Prof. Dr. Paul J.J. Welfens, Jean Monnet Professor for European Economic Integration; chair for Macroeconomics; president of the European Institute for International Economic Relations at the University of Wuppertal Rainer-Gruenter-Str. 21, D-42119 Wuppertal Alfred Grosser Professorship 2007/08, Sciences Po, Paris Research Fellow, IZA, Bonn Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AICGS/Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC [email protected], www.eiiw.eu, www.econ-international.net Rainer-Gruenter-Str. 21, D-42119 Wuppertal; +49 202 4391371

CURRICULUM VITAE

Nationality: German Date of Birth: 29.1.1957 in Düren; raised in Germany, Switzerland and France Studied Economics in Wuppertal, Duisburg and Paris 1985 PhD examination: Dr. rer. oec. summa cum laude; topic: Theorie und Praxis angebotsorientierter Stabilitätspolitik. (Theory and Application of Supply-side Policies) 1989 Habilitation with the study Internationalisierung von Wirtschaft und Wirtschaftspolitik [Internationalization of the Economy and Economic Policy], New York 1990 (Springer) 1990/91 McCloy Distinguished Research Fellow at AICGS/The Johns Hopkins University. Project director "Economic Aspects of German Unification" 1991/92 Assistant Professor in Eastern European Economics, then in European Economic Policy at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany 1993/94 Chair (C3) in International Economics/European Economic Policy at Westfälischen Wilhelms Universität Münster (as of May 19, 1993) 1995 Chair in Economic Policy/International Economic Relations University of Potsdam (C4) Since July 1995 president of Europäisches Institut für internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen /EIIW; (Universität Potsdam); European Institute for International Economics Relations, University of Wuppertal (since 2003) 1997 Jean Monnet Chair in European Economic Integration 2000 DaimlerChrysler Fellow at AICGS/The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. 2001 Coordinator in a transatlantic New Economy Project (with David Audretsch) 2003 Chair in Macroeconomics, Wuppertal University (as of April); Jean Monnet Chair in European Economic Integration (as of July) Managing editor of the journal “International Economics and Economic Policy” Invited expert at European Parliament, IMF, Interaction Council, US Senate, BnetzA, BP, etc. Awards: 1996 Award of Ritter foundation (jointly with C. Graack) with the book "Telekommunikationswirtschaft" (Telecommunication Economics) 2007 Award of the International Kondratieff Foundation Testified before US Senate (on Eastern Europe) and European Parliament (on Innovation and Growth); research for central banks, governments, companies, NGOs Coordinator: International Master Program Economics (Top 6 in Germany: Source CHE Excellence Ranking 2009); Europäistik/European Studies Master Program (interdisciplinary)

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