| 1975-1980 | Masters Degree, University Education in Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1980-1982 | Research Assistant, Institute for Public Finance and Economic Policy and Post Graduate Education in Economics, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| 1980-1986 | Doctorate in Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1982-1988 | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Economic Policy, University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1988-1989 | Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 1989-1991 | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Economic Policy, University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1991 | Habilitation in Economics |
| 1991-1994 | Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Economic Policy, University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1993-2006 | Director, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research in Economic Growth, Vienna |
| since 1994 | Chair for Microeconomics and Experimental Economic Research, Faculty of Economics and Computer Science, University of Zurich |
| 1995-2003 | Core Member, Research Initiative of the MacArthur Foundation, Chicago |
| 1999-2010 | Director, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich |
| 2002-2006 | External Faculty Member, Santa Fe Institute |
| 2003-2011 | Affiliated Faculty Member, Department of Economics, MIT |
| 2004-2009 | Fellow, Collegium Helveticum |
| 2005-2012 | Director, Priority Research Program on the "Foundations of Human Social Behavior", University of Zurich |
| 2010-2015 | Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Zurich |
| since 2011 | Global Distinguished Professor in Economics, New York University |
| since 2012 | Director, UBS International Center of Economics in Society, University of Zurich |
