Michael Hüther (born April 24, 1962) is a German economist who currently serves as director of the
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft. He has previously been the chief economist of
DekaBank
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale is the central provider of asset management and capital market solutions of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, a network of public banks that together form the largest financial services group in Germany and in all of Eu ...
. Hüther also is an honorary professor at the
.
Education
Hüther received his
doctoral degree
A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...
in economics from the
University of Giessen
University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German-speaking world. It is named afte ...
in 1990 and also studied at the
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a Public university, public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus university, campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of ...
.
Career
From 1990 to 1999, Hüther was a research assistant for the
German Council of Economic Experts
The German Council of Economic Experts (German: ') is a group of economists set up in 1963 to evaluate economic policies of the German government. In the media, the council is often referred to as the "Five Sages of Economy" (''Fünf Wirtschafts ...
. Since 2004 he serves as director of the IW.
In April 2020, Hüther was appointed by
Minister-President Armin Laschet
Armin Laschet (; born 18 February 1961) is a German politician who served as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 June 2017 to 26 October 2021. He served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 22 January 2021 t ...
of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
to a 12-member expert group to advise on economic and social consequences of the
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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On 27 January 2020, the first case in Germany was confirmed near Munich, Bavaria. By mid February, the arising cluster of cases had been fully contained ...
.
Other activities (selection)
Corporate boards
* TÜV Rheinland, chairman of the supervisory board (since 2019)
*
Allianz Global Investors
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, member of the European supervisory board
*
Deutsche Bank
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...
, member of the advisory board (since 2017)
* TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz, member of the board of directors (since 2016)
*
Fraport
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, commonly known as Fraport, is a German transport company which operates Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world. In the ...
, member of the economic advisory board
Non-profit organizations
* Federation of German Industries (BDI), member of the presidium (2017–2018)
* Wirtschaftsrat der CDU, member of the scientific advisory board
*
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Current parties with that name include:
*Free Democratic Party (Germany), a liberal political party in ...
(FDP), member of the business forum
* Association of Private Higher Education Institutions (VPH), member of the board of trustees
*
Atlantik-Brücke
Atlantik-Brücke (, ''Atlantic Bridge'') is a private non-profit association to Lobbying, promote German-American understanding and Atlanticism. Founded in Hamburg in 1952, it was located in Bonn between 1983 and 1999 and is now located in Berl ...
, member of the board
* Foundation of German Industry (SDW), member of the board of trustees (since 2013)
*
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), member of the board of trustees
* Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology (FIIT) at the
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest unive ...
, member of the advisory board (since 2010)
*
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG), member of the board of trustees (since 2009)
* Herbert Giersch Stiftung, member of the advisory board
* Institute for Banking and Financial History (IBF), member of the board of trustees
Board of Trustees
Institute for Banking and Financial History (IBF).
* Friedrich and Isabel Vogel Foundation, member of the board of trustees (since 2005)
References
External links
Expert Directory at the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft
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1962 births
Living people
University of Giessen alumni
Alumni of the University of East Anglia
20th-century German economists