Ulrich Berger (economist)
Ulrich Berger (born July 15, 1970 in Steyr , Upper Austria ) is an Austrian economist.
life and work
After studying mathematics at the University of Vienna (Mag. Rer. Nat. 1995, Dr. rer. Nat. 1998), he was also awarded a doctorate at the Vienna University of Economics in 2004. rer. soc. oec. PhD and habilitation in economics in 2006.
In 2006 he was a professor at the LMU Munich ; He has been a professor since 2011 and heads the Institute for Analytical Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business . His research interests include game theory and network economics .
Berger campaigns against the spread of pseudosciences . He is chairman of the Society for Critical Thinking (GkD) and a member of the Skeptics Organization Society for the Scientific Investigation of Parasciences (GWUP). He runs the blog Kritisch Gedacht at the science blog portal ScienceBlogs .
Prizes and awards
- 2008 WU-Best Paper Award (together with Hannelore De Silva)
- 2005 Prize of the Vodafone Foundation for Research
- 2004 Marie Curie Research Fellowship
- 1999 research grant from the University of Bonn
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ derStandard: A mathematical tool , January 27, 2009
- ↑ Homepage of the "Society for Critical Thinking"
- ↑ Ulrich Berger on the GWUP website, accessed on March 4, 2014
- ↑ Vienna University of Economics and Business - Best Paper Award ( Memento from February 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Vienna University of Economics and Business - Best Paper Award 2008 ( Memento from January 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berger, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Steyr , Upper Austria |