Prof. em. Dr. Horst Hanusch

Scientific career

• 1961-1966 Studies of Economics in Erlangen/Nuremberg, Bonn and Cologne

• Completed degree of Diplomvolkswirt (equivalent to M.A. Economics) in spring 1966 at the University of Erlangen/Nuremberg

• Research associate at the Institute for Economic and Financial Policies at the University of Erlangen/Nuremberg 1966-1971

• Graduation as Dr. rer. pol. (equivalent to Ph.D. in Economics) in December 1971

• Scholarship for habilitation of the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 1972 - July 1974, Habilitation in February 1974

• Since August 1974 Full Professor at the University of Augsburg in Economics, specializing in Public Sector and Financial Economics

• Current fields of specialization: Public Sector Management / Economics of Innovation / Economics and Society of Japan

Positions at the University of Augsburg 

• Dean of the Department of Economics and Business Administration from 1977 to 1978 and from 1998 to 1999

• Library Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Business Administration from 1980 to 2006

• Governor of the Institute of Economics from 1979 to 1981; from 1988 to 1989 and from 1992 to 1995

• President of the Examination Board of the Department of Economics and Business Administration from 1985 to 1989

• Member of the Senate from 1994 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2002

• Vice-President of the University from 1st April, 2007 to 31st March, 2009

Positions in scientific associations

• 1986-1994 Treasurer of the International Institute of Public Finance

• 1994-1997 President of the Institut International de Finances Publiques/International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF)

• 1986 Charter Member and since 1986 member of the Executive Committee of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) as its Secretary General and Treasurer

• since 2004 Speaker and Director of the Institute for Public Health and Health Economics (Institut für Öffentliche Gesundheit und Gesundheitsökonomie e.V.)

• since 2006 Charter Member and  member of the Executive Committee of the Lisbon Civic Forum (LCF) as its Secretary General

Fellowships

• Committee on Public Finance of the Verein für Socialpolitik

• Committee on Social Policy of the Verein für Socialpolitik

• Committee on Evolutionary Economics of the Verein für Socialpolitik

• Institut International de Finances Publiques/International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF)

• International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS)

• American Economic Association

• Royal Economic Society

• Institute for Public Health and Health Economics (Instituts für Öffentliche Gesundheit und Gesundheitsökonomie e.V.)

• Lisbon Civic Forum e.V.

Publisher 

• 1990 Co-founder and Editor of the Journal of Evolutionary Economics