Department Structure

The Department of Economics at WU is one of the largest in the German-speaking world: Some 30 habilitated scholars are active in teaching and research, and a further 20 are pursuing habilitation or a PhD degree. The Department is currently divided into 9 Institutes, each concentrating on a different research area.

Fulltime Faculty and Staff

Department Chair

Prof. Rupert Sausgruber

Department Chair more

Prof. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma

Deputy Department Chair more

Department Office

Assistants to the Department Chair

The assistants to the Chair of the Department of Economics are responsible for overall administrative tasks within the department.Please contact the individual Institutes for questions not related to Department matters. more

Contact point for students of economics

Center for Students of Economics

The Center for Students of Economics (VW-Zentrum) is the contact point for students interested in studying economics at WU. more

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Department Structure

Department Chair

Prof. Rupert Sausgruber

Prof. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma

Department Office

Assistants to the Department Chair

Contact point for students of economics

Center for Students of Economics

Institutes

Institute for Labor Economics

Institute for Public Sector Economics

Institute for Macroeconomics

Institute for Heterodox Economics

Institute for Economic Policy and Industrial Economics

Institute for Analytical Economics

Institute for Quantitative Economics

Institute for International Economics and Development

Institute for International Economics

Department of Economics