1967 | Doctorate in Law, University of Vienna |
1968-1973 | Assistant to Kurt W. Rothschild, Institute for General Economics and Public Economics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
1972-1973 | ACSL Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge |
1973 | Tenure-track professorship, General Economics and Public Economics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
| Call to TH Darmstadt, Chair in Public Economics |
1974-1981 | Full Professor and Head, Institute of Finance, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
1981-2008 | Full Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business (successor to Stephan Koren), partly on leave, Vienna |
2003-2005 | Vice Rector, Financial Affairs, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
2008 | Honorary doctorate in Social and Economic Sciences, Alpen-Adria-University, Klagenfurt |
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| Business activities |
1971-1979 | Member and later President, Governing Board of PSK - Österreichische Postsparkasse, Expert on cartel matters, Cartel Court of the Superior Land Court, Vienna |
1999-2003 | Vice-President and Member of the Management Committee, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg |
2006-2007 | Chief Executive Officer, BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft |
since 2008 | Governor, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
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| Political activities |
1978-1999 | Member, Austrian Parliament |
1980-1987 | Deputy Chairman, Scientific Committee |
1985-1999 | Chairman, Finance Committee |