Research Institute
for Economics of Aging

August Österle

Professional Experience

Oct. 2009 – Feb. 2010 DAAD Guest Professor for International Comparative Studies Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), University of Bremen Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWKInstitute for Advanced Study)
Associate Professor: Institute for Social Policy (Vienna University of Economics andBusiness)
Visiting Professor: Corvinus University Budapest
Visiting Positions:

- 09-10/2008: Visiting Professor, Institut d’Études Politiques, Sciences Po Grenoble
- 10/2006 – 03/2007: Visiting Fellow, Corvinus University Budapest
- 02-03/2006: Visiting Fellow, Bratislava University of Economics
- 09/1999: Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
- 09/1998 – 06/1999: Jean Monnet Fellow, European Forum, European University Institute, Florence
- 04/1995 – 09/1999: Research Fellow, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath

Research Interests

Comparative Social Policy
Health Economics - Health Systems
Long-Term Care Policies
EU Social Policy - Social Policy in Europe
Welfare State Research
Equity and Social Policy

For further information on the scientific profile, research interests and publications please see here.

Contact

Phone: ++43 1 313 36 5873
Fax: ++43 1 313 36 5879

e-mail: august.oesterle@wu.ac.at

Office hours: on appointment per e-mail

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