Peter Egger

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Peter H. Egger (born 1969) is an Austrian economist who currently works as Professor of Applied Economics at the ETH Zurich. [1] His research areas are industrial economics, innovation, and international competition. [2] In 2011, he was awarded the Gossen Prize for his contributions to economic research. [3]

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Early life and education

Peter H. Egger was born in 1969 in Steyr, Austria. [1]

He earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Linz in 1996 and 2001. During his studies, he worked as a researcher at the Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies (1996–97) and at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (1997-2001). [1]

Career

In 2001, he also habilitated at the University of Innsbruck, where he then began working as assistant professor (2001–02) and later as associate professor (2002–04). After a brief visiting appointment at the University of Notre Dame (2003–04), he became Professor of Economics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2004–09), where he intermittedly led the ifo Institute's Department of Environmental, Regional and Transport Economics (2004–08) and Department of Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade (2008–09). [1]

Since 2009, Egger has been Professor of Applied Economics at the Konjunkturforschungsstelle (KOF) - the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research - of the ETH Zurich, where he leads the Division "Structural Change and Innovation". In addition to his academic positions, Egger maintains affiliations with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), CESifo, and the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO). [1]

Research

Egger's research focuses on applied and theoretical panel econometrics, international and regional economics, industrial organization and multinational firms. [1]

According to IDEAS/RePEc in 2018, Egger is in the top 1% of economists ranked by research output. [4]

Selected publications

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