Prof. Dr.
Achim Wambach
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Christian Thiel/Deutscher Ethikrat
“The German Ethics Council addresses complex issues that require careful consideration. Economics, as the science of distributing scarce resources, has much to contribute in this regard. In recent decades, the methods and findings of empirical economics, behavioural economics and the scientific field of institutional and market design have evolved significantly. I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute these scientific findings and my experience from advisory bodies in academic institutions and political consulting to the interdisciplinary work of the Ethics Council.”
Focus of the commitment in the German Ethics Council
- Economic ethics
- Digitalisation
- Sustainability
- Health economics
Professional background
- Since 2016 President of the ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
- Since 2016 Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim
- 2009–2016 Director of the Institute for Economic Policy at the University of Cologne
- 2005–2016 Professor of Economics at the University of Cologne
- 2001–2005 Professor of Economics, in particular Economic Theory at the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 1995–2001 Assistant Professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
- 2000 Habilitation in Economics at the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
- 1995 M.Sc. in Economics at the London School of Economics
- 1994 Doctorate in Physics at the University of Oxford
- 1988–1991 Studies of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Cologne
Memberships
- Since 2024 Member of the German Ethics Council
- Since 2024 Member of the Extended Board of the German Economic Association
- Since 2016 Member of acatech – German Academy of Science and Engineering
- Since 2006 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
Distinctions
- 2019 Friedrich August von Hayek Lecture of the Walter Eucken Institute, Freiburg
- 2019 Social Market Economy Award of the Economic Policy Club Germany
- 2017 Walter Adolf Joehr Lecture of the Research Association for National Economics at the University of St. Gallen (CH)
- 2007 Prize for Health Economics from the German Economic Association
Selected publications
- Bataille, M.; Wambach, A. (2023): Wahlfreiheit im Gesundheitswesen – und ihre Auswirkungen auf den Wettbewerb. Gesundheitsökonomie & Qualitätsmanagement, 28 (4), 167–171. DOI: 10.1055/a-2111-3768
- Wambach, A. (2022): Klima muss sich lohnen. Ökonomische Vernunft für ein gutes Gewissen. Freiburg im Breisgau: Verlag Herder.
- Fugger, N.; Katok, E.; Wambach, A. (2019): Trust in procurement interactions. Management Science, 65 (11), 5110–5127. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3196
- Wambach, A.; Müller, H.C. (2018): Digitaler Wohlstand für alle. Ein Update der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft ist möglich. Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag.