Professor
for economics at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology and director
of the Institute
for Environmental Decisions. Formerly
head of the Center for Economic Research, ETH Zurich (until 2006) and
Professor in Regensburg and Tübingen (1990–1992). Memberships:
Advisory Council at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (since 1992); German Research Foundation (Principal Committee,
Senate, Board of Governors - since 1999); Advisory
Board of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions
(since 2003);
Commission Suisse pour le Questions Conjuncturelles (since 2005);
Association for Social Policy and the American Economic Association;
Swiss National Science Foundation (1994-2004). Member of the WBGU since
2000. Vice chair 2003-2004, Chair 2004–2008.
