Johann Graf Lambsdorff
Johann Graf Lambsdorff (* 1965 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German economist and founder of the Corruption Perception Index .
Lambsdorff began studying mathematics in Frankfurt am Main , before moving to the University of Göttingen , where he received his diploma in economics in 1992 . In 1994 he wrote his dissertation on the topic: Raw materials prices and international transmission mechanisms. In 2000, Lambsdorff completed his habilitation in economics at the University of Göttingen on the subject of Corruption in Global Perspective - an Economic Investigation. Then he was a private lecturer in Göttingen until 2003, before he became a professor for economic theory at the University of Passau . In addition, he regularly lectures at the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA).
Lambsdorff's research focuses on the economic theory of corruption, the New Institutional Economics (NIÖ) and international monetary economics. In 1995 Lambsdorff founded the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which he created for Transparency International until 2008 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Graf Lambsdorff in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Lambsdorff at the University of Passau
- Lambsdorff's curriculum vitae as PDF (103 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of IACA lecturers (English, accessed on September 20, 2018)
- ^ Message from Lambsdorff that the index will no longer be compiled in future. Global Integrity (2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lambsdorff, Johann Graf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German economist and founder of the corruption perception index |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |