Gabriel Felbermayr has been Director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in Vienna and university professor
at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) since 1 October 2021. Professor Gabriel Felbermayr, PhD, was born
in June 1976 in Steyr, Austria. After studying Economics and Trade at the University of Linz, he went to Florence, Italy,
to pursue his doctoral studies. From 2004 to 2005, he was an Associate Consultant with McKinsey & Co. in Vienna. From 2005
to 2008, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Tübingen. From 2009 to 2010, he held a chair in International Economics
at the University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart). From 2010 to 2019, he led the ifo Center for International Economics at the University
of Munich, where he also served as a full professor in International Economics. From 2019 till September 2021 he was President
of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and held a chair in Economics and Economic Policy at Kiel University (CAU). Gabriel
Felbermayr holds various roles and positions. The most important are: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German
Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Chairman of the Statistics Council of the Statistics Austria Federal
Institute, Associate Editor of the "European Economic Review". His research and consulting work focuses on issues of international
trade theory and policy, labour market research, European economic integration, and current economic policy issues. He has
published a large number of articles in international academic journals, policy briefs, and newspapers. His research has been
recognised with several awards.
