |
1988-1989 |
Director of the Centro de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (CEDI), Lisbon |
1985-1988 |
Secretary General of the Instituto de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento (IED), Lisbon |
1980-1985 |
Research Institute of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation |
1978-1980 |
Head, Development Planning Unit, German Foundation for International Development, Berlin |
1971-1977 |
Tutor at the RWTH Aachen (courses in mathematics and economics) |
Education
1954-1958 |
Primary school in Nördlingen und Neunburg |
1958-1966 |
Secondary school (Gymnasium) in Cham und Koblenz |
1966-1971 |
Studies of mathematics, physics and economics (operations research) at the RWTH Aachen |
1972-1973 |
Studies of mathematical economy and planning at the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et Administration Economique, Paris |
1973-1977 |
Studies of macroeconomics. business administration, political science and philosophy at the RWTH Aachen |
1977-1978 |
Postgraduate studies of development policy at the German Institute for Development Policy, Berlin |
Degrees |
|
1971 |
Diplommathematiker, RWTH Aachen |
1977 |
Dr. rer. pol., RWTH Aachen |
Professional experience
Research |
International political economy, development policy, European integration, post-communist transition |
Other experience |
Teaching, organization of seminars and conferences, research management, editing |
Languages |
German (native speaker), |
International experience |
Portugal (1985-89), |